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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The first tree is beautiful, but the second one is absolutely gorgeous, I love it! Amazing work.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous and thank you for the link to my tutorial! I emailed you in response to your comment on my post but the delivery failed...
ReplyDeleteAll are gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteComing from Sweet Tea & Friends LinkUp.
Have a fun week.
All the best.
Debra @ Life Captured
Thanks for taking part in the "My Sunday Best" meme. Beautiful work. I know how tricky this is as I did a garden totem that featured pique assiette, next to two others I painted (see: https://www.instagram.com/p/CoxAPwMS1JB/?hl=en&img_index=1
ReplyDeleteI love your mosaic garden totem! An artist at my open studio class made one as well, but I haven't tried anything that big. Beautiful work at https://www.instagram.com/p/CoxAPwMS1JB/
DeleteSo beautiful! I love your tree with all it blossoms and birds :)
ReplyDeleteI love your creations. The trees are fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the inspirations!
A fine June!❤️😘
Wow!! Outstanding! Your work is so beautiful. I found you through a party when you shared your egg. I had to pin it, it was so pretty. I was so excited when a new post showed up in my feed tonight. It was worth the wait.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! Here is a link to my mosaic posts --> https://jeanneselep.blogspot.com/2023/07/concentrations-mosaics.html
DeleteWOW! This is so beautiful and creative! Have a happy month iof June.
ReplyDeleteWow! That is fantastic, so beautiful! You are so creative!
ReplyDeleteYour garden is going to be an art gallery with these complex compositions of art for stepping stones! #MMBC
ReplyDeleteLOL, I tell my kids not to step on them. And I don't step on them.
DeleteLove the trees esp. No. 1!
ReplyDeletecheers
sherry
Wow! This is incredible. You're so talented. I saw 6 birds in the first stone.
ReplyDeleteThat is absolutely beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWow!! This is just gorgeous! I would love it if you could share it at my monthly link party - Sharing Serenity at www.serenityyou.com
ReplyDeleteI've noticed no two trees grow exactly the same, so I appreciate that your mosaic stepping stones are different from each other. Keep up the beautiful work and happy June. Nancy Andres @ Colors 4 Health.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful mosiac!!
ReplyDeleteWow, that is amazing. I would love something like this in my garden! You are very talented. :) #MMBC
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! Caught my eye at Shelbee's link up and I had to pop by.
ReplyDeleteSo stunning! I would never step on it :)
ReplyDeleteI think they're both beautiful - you are very clever. And it will always be Spring at your place! #Allseasons. Or should I say they'll put Spring in your step?!
ReplyDeleteReally beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThese tree moasic's are just stunning, Such works of art. Thank you for sharing with us at Handmade Monday :-)
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness this is so beautiful! Love this.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing with Sweet Tea & Friends this month dear friend. I'm so happy you're here.
Jeanne,
ReplyDeleteThis is simply stunning!! Thanks so much for stopping by!!
Hugs,
Deb
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What a beautiful work of art. I was attracted to It the minute I saw it. So lovely.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Mosaic Trees! Outstanding! I found you through Joanne’s Talk About Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteAmazing! Featuring you at Wednesdays in the Studio!
ReplyDeleteSuch stunning mosaics Jeanne.
ReplyDeleteI'm delighted to be featuring your mosaic stepping stone at Create, Bake, Grow & Gather this week and pinning too.
What a STUNNING piece of art! Featuring when my link party opens!
ReplyDeleteGood job! The branches add contrast.
ReplyDeleteI would never step on either one of these stepping stones. Both are beautiful and yes, I like this years' a little better. I enjoyed hunting for the birds. I used to do (plastic) mosaic kits when I was a child. I enjoyed but the thought of working with glass scares me.
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