Crafts : Mosaic Concrete Accents : Home & Garden Television

Host Kathi Cardinalli shows how to mosaic pre-formed concrete garden sculptures. She works on a bench leg and turns it into a decorative accent piece to be used anywhere in the home.

Materials:
preformed concrete garden ornament
sanded ceramic tile adhesive and grout
disposable gloves
putty knife
mat board
double-sided tape
glass mosaic tiles
tile nipper tool
safety glasses
bucket of water
sponge

Steps:

Choose your concrete ornament. There is a wide variety available. Think about the design before applying it to the piece.

Figure A

If you are planning a geometric design, cut a piece of mat board in that shape. Then use a piece of double-sided tape to adhere the mat board to the concrete form (figure A).

Wearing safety glasses, trim any needed pieces of glass tiles with the tile nipper so pieces can fit into small areas.

Figure B

Figure C

Wear disposable gloves to protect hands from sticky grout. Use a putty knife to apply an 1/8-inch layer of the tile adhesive and grout (figure B), outlining the geometric shapes first. Push tiles into the grout so it squeezes up around the tile (figure C).

Figure D

Figure E

After outlining the shape, remove the mat board and fill in the geometric design (figure D and E).

Figure F

Figure G

After the grout has dried, apply another coat of grout (figure F), wiping the excess from the top of the tiles with a wet sponge (figure G).

After this application has dried, use a scouring pad (dishwashing kitchen sponge), to remove any leftover grout and clean up the piece.

Also in this Episode

Our Place : Episode OPL-420
•	Distressing Wood
•	Carved Concrete Planter
•	Mosaic Concrete Accents
•	Quick Curtains

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