Set up this frame by securing a rectangular mirror to a broad wooden backer board. Cut hand-painted cobalt, turquoise, and marigold Talavera tiles into geometric quarters and triangles using tile nippers. Alternate these decorative glazed pieces with rough, porous terracotta pottery shards to create a vibrant border pattern. Adhere all pieces with standard tile thin-set mortar, allowing the rustic, irregular heights of the clay to show. Grout the frame using a warm sand-colored sanded grout to mimic traditional adobe mortar, sponging the tile faces clean to reveal the hand-painted glazes.
Idea 8: Botanical Pressed Flora Stained Glass Leaf & Petal Frame
Execution Process
A botanical pressed flora stained glass frame arranges translucent, leaf-shaped stained glass tesserae and pressed flower glass cabochons into climbing ivy and floral vine motifs. This design brings the restorative calm of a garden conservatory inside, using emerald, olive, and chartreuse glass leaves that appear to grow organically around the mirror glass.