My friend Theresa and I decided we would like to make murals out of tile. Well, out of broken dishes actually because with four children, I have lots of those and I’ve been saving them. Plus other odds and ends, like marbles, beads and bottle caps. So we decided to use bowling balls as the base so they would be sturdy and make nice garden ornaments when done. Here you can see our messy table full of creativity! (Neither of us has finished our balls yet, though Theresa used larger pieces of broken china so she now has her surface covered.)
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Only a true artist saves her broken dishes 🙂
Heehee! I always wanted to make one of those broken-dish-tile mosaic patio tables. Maybe some day. If I’m not careful, I could easily turn into one of those hoarders, saving things like broken dishes, old blankets, buttons, wire, etc. for some future glory that I imagine at one time and then never carry into fruition. Dangerous! 🙂