Mosaic Fire Bowl

Items I used:

• I found Real Fuel online at Amazon which was $40 for a 12 pack last year. I noticed the cost has gone up this summer : (
• Mosaic tiles cyan tiles - I started with 5 bags and ended up ordering more as soon as I could see I didn't have enough.
• Glass gems azure gems
• Waterproof adhesive. I used a white caulk like glue in a squeeze tube that had almost no smell. 
• Metal bowl from the kitchen supply store. I used sand paper around the inside to rough the surface for better tile adhesion.
• Light gray sanded grout.
• Tile nippers.

Last summer I decided my container garden (affectionately known as the "pot garden") needed a fire bowl. We have a backyard fire bowl for our summer fires but I wanted something small that would burn liquid fuel. I did some googling, because, well, you know...you can find everything on Google
(or Pinterest), and was able to piece together an idea that I thought would work.


I ordered the cyan mix of mosaic tiles from Mosaic Art Supply. This company also has some good information on its site if you are new to making mosaics. I separated out all the colors into plastic containers and just started gluing. I thought about laying out all the pieces but honestly it was becoming too much like math class calculating the pie shapes needed to make the bowl shape. I had no problem with geometry but really? I did place marks evenly up the sides so I had something to follow.

I worked on this in the evenings in the living room watching TV and finished in a few days (not counting the time it took for the reorder to come in). After letting the adhesive set for a few days I grouted the entire bowl.

            Before grouting







Update:
This summer I decided I wanted the flame more contained so I have added a metal bowl, a grate made from some wire netting and some "fire stones" made from clay and fired in my kiln. I thought about buying some of the glass fire stones but never got around to it. I think the cost seemed one step too far for the project.