Pebble Mosaics: 25 Original Step-By-Step Projects for the Home and Garden

By Deborah Schneebeli-Morrell and Gloria Nicol

Book Overview

Collect stones, pebbles, and shells, and adorn your garden and home with these beautiful pebble mosaics Experiment with textures, design, and color to create some stunning feature pieces and furnish your home.

Collect stones, pebbles, and shells, and adorn your garden and home with these beautiful pebble mosaics Experiment with textures, design, and color to create some stunning feature pieces and decorate your garden and home.

The mosaic has long been a stunning method of decoration, stretching back to the cities of ancient Greece and Rome, and now, with Pebble Mosaics, you can create your own little piece of history in your home Learn how to find and forage ceramics, stones, and pebbles in your back garden and home, and arrange them to make the 25 beautiful and original designs packed inside Pebble Mosaics. Complete with a "Gallery" section to inspire your creativity, there will be a pattern or a project to suit every need and any taste. Pebble Mosaics is split into two chapters. The first, "Paths, Plaques, and Panels", will take you through creating mosaics for larger projects such as Stepping Stones, Garden Benches, Sundials, and Evening Tables. You will learn how to mix cement, identify good materials for your project, and construct patterns that suit you. The second chapter, "Planters and Decorative Features", will show you how to make some beautiful ornamental items, such as a Bubbling Fountain, a Lattice Planter, and Hurricane Lanterns. With easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions and photography, Pebble Mosaics is suitable for even the most novice of pebble-layers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782494588
• ISBN13: 9781782494584
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Cico
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.1" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

intermediate level required

Nice book with a variety of projects for those who have intermediate level experience doing mosaics.

A Nice Source of Ideas for Pebble Mosaics

This is a good source of pebble mosaic ideas. There is the occassional use of non-conventional substrates (old galvanized greenhouse trays) and "pebbles" (slices of slate), which I like because it adds a lot of interest and makes me think outside the box. Although I haven't made any of the projects, the authors seems to do a very good job of listing all the items needed, and they give clear, detailed directions. There are a few projects that mix pebbles with china and tiles, and those were my favorite (aside from the candle holder shown on the cover). I felt that there should be MORE of something, but I think that is because I love color, and these projects, for the most part, use a very natural selectional of pebbles. The book gives you exactly what it says it will.