Create a stunning Springtime dining table

Entertain in style by embellishing beautiful coloured glass carver plates with tiny glass mosaics and ethereal engraving - to create a talking point at your dinner parties this Spring. The glass carvers act as the base of your crockery collection inspiring a beautiful look for the new season. Simply buy the items listed below and follow our instructions. Your unique dining table will be the envy of all your friends!

Step One

Apply self-adhesive copper tape around the edges of approximately forty 20 x 10mm mosaic tiles. This will be enough to decorate a carver plate with a diameter of 30 centimetres. Then apply two strips of copper tape around the edge of the carver plate, spacing them 20mm apart. Burnish the tape smooth using a bone folder or the back of a teaspoon. Glue the mosaics around the plate so that the top and bottom edges touch the tapes, spacing the mosaics randomly as shown. The glass glue requires sunlight to bond.

Tip: Choose plates that have a defined rim area. Creating a decorative border around the outer edge of the rim will ensure that the pattern is seen when the carver is in use. Small-sized pieces of multi-coloured glass mosiac in one single line will achieve a delicate look and will allow you to fit both mosiac and engraving onto the rim.

Step Two

Then, using the Dremel Versaflame and soldering tip, solder around the individual pieces of mosaic, and around the rim twice to cover the copper tape.

Tip: When you have soldered around the entire rim, remove the soldering tip and use a naked flame to soften the solder and smooth out any small irregularities caused by the soldering tip. Avoid overheating the solder or the glass.

Step Three

Then, take your Dremel Engraver and engrave lines in between the mosaic tiles, containing them within the border and positioning them randomly as shown.

Alternatively, simply engrave into the edge of the plate below the mosaic rim, creating your own pattern.

Materials required :

Dremel Engraver
Dremel Versaflame
20 x 10 mm glass mosaic
3/16” self-adhesive copper foil tape
Solder containing flux
Glass glue
Glass carver plates

For more info, visit dremel.co.uk.