Backyard Mosaics [Hardcover]

Connie Sheerin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 31, 2001

Don't ever throw out a broken glass, bowl, or piece of pottery, when you can recycle them into beautiful mosaic crafts. Over 25 projects will add charm to all your outdoor settings! Picture a mosaic Buddha or frog centering a quiet garden space. Or, transform your outdoor dining area with friendly mosaic table and chairs, serving carts and trays. Then choose among a welcome sign, chiminea, tabletop fountain, stepping stone path, gazing balls, and garden statues

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About the Author

Connie Sheerin has crafted in one way or another for as long as she can remember. Although she majored in communication, she earned money in college by doing pastel portraits of her friends. After spending ten years working in marketing, Connie tired of the fast pace and returned to the craft industry in 1995. Today, she designs and writes, and is a member of the Society of Craft Designers. Her favourite craft is mosaics, and her book CREATIVE MOSAICS was published in 1998.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (December 31, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806929677
• ISBN-13: 978-0806929675
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #115,263 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #44 in Books > Arts & Photography > Other Media > Ceramics

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40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Let your creativity soar in the garden!, October 26, 2001

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V. Lemons (Dyersburg, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Backyard Mosaics (Hardcover)

This book is an excellent sequel to Ms. Sheerin's first offering, Mosaics In an Afternoon. If you haven't had the opportunity to peruse either book, you are missing out on the chance of a lifetime to add pizazz to your home!

Most of the projects offered in this book would make excellent gifts, art pieces for sale, or decorations to grace your own home. Not only will you find the complete instructions for each project, you'll find informative lessons on how to be a mosaic designer yourself!

Highly recommended book!

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun projects, impressive results., August 24, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Backyard Mosaics (Hardcover)

While it is nice to see the completed projects with full plans, the most important thing we took away from this book is technique. We feel we can pretty much mosaic anything that comes across our path now! As a result, we looked at a particularly ugly cement slab that was under an outside faucet and saw an opportunity. We mosaiced it (that's mom and her 7 year old) and it is now a focal point instead of a eye sore.

If you're just getting started this is a great way to go. It worked with us!

5.0 out of 5 stars Mosaic book from Amazon, August 30, 2011

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Marcia Bradwick "Marcia Bradwick" (Gulfport, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Backyard Mosaics (Paperback)

The book is great, just as presented. It arrived almost instantly, it seemed, in fine condition. My husband has already made one of the patterns.