Sorry to hear that, Becky. I can understand your pain, with all of that work. It's an adorable chair. I recently read a mosaic artist made the comment, she just accepted that her mosacis might not live 100 years and that was okay with her. Guess we need to accept that nothing is permanent even though it has our heart and soul in them.

How sad. That's the prettiest little chair. You did such a fabulous job, doesn't appear you need inspiration. Just start gluing on another one and it'll come to you as you work.

yeah, wood should never be used for outdoors. No matter how well you seal it, it will absorb water and swell. It is afterall, what trees make wood for.

It's a horrible shame to hear of this, I'm sorry for all your hardwork wasted.

Such a beautiful piece. I learned the hard way about wood to, I feel your pain...

That's REALLY CUTE!!!! My birdbath fell apart last year, It
was one of my first outdoor projects. A painful "live and learn"

Hazie

AW that is so sad. Was a pretty little chair. 80 POUNDS WOW That IS a lot of glass. So Sorry.

Chris

Beautiful chair I feel your pain too,gonna start rebuiling 2 pedestals done on fiberglass that I had on my front porch everything is falling off.I used liquid nails way back and should have smeared on thinset instead but did not know it at the time.

Awww, what a beautiful little chair too. I know it makes you sick; hopefully you saved some of the pieces to put on your next one. I'm sure you'll think of another great design..

I used indoor tiles on my birdbath and they are freezing and chipping, too lazy to haul inside cuz of weight(it&mine)....lesson learned

Too CUTE!!! I can imagine the kick-in-the-stomach feeling when you saw that first piece fall off....ouch!
Maybe you could make a pretty little picture frame in the same design for it? And thanks for sharing this story...think how many of us newbies you've saved from making the same mistake!

Yup..been there...done that...returned the shirt!!!! My bowling ball and a birdbath fell apart. I was so upset. Live and learn.

Your chair was very pretty. Im still in the throes of giving birth to mine so I will post a pic when its done. It will not be used outside for sure!!! Sorry about you losing it!

I guess if I want to make one for outside Im gonna have to make it out of cement..ha that shoud hold up huh???!!!

I feel your pain! I learned my lesson on using indoor tiles on an outside bench - they eventually all cracked and flaked off. I know your chair looked great - it still looks good!

After reading this I took my bowling ball inside.
I am really sorry about that chair, it is so pretty.
Bianchi

I wonder if a mosaic can survive outside in the winter under a porch where it would be sheltered from the snow and water, but not the cold.

I just found this thread and now I'm worried. All my projects are for outside. What can we do to help them last?

Lots of sealer????