After taking one look at all of the new paper mosaics, it was a bit of deja vu for me. Although I didn't have the Dimensional Magic, or the pretty printed patterns, I made a serving dish by covering a circular pizza pan with pieces of adhesive-backed paper.
Materials:
pizza pan
Con-Tact paper - various colors
compass for drawing circles
scissors
ruler and pencil
permanent marker
Rust-oleum paint - black
polyurethane - matte or gloss finish
Steps:
- Paint tray with two coats of Rust-oleum and allow to dry thoroughly.
- On the back of each color of Con-Tact Paper that you will be using, draw a circle the size of the tray. Draw a series of concentric circles inside the large one to represent the bands that will later be cut into mosaic tiles (figure A). The bands can be all the same width or in graduated sizes.
- To represent the spaces between the rows of tiles, trace each circle with the permanent marker (figure B), excluding the outside line.
- Cut out the large circle. Cut in a straight line from the outside edge to the edge of the center circle (figure C).
- Cut around each circle and discard the inked bands that represent the space between the bands.
- Peel and position the center circle on the pan. Be certain that it is exactly centered. Cut the first (smallest) band in half and then in quarters. Peel the backing from each piece and cut each quarter circle into several smaller pieces. They do not have to match in size but they should remain in sequence (figure D).
- Place the cut pieces in sequence on the tray, placing them about 1/8-inch away from the center circle and about 1/8-inch apart from each other. You may also have to cut one or two pieces a bit narrower to make them fit and you may have a few left over. Remember, you are modeling a real mosaic, so the spacing does not have to be perfect. Repeat this procedure with the remaining circular bands until the design is complete.
- Coat the entire tray with one or more coats of polyurethane or use Dimensional Magic as directed on the bottle.
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