Spring is winding down, and most of spring's flowering trees have lost their petals - but not my flowering tree below. The flowers in my mosaic stepping stone should last for years.
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| Image 1: Mosaic Tree #2 Stepping Stone |
In this mosaic, (tree # 2 in a series of stepping stones), I made branches weaving among the flowers, and I tucked in some exotic little birds. (How many can you find? (To find them all you need to look at the full stepping stone pictures, not just the one below.)
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| Image 2: Flowering Tree #2 Mosaic |
I think the branches makes the tree look large, and the result feels more artistic than my first tree.
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| Image 3: Flowering Tree #2 Mosaic |
Tree # 1 in the series (shown below) now reminds me of the K-Pop Demon hunter boy 'Mystery'. (If
you don't get that reference, don't worry, it's not important).
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| Image 4: Flowering Tree #1 Mosaic |
I created
my flowering tree # 2 mosaic after I realized how I could improve on
the stepping stone above, which I shared last year in this post.
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| Image 5: Flowering Tree Mosaic No. 2 |
I think the changes I made from mosaic tree #1 enhanced the design. I love the way the stepping stone looks, nestled among the glory of the snow flowers, which were in full bloom this year on April 10, 2026. I hope you like it!
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Mosaic Notes:
Mosiac
work using broken china is sometimes called Pique Assiette, or
picassiette. It's my favorite style, and the one I work in the most.
I found a great getting started tutorial on creating mosaics
using china at here at Apple Street Cottage!
By the way, there are a lucky seven birds in the tree.
Click on the images to see them enlarged.
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Enjoy the beginning of Summer!
It's a great time to collect shells for future projects-
with kids, students, grand-kids, or for yourself!
Comments encourage me, and I like encouragement. Please leave a comment if you have time!
I have three large categories of posts:
Travel, China and China hutches, and Mosaics.
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