Broken China Heart Mosaic
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Make a Broken China Heart Mosaic! In this step by step DIY mosaic tutorial, you'll learn how to glue down the tiles, how to mix the grout, and how to grout the tiles.
DIY Mosaic: How To Make A Broken China Heart Mosaic
by Jennifer and Kitty O'Neil
Running With Sisters
We love to mosaic, so we've got another super cute mosaic project to share! For this one, we started with a wooden heart from the craft store. Then we raided our mosaic tile stash. We always save the broken china tiles and mini tiles leftover from our mosaic projects. They are perfect to use in a project like this!
Here's a video we made showing how to cut china plates into broken china tiles:
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How To Make A Broken China Heart Mosaic
Materials For One Heart Mosaic
10-12 Broken china tiles
18-20 Mini mosaic tiles, 3/8”
Resin rose
Wooden heart, 3¼”
White powdered grout
Mosaic grout sealer
Clear silicone adhesive
Spray paint primer, white
Gloves
Sponge
Putty knife
Measuring spoon
Disposable mixing container (like a cottage cheese container)
Foam paintbrush
Bucket of water (maybe an inch or two of water is all you need)
Steps To Make The Heart Mosaic
1. Spray-paint the wooden heart white with the spray paint primer. We used a small wooden heart for our mosaic, but if you wanted you could make it larger. You can find wooden craft hearts ranging from 4" to 9".
2. Play with the tiles, arranging them on the heart. Start with the resin rose at the center then create a border or outline with the mini tiles. Fill in with the rest of the tiles.
To glue down the tiles in your design, place a little silicone adhesive on the back of each tile. Then press the tile down on the heart. Let the glue dry for about 30 minutes or until you cannot move the tiles.
3. When you are ready to grout, put on your gloves. To mix the grout, read the instructions on the grout package. We measured a tablespoon of water into the mixing cup. We dried off the measuring spoon, then added 3 tablespoons of powdered grout to the water in the mixing cup. Mix the grout using the putty knife. The grout needs to be the texture of natural peanut butter–– not runny and not dry and crumby. Add water as needed to get that consistency.
4. You have about 15 minutes to use the grout before it starts setting up. Place a big dollop of grout over the tiles. Push the grout around with the putty knife or your finger. You want to get grout around the edge of every tile and between every tile. You can use the putty knife to push the grout under the resin rose.
5. Dampen the sponge and squeeze it out so it is moist but not dripping. Wipe the mosaic with the sponge to remove any grout that is on top of the tiles. Try not to remove any grout from between the tiles. Rinse your sponge in the bucket as needed.
6. The grout will start to harden in about 15-20 minutes. As it does, a haze will form on the tiles from the grout. Buff the tile tops with the damp sponge or a paper towel and they will come clean. If the haze forms again as they dry, just buff again.
7. Let your heart mosaic dry and set up overnight. If you want to seal your mosaic, paint it with a coat of grout sealer and the sponge paintbrush. It only needs a thin coat. Paint right over the tiles and the grout.
If you have any questions about this or any mosaic project, leave us a comment and we'll reply. We love to mosaic!
Happy Crafting!
Jenifer & Kitty
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