Frames - For more details checkout my frames post.
Frame Lumber |
- 2x2 - Lowes
- 1/4 inch birch plywood - Lowes
- Wood Glue - various
Mosaic Tiles - This is probably the single biggest expense for each mosaic project other than the labor. I generally make either 1'x1' mosaics or 2'x1' mosaics. Mosaic of this size require approximately 1.5 lbs or 3 lbs of tiles respectively. I use the chart below to determine how many tiles to order.
Tile Quantity Cheat Sheet |
Note: There are about 140 3/4" tiles in 1 pound. There are about 600 3/8" tiles in 1 pound.
Tile Vendors
Tile Vendors
Hakatai -
6 Jul 2014 - I am trying out a Hakatai as a new vendor since Opus Mosaics apparently went out of business. I purchased 12 lbs of Venetian tile at cost of $31.32 + $25.08 shipping via UPS. The total cost was $56.40 or $4.70 per lbs. That works out to approximately $0.034 per tile including shipping.
Jennifer Mosaics - Nice tiles, but Jennifer does not distribute directly. I've purchased tiles from Jennifer Mosaics from Amazon. The price is about $10 per pound. Luckily shipping is free if you have amazon prime. That works out to $0.071 per tile.
Maryland Mosaics - Only sells vitreous tiles on sheets. (No loose tiles). Current price is between $7.50 and $14.95 per sheet of 225 tiles. That works out to $0.033 to $0.064 per tile not including shipping.
Monster Mosaics - I haven't tried them. 2 lbs (280 Tiles) would cost $11.50 + $13.59 (UPS ground) shipping for a total of $25.09. This works out to $0.09 per tile.
Jennifer Mosaics - Nice tiles, but Jennifer does not distribute directly. I've purchased tiles from Jennifer Mosaics from Amazon. The price is about $10 per pound. Luckily shipping is free if you have amazon prime. That works out to $0.071 per tile.
Maryland Mosaics - Only sells vitreous tiles on sheets. (No loose tiles). Current price is between $7.50 and $14.95 per sheet of 225 tiles. That works out to $0.033 to $0.064 per tile not including shipping.
Monster Mosaics - I haven't tried them. 2 lbs (280 Tiles) would cost $11.50 + $13.59 (UPS ground) shipping for a total of $25.09. This works out to $0.09 per tile.
Mosaic Mercantile - I've purchased several order of tiles from them. Lately, they always seem to be out of the tile colors that I need. Shipping is a flat $9.00. Buying two pounds would cost 17.00 + 9.00 = $26.00. This works out to $0.09 per tile including shipping. The cost would go down slightly on bulk orders.
Tessera Glass - I haven't tried them. The also sell tiles on sheets of 225. 2 lb of tile is $7.00 + $12.35 flat rate shipping for total of $19.25. This works out to $0.043 per tile including shipping.
Other various supplies
Mosaic Tile Glue - I mostly use Weldbond.
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