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Bean Mosaic

Acolorful mosaic for a wall decoration, map making or other designs can be made of a variety of dried beans, glued to a background of thin plywood or heavy cardboard. Draw the design lightly in pencil and fill in the outlines with a thin layer of glue, then beans, as shown in 117.

red beans




limo

117. Bean mosaic.






If other colors are desired, such as blue for water, white rice or lima beans may be colored by placing in water tinted with food coloring until the desired shade is obtained. Dry before gluing. Rice spreads quickly with the back of a spoon.