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| Ok, I want to try a bigger project. I have a very heavy solid oak mirror I bought in San Marcos, Tx many moons ago. IT is about 5' tall and has indentations/pattern, brain dead here, that might be an issue if I try it.
Do you all think it is doable, or should I just try to sink my hands into something else?? My mermaid lady who is made of resin. Could I mosaic her?? has anyone tried to mosaic on resin for outdoors?? I'm not sure it the tesserae would stay on Any ideas folks?? |
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- Posted by terikat_mom (My Page) on Wed, Aug 20, 08 at 14:08
| I definitely think you can do the mirror frame. It would be awesome! Go for it! Can't wait to see it. I don't have any info on the resin/outdoor info for you. Sorry. |
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- Posted by katishooked (My Page) on Wed, Aug 20, 08 at 18:08
| I love the mirror. It's a beautiful piece. I would say if you wanted to mosaic it, go for it. I think it's doable. I don't have an answer for the resin statue either. Sorry |
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- Posted by nanatricia (My Page) on Wed, Aug 20, 08 at 21:59
| Yes if you want to you can fill in those indentations/pattern with wood putty .It comes in a pouder .You can still follow the pattern. You can also do a resin piece.I have done one .What I did was pant it with thinset then I use thinset for my glue >It has heald up good .  |
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- Posted by mermaid4life (My Page) on Wed, Aug 20, 08 at 22:49
| Nana, your froggy is absolutely adorable. I'm debating on doing the mermaid, since she is really nice as she is, and I am afraid I couldn't do justice to her face, but maybe I can just do her tail.. thanks for the info on the wood putty, I can't decide what I want to tackle next. Thanks |
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| I don't see why you couldn't do the mirror. Great advice about the wood putty and, Nan, your froggy is the cutest! |
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| Was there a picture of the mermaid lady? I didn't see one. That is beautiful work on that frame, may I put in a suggestion? How about painting the entire piece, antiquing the indented work and mosaicing the outer layered edges and sides? Great froggy Nana. |
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- Posted by slowmedown (My Page) on Thu, Aug 21, 08 at 17:11
| Great project. That'll be a doozy. Cute frog NANA, and that's a great idea on the technique, TEX. |
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- Posted by mermaid4life (My Page) on Thu, Aug 21, 08 at 20:48
| Texas, I REALLY like your idea, because I hesitate to take this beautiful carving and bury it, even if it's for mosaics. Nanna and Cindi, I still like the idea of using putty, great idea, just not sure about for this project. Hmm, now I have to figure out how you antique a work- I am assuming with some kind of faux painting. guess I better do some research and maybe place this a bit lower on the to do list until I figure how to make it beautiful... Right now I am trying my hand at the mesh method, and it really has possibilities. Will take some pix tomorrow. Mosaicing a mermaid and other sea life onto a very plain beadboard utility sink that is in my mosaic room. UGHHHHHHH. way too plain for me. LOL |
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