MOSAIC
Mosaic Bird Baths are designed out of materials assembled together. Mosaic is known as being small, flat, roughly square pieces of stone, tile, plastic or glass of different colors, known as tesserae. On bird baths, the little pieces of tesserae are glued to a base that can be made out of ceramic, plastic, or concrete.
DIY
To make your own mosaic bird bath you will need a few materials and tools.
1. You will have to choose your pieces of teaserae; shape, color and design.
- STONE (Porous)
- TILE (Porous & Non-Porous)
- PLASTIC (Non-Porous)
- GLASS (Non-Porous)
TIP: Since the tesserae will be submerged under water, you may want to consider tesserae that is non-porous if your worried about colder temperatures. Porous tesserae allows water to get inside and can crack under freezing temperatures.
2. Next, choose a dish you will be using to glue the tesserae to. If you are using a dish that is porous, you will have to use a sealer. Sealing will prevent the adhesive and grout from drying out.
- TERRACOTTA (Porous)
- PLASTIC (Non-Porous)
- CEMENT (Porous)
You can also turn your existing bird bath into a mosaic bird bath too.