/by Chris Lin【約翰牧區/ Chris Lin報導、姜冠群姊妹翻譯】
Last Friday morning was a wonderful time. We all got to be children again. There were many mom's there and a few children. It was DIY day, we got to make our own unique mosaic tile coasters.
Anny our wonderful teacher is not only a wonderful cell group leader, but also extremely talented in crafts. She has taught crafts to our Mustard Seed students on Saturday afternoons.
安惠老師不只是位很棒的小組長，也是一位專業的創意手作老師，她同時也是兒童芥菜種週末營的老師。
We had this special crafts class on the 6th floor in the conference room. In the back of the room, there were two long tables. There were countless plastic bowls with different color 1cm x 1cm colored tiles. There were black, blue, pink, yellow and other colors, but interestingly no white tiles.
我們在六樓的大教室中進行馬賽克拼貼活動，在教室的一側有兩張大長桌，老師準備許多各種顏色一公分見方的馬賽克小磁磚，有黑色藍色粉紅色黃色與其他許多顏色，就是沒有白色小磁磚。
We had to turn on our creative juices to assemble some interesting with 36 tiles on the wooden coaster base.
我們需要運用自己的想像力去選擇三十六個小磁磚，並且在小木框中拼湊出自己喜歡的樣式，完成後就是一個實用的杯墊。
I have never done this type of craft before, so I just did a simple letter "C." Some people in the group were really creative. There were able to do a two color variation and have a nice noir look. The children had so much fun just choosing colors and gluing them on the wooden base.
我以前從未做過類似的工藝活動，所以我就設計排列出一個簡單的英文字母Ｃ在當中，代表我的名字。小組中有人使用兩種顏色排列出簡單又具質感的樣式，孩子們開心地選擇各色小磁磚，排列並黏貼在木框中。
There are a few simple steps to creating your own mosaic tile coaster.
以下是馬賽克拼貼 杯墊的製作步驟：
Step 1: Choose 36 tiles.
步驟一：依照自己喜好的配色，選擇三十六個小磁磚。
Step 2: Place these 36 tiles in your desired pattern. Then glue them in place.
步驟二：將小磁磚排列在小木框中，並以樹脂固定黏貼。
Step 3: Blow dry the tiles.
步驟三：吹乾樹脂。
Step 4: Mix 1 part water and 5 parts cement.
步驟四：將白水泥與水以五比一的比例調和。
Step 5: Pour and spread out the cement with your finger over the tiles of your coaster. Make sure there is cement in all the creases.
步驟五：將調和好的白水泥塗在小磁磚的空隙中，要確定所有間隙都被填滿。
Step 6: Use a wet sponge to wipe off the excess cement.
步驟六：用一個濕海綿將多餘的白水泥擦拭掉。
Step 7: Let your masterpiece dry overnight. Use a wet rag to wipe your tiles again to make sure there is no more cement.
步驟七：將作品風乾，再次擦拭掉多餘的白水泥。
I enjoyed this class very much, hope we get to make something again in the near future.
我非常享受在這次的聚會當中，希望未來還可以有機會大家一起玩手作。
