Easy Mosaics for Your Home and Garden

I'm a stained glass artist looking to get away from lead solder and decided to delve into mosaics instead. I was definitely inspired by designs and ideas in this book. I've already made about 9 stepping stones similar to the pear on the cover but with glass arranged in shapes of garden produce: carrots, tomatoes, onions, lettuce. So cute. I also tried the house address # design. Super glad I got this book.

Like a previous reviewer, I checked out this book (and others on the same subject) from the library. I found THIS one to be the easiest and most informative on how to make your own mosaics using not too many materials.

I bought this book, knowing nothing about making stepping stones or working with stained glass. Great book! I have made some beautiful stepping stones (using tumbled stained glass). . . this book gave me the basics and some great ideas. I recommend it for anyone interested in crafts of this type!

I checked this book out from the library and, after renewing it once, realized I just needed my own copy. There are details, like suggesting soaking pieces before using them in a mosaic, that I've not seen elsewhere, and I checked out over a dozen mosaic books. The pictures are clear, directions thorough, and there are several projects I'm interested in trying. Backyard Mosaics by Connie Sheerin is the other book in this genre I'd recommend, simply because there are many projects that look useful as well as fun.

There are lots and lots of great easy ideas. I feel really inspired after just looking through the book! The technique the author uses is different from the one I've always used, but it looks fun and probably a great way for kids and other beginners to start. I'm anxious to try it, and I plan to incoropate a lot of the ideas from the books into my future mosaic projects!!

"Easy Mosaics for Your Home and Garden" is inspiring. In a fun and easy to follow style, the book explains in words and pictures how to create a number of beautiful mosaic projects both for indoors and the garden. The instructions are clear and photos very helpful. The author makes mosaic art non-intimidating, by using a non-fussy easy clean-up approach. I have had a lot of fun using the book as a step-by-step guide in making projects with family members-some of whom had never touched an art or craft project before. Each project results in a beautiful or whimsical piece of mosaic art. Definitely a fun guide and great book!