No Days Mosaic Creations by Mary Anne Maslanka

Mary Anne Maslanka 

Annabelle Art Glass 

Locust Grove, GA 

 I have been using No Days Mosaic Adhesive almost as long as it has been produced. Both Brad and Bart Streuter have always been available and willing to take the time to answer any questions I have ever had...This company is doing everything right!

 Fleur de Lis Glass on Glass (GOG) mosaic made in an 18"X20" picture frame
using No Days Mosaic Adhesive and no grout.

As a stained glass artist and instructor for many years, I had never tried mosaics until Streuter introduced the No Days Mosaic Adhesive. It looked so easy, I had to try it....Then, I realized I could offer my students new projects using the product.

I made this glass on glass hummingbird mosaic
using a stained glass pattern, and No Days Mosaic Adhesive.

Now, every summer at a local senior center, I offer a glass on glass mosaic workshop so the senior members can bring their grandchildren for a fun few hours of using their imaginations and producing a small framed mosaic to take home...

I found this wooden cross at Hobby Lobby,
and I assembled it using No Days Groutless.

I also really like the No Days Bail Bond. I use it on small projects to attach a bail to hang instead of drilling a hole in the glass....works great!

This mosaic rose was created by a teen in one of my mosaic classes using just scrap glass, her imagination, and No Days Groutless Mosaic Adhesive.

I also use the No Days Glaze sometimes when attaching a zinc frame to my panels. I have even used it on a wooden frame...

This is a little round box with a glass insert in the lid that I bought at a thrift store.
I used No Days Mosaic Adhesive, then grouted it.

A small wooden tray I made using No Days Mosaic Adhesive.

Artist Spotlight ~ Mary Ann Celinder of Celinder's Glass Design

Meet Mary Ann Celinder of Celinder's Glass Design

Mary Ann Celinder is a glass artist in Huntington Beach, CA.
Most of her work is residential stained and leaded glass windows
with an emphasis on entry systems.
She’s been creating windows since the mid 70’s.

Mary Ann's fascination with glass began as a child sneaking peaks at the rose window in church. At sixteen, she began to paint on glass, but pursuing a love of literature, received her B.A. in English from Cal State Fullerton in 1976. Art classes were always in the schedule and in her senior year, a course in stained glass changed her direction.

"I used No Days Glaze in the sky and border.
The panel was built in 3 sections for an overall 6’ x 6’.
The No Days also went into the joining came at the job site."

"I was hooked as soon as I completed my first window. I knew this would be my life's work. I feel very lucky to make a living doing something I love." The next several years were spent studying glass and design by taking additional art classes.

Exterior view of the eagle transom.

Mary Ann worked for two local studios. One did restoration work for auction houses. This was a valuable lesson in learning why a window fails. Between commissions, she worked at another studio, but her desire to create her own designs pushed her to open her own studio.

"Beveled diamonds in a turret."

Most of her studio's work is in private homes and restaurants throughout South California. 

"The home is on a windblown Chino Hills rise.
Subject to lots of weather, we didn’t want to take any chances with the elements.
So we used No Days Glaze to create a weatherproof seal between the
diamond bevels and the lead came."

There are six leaded glass panels in total.

"The No Days Pre-Glazed Came made the
four lighting inserts very stiff.
(Someday those light bulbs will need changing!)
We also wanted to keep the (food) prep area free from putty debris."
Overall size: 105” x 42”.

"The interior designer wanted the look of wrought iron with the textures of leaded glass.
By cutting the lead heart out with a Dremel blade, I curled the lead as desired.
The lead is secured (to the glass) with No Days Glaze. Heated on both sides, it held well."

"With the large center panel, No Days Glaze was great for holding the borders to the glass.
It will keep the panels together so they won’t spread apart or leak."

"There are reinforcement bars in the skylights,
but using the No Days Glaze made the panels stiff while handling,
and we’re not worried about them sagging."

"No Days Glaze made installation easy because it
reinforced the panels and prevented them from sagging or bending."

The project is in a home movie theater in Beverly Hills.

"The (mosaic) stairs were laid in thin set.... what a back breaker!
Three steps was all that could be handled in a day."

"I wised up on the top landing and bought a wonder board and No Days Mosaic Adhesive film.
The 3’ x 3’ section was worked at a comfortable table height, then dropped into place.
That’ll be the plan next time we do a stairwell for the whole project!"

Celinder’s Glass Design is affiliated with the Stained Glass Association of America. Mary Ann is a founding member of the International Guild of Glass Artists and serves on the Guild’s Advisory Board. She is also a member of the Huntington Beach Art League and BNI, a business networking group.

Mary Ann Celinder
Celinder's Glass Design
21341 Fleet Lane
Huntington Beach, Ca 92646 

Studio 714 962 8361

www.customleadedglass.com

Artist Spotlight ~ Trish Rossiter of TR Mosaics

Trish Rossiter of TR Mosaics (now Meraki Mosaics)

Trish is a self taught, mainly glass on glass (GOG) mosaic artist of about 6 years. “ I love using tiny pieces of stained glass in my mosaics and was thrilled to try No Days Mosaic Adhesive film and loved how this piece turned out! :) Definitely using this adhesive for my next project!”

Trish says, "I used the No Days Mosaic Adhesive for the rocks,
as well as the glass and it worked perfectly!"

"It was love at first sight when I spied a mosaic window hanging

inside a (yummy :) bakery in Almonte, Ontario a few years ago.

Simple, yet beautiful, I  imagined the mosaic hanging in my garden.

Just up the street from the bakery was a neat little shop filled with

mosaics for sale. I was like a kid in candy store!  Alas, the cost of

my favorite piece was beyond my means. I was so inspired however, I

immediately decided that I would try my hand at this ancient art.

It was the perfect time to tap into my creative side. Being a sleep

deprived mom, working on a master’s thesis had left me stressed to the

max and chipping glass quickly became my escape from reality!

Fast forward several years … boy where did that time go! And what have

I actually done with my life since? Well, I've retired from my nursing

career and I have thankfully cut my stress level to a quarter of what

it was…  I am a happier and more “present” mom to our kids. Inspired

by the beauty all around me - usually my children, pets or nature - I

continue to love the challenge of capturing that beauty in my glass on

glass mosaics. I recently started a Meetup group for Mosaic-ers in my

community and am thrilled to mosaic regularly with like minded

artists! 

Artist Spotlight ~ Eliza from Blair House Art & Jewelry

Eliza shared a few pictures of some quick projects she creates using No Days Mosaic Adhesive film. Thanks, Eliza!

Five Boats in Blue ~ created with NO Days Mosaic Adhesive film
& scraps of stained glass on framing glass

 

These are a few of my first uses of Streuter NO-DAYS Mosaic Adhesive Film. The projects go quickly! I have just been using leftover glass pieces from stained glass projects and Cats eye glass from the jewelry I make, building on backgrounds of glass from float picture frames (I also do Photography). The Blue glass was a request from a friend who loves blue glass anything. I made this in one night. There are 5 sailboats. She didn't want it grouted and it was later copper foiled and soldered with hooks to hang on her sun porch. 

Eliza's first No Days Mosaic

I really enjoy making these. It is so easy I feel like I'm cheating but still do it. This is the first one I made. I heated it on silicone pad in the oven. When I took it out, I touched each bead with the end of a small paint brush to make sure all the pieces had contact with the film adhesive.

Eliza's "Random Glass" mosaic grouted in white

Some of the things that I've learned that may be useful to other artists:

• I use a small paint brush tip to press all the pieces to make sure they have contact with the film after heating or taking out of the oven. 
• Also, I first make sure the back of all pieces are flat. 
• I've had trouble with bubbles forming in the adhesive if it's not covered with anything. To fix this, I have added embossing powder to cover the film (or later the bubbles) up and put it back in the oven or use a heat gun, heating it a little longer to attach the powder to the film. I use different colors of embossing powder, but found that if I heat it too long it all turns to copper color which I guess is the base color under the pastel colored powders.

Glass, cats' eye cabochons and a pendant in a wooden frame,
with embossing powder to fill in some of the gaps.

Gaps filled with embossing powder

I have donated some of my film to the Senior Center and worked with them making smaller pieces (4"x6" & 5"x7") using a heat gun. They have been making regular stain glass items and enjoyed being able to make some pieces quickly as their projects take a long time to make.

"It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere" (picture is upside down)

  This piece is the size of a full cooking sheet made entirely of cats eye cabochons. I placed it in a room temperature oven, then heated it @180ºF for 20 min. When done, I added embossing powder to cover bubbles and heated again for a few minutes.  I always leave room around the edges for frame or solder. After taking the pictures, I decided to move the pink bead at 6 o'clock to the 5 o' clock spot, framed it and put it in our RV window. Title = "It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere!"

Glass on Glass Lotus Mandala by Debbie Percelay

Debbie's mosaic based on pattern by calyxann.etsy.com

Recently, Debbie shared some pictures of the glass on glass mosaic she had been working on. Along the way, she had a few questions about different methods of heating the No Days Mosaic Adhesive. Debbie asked, "Can I put the entire piece in the oven? If so at what temp?"

Placing all the mirror and dichro dots just so...

 Yes, yes, you can! When I'm working on larger glass substrates, I put the piece in the oven at room temperature, and then set the temperature for 180º-200ºF.  While the mosaic heats up, I work on other projects around the studio/house. The adhesive goes clear and looks wet when it melts. After 10-15 minutes, I'll check back with the mosaic and test the pieces a bit using a pair of long tweezers to see if they slide easily.

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"No nasty fumes? That's great! I imagine this will be much better than using my embossing gun! Should I set it straight on the oven rack?"

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 Placing the mosaic straight on the rack is fine. Heating the piece in the oven gets the job done much more quickly and evenly than heating with a heat gun or embossing gun. If you're using a heat gun, you have to slowly heat the whole piece very evenly. If you don't heat a large glass substrate evenly, there's a chance of thermal shocking the glass, which results in a big crack! I have heated a larger piece with a heat gun in a pinch, but it's definitely a patience game. Using the oven (or a kiln) to heat the piece allows you to multi-task. After it's heated evenly in the oven and you remove it, you can continue to heat with your embossing tool to move pieces into place.
 

When the light reflects off of the mirror and dichro, there's tons of sparkle.

When Debbie finished her project, she shared pictures of it in the sun and in the window with backlighting. "I love it Carrie! When it's hanging in the window it's harder to see the dichro blobs and mirror, so maybe it will hang on a wall at some point. Already thinking about the next one!"

When the light is shining behind the piece, the bright, transparent colors
in the middle grab the spotlight!

Below is a video for working with No Days Mosaic Adhesive in glass on glass mosaics:

Creating a NO Days Stepping Stone

No Days Mosaic Adhesive on Stepping Stone

Gather the materials: paver stone, No Days Mosaic Adhesive,
tweezers, scissors, heat gun, grout, glass.

Tools & Materials:
-Paving Stone from home improvement store
-No Days Mosaic Adhesive Film
-heat gun
-stained glass
-cutting tools: glass cutter, running pliers, mosaic nippers
-Morton Portable Glass Shop (or other strip cutting system)
-tweezers
-grout
-latex gloves

Approximate Time Start to Finish: 3 hours

Clean sand and debris off the surface of the paver stone.

After brushing off the paver stone of dirt and debris, cut the No Days Mosaic Adhesive to size using scissors or an exacto blade. You can overlap pieces of the adhesive film, and even use scrap and leftover adhesive film. The stepping stone pattern can be traced on the adhesive film, if you find it helps. If you want to make sure the film doesn't slide around on the stepping stone while you're placing tiles, you can prep the adhesive to the stone ahead of time. Below is a picture using an iron and the white release liner that comes in the package with the No Days Mosaic Adhesive to prep the stone with adhesive. (NOTE: If you don't let the adhesive cool before removing the release liner, it will stick to the liner and not your stepping stone!)

You can make the adhesive sheets stick to the stone by prepping
with an iron and the white release liner that comes packaged with
No Days Mosaic Adhesive.

After placing all of your tiles on the surface of the adhesive, it's time to heat set the adhesive to activate it. Using an oven is the easiest way to heat set the stone. Set the oven to 200 degrees F (93ºC) and place the stone on the rack for about 15- 20 minutes. The stone takes quite awhile to heat up, and it's important that the stone gets to 160ºF (too hot to touch) so that the adhesive bonds fully with both the stone and the tiles. You can also use a standard heat gun or embossing heat tool to heat the tiles and stone.

As soon as the mosaic cools, it's time to grout!

After the stone cools (~15 minutes), you're ready to grout. If you're teaching the stepping stone as a class, this 15 minutes is a good time to give a grouting demo and talk about the different kinds of grout available and different methods for mixing grout.

Finished stepping stones in about 3 hours!

Finished stones in the yard. This batch was done by a Girl Scout troop.

Here's a video to give you more ideas and explain the process:

Glass on Glass Mosaic Workshop with Katrina Doran

Glass on glass : Mosaic windows
with Katrina Doran

Glass on Glass Mosaic using No Days Mosaic Adhesive

 If you've been looking for instruction in using No Days Mosaic Adhesive film, then you may want to check out this workshop with Mosaic Artist & Instructor Katrina Doran at the Creative Arts Center of Dallas on Saturday, March 15, 2014 – Sunday, March 16, 2014 beginning at 10:00am.

For more information, head over to Katrina's web page.

Creative Arts Center of Dallas (map)
2360 Laughlin Drive
Dallas, TX 75228
USA

2014 Glass Craft & Bead Expo ~ Hot Mosaics & Tempered Glass with Christine Stewart

Join Australian Glass Artist Christine Stewart at the Las Vegas Glass Craft & Bead Expo on Friday, March 28th from 8am-4pm as she shares her various mosaic techniques including her use of No Days Mosaic Adhesive.

FR_29 - HOT MOSAICS AND TEMPERED GLASS
Tempered Glass, or safety glass, breaks in a different manner to non-tempered glass; instead of breaking into sharp shards it shatters into a matrix of small pebble shapes which do not have sharp edges. The shattered tempered glass is almost crystalline in appearance and when laid down in a mosaic design has a sparkling textural effect. Combine this with Hot Mosaic Components, the electric colors of Dichroic Glass, or your treasured glass beads and your mosaic projects will take on a very exciting creative form - a new glass adventure to explore!

In this class, you will be working on a clear glass base within a picture frame. You will fire the Hot Mosaic Components of your design in the kiln, be shown gluing techniques and how to lay down your design onto the glass surface with the aim of creating a transparent glass to glass Hot Mosaic project combining the elements of Tempered Glass, Dichroic Glass & Glass Beads, and then add further dimension with surface layering techniques with the addition of Beads and other Fired Components. Reverse painting coloring techniques, gold leaf and decorative papers can also be used to add more depth and shadowy intrigue to the finished piece. Students bring: glass cutting tools, glass mosaic cutters, work surface, Sharpie Marking Pen, small pair scissors, tweezers, notepad & Pen. Wear covered footwear and protective eye wear.

2014 Glass Craft & Bead Expo ~ Hot Mosaics with Christine Stewart

Hot Mosaics with Christine Stewart

Join Australian Glass Artist Christine Stewart at the Las Vegas Glass Craft & Bead Expo on Wednesday, March 26th from 9am-5pm, where she'll be sharing tips and tricks for using No Days in your mosaics.


WE_29_A - HOT MOSAICS - GETS HOTTER & HOTTER
  In this dynamic Two Day class Christine will definitely spark your inspiration and fascination with 'HOT MOSAICS", a technique which combines two of the hottest trends in glass art - mosaics and glass fusing! With a small kiln and basic fusing skills you will fire up fused glass components to incorporate within your mosaic designs. These components will be further embellished by using frit, stringer, confetti, glass paints, 22ct gold and dichroic glass. The effect is unique with the softened rounded edges of the fired components creating a dramatic contrast to the neighboring non fired flat pieces of glass. Students will complete a 10" x 10" Hot Mosaic Project and learn the technical aspects of fusing glass in a kiln while designing specifically for mosaics..... and then it gets Hotter !!! Christine will demonstrate how to apply HOT MOSAICS to acrylic, leather, fabric and metal, adding a gorgeous touch of bling. Just imagine the new project possibilities for you and your students. - creating mosaic designs on leather belts, purses, acrylic frames, watch bands ... even elegant shawls and fabrics. Then you will push the limits even further as Christine shares with you her 'Dimensional Mosaic Layering Techniques"...... this additional decorative layer is added to the completed surface of your mosaic designs - applied after grouting. These additional design elements may either be fired components or decorative beads, jewelry or any interesting shape or material. You will be guided step by step through all of Christine's HOT MOSAIC techniques and also thoroughly cover surface preparation, applications of mosaic and suitable surfaces, which adhesives to use when, how to layer and build up dimension within your designs, to grout or not to grout, grout coloring techniques ... all your questions will be answered. Students bring: glass cutting tools, glass mosaic cutters, glass cutting surface, Sharpie marking pen, small pair scissors, tweezers, note pad & pen. Students must wear safety glasses and wear covered footwear.

Christine is the author and designer of five art glass books and three pattern packs with CKE Publications which are distributed worldwide. Christine is also the recipient of fourteen ‘Gallery of Excellence Awards’ in both the Professional Mosaic and Professional Glass Bead & Jewelry Categories, Glass Craft Expo. A glass artist who is internationally recognized for her dramatic designs, innovative techniques and eccentric use of color.

Christine travels to the USA annually sharing her skills and in recent years developed the ‘HOT MOSAIC’ technique.

Mosaic Artist Spotlight ~ Gayle Haynie of Glass by Gayle

Mosaic beach scene made in a wooden tray using No Days Mosaic Adhesive.
By Gayle Haynie

 We love receiving customer feedback and seeing all the creative projects made with No Days Adhesives! Recently, Gayle Haynie of Glass by Gayle shared some of the projects she's been working on.
"I used No Days Groutless Adhesive and No Days Mosaic Adhesive.  I bought the metal tray at a garage sale.  I wish I had more of those type of metal trays. I used the Groutless on that project.  The beach scene is done on a wood tray.  I used the Mosaic Adhesive on that one.   I love using your products.  I recommend your products to my students and anyone who is a crafter."

Mosaic 12" heart metal tray made using No Days Groutless Mosaic Adhesive.
By Gayle Haynie

If you've got projects you'd like to share with us, feel free to email info@streuter.com.

Making No Days Mosaic Night Lights

Tools & Materials:

• glass base - can be a circle, square, rectangle of plate glass or stained glass (textured stained glass adds a nice look)
• scrap glass, tiles, millefiori, etc.
• mosaic nippers
• circle cutting system (if you're going to cut circles, this is the easiest solution aside from buying them)
• glass grinder
• safety glasses
• No Days Mosaic Adhesive
• standard heat gun or embossing heat tool
• long tweezers
• night light hardware
• sanded grout : container to mix it in, water, gloves, paper towels (You can use No Days Groutless Mosaic Adhesive to skip this step, but you may need to use a different adhesive for gluing the bail, or come up with a creative jig for holding the clip.)
  
  

  To make a No Days Mosaic Night Light, start by cutting a piece of glass for the base of your mosaic. I’m using a Toyo circle cutter with Spectrum’s System 96 clear glass, which cuts and breaks easily leaving a nice flat surface for building your mosaic on. Set the circle cutter to the radius of the circle you want to cut & center it on your glass. Make sure that there are no obstacles in the way of the bar before pressing down and scoring the glass. When you return to the start of the score, stop turning the cutter head. You only want to score once. Square off your circle, removing any excess glass.

  
  
  

  Next, place the breaking button from the Morton Safety Break System under the scoreline on the glass and use the running tool to push down on top of the line. Make sure you’re holding the running tool perpendicular to your score. Start your score in a corner so there’s less chance of the score running to the edge of your glass. Press with gentle but firm pressure until you see a score start to run. Rotate your glass, placing the edge of the run on top of the button and press down with the running tool again. Repeat until your score line meets itself at the other side of the circle.

  
  
  

  Now, score some release cuts from the edge of the glass almost to the circle score lines. Do this on four sides of the glass, then gently break the scores.

  
  
  

  After cutting the glass base, it’s time to get on the grinder and soften up the sharp edges of the glass so that no one gets cut picking up the night light. Using a glass grinder with water, shape the glass if needed and remove sharp edges by grinding on an angle. If you're unsure of how to do this, find a local stained glass shop and they'll show you what you need to do.

  
  
  

  Make sure to wear safety glasses while grinding and prevent glass bits from flying at your face with a splash guard.

  
  
  

  Dry the base piece of glass and cut a piece of No Days Mosaic Adhesive the size of your glass base.

  
  
  

  Nip various bits of glass or follow a pattern and cover your glass substrate (base). When you've got it filled in, leaving some room for grout lines, you're ready to heat set the No Days Mosaic Adhesive.

  
  
  

  Working on a heatproof surface, use a standard heat gun to heat the mosaic from 8-10” away, which helps to prevent the glass pieces from being blown away by the force of the hot air. As the adhesive liquefies, some of the mosaic bits may move around. While the mosaic is still hot, use your tweezers to nudge the pieces into place. If you need to add extra pieces, make sure to heat them so that they firmly adhere. Then, let the mosaic cool and assemble your grouting station.

  
  
  

  Gather grout, a mixing cup, water, and gloves. When your mosaic has cooled, it's ready to grout. Mix unsanded grout with a very little bit of water, adding more until you get to the consistency of toothpaste or peanut butter. Wipe the grout across the surface of your mosaic so that it gets in between all of the tiles. Pull it around the edges of the mosaic, too. Scrape the excess grout off of the surface of the mosaic, then let it sit for about 10 minutes. Using a damp sponge, wipe across the surface of the mosaic to remove the grout from on top of the tiles turning the sponge to a clean side with each pass. Again, let the mosaic sit for 10 minutes, then buff with a dry paper towel or rag to remove any haze.

  
  
  

  Wait another 10 minutes before gluing the night light clip to the backside of your mosaic. Cut a small length of No Days Mosaic Adhesive. Place a few layers of the adhesive film on the back of the night light where you want to attach the clip.

  
  
  

  Working on the heatproof surface, turn the heat gun on and have tweezers out to hold onto the clip while heating it. It’s important to heat the glass base long enough to get it hot to the touch in order to ensure a good bond. Don’t worry about your mosaic pieces falling out. The grout and adhesive should hold them firmly in place while you heat. Let your mosaic cool down, and then check to see that the clip is firmly attached. If it pulls off, then it wasn’t heated long enough. Reheat and try again, pushing excess adhesive out from between the glass base and clip.

  
  
  

  Attach your nightlight hardware together securely, then plug it in, turn it on and enjoy!

  
  
  

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