Hey TINA, WELCOME! You have to come to the greatest group on the web! Your counter can definitely be done. I did mine, SLOW did hers, and I know others but can't think of names. We'll help you anyway we can. I checked out the thread I did during the wip, but I've apparently removed a bunch of photos from photobucket so many of them are missing. Here's the before:

And the after:

This is all done with stained glass, then covered with epoxy resin. Here's the countertop:

I understand the appeal of using glass marbles, but they ARE a bear to grout. Just something to keep in mind. Let us know how we can help.

Ronnie

Well -- there ya go ! ( Pointing to the post above me )
I'm glad you wandered over here :) We're just a fun loving group of ladies - no competition - no arguing - it's the best forum on the web. WELCOME !!!!!!!!!

Well, welcome to you, ARTSY. Lots of us migrated from the junkyard to this side. You are gonna LOVE US!!! You're in the right place. Best danged bunch of artist you could have found cuz we're a real N.I.C.E. bunch. I also did my counter top and love it every time I walk into my bathroom. Am planning to do the toilet soon. There are so MANY other things you can use along with your half marbles, do a little collecting before you start. In my picture, notice the top right corner of the backsplash in the second photo - a little frog lollygogging under his palm. I, too, love frogs.

Well - there ya Go ! (Pointing to the post above me !)

I could do this all night . hee hee
( See ! We're a bunch of goofs ! )

SLOW: I always forget how absolutely stunning your countertop is. Wish I hadn't posted mine. Looks like kindergarten fingerpainting compared to yours...

Ronnie
(head down,tail between my legs...oh, and bowing to the QUEEN! :)

P.O.O.P., LADY: You just have a smaller one. I didn't do the wonderful curlique cutout and I didn't do the epoxy so mine is not as smooth, and whatever. Absolutely NO NEED to lower your head, tuck your tail and bow. Lordy, child. How do you think I feel when I view CURB's BAMA's, GYPSIE's, LINLEE's, NT's and a whole host of other perfectionists on this forum? Well I just do what I know how to do and keep learning. GEESH - QUEEN I AIN'T. HERE y'all, take it back!!!!!!!!! It ain't ME!!!

Oh no, don't you list me as a perfectionist! Linlee and Bama put me to shame shame shame! LOL

You are the queen Slow, because you are brave and bold, that counter is proof positive!

Now artsy, our standard advice is to do some small projects first because you learn little things from each one before you tackle something large and permanent in your house. Ronnie is/was the exception because she tackled that counter and did epoxy without hesitation as her first trial and it ofcourse was a huge success.

experiment with the half gems on something, findout what it's like to use them, spacing and grouting... It will save you headaches before you start your bathroom.

ha...perfectionist, neurotic, anal...semantics.

Welcome Artsy

Linlee

Welcome Artsy....

I'm anal.....oh yeah, and organized!

Barb

Welcome! What can I say... not counter top here (yet)

Maria

Like I said I love this group!! Soooooo much talent in one place!! Let me put this question to the group... Would it be best to just do the counter top and do drop in sinks? Or could the countertop and sinks be done as one intire piece? My sinks are undermounted with the metal ring thing to make them flush with the formica type countertop...and they (the sinks) are an icky peachy color...so mosic them or relace them...That is the question? lol...My hubby thinks I'm nuts for wanting to do this...and thinks it's going to take a long time...Funny I've stripped the 2 layers of old wallpaper off and painted, removed the caulk that was applied like cake frosting...repaired the grout and re-done all that...with no help from him...that took about a week...I made breakfast, lunches and dinner everynight, and took the kids to 4 Dr.'s appointments, did the laundry cleaned the house...emagine if I did not have all that to do how much faster I could have had it done!? Then he said last night that it looks wonderful!(awww) I said if you think it looks good now...just wait... when I get the countertop and sinks done! He said what part of NO don't you understand?! Well I just don't understand the N or the O, I guess...lol...I think I'm going to do a couple small items first, maybe a toilet bruch holder, and waste basket in the half marbles to see how well I do and get a feel for it...oh and maybe a bowling ball too...lol

My counter top started out just repairing a leaky faucet. Since my handy man doesn't patch things, it's gotta be PERFECT for him, I had to take all the old tiles off the wall and counter, sink out, and he laid a new plywood and hardibacker on. I mosaiced that and then he set the sink on top of that w/silicon. If you want to mosaic w/o removing your sink, I'd think you could mosaic up to the metal rim. However, allowing for adhesive and the thickness of your tesserae, you'll have to deal w/the rim being lower than your mosaic. I'm sure there are creative ways to handle that problem, but if you want it done well and the right way, IMO, you'll have to take it all apart and re-install what you seem to want - another sink or the one you have mosaiced. BUT re your question on whether or not you could do it all in one piece, that would solve the whole problem. Someone on here mosaiced their sink and it was absolutely GORGEOUS. Don't remember who, but it was amazingly beautiful.

It was one BA1JE. Here's the link. It IS a gorgeous sink! Don't know if she ever posted it grouted?

Here is a link that might be useful: Barb's sink