Mosaics Tutorials: How To Mosaic House Numbers

Click SHOW MORE for more details on this project! Our blog is www.RunningWithSisters.com. It is loaded with DIY crafts, jewelry tutorials, and all kinds of gift crafts to make. Let’s connect! Twitter:   / oneilsisters   Facebook:   / theoneilsisters   Instagram:   / oneilsisters   Pinterest:   / oneilsisters   Mosaics 101: How to make Mosaic House Numbers by Jennifer and Kitty O'Neil The O'Neil Sisters Running With Sisters How cool are these mosaic house numbers?! We love how they turned out. And they were so fast and easy to make! We'll show you how. The trick is to smear the wooden numbers with black silicone, then just embed the tiles and keys and things. No grout needed! The silicone shows between the tiles and looks like the grout. Here's a video we made showing how easy it is to mosaic house numbers this way. Follow along then use the step by step instructions below to make your own mosaic house numbers. How To Make Mosaic House Numbers Materials To Make One Mosaic House Number MDF or wood house numbers, 9.5" tall Black spray paint primer Mini tiles Heart and lock charms Keys Shank buttons (brass, shanks removed) Cube beads, 4mm 100% Black Silicone Putty knife Hangers Steps To Make One Mosaic House Numbers 1. First find your wooden or MDF house numbers. We chose numbers that were wide enough to place more than a one tile. That way we got some good real estate to make our mosaic on. Spray paint the numbers black coating the front, the back, and the sides. Let dry. 2. Squeeze out the black silicone onto the surface of a number and spread it out to make a 1/8-inch layer of black silicone all over the front of the number. We used a putty knife and "frosted" the number with the silicone like we were frosting a cake. 3. Now it's time to make your mosaic. Press the largest items, for us the keys, into the silicone. Next arrange the buttons and charms. Make sure each tile, key, button, and charm is pressed down into the silicone. 4. After you have placed the special keys and charms and things, arrange the tiles. We made a border with mini tiles (we used all the same color). We skipped over areas where the keys and things poked into the border. 5. Use smaller tiles and beads to fill in the spaces between the keys and buttons and the tile border. Fill in the smallest spaces with the cube beads until most of the black silicone is covered with the mosaic and only "grout lines" show. We put hangers on the backs of our numbers to hang them up outside. If you have any questions while you’re working on your mosaic house numbers, just leave us a comment and we’ll reply. We're here to help! Happy Crafting, Jennifer & Kitty Want to see more mosaic videos? Mosaics 101: How To Make Mosaic Garden Rocks    • How To Make Mosaic Garden Rocks: Mosaic Tu...   Mosaics 101: How To Cut Tiles For Mosaics    • Mosaics 101: How To Cut Tiles For Mosaics   Mosaics 101: How To Break Off China Roses for Mosaics    • Mosaics 101: How To Break Off China Roses ...   We have more videos on other crafts too: Melt and Pour Soap Craft: How To Make Sugar Scrub Soaps From Melt and Pour Soap    • Melt and Pour Soap Craft: How To Make Suga...   Easy Ribbon Crafts: How To Make An Easy Ribbon Rose    • Easy Ribbon Crafts: How To Make An Easy Ri...   We also have lots of DIY jewelry making videos: How To Make Jewelry: How To Make An Easy Resin Ring    • How To Make Jewelry: How To Make An Easy R...   How To Make Jewelry: How To Make A Ribbon Bracelet    • How To Make Jewelry: How To Make A Ribbon ...   How To Make Jewelry: How To Make A Beaded Lariat Necklace    • How To Make A Beaded Lariat Necklace: Easy...   How To Make Jewelry: How To Make A Picture Pendant On A Scrabble Tile    • Make A Scrabble Tile Picture Pendant   How To Make Jewelry: How To Make Crystal Wrapped Earrings    • How To Make Crystal Wrapped Earrings   How To Make Jewelry: How To Make Beaded Drop Earrings    • How To Make Jewelry: How To Make Wire Work...