Confetti Confetti Confetti are small pieces or streamers of paper, mylar, or metallic material which are usually thrown at celebrations, especially parades and weddings. The origins are from the Latin "confectum", with "confetti" the plural of Italian "confetto", small sweet. Modern paper confetti trace back to symbolic rituals of tossing grains and sweets during special occasions, traditional for numerous cultures throughout history as an ancient custom dating back to pagan times, but adapted from sweets and grains to paper through the centuries. Confetti are made in a variety of colors, and commercially available confetti come in many different shapes. A distinction
Mosaic most commonly used stones in this style are basalt and limestone. Mosaic is an art form which uses small pieces of materials placed together to create a unified whole. The materials commonly used are marble or other stone, glass, pottery, mirror or foil-backed glass, or shells. The word "mosaic" is from the Italian "mosaico" deriving from the Latin "mosaicus" and ultimately from the Greek "mouseios" meaning "belonging to the Muses", hence artistic. Each piece of material is a Tessera (plural: "tesserae"). The space in between where the grout goes is an interstice. Andamento is the word used to describe the