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How often have you looked at a table and thought, “Wow, that would look great as a mosaic table?” Do you pass by table bases at yard sales, thrift shops, or any stores and think, “I would love to create a mosaic for my garden or home with that.”
The wait is over! You can now learn how to create your tabletop mosaic from Tami Macala exclusively here at Mosaic Arts Online. Creating a tabletop mosaic can be fun, creative, and very gratifying. They make great functional furniture as garden art and interior decor.
Tami takes her twenty-plus years creating mosaic art and shares her experience, tips, and techniques here for you to learn.
Tami uses ceramic tile in this course, but you can easily use many materials, including stained glass, manufactured tiles, pottery, plates, and more.
In this course, Tami shares:
Two types of table bases, one with a lip and one without, but most styles will work
How to clean and prep the base
How to cut the substrates
How to choose ceramic tiles for weather and durability
The best tools for this project
Tami’s favorite mosaic tile adhesive
Design and composition
How to cut and break the tiles
Tips and tricks for trimming the tiles for the best fit
How to install the tabletop into the base
How to grout the mosaic with epoxy grout
Bonus sections for creating a stained glass mosaic for a table base WITHOUT a lip
By the end of this course, you will have the skills and knowledge to create all types of tabletop mosaics for indoor or outdoor display.
Tami has added her tabletop mosaic flower design to this course for you to use. Tami shares suggestions for sourcing table bases but leaves the search up to you!
Tami has included a PDF of her suggested tools, materials, and resources available for download.