Make your first mosaic
Snip small tiles, glue them down one by one and fill the gaps with grout. A mosaic is slow, calm work, and it grows into something you can't stop looking at. Here's the video that hooks everyone, and everything you need for your first piece.
Space neededA kitchen table
First projectA coaster in a weekend
Skill levelBeginner friendly
Good forCalm hands, any age
The video that hooks everyone
A stone mosaic from start to finish
A long stone mosaic made from start to finish, with river pebbles and flat stones set into flower patterns and then grouted in. Press play and see why it hooks people.
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Tool list
What you need to start
Everything you need for your first project, and nothing you don't. It's a bag of tiles, a pair of nippers and a box of grout.
Starter kit
01Wheeled glass tile nippersTwo little wheels snip glass tiles into halves, quarters and shapes.
02Vitreous glass tiles, 3/4 in.A mixed bag of colors. The classic beginner tile.
03Plain ceramic tiles, 4 in.Cheap bases for coasters, from any hardware store.
04Mosaic glueA clear-drying glue that holds glass and stone. Read the label.
05Unsanded groutFills the gaps between tiles. One small box lasts a long time.
06Rubber grout floatPushes the grout into every gap.
07Sponge + soft clothWipes the extra grout away and buffs the tiles clean.
08Rubber gloves + dust maskGrout is cement. Keep it off your skin and out of your lungs.
09Safety glassesTiny glass chips fly when you snip.
The manual tells you what to look for when you buy each one.
- 1Gaps that are too wide or too tightLeave a gap about the thickness of a coin between tiles. Too tight and grout can't get in. Too wide and the grout shows more than your tiles.
- 2Grouting too soonLet the glue dry fully, usually a day, before you grout. Wet glue lets tiles slide and pop out.
- 3Leaving the grout hazeWipe the extra grout off before it hardens. A dried haze is hard to remove later.
