Once your tiles are dried and secure it s time to add grout.
Making mosaic tiles out of cds.
How to make mosaic tiles from a cd or dvd.
One particularly inventive material is broken cds or dvds.
Once you re done remove the remaining tape and butcher paper from the tabletop.
Here is a creative idea by debbie who made a stunning mosaic tile birdbath using recycled dvds.
It has also been produced with brilliance by recycling old cds paper beans seeds egg shells and so much more.
Make sure you follow the manufacturer s instructions in grouting.
Step 1 lay a large piece of butcher paper over the tabletop.
It is very easy to make.
The disc will get hot.
Use scissors to cut around the edge of the table.
The first is to collect all the cds have them all cut to pieces and then start gluing the pieces to the mosaic surface preferably starting in one corner and moving it along from there.
Diy mosaic is fun to do and can be really impressive for a handmade project.
It should be the.
Remember to mosaic your edges as well.
The tape should hold the paper in place as you cut.
If your paper is not wide enough tape two pieces together so that it can fit over the entire table.
It s time to assemble your mosaic.
Spread the grout and then use a damp rag to wipe away the excess.
Dab glue onto the backs of your dvd tiles and arrange them into a pretty pattern.
Hold it by the edges to avoid burning your fingers or set the disc on a pot holder and blast it full on.
Fill the gaps in between the mosaic disc tiles with any brand of grout you want.
Secure the paper around the table s edges with tape.
1 x research sourcestep 2 cut the piece of paper in the shape of the table.
Spread the grout all over the tiles until the spaces in between have been filled up to a height similar to that of the tiles.
The tiles of your mosaic don t have to be made of glass.
Heat the cd or dvd with a hairdryer set to high heat.
This is what it will look like when you are done.
Simply cut the dvds in pieces and then glue them to a basic birdbath.
It would make a nice decoration for your garden.
This way the edges of the mosaic tiles won t get caught on anything.
