Friday, January 28, 2011

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

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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.

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

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

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

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I watched youtube videos for this step and chose

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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…

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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!

Linking to:

Funky Junk's Saturday Nite Special

13 comments:

  1. I love this, it looks great. At my Anthropologie they displayed old drawers lined with fabric on the walls. I loved that, I think this is even better!

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  2. YOU ROCK! YOU ROCK 'N ROLL! YOU ROCK N'ROLL ALL OVER THE STRATOSPHERE! YOU ROCK 'N ROLL ALL OVER THE STRATOSPHERE WITH LITTLE PITCHERS DANGLING ABOUT!!!!

    YOU are SO creative AND talented! How do I love thee???

    And then I have to say, "Did you seriously smash those sweet finds from the Thrift store?" I kinda wept a little about that.

    LOVE.
    BFF

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  3. Wow, that is creative! The colours and textures of the pieces go very well together!

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  4. How cute would that look with some flowers sticking out of those vase tops!! Love it!

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  5. I love it Kendra! I knew you would come up with something creative with your great find!!

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  6. Wow! How talented you are to come up with this idea. I would have had such a hard time smashing those wonderful thrift shop finds. That's probably why I have so much stuff. I get great ideas from blogs, I buy the needed pieces, then can't bring myself to "hurt" or "distress" them. So, yet another vignette is born... How long did it take you to arrange the pieces?

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  7. Thanks Gailmarc!! I really don't know how long... I had so much fun arranging them... I didn't like the first arrangement so I added the terra cotta piece and it just flowed from there... I would probably say at least 30 minutes... maybe?? Yeah... putting the pieces in the smash bag was hard but I knew they had a greater purpose ahead of them!! LOL!

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  8. It's awesome, Kendra. You did a great job. I have to say I am kind with Kolein, though, I may have cried a little bit when I was smashing all that pretty glassware. But, I believe it was worth it. Great stuff you got going on...

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  9. Love the drawer...I've done a watering can and bird house....the drawer is so unique...genius!

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  10. It turned out wonderfully! I would have had a hard time smashing those lovely pieces though. lol

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  11. Oh my gosh! This is fantastic! I tried some mosaic last year, but it did not end well...
    Now I "almost" feel like trying again.
    GREAT, GREAT JOB!

    I am having a giveaway this week..stop by if you're interested.

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  12. Very Creative...
    Wonderful job...
    sandraallen260@centurytel.net

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