Perfect Paper Mosaics

by Susan Seymour

Attractive, fun, and flexible, paper mosaics are a fabulous new way to decorate furniture, spruce up a picture frame, transform a tea tray, or embellish a book cover. And because they use many of the same tools as scrapbooking and rubber-stamping, crafters who already enjoy those arts will find the 10 techniques introduced here a perfect fit. The skills proceed from simple to more complicated, starting with the basic process of backing the paper with poster board, cutting the tiles, gluing the pieces, and sealing and protecting the finished product. Page after page reveals colorful and unique items, including coasters, refrigerator magnets, tissue box holders, a backgammon board, wall hangings, a lidded box, a lampshade, clocks, and decorative mirrors.

128 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Dora · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty projects and nice basic instruction on how to do mosaic projects using paper in place of tile.

[Gail]

Might check this out again later.

[MissM · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very neat and interesting. Deceptively hard though. My first project wasn't anywhere near as polished as the ones in the book. Still, an intriguing idea that, I suppose given enough practice, could result in very nice items. It's just hard to wing it though. (And man, even harder without really excellent cutting implements.)

[Erica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some creative ideas here. Something for the older kiddos. -e

[Elizabeth Matthews]

Very interesting mosaic treatments.