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Mosaic Wind Chime Decorate a mosaic wind chime with a variety of seashells. From "Craft Lab" episode DCLB-244

Mosaic Wind Chime

Guest Mary Clark-Camargo and host Jennifer Perkins begin construction of the mosaic wind chime by wrapping plastic foam in plaster and spraying foam with spar marine varathane.

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Mosaic wind chime designed by Mary Clark-Camargo

Materials:

6" plastic foam ball or green floral plastic foam ball
Rigid Wrap plaster cloth
spray spar marine varathane
12 small eye screws
polyurethane or epoxy glue
selection of at least 3 sea/spa colored crystal tiles - clear glass with colored back (or stained glass or ceramic tiles)
silicone adhesive
unsanded beige grout
penetrating grout sealer
6 flat 3" Pecten shells
4 African land 3" snail shells
7 Turritella (horn) 3" or 4" shells
clear transite cord or fishing line
20-gauge wire
assortment of beads in sea/spa colors
tile nippers
quartz-sized container
spoon or stir stick
disposable latex or nitrile gloves
small grout float or palate knife
sponge
rotary tool with 1/32" drill bit
scissors
wire cutter
needle-nose pliers
disposable dust mask
safety goggles

	Figure A
	Figure B

Steps:

1. Cover plastic foam ball completely with Rigid Wrap plaster cloth (figure A) following instructions on package. Smooth the surface with your hands while applying the plaster cloth. Let dry completely.

2. Spray dried plaster ball thoroughly and evenly with spar marine varathane over the entire surface.

3. Push in one eye screw in the top and bottom of the ball, dipping the screw into polyurethane glue as you are setting it to strengthen the hold. Using this same method, set four more eye screws, evenly spaced 2-inches above the bottom screw, then set six more eye screws, also evenly spaced, another 2-inches above this row of four screws (figure B). When done, the bottom 4-inches of the ball will have eleven eye screws on the bottom and one eye screw at the top of the ball, for a total of twelve eye screws on the ball.

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