How to Price a Custom Mosaic (Step-by-Step)

How to Price a Custom Mosaic (Step-by-Step)

💰 How to Price a Custom Mosaic: The Ultimate Guide for Artists

💰 How to Price a Custom Mosaic With Confidence

There’s a moment almost every mosaic artist reaches.

You’ve created something beautiful.

Something detailed.

Something that took time, patience, skill, care, and more tiny pieces than anyone else can truly understand.

Then someone asks:

“How much is it?”

And suddenly, pricing feels harder than making the mosaic itself.

Because pricing a custom mosaic is not just about numbers.

It is about:

✨ valuing your time
✨ respecting your skill
✨ covering your costs
✨ building confidence
✨ creating art sustainably

If you have ever undercharged, panicked when someone asked for a quote, or wondered whether your price was “too much,” this guide will walk you through how to price a custom mosaic clearly, calmly, and professionally.

Whether you are a beginner, a hobby artist, an emerging maker, or preparing to sell custom mosaic commissions, this page will help you build a pricing system that feels fair, repeatable, and grounded.

👉 New to mosaics? Starting with a beginner-friendly mosaic kit can help you understand how long different styles, materials, and finishes really take — which makes pricing much easier later.

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🖼️ Image Prompt: Hero Image

Prompt:
Create a warm, premium studio-style hero image for a mosaic artist pricing guide. Show a partially completed mosaic on a worktable with small ceramic shards, tools, a notebook with pricing calculations, grout samples, and soft natural light. The mood should feel calm, professional, creative, and confidence-building. Use warm neutral tones, subtle gold highlights, and an artisan studio atmosphere. Leave space for website text overlay.

Alt Text:
Mosaic artist workspace showing materials, tools and pricing notes for learning how to price a custom mosaic.

🌸 What Does It Mean to Price a Custom Mosaic?

Pricing a custom mosaic means calculating a fair and sustainable price for a handmade mosaic artwork based on the real value of the piece.

That includes more than just the tiles.

A strong custom mosaic price should consider:

🧱 materials
⏱️ time
🎨 design work
✂️ cutting and placement
🧠 skill level
🌿 complexity
🖼️ framing or finishing
📦 packaging and shipping
💛 profit and sustainability

Unlike mass-produced decor, mosaic art is slow, detailed, and deeply hands-on.

Every piece is placed intentionally.

Every colour choice matters.

Every hour counts.

That means your price should reflect not only what the client receives, but what it truly takes to create it.

🌿 Why Pricing Matters in Mosaic Art

💰 1. Fair Pricing Keeps Your Art Sustainable

If you undercharge, your art can quickly become exhausting.

You may sell work, but still lose money.

You may feel busy, but not supported.

You may create constantly, but burn out.

Fair pricing helps you keep making art without sacrificing your time, materials, or wellbeing.

Your art deserves to support you back.

🎨 2. Your Price Reflects the Value of Your Work

A custom mosaic is not just an object.

It is a handmade artwork.

It may include hours of design, cutting, arranging, adjusting, drying, grouting, cleaning, sealing, photographing, packaging, and communicating with the client.

When you price clearly, you help clients understand that they are not simply buying tiles.

They are investing in:

✨ craftsmanship
✨ originality
✨ time
✨ skill
✨ emotional meaning
✨ a one-of-a-kind piece

🌼 3. Clear Pricing Builds Client Trust

Clients often feel more comfortable when your pricing process is clear.

A structured quote helps them understand why one mosaic costs more than another.

It also makes you look more professional.

Instead of guessing or apologising, you can say:

“This quote includes materials, design time, hand-cut placement, finishing, packaging, and the complexity of the custom work.”

That kind of clarity builds confidence on both sides.

🌍 4. Pricing Helps You Grow From Hobby to Business

If you want to sell custom mosaics, offer commissions, run an online shop, teach workshops, or build a creative business, pricing becomes essential.

You need to know:

🧾 what each piece costs to make
⏱️ how long it takes
📦 what packaging and delivery cost
💰 what profit remains
📈 whether the work is sustainable

Pricing is not separate from your art business.

It is part of the foundation.

🧾 How to Price a Custom Mosaic Step-by-Step

The simplest way to price a custom mosaic is to build your quote in layers.

Start with the real cost.

Then add your time.

Then adjust for complexity.

Then add profit.

Here is a beginner-friendly formula:

🧮 Custom Mosaic Pricing Formula

Custom Mosaic Price = Materials + Labour + Complexity + Overheads + Profit + Shipping

Or even more simply:

Base Price = Materials + Time + Skill + Profit

This formula gives you a grounded starting point so you are not guessing, panicking, or pricing from emotion.

🖼️ Image Prompt: Pricing Formula Graphic

Prompt:
Create a clean website graphic showing a custom mosaic pricing formula. Include illustrated icons for materials, time, skill, complexity, profit, and shipping. Use a soft cream background, warm neutral colours, gentle mosaic texture, and an elegant handmade business style. Make it clear, friendly, and easy for beginner artists to understand.

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Custom mosaic pricing formula showing materials, time, skill, complexity, profit and shipping.

🧱 Step 1: Calculate Your Mosaic Materials

Start with everything you physically use to create the mosaic.

This may include:

🧩 tiles, glass, ceramic, stone, beads, shells, or found objects
🪵 backing board, timber, mesh, concrete, or substrate
🧴 adhesive, glue, thinset, or bonding medium
🌫️ grout
🎨 grout pigment or colourants
🧽 sealant or finishing products
🖼️ frame, hanging hardware, or display stand
🧤 gloves, sponges, mixing cups, blades, sandpaper, and consumables

Do not only count the “pretty” materials.

The hidden supplies matter too.

Even if you only use a small amount of adhesive, grout, or sealant, it still contributes to the cost of the piece.

💡 Beginner Tip

Keep a simple project sheet for every mosaic.

Write down:

  • what you used

  • how much it cost

  • what you had to replace

  • what surprised you

Over time, this becomes your pricing library.

You will start to know what a coaster, 15 cm piece, 30 cm panel, framed mosaic, or large commission usually costs before you even begin.

⏱️ Step 2: Track Your Time Honestly

Time is one of the most commonly underpriced parts of mosaic art.

Many artists only count the time spent placing tiles.

But custom mosaic work often includes much more than that.

Your time may include:

✏️ client communication
🎨 concept planning
📐 sketching or design changes
🧩 choosing materials
✂️ cutting tesserae
🧠 working out andamento or flow
🪄 placing every piece
🌫️ grouting
🧽 cleaning
🖼️ framing or finishing
📸 photographing
📦 packaging
🚚 arranging shipping or delivery

A mosaic that takes “only a few hours to place” may actually take many more hours from start to finish.

💡 Confidence Reminder

Even if you are still learning, your time still matters.

Beginner pricing may be lower than professional pricing, but it should not be free unless you intentionally choose to gift or practise.

There is a difference between learning prices and self-erasing prices.

🖼️ Image Prompt: Artist Time Tracking

Prompt:
Create a warm, realistic studio image of a mosaic artist tracking time beside a handmade mosaic. Include a notebook, pencil, phone timer, ceramic shards, nippers, and a half-finished mosaic panel. The atmosphere should feel gentle, practical, and encouraging. Use soft natural light and warm creative studio tones.

Alt Text:
Mosaic artist tracking time while working on a custom mosaic commission.

💵 Step 3: Choose an Hourly Rate

Your hourly rate is the amount you pay yourself for your labour.

This can feel uncomfortable at first, especially if you are new to selling art.

But remember:

You are not charging only for “fun time.”

You are charging for skilled creative labour.

Your hourly rate may depend on:

🌱 whether you are a beginner, emerging, or professional artist
🎨 your skill level
🧠 the difficulty of the design
📍 your market and audience
💼 whether this is a hobby, side business, or full-time work
🧾 your business costs

🌿 Beginner Hourly Rate

If you are new, you might start with a modest hourly rate while you build confidence, refine your process, and understand your timing.

🌼 Emerging Artist Hourly Rate

As your work improves and your process becomes more reliable, your rate should increase.

👑 Professional Hourly Rate

If you have strong technical skill, a distinctive style, commission experience, or collector demand, your hourly rate should reflect that.

Your pricing should grow as your skill grows.

🎨 Step 4: Add a Complexity Adjustment

Not every mosaic of the same size takes the same amount of work.

A simple geometric design may take far less time than a detailed animal portrait, realistic flower, intricate mandala, or tiny-shard artwork.

Increase your price when the mosaic includes:

🧩 very small tesserae
🌈 complex colour blending
🌀 detailed andamento
🐦 animals, faces, eyes, feathers, fur, or realism
🌸 flowers or organic curves
💬 custom text or lettering
📐 unusual shapes
🖼️ framing or installation requirements
🎨 premium or rare materials
🔁 multiple revisions

Complexity matters because it usually requires more time, more decision-making, and more skill.

A 30 cm mosaic can be simple.

A 30 cm mosaic can also be extremely advanced.

The size is only part of the story.

🖼️ Image Prompt: Simple vs Complex Mosaic Comparison

Prompt:
Create a clean comparison image showing two mosaic panels side by side: one simple beginner geometric mosaic and one highly detailed custom mosaic with tiny ceramic shards and flowing andamento. Use a warm studio background. The image should visually explain why complexity affects mosaic pricing. Keep it elegant, educational, and conversion-focused.

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Comparison of simple and complex mosaic designs showing why custom mosaic pricing changes with detail.

🧮 Step 5: Build Your Base Price

Once you know your materials and time, you can calculate your base price.

Example Formula

Materials: $45
Time: 10 hours
Hourly Rate: $25
Labour: $250
Complexity Adjustment: $50

Base Price = $45 + $250 + $50 = $345

This gives you a realistic starting point.

From there, you can add overheads, profit, packaging, shipping, and any extra custom work.

🏡 Step 6: Include Studio and Business Overheads

Overheads are the costs that support your art practice, even if they are not used up in one project.

These may include:

🏠 studio space or home workspace costs
💡 electricity and lighting
📷 photography setup
🖥️ website fees
💳 payment processing fees
📣 marketing
🧾 accounting or business admin
🛠️ tool replacement
📦 storage and organisation

You do not need to overcomplicate this at the beginning.

A simple way to start is to add a small overhead percentage to each piece, such as 5–15%.

This helps you avoid slowly paying for your art business out of your own pocket.

📦 Step 7: Add Packaging, Shipping and Insurance

Mosaics are often heavier, more fragile, and more difficult to ship than prints or lightweight crafts.

Your pricing should include:

📦 strong packaging materials
🫧 bubble wrap, foam, cardboard, corner protection, or padding
⏱️ time spent packing
🚚 shipping cost
🧾 tracking
🛡️ insurance
📍 local delivery time if applicable

If you include free shipping, it still needs to be built into the price.

Free shipping is not free for you.

It is either paid separately by the client or included in the artwork price.

🖼️ Image Prompt: Mosaic Packaging

Prompt:
Create a professional ecommerce-style image of a handmade mosaic artwork being carefully packed for shipping. Include protective wrapping, cardboard, tissue paper, a thank-you card, and fragile labels. The mood should feel premium, careful, handmade, and trustworthy. Use warm neutral lighting.

Alt Text:
Handmade mosaic artwork carefully packaged for safe shipping.

📈 Step 8: Add Profit

Profit is not greed.

Profit is what allows your art practice to continue.

Profit helps cover:

🌿 mistakes
🧱 broken materials
⏳ time overruns
📚 learning and development
🛠️ better tools
📸 better photos
🖥️ website improvements
💛 your future creative growth

A common profit margin might be around 10–30%, depending on your stage, market, and business goals.

If your price only covers materials and time, you may survive the project — but you may not grow.

A sustainable art practice needs margin.

⚖️ Step 9: Compare With Market Value

Once you have a calculated price, compare it with the real market.

Look at:

🖼️ similar mosaic artworks
🎨 artists at a similar skill level
📏 similar sizes
🧩 similar complexity
📍 local and online pricing
👥 your audience

But do not use other artists’ prices blindly.

Some artists undercharge.

Some have lower costs.

Some are hobby sellers.

Some have collectors, galleries, or years of experience.

Market research is useful, but your final price should still be grounded in your real costs, time, and skill.

🧠 Step 10: Present Your Price With Confidence

The way you present your price matters.

Try not to apologise.

Try not to over-explain.

Try not to immediately offer a discount.

Instead, be clear and calm.

Example Custom Mosaic Quote Wording

“Thank you so much for your interest in a custom mosaic. Based on the size, materials, design detail, hand-cut placement, grouting, finishing, and packaging, the price for this piece would be $___.”

You can also add:

“This includes the design planning, materials, creation time, finishing, and safe packaging.”

This helps the client understand the value behind the price.

🖼️ Image Prompt: Confident Artist Quote

Prompt:
Create a warm lifestyle image of a mosaic artist writing a custom commission quote at a studio desk. Include a laptop, notebook, ceramic shards, colour samples, and a finished mosaic nearby. The mood should feel calm, confident, professional, and supportive for handmade artists.

Alt Text:
Mosaic artist preparing a confident quote for a custom mosaic commission.

🧾 Simple Custom Mosaic Pricing Checklist

Before you send a quote, check that you have included:

✅ materials
✅ adhesive, grout and sealants
✅ substrate or backing
✅ design time
✅ cutting and placement time
✅ finishing time
✅ complexity
✅ framing or hanging hardware
✅ packaging
✅ shipping or delivery
✅ insurance
✅ admin and communication
✅ profit margin

If any of these are missing, your price may be too low.

🌿 Beginner Example: Pricing a Small Custom Mosaic

Let’s imagine you are pricing a small beginner-friendly custom mosaic.

Example: 15 cm Custom Mosaic

Materials: $25
Backing board: $8
Adhesive, grout and sealant: $12
Time: 6 hours
Hourly rate: $20
Labour: $120
Complexity adjustment: $25
Overheads: $15
Profit margin: $40

Estimated Price: $245 before shipping

This may feel surprising at first.

But once you break it down, you can see why handmade mosaics should not be priced like mass-produced decor.

🎨 Professional Example: Pricing a Detailed Custom Mosaic

Now imagine a more detailed piece.

Example: 30 cm Custom Animal Mosaic

Materials: $80
Substrate and hanging system: $35
Adhesive, grout, pigment and sealant: $30
Time: 25 hours
Hourly rate: $35
Labour: $875
Complexity adjustment: $150
Overheads: $75
Profit margin: $250

Estimated Price: $1,495 before shipping

A highly detailed mosaic may involve hundreds or thousands of tiny decisions.

That is why complexity, skill, and time must be included.

🌼 Common Mistakes When Pricing Mosaic Art

❌ Mistake 1: Only Charging for Materials

Materials are just one part of the price.

Your time and skill are the larger value.

❌ Mistake 2: Ignoring Design Time

If you sketch, plan, research, colour-match, or adjust the concept, that is work.

Include it.

❌ Mistake 3: Forgetting Admin Time

Client messages, quotes, revisions, invoices, photos, packaging and delivery all take time.

❌ Mistake 4: Pricing From Fear

If you price because you are afraid someone will say no, you will usually undercharge.

A “no” does not mean your price is wrong.

It may simply mean that client is not the right fit.

❌ Mistake 5: Not Raising Prices Over Time

Your first prices are not your forever prices.

As your skill, confidence, demand, and quality grow, your prices should grow too.

💛 Pricing Mindset for Mosaic Artists

Pricing can bring up a lot of emotion.

Especially when your work is personal.

You might think:

“What if no one buys it?”
“What if they think I’m too expensive?”
“What if I’m not good enough yet?”
“What if someone else charges less?”

But your price is not a test of whether everyone approves.

Your price is a boundary.

It says:

This is what it takes to make this work sustainably.

Not every client is your client.

And that is okay.

The right clients are not only buying an object.

They are choosing your style, your care, your process, and your hands.

🖼️ Image Prompt: Emotional Value of Handmade Art

Prompt:
Create an emotional, warm image of a finished handmade mosaic displayed beautifully in a home. Show soft natural light, gentle shadows, and a sense of personal meaning. The mosaic should feel treasured, unique, and valuable. Use an elegant interior setting with warm neutral tones.

Alt Text:
Finished custom mosaic displayed in a home as meaningful handmade art.

🧩 Should You Price Mosaics by Size or Time?

The best answer is usually both.

Size affects:

📏 materials
🖼️ substrate
📦 shipping
🧱 physical presence

Time affects:

⏱️ labour
🎨 detail
✂️ cutting
🧠 complexity
🌈 colour work

A large simple mosaic and a small highly detailed mosaic may take a similar amount of time.

That is why pricing only by size can be misleading.

A better approach is:

Use size as a starting point, then adjust for time and complexity.

📐 Should You Have a Price Guide?

Yes — even if you do not publish every price publicly.

A private price guide helps you quote consistently.

You might create starting prices such as:

🌱 Small custom mosaic from $___
🌼 Medium custom mosaic from $___
🌿 Large custom mosaic from $___
👑 Detailed custom artwork from $___

Use “from” pricing because each commission is different.

This gives clients a realistic expectation without locking you into a price before you understand the project.

💬 How to Talk About Custom Mosaic Pricing With Clients

Here are some gentle, professional phrases you can use.

🌸 When Someone Asks “How Much?”

“Custom mosaics vary depending on size, detail, materials and finishing. I can give you a clear quote once I know the approximate size, subject, colour palette and whether you would like it framed or shipped.”

🌿 When a Client Says It’s Too Expensive

“I completely understand that custom handmade work is an investment. This quote reflects the materials, design time, hand-cut placement, finishing, packaging and the level of detail involved.”

💛 When You Want to Offer Options

“If you would like to stay closer to a specific budget, I can suggest a smaller size or a simpler design while keeping the overall feeling of the piece.”

✨ When You Need a Deposit

“To secure a custom mosaic booking, I require a deposit before design and materials are started. The remaining balance is due before collection or shipping.”

🧾 Should You Take a Deposit for Custom Mosaics?

Yes.

For custom mosaic commissions, a deposit protects both you and the client.

A deposit helps cover:

🧱 materials
🎨 design time
📅 booking space in your schedule
💼 commitment from the client

Many artists ask for a non-refundable deposit before starting custom work.

For example:

30–50% deposit to begin
final payment before delivery, shipping, or collection

Make your deposit terms clear before you start.

🔁 Should You Charge for Revisions?

Yes, especially for custom design work.

You might include:

✅ one initial concept
✅ one small revision
✅ extra revisions charged separately

This keeps the process fair and prevents endless changes.

A simple phrase could be:

“This quote includes one design adjustment. Additional revisions may incur an extra fee depending on the changes requested.”

📦 Online Pricing vs In-Person Pricing

Online mosaic pricing may need to include extra costs.

For online sales, remember:

💳 platform fees
📦 packaging
🚚 shipping
🛡️ insurance
📸 photography
🖥️ website costs
📣 advertising or marketing

In-person sales may have different costs, such as:

🎪 market stall fees
🚗 travel
🏷️ display materials
🧾 payment processing
⏱️ setup and pack-down time

Where you sell affects your true cost.

🌙 Advanced Pricing Tips for Professional Mosaic Artists

👑 Your Pricing Shapes Your Brand

Low pricing often attracts bargain-focused buyers.

Fair, confident pricing attracts clients who value handmade work.

Your prices tell people how to understand your work.

🧠 Skill Has Value

If you have developed a distinctive technique, advanced colour blending, detailed andamento, or highly recognisable style, that should be reflected in your pricing.

Clients are not only paying for the final object.

They are paying for the years, experiments, mistakes, learning, and refinement that allow you to create it.

🌿 Scarcity Adds Value

Original handmade mosaics cannot be instantly reproduced.

If each piece is one-of-a-kind or part of a very limited collection, that affects value.

Scarcity matters.

🖼️ Presentation Changes Perceived Value

A beautifully finished mosaic with professional photography, thoughtful packaging, clear story, and strong display options will often feel more valuable than the same piece presented casually.

Your pricing should be supported by:

✨ strong images
✨ clear descriptions
✨ artist story
✨ quality packaging
✨ confident product pages
✨ professional communication

🛍️ Want to Practise Pricing Before Taking Commissions?

One of the easiest ways to build pricing confidence is to practise with smaller projects first.

Beginner mosaic kits can help you understand:

🧩 how long different designs take
✂️ how materials behave
🌫️ how finishing changes the final result
📦 how much packaging matters
🧠 how complexity affects effort

Every project teaches you something about pricing.

👉 Start with a beginner-friendly mosaic kit and track your time from start to finish.

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🖼️ Image Prompt: Beginner Mosaic Kit CTA

Prompt:
Create a premium product-style image of a beginner mosaic kit laid out beautifully on a warm neutral surface. Include tiles, tools, backing board, instructions, and a small finished sample mosaic. The mood should feel inviting, beginner-friendly, creative, and confidence-building. Use soft lighting and ecommerce-style composition.

Alt Text:
Beginner mosaic kit for learning mosaic art, materials and pricing confidence.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions About Pricing Custom Mosaics

💰 How do I price a custom mosaic?

Start by adding your material costs, labour time, complexity, overheads, profit, packaging and shipping. A simple formula is: materials + time + complexity + profit.

🧱 Should I price mosaic art by size?

Size is helpful, but it should not be the only factor. A small detailed mosaic can take longer than a large simple one, so always include time and complexity.

⏱️ Should I charge for my time as a beginner mosaic artist?

Yes. You may choose a lower beginner rate while learning, but your time should still be included. Undercharging from the beginning can make it harder to build sustainable pricing later.

🎨 Why are custom mosaics expensive?

Custom mosaics are slow, detailed, handmade artworks. The price reflects materials, design, hand-cut placement, finishing, skill, time, packaging and originality.

📦 Should shipping be included in the mosaic price?

You can include shipping or charge it separately, but it should never be forgotten. Mosaics often require strong packaging, tracking and insurance.

🔁 Should I charge extra for design revisions?

Yes, if revisions go beyond what was originally included. Many artists include one small revision and charge extra for additional changes.

💵 How much profit should I add to a mosaic?

Many artists add a profit margin of around 10–30%, depending on experience, market, and business goals. Profit helps your art practice grow sustainably.

🖼️ How do I know if my mosaic price is too high?

Compare your price with your materials, time, skill, complexity and market. If the price accurately reflects the work involved, it may not be too high — it may simply be reaching the right audience.

🔗 Helpful Internal Links

To support your mosaic pricing journey, explore:

🧰 Beginner Mosaic Tools and Setup
Learn what you need before starting your first project.

🧩 Choosing the Right Mosaic Materials
Understand tiles, glass, ceramic, backing boards, adhesives and grout.

🌱 First Mosaic Project Checklist
A gentle checklist for getting started with confidence.

🎁 Mosaic Starter Kit Walkthrough
See what is included in a beginner mosaic kit and how to use it.

⚠️ Common Mosaic Mistakes to Avoid
Learn what beginners often overlook before, during and after making a mosaic.

🎨 DIY Mosaic Kits
Practise your skills with guided, beginner-friendly mosaic projects.

🎥 Suggested Video Idea

“How to Price Your Mosaic Art: Beginner to Pro Guide”

Video structure:

🎬 show a real mosaic project
🧾 list materials
⏱️ track time
🧮 calculate the price
🎨 explain complexity
📦 include packaging
💛 talk about confidence and artist value

This would make a strong YouTube video, blog embed, TikTok series, Instagram Reel, or course lesson.

🌿 Final Thoughts: Pricing Is Part of the Art

Pricing your mosaic is not separate from creating it.

It is part of the process.

It reflects:

🧩 your materials
⏱️ your time
🎨 your skill
💛 your care
🧠 your experience
🌿 your sustainability

You do not need to get it perfect immediately.

Your pricing will evolve as you grow.

The important thing is to stop guessing and start building a system that respects your work.

Because your art has value.

Your time has value.

Your creativity has value.

And your pricing should reflect that.

🌸 Ready to Grow Your Mosaic Practice?

Whether you are learning, practising, preparing to sell, or building your first custom commission quote, you can keep growing one step at a time.

Explore:

🧩 DIY Mosaic Kits
Perfect for practising materials, time tracking and confidence.

📚 Beginner Mosaic Guides
Gentle, step-by-step help for learning the foundations.

🎨 Finished Mosaic Artworks
Discover original handmade mosaic pieces full of colour, texture and story.

✨ Mosaic Courses and Masterclass Pathways
Build your skills from beginner foundations to advanced creative practice.

👉 Start where you are. Track what you learn. Price with confidence.

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[View Finished Mosaic Pieces →]

 

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