Tesserae Tuesday

When I work on a 3D project like this birdhouse, I try to use patterns and tess that are easy for me to use. I've covered this beauty with dish tiles and mirror. The roof has ceramic tiles, the sides and bottom have dish pieces and mirror.

Here's what it says in the description on Etsy: Check out this groovy mosaic bird house! Covered in awesome hand cut dish tiles and silver mirror on all sides. Front and back have flower designs, under the tiles roof there are more hand cut dishes; even the bottom is covered. All exposed areas of wood were painted in bright blue and green.

Those who like a garden feeling within their home will love this. Great to gift to someone who has just bought a home. Birthday, wedding, anniversary, retirement, even for a children's room. It fits in wherever you need it to.

This mosaic is for decorative purposes only. Indoor uses. Not recommended for outdoors.

Measures 11 inches high by 12 inches wide from roof tip to tip.

Pretty nifty, huh?

Support Independent Artisans, Designers and Crafters for your gift-giving needs all throughout the year. Thank you!~Cindy, EarthMotherMosaics

Mosaic Monday

Cresent Moon Mosaic Art, Jewel Tones, Bohemian, Hippie, Wall Art, Wall Hanging, Moon Art, Housewarming, Birthday, Wedding, Mothers Day

Mosaic Crescent Moon in hand cut Van Gogh glass, yellow and green stained glass, green iridescent glass and silver recycled mirror.

The swirls in mirror are from top to bottom; the gorgeous Van Gogh glass (a clear glue chip glass that is painted on the back with metallic, automotive-type pigment) surround the gems and silver swirls. The green and yellow glass is added around the Van Gogh glass. Triangles of iridescent green glass follow the swirls. Your eyes will travel up and down this beauty. A long-time friend has dubbed this "Moon Beams". Perfect!

Painted in black acrylic on the back. Measures 10 inches.

Gift this to your favorite hippie or keep it for yourself. Makes a great birthday gift, wedding present, retirement surprise. 

My signature, a peace sign charm, has been added. Back has a sawtooth hanger making it ready for hanging. Felt pads have been attached so the painted back will not scratch your walls. Signed and dated.

Support Independent Artisans, Designers and Crafters for your gift-giving needs all throughout the year. Thank you!~Cindy, EarthMotherMosaics

Fabulous Friday

Fabulous Friday is all about the mug! Handmade and beautiful. All unique and special. These would make great gifts for anyone any time of year. I'm considering starting a new mug collection after looking at these beauties. LOVE them all!

Here are 5 of my favorites. Click on the links to take you to the item for more information and the shop link is under each photo if you'd like to see what other fantastic items you might find. Have fun!! 

Rustic mug, handmade turquoise mug, set of stoneware mugs

AndreaHillPottery

Pastel Lunar Mug with 22k Gold Moon, Moon Mug, Modern Mud, Celestial Mug, Porcelain Mug

ModernMud

Fern Mug, Handmade Pottery Mug, Fern Pottery, Green Mug

AnnetteLowderPottery

Ready to ship, Bee mug, stoneware mugs, handmade mugs by Leslie Freeman

Lesliefreemandesigns

Handmade mug - Corund ceramics

ChineursDuMonde

Support Independent Artisans, Designers and Crafters for your gift-giving needs all throughout the year. Thank you!~Cindy, EarthMotherMosaics

Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday. Boy do I love this one. This is mine!

Made in February 2010, big chunks of millefiori, tiles, glass, iridescent glass, stained glass. It's one of my all time favorite pieces that I won't ever sell.

The size is 5 x 5.5 inches. Done on a piece of scrap wood that was given to me by my Dad, the shape reminds me of a piece of toast! ;)

I took this photo yesterday. It's still lookin' good! And it's kitty approved. Sort of. I put it down next to her and she smelled it and was completely uninterested. The sun is more interesting to her. I'm okay with that.

Support Independent Artisans, Designers and Crafters for your gift-giving needs all throughout the year. Thank you!~Cindy, EarthMotherMosaics

WIP Wednesday

This WIP Wednesday is dedicated to a mosaic I'm making for my daughter as a belated birthday present.

I'm having trouble getting motivated right now, partly due to the emotional toll from COVID-19. No, I am not infected, nor is anyone in my family, gratefully, however I am empathic and usually use this gift to create art. Sometimes, however, people's troubles or the weight of the world gets heavy and I feel it all. After a while, I'm unable to function and nap a lot, binge watch whatever I can find, stay away from the news and only do minimal social media visits. And I definitely don't do art. My muse is tired. However, our life goes on, again gratefully, and I have work to do. Keeping up with this blog actually helps keep me motivated to a certain degree even if it's just to take a few photos like the ones below, showing what I want to do when the muse and I are ready to do it.

Yesterday I picked out the pieces I would like to use for her mosaic. Her favorite flower is a Starburst Lily. I printed out a drawing I found online and glued it to the panel. I'm not sure about all of it yet; the white around the edges of the flowers should be ruffled and I do have some dish pieces that might work for that. I need to find them. That could take some time because I have not done any organizing for quite some time. And it's entirely possible the dish pieces I'm considering aren't the right shape or are not the right color. I'll do a small search to see if they show up. If they don't I'll figure out something else to use. I have choices!

Anyway, here is the panel with the flower glued on it and my choice of dishes and glass so far.

Support Independent Artisans, Designers and Crafters for your gift-giving needs all throughout the year. Thank you!~Cindy, EarthMotherMosaics

Tesserae Tuesday

The Dreams of a Peaceful Forest is featured on this Tesserae Tuesday because of the tess I used to create it. And also, I just sold this piece so I thought it would be a nice send off to feature it here.

SOLD!

I've named this mosaic wall: The Dreams of a Peaceful Forest. Imagine if trees had dreams when winter starts its dance.

Filled with interesting tidbits of this and that, mostly dish pieces I've hand cut. A broken pin of a cat angel and a large peace sign charm started the ball rolling with this one.

The whole mosaic measures 9 inches. The mosaic itself is approximately 5.5 x 6.5 inches.

 I usually use dishes for abstract work but once in a while I like to create a piece of art. That was the case here. Dishes all hand cut, a fairly large ceramic disc and a ceramic peace sign, plus a broken angel cat pin all told me they wanted to be used for this mosaic. I had no set plan when I started this piece. Sometimes it's best to just go for it!

I'm thrilled it was recently purchased. It's always a joy to share the love of mosaics with someone new.

Support Independent Artisans, Designers and Crafters for your gift-giving needs all throughout the year. Thank you!~Cindy, EarthMotherMosaics

Mosaic Monday

Mosaic Glass Alter, Meditation Alter, Chakra Healing, Stained Glass, Recycled, Upcycled, Repurposed, Housewarming, Birthday, Mothers Day

Materials: stained glass, aventurine stones, recycled items

Dimensions: Height: 9 Inches; Width: 12 Inches

 

I made this mosaic alter using a glass cake stand adding hand cut stained glass in different hues of mostly green. Aventurine crystal stones were placed all throughout this mosaic alter. Green aventurine, in crystal healing, is used to clear away negative emotional patterns and supports the heart chakra. It also calms powerful feelings in the lower abdomen, such as anger, centered on the solar plexus chakra. This particular stone encourages the expression of gratitude, hope, and positive approaches to life. It is the perfect addition to this peaceful alter, allowing all those good vibes to come your way!

You can place a candle in the center of the lotus flower which is made up of green glass for the bottom leaves, frosted glass as the center petals and a green ceramic piece which also is made in the shape of lotus petals. I've painted the edges in green due to an imperfection in the ceramic (pieces were slightly chipped). Glued to the altered as well are a set of tall cut glass vintage salt and pepper shakers and small square glass salt and pepper cellars.

This 12 x 9 inch alter can be placed in the center of a table with candles around each area, flower buds in the tall glass vessels to create atmosphere for a gathering or for every day you need it.

Note: This is made up of all glass and heavy. It will be gently and lovingly packaged in bubble wrap and double boxed for it's protection during shipping.

 As shown in the last photo to give you an example how to use this alter, you can add a candle to the center, incense in both cone and stick to help with your meditative practice. Adding crystals of your own, a flower bud and a feather instead of stick incense can make it unique. Make a genuine personal experience when you meditate for healing using this alter.
 

  

Give as a birthday present, gift to those who like recycled art. Add the 4 elements to your alter giving blessings to the earth, water, air, the sky. This can be a very powerful tool to help you in your enlightened journey for peace and harmony.

Namaste.

 

$70.00 USD - FREE SHIPPING (USA ONLY)

To see additional photos of this listing and/or to purchase, click on the link at the top of this post. To head on over to my Etsy shop to look around at many more items great for any occasion, click here. This will take you directly to my shop.

Enjoy! 

 

 

Support Independent Artisans, Designers and Crafters for your gift-giving needs all throughout the year. Thank you!~Cindy, EarthMotherMosaics

 

Fabulous Friday

This week, I'm sharing French Country decor I found and added hearts to on Etsy. 

Here are 5 of my favorites. Click on the links to take you to the item for more information and the shop link is under each photo if you'd like to see what other fantastic items you might find. Have fun!! 

 

bird lover gift, french country decor

 

MontanaVintageMarket

Kitchen organization and storage decor Wooden crates Set of 2 Grey Shabby Chic, French Country Decor french blue kitchen Rustic crates

OpenVintageShutters

19thC bronze candle holder. Wall candle sconce. Vintage French country decor. Wall fixture for candle amusing gargoyle bronze wall decor

ChicFrenchVintage

Blue Hydrangeas Flower Photography, Modern Rustic Farmhouse Decor, Canvas Wall Art, French Country Cottage Decor 'Faded Denim'

AgedPage

  

Trumpet wind chime, french country cottage, barnyard, shabby chic, yard art, chime

MagpiesHoardVintage

 

 

 

Support Independent Artisans, Designers and Crafters for your gift-giving needs all throughout the year. Thank you!~Cindy, EarthMotherMosaics

 

 

Throwback Thursday

A favorite mosaic, now long gone, was an old wooden framed window I put scrap glass on. This took about 6 weeks to make from start to finish in 2014.

I remember grouting took a few days. I don't have a clue how big it was, but it almost entirely fit in the big windows I had in the bedroom.

Close-ups were the best part. Seeing the light come through it in the afternoons was a joy.

I've made window privacy panels, smaller versions, using this style and I love them. At the moment I have 3 that need repairs. That should get added to the list of things to do so I can enjoy them once more.

Support Independent Artisans, Designers and Crafters for your gift-giving needs all throughout the year. Thank you!~Cindy, EarthMotherMosaics

WIP Wednesday

Before I start on the next project(s), I wanted to do some prep work on pieces of Styrofoam. I've used it often, especially spheres, to make mosaics. This time, I have a bunch of bits and pieces from packing materials I've accumulated over the last few months. I never throw it out but space is limited so I can't keep them as they are for long.

Starting with small, flat pieces measuring 9-1/2 inches by 5-1/2 inches, I covered them with plaster cast strips.

These are the perfect size to make some mosaic magic!

Now that they are covered in strips, I'll let them dry overnight and cover them with a watered down layer of thin set. If they feel strong enough to handle a heavy mosaic, they are good to go. If not, I'll add another layer of both strips and cement. I've used 3-5 layers sometimes on the boards just to ensure they'll handle the weight of tess and grout.

Next up is a birthday present for my oldest daughter who is going to be 35 this year. I don't know how that happened!

This is a stargazer lily photo I found online. They are her favorite flowers. I decided to glue the photo down on the board and follow the pattern instead of drawing it. There's a lot of detail in these flowers and I'm pretty sure I have the right kind of glass to go with it. I also have some dish tiles I could use that might be interesting to see used here.

I'll play around with the glass and dishes I have and see how it goes. I might use both! You just never know.

Support Independent Artisans, Designers and Crafters for your gift-giving needs all throughout the year. Thank you!~Cindy, EarthMotherMosaics

Tesserae Tuesday

Here is the scrap glass wine bottle, now resting, waiting for grout. That won't happen until all the glue under the glass pieces is dry. Since it's been damp and raining a lot these days, it might take a while.

I'm running low on black grout but I have enough to mix with white to make gray. That's a good color for this bottle as most of the glass used is a soft color combination.

Support Independent Artisans, Designers and Crafters for your gift-giving needs all throughout the year. Thank you!~Cindy, EarthMotherMosaics