mosaic stepping stones
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My sweet friend Pam invited me to a "Stepping Stone" class at Myrddin Winery (a local winery in Ohio) and this is the results. We had so much fun making our stones that I thought I would share with you all. It was a great night out with my girlfriends. None of us had made a stepping stone before so it was a new experience for all. We went on a Wednesday evening for several hours and then back the following week to finish up with the grouting. It is a fun project to do with girlfriends or would be fun with the family too. I would love to see your "Stepping Stone".
(2 ratings)
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Ingredients For mosaic stepping stones
- 1ST CLASS
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1 lgcement stone (home depot, lowe's)
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1broken dishes, cups, saucers, pebbles, stones, shells, beads, keys, flat marbles, gems, small mosaic tiles, beach glass, stained glass, other materials & etc.
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1 galtype 1 mastic ---tile adhesive
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1 bunchcraft sticks or platic knives
- GOOD EATS & DRINKS
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wine, sangria and/or sodas, fruits, cheeses & crackers
- 2 CLASS
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plastic gloves
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sponges
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craft sticks or plastic knives
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grout (can make or buy colored grout)
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water for mixing grout
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newspaper
- FOR SEALING STONE
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1 bottlemosaic grout sealer
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1 mdsponge brush
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newspaper
How To Make mosaic stepping stones
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1FOR A FUN EVENING: Serve up some wine, sangria or refreshing iced tea, sliced fruits, assortment of cheese & crackers. -
2MAKING YOUR STEPPING STONE: Start with a cement stone as your base. 9-9-13 --We bought our stones at Lowe's for a little over a dollar each. I think they were $1.12 each.
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3Pick out the broken pieces of pottery, glass or whatever you decide to use and arrange them on your stone.
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4Or you can draw a design if you would like.
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5Since this was my first stone I just made a mosaic of different textures and colors. I placed all my pieces on my stone and then glued them down.
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6Start gluing each piece down separately with tile adhesive. Try not to have the pieces touching each other so that when you put the grout on it can go down between each piece.
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79/19/13----We bought this tile adhesive at Lowe's and it is called Type 1 Mastic. It was $11 dollars for a gallon.
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8Mix water with grout a little at a time till it gets to the right consistency. You don't want it to thin or it will not set up well.
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9Lay down your newspaper to cover the table you are working on. Then, start spreading the grout into all the nooks and crannies. Make sure you to fill up on the sides of stone as well by making it even all around. Do your best to not have any jagged edges from the stones or glass.
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10Once grout is set, use a sponge, old toothbrush, cloth or paper towel and clean the grout off the stones, marbles and/or glass. Use a firm hand, but don't dig, or the grout between pieces will come out. The grout won't stick to glass or glazed pottery.
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11The next day I did a little more cleaning of the top of my stepping stone and then found a place to put it outside. I am thinking about putting a sealer on top of it too.
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128-23-13--Finally got our 4 stepping stones covered with a mosaic grout sealer. This is 2 of my finished stones, my 9 yr old nephew Noah's stone and my mother Jeanie's stone.
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13I wanted to add a link for Myrddin Winery as it is such a lovely place and has good wine too. Just in case anyone wanted to order some Ohio made wine. The photo here is of the patio overlooking Lake Milton. It is a beautiful little hideaway spot to enjoy delicious wine, good eats and stunning scenery of Ohio. http://www.myrddinwine.com/Myrddin_Winery/Home.html
- Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
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