little glass house

Hello, everyone. x 

The materials for this project are:  seaglass triangle, embossing powders / embellishments (for seaglass), mosaic tiles, ranger glass slide, glue, beads, string

The first step is to make the seaglass triangle.  This will become the roof of your house.

I added embossing powders, paint chips (see below)

and other tiny embellishments to make a colourful roof.  I used my melting pot to heat UTEE and add elements and embossing powders in layers to the glass.  You could also do this with a heat gun on a protected surface.

The next step is to make a small string of beads.   The end of the bead string will be glued under the roof, securing it to the house.  Set it aside when the string is done.

Next, add your mosaic tiles to the glass slide.  Make sure you leave a gap (at least a 1/4 inch) at the top to add the bead strings and glue the roof. 

At this stage, leave the tiles and beads strings to set in the glue.

Next, I used UTEE and a heat gun to give texture and shine to the mosaic tiles.  This is completely optional, though.  I also added a butterfly bead to the centre of the tiles.

At this stage, I used UTEE to fix a heart to the top of the house.

And now your tiny teeny little house is ready to find a home!  You could vary this project in a variety of ways, using smaller tiles, using Tim Holtz's faux dichronic glass, using glass paints, etc. 

 

xxx

Joy

Comments

[Vonnie]

That is astonishingly creative. Is seaglass something you have readily available? I had to do a quick wiki search as I hadn't heard of it before.

[Angela]

awww Joy this is beautiful :) So lovely and textured :D

[Joy]

thank you for the kind comments. yes, sea glass is something you can get from a few UK sellers. (Mine came from Altered Treasures.) The mosaic tiles came from ebay.com.

[Eleanor]

Gorgeous, so pretty. What a delightful necklace it would make if longer, and what a talking point.