Craft Therapy: Mosaic Tile Frame

About three years ago I started to make this mosaic tile frame. A friend and I went to a local art shop and spent a couple of hours gluing tiny mosaic pieces onto our frames. I bought the grout to complete the project and went home with the intention of finishing it within a few days. Then three years passed! I have been looking at this frame over the past few weeks and thinking to myself that it is about time I finished it. I detest an unfinished project! I have never grouted anything before and I was unsure how it would go. Today was the day I finally completed it! Here is how you grout a mosaic:

Grout is messy. I put the frame on plastic garbage bags to protect my counters.


Add a bit of water to the dry grout until it has the consistency of oatmeal.


Start spreading the grout between the tiles. I used gloves keep it off my hands.


Keep pushing the grout into the crevices until everything is covered.


Let the grout dry until it becomes chalky. I used my gloved fingers to gently wipe away excess grout as it dried.


Once the grout is mostly dry, use a slightly damp cloth to wipe down the tiles.


It may have taken three years to complete this project, but I can finally say "It's done!" and I had fun doing it.


A side benefit was using my camera. Taking the time to capture what is happening in my life or just documenting this beautiful world ALWAYS improves my mood. I hardly noticed the slushy snow falling outside my window today.