{"product_id":"mosaic-making-for-home-and-arno-wilderman-9798180781208","title":"Mosaic Making for Home and Garden: 20 Tile and Glass Projects with Step-by-Step Instructions to Beautify Outdoor Spaces, Planters, Stepping Stones, Wa","description":"\u003cb\u003eYou did everything right. The tiles went down beautifully. Then the first hard frost came, and so did the cracks. The adhesive was wrong from the start. Nobody told you. This book does.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost mosaic projects fail quietly, not because of poor technique or lack of patience, but because one critical materials decision was made without enough information behind it. An outdoor stepping stone with the wrong adhesive looks perfect for exactly one winter. This book exists to prevent that. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaterials Decisions That Actually Hold\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom your first afternoon stepping stone to a tiled birdbath bowl, 20 complete projects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete indoor-outdoor substrate and adhesive guidance, environment by environment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCutting, nipping, and glass scoring with correct hand position and technique from session one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrout type, gap width, and polymer modification specified per project, not left to guesswork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFreeze-thaw damage explained with four protective steps built into every outdoor build\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTroubleshooting for adhesion failure, grout cracking, staining, and tile replacement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhotography, pricing, and selling frameworks for makers ready to go beyond the workshop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy Project 3, the instincts are there. By the final page, you will have covered more material systems and surface types than most makers see in an entire first year. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuilt to Last Two Thousand Years\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEye, skin, and respiratory hazard prevention built in before a single tile is cut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign principles for color, value contrast, grout color, and template transfer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGifting and care guidance so finished pieces are received as they deserve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdvanced waterproofing and fiberglass mesh technique in the two final projects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eVitreous glass does not fade. Polymer-modified thinset on concrete backer board does not release in normal weather. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA well-made outdoor mosaic, sealed annually, will still be in your garden in twenty years, long after you have forgotten the afternoon you made it. These pages give you everything it takes to make that happen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne correctly made piece teaches more than any diagram can. Let this book make sure your first one is built to last.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arno Wilderman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798180781208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.22d","brand":"Arno Wilderman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084223095039,"sku":"9798180781208","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mosaic-making-for-home-and-arno-wilderman-9798180781208","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}