GOPHER it!! :)

I just threw the idea out to hubby and he suggested using about 1" deep of sea glass and then putting the clear, self leveling resin on top to create a smooth surface, so that shoots the mosaic idea. The good news is that he's receptive to the idea and willing to help - yippee!

(brain dead this evening - the "to funky, to unconventional" in my original post should be "too" funky, "too" unconventional. Geez, when I'm tired all spelling rules go right out of my head!)

Why couldnt you mosaic it and then pour the resin over to seal the whole thing? I cant remember who is doing their bathroom counter that way on the site. It would be fabulous!

I like all but the idea of the resin over it.
I have the same plan..to mosaic the backsplash in the kitchen and the pass through, between kitchen and front room and the window frame within...
but I surely don't plan on any resin. that would take away the rough, whimsical, freestyle of the mosaic.
I have some degreaser spray cleaner and would clean it that way, with a sloppy wet rag, to clean it,,,,whenever that needed to be...
how often do you regularly clean a backsplash, anyway?
I"m gathering sea glass, each chance I get and the plan is to do a lot of interior things with it.

I'm aiming for a rustic, one of a kind inside to the house. after I'm long gone...the next person can figure out what to do or redo with my work...lol
but for sure, I won't be covering up the organic look of the seaglass...especially with a resin.
polyurathane maybe, but that's it.

Becky. .(*_*).

Since I plan on doing the actual counter TOPS as well as the back splash, I think Hubby suggested the resin as a way to achieve a level, flat surface on the counter top.

We're certainly open to other suggestions tho :-)

i think with a kitchen counter the resin would be a great i dea because you do do so much work on it and you wouldnt want your work to be damaged or get stained by something and event a good sealer cant help with spaghetti sauce trust me i broke a jar in the kitchen and my silve grout is permanently damaged so i am going to paint it soon its just such a big job to even think about it makes me tired but if i were you i would go for it

I say go w/your inspiration, but I agree w/SEA - no resin for me cuz I think it does sorta commercialize the art work. Another concern I'd have is: what if you accidentally put a hot dish or pan on the resin? I don't think Resin would be appropriate for a kitchen counter. LADYRONNIE used it on her bathroom counter for a safety factor w/her children- perfectly sensible. I am sooooooo enjoying my bathroom since I mosaiced the counter and backsplash. My HM said he thought I'd get tired of the bumps and different textures, but NOT - I LOVE it. I think you have a wonderful idea, and I also think you'll love the process. Not too far out at all. I feel the same about re-sale - this is my house and when I move to Heaven, it'll be my DD's job to sell it, and the new owners can rip it apart and replace the counter w/whatever, but I'm enjoying it now. Long before I knew about mosaics I saw a kitchen counter/backsplash mosaiced in plain rocks, and thought it was fabulous. You'll adjust to anything, no matter if it's a little inconvenient, when you follow your art. Since your DH is open to the idea, seems all y'all have to do is a little negotiating.