me too ive been lurking for about a month now i have quite a few projects ive done over the years i will try to post some pics soon im working on a table top for my living room right now its looking pretty good so far but ive still got some grout work to finish

Welcome JLYNN: Glad you've joined the fun. Since you already know how to cut glass - BTW - even though I'm not a traditional SG person, I think your work is BEAUTIFUL - so neat and looks so professional - then all you need to do is treat it like any other tesserae. There is a thread on the first page - "Class", in which SEAGLASSIC explains the basics of mosaics to a newbie. Her instructions are excellent, so read that, as well as a couple of tutorials - "Joys of Shards" is a good one for you to Google and read the tutorial on how to do the process. What adhesive you use w/depend on the project and where it w/be used - inside or outside. You'll get some more details from other responses, but I'm soooooooo tired after working all day, that I didn't save energy for going into the basics w/you tonight. You'll get lots of help here, so hang w/us until others respond. You're gonna LOVE mosaicing w/glass. Right now, I'm using thinset to adhere SG to my bathroom counter.

Welcome, Jlynn and Shellybelly! JLynn, Slow gave you some good pointers. www.mosaicartsupply.com also has some good FAQ's. There are many other websites with tutorials.

As for your adhesive, Weldbond is a clean white glue that you would want to use for most of your interior stuff but some of us have used it for exterior with success. E6000 is an industrial glue that I purchase at Michael's Craft Store; it is very strong and I've had good success with it on concrete, terra cotta, wood, metal. GE II silicone for Windows & Doors can be purchased at Home Depot or Lowes; it is very durable and can be used on almost any surface. Thinset is something I have not used but plan to soon. It is most commonly used by tilesetters. See the link below on discussion on Weldbond.

When I started I checked out everything I could from my library, then purchased a few of my favorites. I still refer to them.

You don't need a tumbler. It's one of those nice things to have. It just makes the glass edges smoother which is more important on things that might be handled by others such as soap dispensers or a bathroom counter. You can decide later on that.

BTW, your stained glass is very nice work! Hope this helps some.

Here is a link that might be useful: Weldbond discussion

-Hi Shellybelly I can't wait to see your pictures!

-Hi Slow, Thank you for the welcome and the compliment, I'm just really glad you can't see those pieces up really close! Then you would see the huge globs of solder!!
Thanks for the links I've read and/or saved them! Oh and I've seen your picture of your bathroom counter and it is amazing!!! I can only dream!!

-Hi d3bbi, Thanks for the links and all the info. I'm sure my husband will be happy to hear that I don't need anything else! *laf* So I'm not sure if I want to tell him that yet or not! Also thanks for the compliment, I did the SG work a long time ago, but hopefully it's sorta like riding a bike. And yes your info helped very much!!
jlynn

WELCOME BOTH OF YOU!!! I don't know anywhere on the web that is so friendly and laid back, we just like to have fun around here and so the more the merrier!!!!

thanks ya'll i am trying to finish this table top today so maybe after i can upload some pics thanks for all the great advice i have been using the E 6000 adhesive and the grout i got from a job my husband did a while back i dont like it though bcause the sand in it is really i also had some grout left over from my kitchen my husband is in the constuction feild so i can usually get most of my concrete and etc for free yay and he is very supportive too he builds all of my molds and helps with the heavy lifting and even helps me create sometimes so i am glad for that anywho back to work

thanks for the welcome calamity j, yes this place is so friendly! everyone is so nice and helpful!!

shellybelly I love free stuff!!

I've finished adhering the pieces on the backsplash and took a lunch break and am getting ready to cut pieces for the front edging, so am checking in. I'm putting my two-cents worth in re E6000/9000. That stuff is sooooooo much more expensive than anything else we all use. Don't know how y'all can use that for mosaicing. I used to use it when I was mosaicing w/my polymer clay tiles, but it dries so quickly, and I lost a lot that way, and squeezing that tube was awful. Try the GE II, ya'll.

i deffinatly will try it ive resorted to squeezing the tube of E 6000 with my rolling pen haha