Our Painted Desert Glass Mosaic Tile Mix is a beautiful desert-themed glass tile assortment with warm earth tones, stone greys and blues, light sky teals and fire orange. This mix includes a combination of Morjo™ Vitreous and low-grain Lojee-Nojee™ tile, which adds textural variety and a great way to sample both brands.
These tiles are hard and durable enough for outdoor installation, yet they can quickly be cut into halves, quarters and triangles with little force using a pair of mosaic glass cutters. The grooved side bonds adhesive more securely and also makes for easier cutting. To plan your design, use a mounting grid.
For a mini version of this mix, check out our Albuquerque assortment.
Tile dimensions: 3/4 inch x 3/4 inch (20mm x 20mm).
Tile thickness: 4mm (1/8 inch nominal).
Material: glass
Coverage: each pound covers 0.69 square feet.
Coverage: 218 loose tiles cover 1 sq ft. with grout spacing of 1/16 inch.
Frost-proof, impervious to liquid.
Suitable for indoor/outdoor use.
Product Coverage
Each pound covers 0.69 square feet assuming a standard grout spacing of 1/16 inch. Coverage for 1 square foot requires 218 tiles. Note that cutting tiles generates some scrap, so you may want to budget 5% extra.
Compatibility
Because the 3/4 inch size (20mm) and 1/8 inch nominal thickness (4mm) is industry standard, you can combine these tiles with a wide variety of brands.
Cutting Glass Tile
We recommend the Mosaic Glass Cutter for cutting all types of glass mosaic tile including these. Note, however, that there is a limit to how small they can be cut. Due to their tapered edges, small pieces will tend to tip over. We advise cutting halves and quarters and diagonal triangles, and not much smaller than that. For creating outlines and other details, check out our Rectangle Border Tiles or our Outliners Mosaic Sticks™.
Mounting Tile
Weldbond adhesive works well for mounting dry indoor mosaics. However, to permanently set outdoor and wet mosaics, use thinset mortar.
Use in Mosaic Art
The affordability, ease of use and durability of these tiles makes them suitable for outdoor projects such as garden décor. The pigment quality also lends itself equally well to photorealistic mosaic images and fine art.
Morjo™ Marble Mosaic Cutting Strips are natural marble and stone tiles for making mosaic icons, fine art murals, and architectural coverings. Professional mosaic artists in Europe use this material to make ancient reproductions and original art. They can mount flat, laid on edge, or nipped short and laid on end to expose the natural cleaved surface.
The sides of the strips have a honed and unpolished finish. The sample board and sealed sample product photos show the color intensity when using a stone enhancer sealer, available from most local building material stores. Do NOT order sealers online during winter months where they can freeze during shipment.
WARNING: The widths vary between 8mm and 12mm. The lengths vary as shown in the photos, roughly 3/4 inch to 2 inches. These are professional cutting strips, not finished tiles. Do not order if you need uniform lengths or an unvarying width.
Cutting Marble Mosaic Strips
Marble Mosaic Cutting Strips are the easiest to cut stone we have ever used, and the reason is simple: the 6mm thickness is ideal for cutting yet still thick enough for the stone to have cohesive strength. You can cut these with an ordinary Tile Nipper! Depending on your grip strength, you may want to use a Compound Tile Nipper for even easier cuts.
SCRAP RATE: The amount of cutting waste and unexpected breakage from marble cutting strips varies by the type of stone. Most varieties cut with minimal waste, but some have 5% or even 10% cutting scrap rates depending on how small you are cutting the pieces. Please do not order if your learning curve or budget cannot tolerate some scrap. This professional rendering material represents the best of what is available on the market.
A Marble File is extremely useful for shaping hard materials. It is much easier to file off a tiny amount than it is to try to cut off a tiny amount.
length: varies 12mm-15mm (~3/4 inch to ~2 inches).
coverage: depends whether mounting flat (6mm thick) or on edge.
recommended for dry locations where water cannot pool.
vulnerable to freeze damage like all porous materials.
should be sealed with a tile and grout sealer to minimize staining and freeze damage.
Marble & Stone Material Clarification
Many varieties of marble mosaic tile are not technically marble. Other varieties of stone provide colors not available in marble, but all our marble is dye-free natural stone with an unsealed honed finish. The bottom of the factory sample board includes a separate section of synthetic stone described as “Quartz Colors” that we do not sell.
Expect Product Variation in Marble
Marble mosaic cutting strips are made of natural stone and as such have natural variation in pattern and coloration between pieces. That being said, this manufacturer produces fairly consistent batches and professional artists select it for that reason.
Avoid Matching with Other Manufacturers
Avoid matching our stone by color name to stone from other brands. Just because two marble varieties have same name does not mean they were sourced at the same quarry. There are many natural varieties of travertines, emperadors, etc. Two different factories or quarries might use the same name for stones that look different from each other.
Always Gather All Project Material Before Installing
Be aware that all forms of mosaic tile can and do vary by manufacturer batch. Given that, you should never order your materials in stages or begin installing tile before you have all that you will need. Even the most expensive brands of Italian glass tile come with warnings to inspect and mix different boxes of their tile before you install it. This caveat certainly applies to natural stone!
Marble Cutting Strips Coverage
Coverage depends on whether you are mounting the pieces flat (6mm thick) or on edge, or nipping short pieces and positioning with the cleaved face up. Laying the pieces flat, a pound covers about 42 square inches or 0.29 square feet. That means you need 3.4 pounds to cover 1 square foot.
Compatibility
Marble strip thickness is just under 1/4″, which is about twice as thick as most molded glass mosaic tile. When people augment stone tile with glass, they usually use the traditional hand-cut mosaic glass known as smalti, which has a similar thickness to stone tiles.
IMPORTANT INSTALLATION TIP
Grout will stain unpolished and unsealed stone tile because it is porous. Stone tile has to be sealed with a tile and grout sealer BEFORE you grout it. However, you shouldn’t seal any surface where grout or glue needs to stick to the stone (the sides). Here is what we recommend for pre-sealing porous materials before grouting:
Glue or cement your mosaic tiles into place.
Use a rag dampened with sealer or a small artists paint brush to seal only the top faces of the tiles.
Take care not to drip sealer down between the tiles or down the sides of the tiles.
We use TileLab brand Grout and Tile Sealer for a normal seal. To slightly enhance/darken the stone colors (recommended), we use TileLab brand Stone Enhancer and Sealer. Both of these products are available at Home Depot. More expensive premium products are available. Scroll through product photos to see the difference in each variation with enhancer.
Using Marble Strips in Outdoor Mosaic Art
Most people think that stone is more durable than glass for outdoor mosaic art, but actually the reverse is true for several reasons:
Marble & Stone Hardness Varies
Not all stone is hard, and natural stone only comes in so many colors. To get the range of colors needed to make a mosaic, softer varieties of stone are sometimes all that is available for a particular color. One example is honey onyx (actually a calcite). This is especially true when you are discussing affordable types of stone. Sure, emeralds are a rich green, but they are also relatively rare, small and expensive.
Stone Tile Porosity and Freeze Damage
Glass is non-porous, and thus water cannot penetrate into it and then freeze and expand. But it can cause porous stone to crack and flack away. Keep in mind that the reason we have so many ancient Greek and Roman mosaics after millennia is that the Mediterranean climate is relatively warm and dry. It also helped that many of the ones we now have were buried for centuries.
Marble Tile is Chemically Vulnerable
Remember that not all marble mosaic tile is technically marble, and even if it were, marble isn’t that hard. It is also susceptible to chemical damage by naturally occurring substances. For example, decaying organic matter such as rotting leaves produces acid. Marble dissolves in acid. (You can actually listen to marble fizz when you pour vinegar on it). This is how the acid rain from automobile exhaust in European cities has melted ancient statues. Other varieties of stone are also vulnerable to organic acids and other natural substances.
How To Make Marble Mosaics Last
Marble mosaic cutting strips (and the other stone types described as marble) work best for indoor mosaics where water cannot pool on the surface. However, marble can hold up outdoors provided you seal it very well with a tile and grout sealer and check the seal every few years. (Make sure that water is still beading on the surface instead of soaking in). Sealing and periodic checking are advised with all outdoor mosaics because grout is porous and vulnerable to freeze damage.
Outdoor marble mosaics should be on vertical surfaces such as walls instead of horizontal surfaces such as bench seats or paths.
How To Make Mosaic Art
For more advice on making mosaic art, please see our page of Mosaic FAQ or our Mosaic Information Guide, which lists instructional pages described by topic. We also post new articles about making mosaics at our How to Mosaic Blog.
Wholesale mosaic accounts are available for professional artists, contractors and retailers. A valid sales tax certificate or business license is required. $500 minimum per order.
Urgent applications processed within a few hours for immediate orders.
Our wholesale accounts receive a professional discount code which allows them to purchase mosaic materials directly through the online retail site but at the wholesale price. Thus, wholesale customers can place orders quickly and have their discount applied without extra effort, emails, spreadsheets, invoices, etc.
2. Mail a copy of your business license or sales tax certificate to:
Mosaic Art Supply
2964 Alcove Drive
Scottdale GA 30037 USA
RULES FOR USING THE PROFESSIONAL DISCOUNT
The discount must be used only on orders of $500 or more.
Discounts cannot be made retroactively.
Large orders usually ship in more than one package. This means that we will notify you before processing the order if additional shipping charges need to be made. We may alter the shipping method without notice if necessary to fulfill your order.
There are a few expectations for professionals:
Professionals read product descriptions and order samples first if they are unsure.
Professionals have reliable email addresses and can use this for questions, concerns, and communicating deadlines and other communications. We do not take customer service calls over the phone.
Professionals understand that large or complicated orders take extra processing time.
The Professional Discount can be cancelled at anytime without notice.
Urgent applications processed within a few hours for immediate orders.
Broken, Reworked and Salvaged Mosaic Tile Assortment is a colorful 1-lb assortment of mosaic material. It varies by batch but usually includes marble cubes and pieces, glass tile, porcelain tile, iridescent and metallic tile, translucent glass gems, minis, imitation gold, millefiori, toy marbles, beads, etc. It is a great way to get a sample of different products to see what you enjoy working with.
The Salvage Assortment includes many tiles that are whole and clean. It also includes broken tile, occasional sharp pieces and tiles that still have mesh or adhesive stuck to the back. Please do not order the assortment if that is a problem.
Each 1-pound scoop varies, but should include fragments and pieces of most types of tile we sell, plus odd samples from manufacturers.
Broken, Reworked and Salvaged Mosaic Tile Assortment
This mix contains a range of thicknesses, but is easily sorted into two piles: flat tile with a nominal thickness of 1/8″ and thicker chunkier pieces that are more easily pressed into wet concrete than glued to a flat surface. The broken mosaic assortment is great for finding odd accents and special pieces.
Coverage
One pound covers about 2/3 of one square foot, but pieces are of different thicknesses. This assortment should be pressed into wet thinset (or sorted by thickness).
Cutting Salvaged Mosaic Tile
Cut glass, porcelain and ceramic tile using our Wheeled Glass Cutter. For thicker marble pieces and any extremely hard tile, use our Compound Nipper.
Broken, Reworked & Salvaged Tile in Mosaic Art
Artists can combine these colorful and varied tiles in myriad compositions from figurative to abstract. Sort by color to create images or combine freestyle and have fun. Add special accents and unusual details to any mosaic.
If your order has a deadline, place the order and e-mail us immediately at [email protected] so that we can work with you to ensure your order arrives on time.
Weekend orders cannot ship before Monday.
Most orders ship within 1 to 2 business days. Large or special orders may take longer.
UPS Next Day orders placed after 2pm Eastern Time cannot ship before the following weekday.
UPS Next Day and 2nd Day mean business days, not counting weekend days.
UPS 2nd Day orders placed on Thursday or Friday will be sent via USPS Priority Mail (which is cheaper AND faster) unless you e-mail us.
We cannot cancel orders after they ship.
European Union
Information Regarding Directive 2011/83/EU
All products listed on the website have detailed product descriptions provided.
Business information including address is listed at the bottom of each page.
All customer service interactions are handled via e-mail: [email protected]
Delivery to the EU can take multiple weeks and is subject to Customs delays. EU customers are encouraged to e-mail us before ordering for transit time information.
Reimbursement will be made for the original cost of the order, or as applicable, partial cost if only some of the materials are returned.
Pursuant to Article 14(1), the customer is responsible for the price of return shipping.
European Union information concerning the exercise of the right of withdrawal
Right of withdrawal
You have the right to withdraw from a sales contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you
acquires, physical possession of the goods.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, you must inform us by e-mail to [email protected] of your decision to withdraw from the sales contract by an
unequivocal statement in the e-mail.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your e-mail concerning your exercise of the
right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from a sales contract, we shall reimburse to you all payments received from you for that particular order, including the costs of
delivery (with the exception of the supplementary costs resulting from your choice of Priority Mail Express International, or any other type of delivery other than the
least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us, which for almost all international orders is Priority Mail International), without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from
the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from the sales contract. We will carry out such
reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly
agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement
You shall send back the goods to Mosaic Art Supply, 2964 Alcove Dr, Scottdale, GA 30079 USA without undue delay and in any
event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to
us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired.
You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods.
You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is
necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
All Customers
When will my order ship?
Mosaic Art Supply, LLC ships all orders from Scottdale, Georgia, which is in the US Eastern Standard Time Zone.
Orders are shipped on weekdays only.
Most orders ship within 1 to 2 business days. Large or special orders may take longer.
We do not ship orders on US postal holidays. For a list of postal holidays please click here.
Orders placed after 4 PM EST cannot be mailed until at least the next business day.
Orders can’t be cancelled after they ship.
When will my order arrive?
For most orders, USPS Priority Mail will be the cheapest option. It is also usually the fastest shipping option.
USPS Priority Mail usually delivers within the lower 48 states within 2 or 3 days.
USPS Priority Mail does NOT guarantee a specific delivery date.
UPS Ground is usually the cheapest option for large and bulky items such as 3 litre Weldbond jugs or full rolls of mosaic mesh.
UPS Ground does NOT guarantee a specific gelivery date.
If your address is incorrect in any way (ZIP, street, apt number, etc.), then UPS’s additional fee of $13 for address corrections will be charged to your credit card.
We reserve the right to use UPS Ground for orders containing multiple sheets of stained glass or other products that we determine may get broken in Priority Mail flat-rate boxes.
Can I get a guaranteed delivery date?
If you absolutely need your order by a certain date please e-mail us right now at [email protected] so we can work with you.
UPS offers 2nd-Day Air and Next-Day Air delivery, which you can select during checkout.
UPS 2nd-Day Air and Next-Day Air services refer to business days only, they do NOT include weekends or US federal holidays.
Orders ship only on weekdays (not including postal holidays) from Scottdale, Georgia, and must be placed before 2 PM EST in order to go out on the same business day.
We strongly encourage you to e-mail us as soon as possible at [email protected] so that we can let you know what your options are.
UPS Saturday Delivery is an extra charge and is very expensive. Our website does not quote Saturday Delivery as a shipping option.
Can I get a guaranteed delivery date outside of the United States?
No, international customs bureaucracies will take time to inspect your package, and can cause delays.
Priority Mail Express International is the fastest international service we offer.
If you order PMEI we need to have the order before 1 PM EST (13h00) and we need you to e-mail us at [email protected] in order for your order to ship the same day.
Simply copy-and paste the following text then change it to include your order number:
I just placed a Priority Mail Express International order, the order is #XXXXX, please ship as soon as possible.
Can you mail a package outside the USA with a service other than USPS?
No, UPS will charge you a hefty customs brokerage fee when you receive your package.
We don’t have relationships with any other international carriers.
You are responsible for paying your country’s taxes and duties, if applicable.
My package is missing items. What should I do?
Please e-mail us immediately at [email protected] so that we can fix the problem. If you wait until your deadline is near to report the problem, we may not be able to help. We cannot ship replacement items by express shipping methods if you wait to report the problem.
My package never showed up, or it was delivered opened or damaged. What should I do?
Please e-mail us immediately at [email protected] so that we can file a missing package inquiry or a claim with USPS or UPS as soon as possible.
Damaged package claims must be reported to us as soon as possible or else USPS or UPS may deny the claim.
US Postal Insurance does not cover theft of packages after they are delivered.
Please follow the tracking information we email you and make sure you retrieve packages from porches and mailboxes quickly and report problems in a timely manner.
We do not assume liability for thefts occurring at your home.
USPS insurance does not cover theft from your porch, and we cannot reimburse orders stolen after delivery to your address. Ship to your work address if needed to be safe.
United States and Other Countries
Sales and Retail Prices
By placing an order from our website, you agree that:
Mosaic Art Supply, LLC is entitled to keep the calculated a retail price displayed with the sale price as long as desired.
Displaying the calculated price is absolutely necessary in this market to avoid artists designing projects over a long time frame (multiple years) being surprised that they may need a quantity that requires a new factory order at the calculated retail price.
You will not seek damages from any perceived or actual violations of any law including but not limited to any limitations on how long sale price can remain in place along with the calculated retail price.
How can I return an item?
Please send us an e-mail at [email protected] to request a return authorization.
Authorization may be granted if you had ordered samples before ordering large quantities and the return is made within 2 weeks.
Please tell us your order number and tell us what product(s) you’d like to return and the reason for the return.
We can’t refund shipping costs for obvious reasons.
We can’t accept returns if you haven’t e-mailed us first and we have not authorized the return.
We can’t accept returns of broken or damaged items or opened containers of Weldbond, Grout, Thinset, or Cutting Oil.
ATTENTION CONTRACTORS: Do not order large quantities if you are not sure about the products you need.
Please e-mail us at [email protected] to ask about Sample Boards or for help selecting the tiles you need.
Smalti Assortment SM-MX00 1-POUND is a bulk assortment of our smalti. This mix contains all of the colors we carry, but there may be more of some colored tiles and fewer of others. We try to homogenize the blend, but getting an exactly even amount of each color would be exceedingly difficult.
Smalti is traditional hand-cut mosaic glass that has a different look and feel from molded tile. It is the glass to use for reproducing religious icons, antique mosaic art, or making modern interpretations of classical designs. This assortment is sold by the pound, which is 160+ pieces on average.
Mud Turtle Mosaic™ brand smalti is a next-generation smalti. It looks like ordinary smalti (non-molded hand-cut rectangles), but it can be cut more predictably and cleanly with less waste and fewer shards, which often an issue with smalti. Avoid having to discard a significant percentage of your expensive materials as cutting scrap. This brand cuts more efficiently because of how it is poured and cooled. With Mud Turtle Mosaic™ smalti, extra care is taken to ensure that the mixture is more homogeneous and that little or no cold seams are formed during the pouring of the molten material out on the slab. The result is that are fewer blobs and swirls and fault plains inside the glass. These artificial internal structures are what causes regular smalti to break in such odd ways and form such vicious finger-poking shards. With this brand, there are also fewer surface pits and crevices for grouts and mortars to contaminate.
Product Coverage
Traditionally mosaics made from smalti were not grouted. However, if your mosaic will be outdoors or in a wet location, then you need to leave a gap between the tiles so that if can be filled with grout to seal out moisture. Having a grout gap means that you will need about 10 to 15% less smalti than otherwise.
Piece Count
One sales unit (1 pound) USUALLY contains 160+ pieces, with 168 being the average for the material we sampled. However, the smalti is sold by weight, and if the factory cuts a batch with slightly larger pieces, then that batch will have fewer pieces per pound.
Compatibility
Smalti is hand cut when it is made at the factory, and so it had a different look and feel from regular molded glass mosaic tile that is pressed into a uniform shape. Smalti is also significantly thicker than most of the glass tile we sell. For these reasons, mosaics look best when they are made from one type material or the other but not both.
Cutting Smalti
Mud Turtle Mosaic™ Smalti cuts extremely well with the mosaic glass cutters that we sell.
Smalti Mosaic Glass
Price for this assortment is per pound, which is USUALLY 160+ pieces.
The factory could potentially cut the pieces slightly larger, which would reduce the piece count per pound.
hand-cut non-molded rectangular pieces.
variable dimensions: ~1/4 inch x ~5/8 inch x ~1/4 inch thick.
coverage: about 2.5 to 3 pounds per square foot with coverage being affected by how the smalti is cut by the artist.
Pigments: colorfast metal oxide.
Solid color throughout.
Opaque.
Cut surface is glossy.
Cuts relatively easily with mosaic glass cutters.
Heat, frost and chemical resistant.
Suitable for both commercial and residential installation, indoors and out.
Use in Mosaic Art
This smalti is probably the best you can find if you need to render small details in smalti because it can be cut smaller with less waste than other brands. It also has little or no surface pitting, so you can grout a mosaic made from this material without having specks of grout remaining all over the face of the mosaic in pits. The product is highly recommended.
How To Make Mosaic Art
For more advice on designing your mosaic project or mounting, cutting, and grouting tile, please see our page of Mosaic Frequently Asked Questions or our Mosaic Information Guide, which lists instructional pages described by topic. We also post new articles about making mosaics at our How to Mosaic Blog.
Our Mosaic Art Glass Assortment includes 2-lbs of American-made stained glass pieces for making mosaic artwork. With opaque mosaic work surfaces in mind, we choose pieces for pigment density and opacity. These assortments offer a great way to sample a wide variety of stained glass types and colors. We also sell individual colors of stained glass in 6-inch sheets if you need an individual color. Piece size varies, but we try to cut pieces 2 to 3 inches wide, so there should be fewer pieces measuring 1 inch or less. Cutting Scrap will have smaller pieces.
Black White Gray – grayscale stained glass mix
Blue – variety of dark-to-light blue stained glass
Designer Neutrals and Foggy Grays – unusual odds-and-ends, muted and variegated pieces, landscape tones
Glass on Glass Mix Translucents and Transparents – foggy, cloudy, see-through multicolored mix**
Golden Amber Brown – variety of brown-beige stained glass
Green – variety of dark-to-light green stained glass
Iridized – all-iridescent multicolored mix**
Premium – rainbow+ assortment with red-orange-yellow, pink-purple, blue-green, brown, black and white
Sunset – warm gradient mix of red-orange-yellow and pink-purple
*All mixes may include one Ripple/textured piece. **All mixes emphasize opacity except Glass on Glass Mix, and Iridized may include clear iridescents.
Product Coverage
Each two-pound bag is approximately 1.25 square feet of stained glass. If you cut these pieces into mosaic tiles of about 3/4 inch or less and use a grout gap of 1/16 inch, then the bag could cover 1.5 square feet.
Compatibility
Stained glass is approximately 1/8 inch thick and therefore nominally the same as most of the glass mosaic tile we sell. We also have 3/4-inch stained glass tiles.
Cutting Art Glass
Mosaic Art Glass cuts quickly with minimal force using our Mosaic Glass Cutters. Caution: Stained glass is usually sharper than regular molded glass mosaic tile. Extra care must be used in cutting, handling, and grouting to ensure that sharp edges are not left exposed. One technique to knock off the razor slivers from freshly-cut stained glass edges (called flash or groze) is to swirl pieces around in a plastic bucket with a little water. The Rubbing Stone and Marble File we sell are useful for smoothing sharp edges and are recommended when the mosaic is for a wall or architectural element.
The traditional stained glass artists’ tool for smoothing edges is the Grozing Pliers, but the Rubbing Stones and Marble Files produce smoother edges and can round off sharp points and corners.
Mosaic Art Glass Assortment 2-lbs
Material: untumbled stained glass with sharp edges.
Piece size: varies, but most should be ABOUT 2 to 3 inches.
Thickness is nominally 1/8 inch but varies considerably, typically around +/- 1/32 inch.
Coverage: a 2-pound bag covers about 1.25 square feet.
American made.
Pigments: colorfast metal oxide.
Suitable for indoor/outdoor use.
Frost-proof and impermeable to liquid.
Not recommended for floors.
Colors vary based on availability, but we keep it colorful with an emphasis on brighter, stronger colors.
Individual Colors Available As 6-Inch Sheets
If you need an individual color or found one you especially liked in an assortment, see our 6-inch stained glass sheet selection.
If you click on the small picture of an item, you can read details about the item including its dimensions.
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Shopping Online: Basic Instructions
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UPS Next Day Air orders placed after 2pm eastern cannot ship before the following weekday. The reason is simple: UPS picks up between 4 and 4:30pm eastern.
Most orders will ship within 1 to 2 business days. Large or special orders may take longer.
UPS Next-Day Air, 2nd Day Air and 3-Day Select refer to business days (M-F) and do NOT count weekends and holidays. That is UPS policy, not ours.
If you need something urgently, go ahead and place the order instead of waiting for us to reply to an email. If you are concerned if it will arrive by your deadline, then paste the following message in the Special Instructions during checkout: “Cancel this order if it won’t arrive by day/date.”
Do not put any other questions or conditions on an urgent order. That is a sure way to have your order held up in the warehouse.
The cost of shipping orders in the US is based on weight and ZIP code.
Orders ship from our warehouse in Scottdale, Georgia 30079.
Customers choose their method of shipping during checkout.
We only ship orders Monday-Friday. If you have to have your order rushed please e-mail us at [email protected] to let us know.
Methods of shipping include UPS Ground, Next-Day Air, 2nd Day Air, and Priority Mail.
The flat-rate boxes by USPS cost less and are usually faster, especially for the West Coasty. All carriers are experiencing erratic delays due to the pandemic and the global shipping crisis and labor shortages.
The cheapest shipping option for most orders is USPS Priority Mail. The map below shows expected transit times for USPS Priority Mail orders. If your order is a rush please mail us at [email protected] as soon as possible to let us know.
Expected delivery times for USPS Priority Mail mailed from our post office at zip code 30030. An interactive map can be viewed here. “Exceptions apply and delivery time is not guaranteed.”
Very small orders (less than 11 ounces) can ship using UPS First-Class Mail.
Mosaic Art Supply ships around the globe using USPS Priority Mail and USPS Express Mail.
During checkout, the website will show you the cost of shipping your order based on its weight.
There are special rates for Mexico and Canada. All International flat-rate boxes are limited to 20 lbs (9 kgs). See current international rates at USPS.
The boxes are relatively small, so buy tile and avoid things like grout and glue that can be purchased locally.
Please remember that your country may charge you a customs duty or tax when you receive the package, and this fee is not included in our shipping charge.
Except for manufacturer defects on tools only within 30 days, all sales are final and cannot be refunded.
However, we occasionally grant exceptions on a very limited basis, IF the customer has done the following:
Read product descriptions, including dimensions, before ordering
Ordered samples first if unsure about colors, especially if you are trying to match colors to walls, carpets, etc. at home and needing more than a few square feet of any particular color.
Unauthorized returns will not be credited or refunded.
We cannot refund the shipping on refused shipments, so please email us promptly if you change your mind, and we will try to stop the package before it leaves the warehouse. Keep in mind that most orders ship within 24 – 48 hours.
We do take POs. Our only requirement is that you place an unofficial website order and select MONEY ORDER as the payment method. In the Order Notes during checkout, please paste the following:
“For estimation purposes only. Not an official order. Wait for possible PO.”
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU CLICK ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE CHECKOUT AND SUBMIT THE ORDER, ELSE THERE IS NO RECORD OF IT ON OUR END.
An unofficial website order is REQUIRED because:
It makes sure that all items are available and aren’t being purchased by someone else.
It allows you to fill out your PO correctly, including shipping charges.
We need the unofficial website order for tax, inventory, and accounting reasons.
You can e-mail or Fax your PO to us at 404-795-0444. Make sure you write the invoice number from our website on your PO because we get MANY school orders and repeat orders.
Sales Tax Certificate or Business License required. $500 per order minimum. Applications usually processed within a few hours. If you are a mosaic professional with a valid business license, e-mail us to apply. No one-time buyers please. This is a professional artist and contractor discount.
No. Mosaic Art Supply’s warehouse in Scottdale is not open to the public for walk-in retail sales.
Our insurance policy and our manufacturing activities do not allow uninvited visitors.
Contractor pickup is available for ONLINE orders over $500. Do not show up without first placing an order online. Our employees will not allow you to enter without your 5-digit invoice number.
Items marked “Clearance” are items we do not plan to re-stock. When applicable, we will provide additional context on the product information page, such as noting if the item was discontinued by the factory, or if they can no longer be imported due to new customs restrictions.
We don’t have a printed catalog. By not using printed materials, our prices are about 15% cheaper than they would be. E-mail us if you have questions about individual items.
No warranty is implied by any instructions posted on our websites or emailed to individuals. Use at your own risk. Read manufacturer safety instructions for grout, adhesives and tools. Wear goggles when cutting mosaic materials or mixing grout. Mosaic materials are often sharp. Keep out of reach of children. Do not overload patio tables with mosaic materials so that the table becomes unstable (top heavy). You should also make sure that the table frame can support the overall weight.
Mosaic Art Supply, LLC and Joe Moorman make no warranties express or implied about our mosaic instructions, our websites, the materials sold therein or the suitability of either the website, the mosaic instructions or the materials for any purpose.
Customers assume all risk of loss or damage for materials in transit once they leave our Atlanta facility.
However, orders shipped via UPS are automatically insured for their value up to $99.
This website, including text, images, layout and design, are copyright 2003, 2011, 2015 J.E. Moorman. All rights reserved. No part of this website is to be modified, reproduced or distributed without express permission.
For environmental, economic and political reasons, it is increasingly important to purchase materials produced here in the United States. In the long run, it doesn’t benefit anyone to ship jobs where people and the environment are exploited for short-term gains, and it makes little sense to throw away our manufacturing base, which is the real source of any nation’s economic strength.
Fortunately, some of the most colorful and beautiful art glass in the world is made in America.
Real Stained Glass
Our stained glass is made by four different American manufacturers.
This is NOT the cheap chips of barely-tinted glass commonly sold in assortments for craft projects.
Our stained glass is proudly made by Kokomo, Spectrum, Armstrong, and Wissmach right here in the US, and it has much greater color density, opacity and consistency than art glass produced in Asia.
There are several reasons to use stained glass in your mosaics. First of all, stained glass isn’t grainy like most varieties of vitreous glass mosaic tile. The colours are much richer and more luminescent than vitreous, and this is true even when comparing muted and less-intense colors like gray or olive. Unlike fully-opaque tile, most stained glass is partially translucent which allows light to penetrate into the glass and produce maximum color.
Another reason to use stained glass is that it comes in larger pieces, and you can hand cut your own individual tiles with slightly irregular shapes. This gives a mosaic a more authentic handmade look, which can be difficult to achieve when using machine-molded square tile.
However, stained glass has more or less the same thickness as vitreous glass mosaic tile, and that means it is possible to use both materials in the same mosaic, provided no sharp edges are left exposed.
The main safety concern with stained glass is the potential for sharp edges, which are sharper than most other types of tile, but this problem can be minimized by taking care to install the tile flat and flush, and then grout thoroughly.
Dual-Grit Rubbing Stones and Marble Files are useful for reducing sharp edges on hand-cut tile.
American-Made Glass Mosaic Tile
The glass gems we sell are made in the USA.Glass gems are blobs of glass that look like large beads of water: rounded domes that are flat on the bottom. They can be used as an improvised form of glass mosaic tile and work well as accents in stepping stones and mixed-media mosaic.
Most brands of glass gems can only be used in vases and other containers because their colors are too faint to show up well when the gems are laid out flat.
Our glass gems were chosen for their luminous colors and pigment density. They were made by Marble King in the US in their Paden City, West Virginia plant, and they knock the socks off most glass gems made in Asia.
Ceramic Number and Letter Tile
CowTown Ceramics makes these ceramic letters and numbers.Ceramic Letter and Number Tile sets are made in the US by CowTown Ceramics. The letters and numbers come in sheets that are easily snapped apart by hand to produce individual embossed letter and number tiles. These are great for mixed media mosaic projects like stepping stones, mosaic “samplers” with quotes, and address plaques.
