CREAT A MOSAIC TABLE

PostAt@:3/30/2011

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 garage to good use. If you don't currently have a table to mosaic, check out the curbside on trash day, garage sales, or a neighborhood thrift shop for a bargain.

Before you get overzealous take a peak at the table as a whole. Does it have iron legs or wood? If wood, you may want to do a once over to analyze if you'd like to stain it. It'll be easier to stain now before you add all your fancy artwork to the top.

Choose a color that will compliment your mosaic. If you plan to use bright colors, you can be creative with the colors you choose, however if you are using a muted theme, you might want to choose a light colored stain, or even use a white wash. When you are using stain or paint of any type choose a well-ventilated area.

Once your stain or paint has set, lay out your supplies. You will need whatever you are using for your mosaic and a tile grout or heavy art glue like Modge Podge.

Now, depending on your artistic talent you can make a design. For the beginner a simple swirl, lines or designs will suffice. I've seen mosaic tables as intricate as women holding children, animals or landscapes. If you do have the artistic touch, you can draw your design directly on your tabletop and essentially fill in the lines with your mosaic pieces.

If you are choosing to do an artistic mosaic consider in advance the colors you will need. The different hues and the variety of shades may influence what items you choose to do your mosaic with.

Choosing how to mosaic your table can be fun. If you are a beer or soda drinker, you can collect different caps for an interesting addition to a sports room. If you are more traditional you can opt for small tiles from a hardware store for easy durability outside or on an indoor patio.

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