Since they are quite easy to obtain I began using glass gems to mosaic with, mainly on clear vases at first, but lately have been applying them to shiny or painted surfaces as the effect through the glass can be quite radiant when in the light.
Glass Gem Mosaic Vase 1
This was the first vase I decorated. It really needs to be seen against the light to view the full effect since the substrate is a clear glass vase.
Glass Gem Mosaic Vase 2
Like the first this used a clear vase with a sliver band around the top; hence why the camera flash highlights the top much more. This time though I tried a little experiment. I found this box with glass sides which had an interesting pattern covering it. It wasn't very well made but I thought it could be used to make something more interesting here. So I combined both the vase and the box and covered the lot with glass gems.
Although I began this project just after the first vase I only completed grouting and cleaning it early 2013! this was due to a number of other projects I had going on in which I was trying out now and better techniques.
Fishbowl Mosaic
This was done by using glass gems to cover a fishbowl vase. Like the others it's a very basic technique but it does have a rather dramatic effect when used with tealights :-)
I would love to do another fishbowl, though this time I think I'll be trying a more advanced design as I'll be showing you later :-)
Chrome Plated Storage Jar 1
This was a slightly smaller project and I used a small chrome plated glass jar as a substrate. I wanted to see the effect through the glass gems and as a result decided to continue to decorate shiny things to achieve the best results.
All of these mosaics shown here use anthracite glitter grout which in itself adds a bit of sparkle to the finished design.
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