Tile Mania....

One of those projects that I have always wanted to do is mosaic tile something. Right now is the first and probably the last time I will do this. Not that its difficult, you just need to be in the right mind frame to do such tedious work on purpose. Morning should be a great time, but with the addition of coffee youre too shaky to stick a tile to the side of a barn. Midday, maybe but playing outside seems a better option. Afternoon, works well but the eyes are already tired so end up feeling crosseyed. Evening, should be nice but end up staring at corner for half an hour without moving, so the progression is slow.

I started out the top with a simple guilloche pattern. When the tiles arrived I realized I ordered too few, so I started getting creative with what I had versus ordering more. the top is going to have this flowing frosting effect oozing over a wall of cobalt blue, which is my favorite tile color to date.

Prepping the surface: clean and cover with a glue/water mixture. Draw pattern. Tape off sides so the glue and grout dont inexplicably expand their range.


Prepping the tiles: Soak soak soak. Peel off mesh. Probably the most mentally taxing part of the job.



Gluing em on: dab of glue on surface and stick the tile, line it up, repeat. Run out of tile, soak tile, peel tile, dry tile, wait, stick, repeat.