My Mosaic Drawer… Trying Something New With Something Used

Well,

On my ‘Restore Finds’ Video I showed you an old drawer…

(that is… after I told you about my first day with Habitat For Humanity)

I cleaned, painted, and distressed it and finally decided to try something

I have never attempted before…

Mosaic!

It’s something I’ve always wanted to tackle but didn’t have the courage.

So… I decided to go to the thrift store…

where I found some cheap pieces to smash up for my

 Mosaic Drawer.

Well, if you watched my other video…

then you know I ended up scuffing/gouging my kitchen countertop.

But all is well!  The hubby was super sweet about it and now it’s no big “thang”.

I put all my goodies in plastic bags and began to hammer them. 

That was the fun part!

I went and bought glue (Liquid Nails and Goop),

as well as an adhesive grout.

So at this point, I decided not to glue them to the back of the drawer.

I ended up cutting a piece of wood to insert into the drawer.

I prearranged them and played around to find the abstract design I liked.

Then, I used all three adhesives to glue the different pieces down.

I let it dry 24 hours and then began to grout.

I watched youtube videos for this step and chose

the smear it all over the piece route.

I then let it set up for about 15 min. and began to

clean my pieces off with a damp cloth.

Can you say MESS?

I had to keep washing out my rag and wiping off the globby mess.

Patience is needed here!

It was very gooey so I don’t think I would use the adhesive grout next time.

Did I say NEXT TIME???

After I let it dry for a couple of days, I inserted it into the drawer.

It fit very snug and tight so I didn’t need to glue it down.

And this was the final piece…

My Mosiac Drawer

Not too shabby for a first timer… eh?

And yes… as I said earlier…

I believe there will be a next time!!

OK… so on a completely different note…

I am excited to say that I just signed up to volunteer with

Extreme Makeover Home Edition.

Yes… they are coming to my city in February!!

Has anybody else volunteered for them?

I would love to hear about it!

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