Glass gems — also called blobs, nuggets, and flattened marbles — can be found in the floral section of craft stores. Use these jewel-like whatchamacallits in this beginner mosaic project. We arranged the gems into a letter, but you can also form a number, a simple picture, or an abstract pattern.

Materials

• Picture frame
• Hot glue
• Multicolored glass gems

• Tacky glue
• 2 screw eyes
• Monofilament

Instructions

1. Remove the backing from a picture frame and place the frame (with its glass) face down. Secure the glass to the frame with hot glue.

2. Turn the frame right side up and arrange multicolored glass gems on the glass. When you have the gems where you want them, attach them to the glass, one by one, with a small dab of tacky glue.

3. After the glue dries, add a pair of screw eyes to the back of the frame as shown, and tie on a length of monofilament for hanging.

Tips:

This mosaic idea originally appeared in Glittering Shards, a blog written by Concetta Perot, a London-based artist and mom of two. Go to glitteringshards.com and click on "blog" for more.

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