Mosaics and Stained Glass: Question on TG and bowling ball

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Author Content charmo Napanee Canada January 27, 2009 09:43 AM Post #6057036 Hi everyone! I'm a newbie here and at mosaic as well. I was just checking out some of the beautiful bowling balls that some of you made with TG and of course want to start one. I got myself some TG and bowling balls yesterday but I have a couple questions first. 1. If I put a picture on the bb, can I glue it with mud podge on top? 2. When using TG, I noticed that most of you take it all apart in small pieces, do you mean like one really tiny little piece at a time, or can you put a piece let's say 1 in or 2 inch and glue that??? 3. Any other tricks I should know about before I start? I'm taking the day off friday to be with a friend of mine and we'll both make one. Thanks Gourd (Zone 4b) February 09, 2009 07:00 PM Post #6116687 Hi charmo, What is TG? I haven't made any with stained glass yet, but have been cutting small square pieces for a glass mosaic. How did your project go? Would love to see it. A. Depsi Orofino, ID (Zone 6a) February 19, 2009 02:48 AM Post #6159323 wonder if he meant tempered glass?????? Deb Gourd (Zone 4b) February 27, 2009 09:32 PM Post #6199973 Depsi, you are so right, I forgot about that. I kept thinking and could not come up with anything. clammy Boothbay Harbor, ME February 27, 2009 10:27 PM Post #6200193 Hello folks...yes indeed TG means Tempered Glass...it is a very beautiful form of Mosaic Art. Loveshorses Payson, AZ (Zone 6b) February 28, 2009 05:21 AM Post #6201162 Charmo!!!!! Look at your piece and do what "IT TELLS YOU TO DO!!!" Whatever you do... It is yours!!!! Have FUN!!!!!! That is" WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT!!! "EXPECIALLY,,,WITH A FRIEND!!!!!,,, THAT IS A MEMORY THAT WILL NEVER, NEVER, NEVER,GO AWAY!!!!!!!!! Loveshorses Payson, AZ (Zone 6b) February 28, 2009 05:24 AM Post #6201163 ART COMES FROM THE HEART!!!!!!!!!!!! clammy Boothbay Harbor, ME September 30, 2009 08:27 AM Post #7119283 charmo, Did you do your BB yet? You can use large pieces of the TG. Make sure your BB is sealed first! Then either paint the back of the TG or you can wrap the BB with some neat shinny paper. It takes time..I'm working on one now with mirror tiles & am putting in silver half moons on it. Good luck & hope you come back & post a picture of it.

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