Creating Exterior Garden Stakes
Brighten up your garden with beautiful mosaic garden stakes! This project is ideal for using up leftover mosaic shards and creating unique designs like ladybugs, butterflies, mushrooms, and birds. Using our stained-glass sticks, you can easily craft flowers and other decorative pieces for your outdoor space.
Materials Used:
- – Stained glass sticks (150x15mm)
- – Exterior mosaic bases
- – Leftover mosaic shards
What You’ll Learn:
- – How to create mosaic garden stakes using stained glass
- – Design ideas for unique outdoor decorations
Video Summary:
This beginner-friendly tutorial demonstrates how to create beautiful mosaic garden stakes using stained glass. Perfect for outdoor decoration, the project makes use of stained glass sticks and leftover mosaic shards to craft unique designs such as flowers, butterflies, mushrooms, and ladybugs.
The tutorial begins with an introduction to the materials and the importance of using exterior mosaic bases and suitable adhesives like prep multi-purpose glue. The instructor highlights the need to control glue application to prevent excessive seepage between tiles. The recommended method for tile placement involves starting at one end and adjusting tiles as needed for a snug fit.
For floral designs, stained glass sticks are cut into small sections, with rounded edges to form daisy-like blossoms. A variety of coloured glass pieces, including shimmer green for background highlights, are used to enhance the overall aesthetic. The instructor also demonstrates how to cut stained glass diamonds for additional floral designs, using small 4x4mm cubes as flower centres.
For more intricate designs, such as a ladybug, black iridised glass is used to outline the head, ensuring clean, straight edges. Small glass tiles are carefully cut and positioned to complete the beetle’s body. Once all pieces are placed, the tutorial covers the grouting process, advising a short resting time before wiping away excess grout with a damp cloth and buffing for a polished finish.
This project is an easy and creative way to brighten up any garden using simple mosaic techniques.
