My very first Mosaic Table

I found this old Queen Ann Table at a flea market just crying out to be saved. From the looks of it,
it seem to have been a TV table/Stand, as there was a drawer look like pull down behind it was room for a VCR. It was old! I purchased and carried my treasure home.

First, a little sanding, I primed, and painted in a cottage pink Semi Gloss paint.

Hmm...it looked boring- I took a sponge and did a "wash treatment" on it with Gold and Silver Paint, sealed it and I was happy.

Then I started to mosaic the table top, so many, many beautiful rose china plates I cut and nipped just so
to fit perfectly. The Mosaic then was grouted and sealed. "Tadahhh"...a perfect piece, in my eyes anyway.


Mosaic Art by Myeuropeantouch
http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/Myeuropeantouch
http://handmadeartists.com/shop/Myeuropeantouch

Handmade Cut, broken China Plate Rim Mosaic Window Pane

Window Pane Shabby Chic Mosaic stained glass, cut broken china WINDOW PANE Wall ART

Custom made Mosaic wall hanging
Handmade custom made shabby cottage chic Window Pane mosaic wall-hanging, stained glass wall art home decor 6 Pane, Window Pane wall decor. Available at my Art Fire Store, see link for it below.

Measurements: 35 inches long, 25 inches wide, white frame distressed, A delightful wall decor to beautify your home...it will catch the attention of friends and family alike...

Handmade Mosaic made from cut vintage fine bone china plates with a glass tile nipper....enhanced with all pastel colored stained glass, grouted sealed and viola!

A precious piece of Art...

The hardware is attached to hang it either horizontal or vertical...

EXPLANATION OF how I create my art:

If you are wondering "just why is this piece so expensive?", here's the scoop:
The substrates (violins, tables, trays, sets) are not something I purchased at a store. They are actually vintage and not cheap.

I purchase the primer and paint, the fine bone china plates, the stained glass, the gems, the mirror, the grout, the glue and the sealer.

I hand cut each piece of fine Bone china plates, stained glass and mirror. I do not break it by stomping on them or hitting them with a hammer. I use special nippers and glass cutters for cutting the bone china plates/stained glass into precise small pieces.

I hand place and glue each piece into place. In some cases, I have to re-cut and trim the pieces to fit the them. Although it may look like these pieces are randomly placed, they are not.

After all the cutting and gluing is done (about 1 to 2 month), I hand mixed the grout and apply it to the substrate. When it has cured a bit, I wipe the excess off with a wet sponge. This process usually takes a while and is very messy. Once done, I allow the piece to dry completely. Sometimes I have more then one site on a substrate and have to do this process over again. When everything is dry, I buff the grout "film" off of the china plate mosaic/stained glass so it would sparkle.

When the grouting is complete, the piece is sealed which takes an additional 72 hours. Then I glue the additional pretties and baubles on there. In all, I probably spent 1 to 3 month on a Mosaic piece.

http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/Myeuropeantouch/4232492
Shipping cost is an estimate, any overcharged shipping is always reimbursed. The item weighs 24 lbs

Mosaic Art by Myeuropeantouch
http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/Myeuropeantouch

A Teapot Lamp is born

I found this discarded formerly silver plated teapot at a small shop and it was just begging to be transformed.

Fortunately a client had seen my other teapot Lamps at my flickr site....

She fell in love with it and ordered one .......

I started out cleaning up this teapot, sanded, ruffed it up a bit to prepare it to take a white primer and paint. Before that I removed the finial on top of the lid, drilled a hole, marked the bottom where I would drill the hole for the threaded hollow rod to go thru all the way to the top. I secured the threaded hollow rod with washers and nuts.
After primer and paint where dry, I then cut up vintage bone china plate rims with my tile nippers, added stained glass pieces which were also cut over and over again until the fit to the curved body just right and glue them to the body with thin set.

There, one side done, proceeded to the other side, and partially the bottom, and stained glass around the rim. One can see part of the teapot that is not mosaiced yet, just the white paint. The thin set needs to dry for quite some time before I can go on to the grouting of the entire teapot body.

After usually at least a week the mosaic on the teapot is ready for grouting. The grout just has to be the right consistence to get into all the nooks and cranny's. I let it sit for about an hour until I wipe the grout overflow of the teapot body with a wet sponge. Then it will sit again for a while until I wipe the grout film of the stained glass and fine bone china pieces cut from plate rims to make everything shiny. I wait a few more days normally before I seal this mosaic on the teapot body with a tile sealer. My client needed this in a hurry for a gift so I sped up some of the process a bit to help her out, by using a hair dryer.

Here we go all done so far...

The lid was then covered in thin set and glue to build it up a bit, I then set in all the clay roses, vintage rhinestone brooches, cameos, pretties and baubles which would dry within the thin set/glue and be secured.
In the meantime I made the lamp shade, finished it up with tear drop pearl trim and an old fashioned Rhinestone Earring. I threaded the electrical cord thru the hollow metal rod and connected the cord to the  actual light kit and mounted it on the top of the hollow rod. Put a light bulb in, yep it works, all good....Topped of the spout with a Crystal Chnadelier Tear Drop and a Rose.

Here is the finished project and my client was very happy, which in turn pleased me and made me happy.

Handmade Teapot Lamp Decor, formerly silver plated. An exquisite presentation, loved previously - to remain now a treasure for the next 50 years in your home perhaps?

I sanded, primed and painted this teapot in a cottage white color and then sealed it. This timeless classic, I then adorned the lid with handmade clay roses, vintage antique Jewelry and bling, meticulously laid on this teapot. The handmade clay roses and leaves I arranged so to give the impression they are climbing from the lid. A chandelier Prism hangs gracefully from the spout accompanied by a lil rose.
A classic Cameo, who you might usually find on a sweaters and blouses, settles on the lid and some on the belly of this Teapot.



I am quite pleased with the outcome of this reclaimed Teapot.
An abundance of Shabby, Cottage Chic... A treasure for a Victorian, beach, cottage, shabby, Paris home or Apartment.
I do accept custom orders, please contact me.



Mosaic Art by Myeuropeantouch
My Shop: http://bit.ly/1rL5A93
My Blog: http://bit.ly/1qHnwlr
Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1uzNLvS
Twitter: http://bit.ly/1zmJ8nL
Pinterest: http://bit.ly/X4GW6y
Video: http://bit.ly/1gi5Ww5
Flickr: http://bit.ly/1qk81ic
HGTV: http://bit.ly/X4JIc6
http://about.me/mmyeuropeantouch