Looking For Something to Smash
Yesterday I made a trip over to Goodwill looking for something to smash. No, I wasn't enraged and looking for some cheap thrift-store therapy. I was looking for items to use on our upcoming "Mosaic Address Plaque" night. Every month, a group of women from church get together to do something, and I volunteered to host a night to make these.
My original inspiration came from a picture in a Mary Engelbreit "Home Companion" magazine that I saved from years ago. I've always thought this was just beautiful:
Today I found another one from the same artist. (You'll have to scroll down a few pages to see it.) It's striking, but not as pretty as the first.
Here are some other address plaques I found:
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| Source: DV Mosaics |
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| Source for above five: Pear Tree Mosaic Shop on Etsy |
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| Source: Artcycled Mosaics |
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| Source: Ree-Creation Mosaics on Flickr |
There were also several more on this site.
Of course, since my favorite is the first one, I went looking for little ceramic roses and little bird statues that I could use to recreate this look. I was successful on the rose part, and came home with this for $1.50:
The trick of course is removing those delicate little roses without smashing them...
I'll let you know how that goes later.
I like this idea. I may have to see if I can come up with an address plaque for here.
Your craftiness -- and your dad's -- wear me out. I just want to get my floor swept.
Sarah - Who says I'm sweepting the floor?