New Project - A Broken China Mosaic Present?

First of all be sure to come back tomorrow. I'm going to announce a little Giveaway...

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It was almost a year ago that I became really interested in china, broken china. I was in awe of the lovely mosaic china pieces out there. I was in awe with the work of my blogging friend Penny from The Comforts of Home and LavenderHill Studio . I purchased her online book "How to Mosaic a Silver Tray" and she gave me tips including what tile tool to purchase. If you haven't been to that blog of hers you need to pay her a visit...

I've been collecting some china pieces and finally this week I bit the bullet and forged ahead. It was scarey and I thought the piece was going to look real scarey too. Such is the way I'm feeling about this mosaic china making. Oh my.

This is how it looked before I laid the grout.

This is it completed with the exception of the spray sealer.

My friend Molly is having a special birthday this weekend. She is very supportive of all her friends and their crafting. I thought it would be special to mosaic a little tray for her. I thought I might try to spell her name with the broken china. I learned immediately that was not happening yet with this tray. Trying new projects gives one a big appreciation of the art. Thats how I'm feeling about this project. I need lots of practice.

I didn't think I could do anything at this stage to personalize the tray for Molly....until the very last tile pieces fell into place. finished it tonight. Can you see something in the mosaics in this tray? Molly enjoys having one of these when she's together with friends at a party. I think its more obvious in the first picture without the grout.

I hope if I can continue with these projects that I'll get better but in the meantime I think Molly will appreciate it as it is. I'll tell you tomorrow what is in the mosaic form that makes it Mollys.

Thrifty Wasting Time...

Sometimes I really get on my nerves because it seems I don't pay attention to what I'm telling me. That causes me to waste time making decisions when I know anyway. Huh? mmhmmmmm...

There is something I've really wanted to have that I've had but don't have lately. Huh? mmhmmmmm... but I'll tell you about that later. But at the beginning..

Yesterday I stopped at a Thrift Shop close to my home because I was looking for a silver tray because....I'm going to attempt a new craft. I went in and found a lovely one with handles even. So lovely that I had to buy it and as I was getting ready to leave I thought I might even give it to my son Geoff it was so nice. I was afraid of messing it up with my new craft. Thats when I spied, in a box JUST what I told you above I've been looking for. It was there...right there...and I hoed and I hummed about it, and then I left...without it!

So because I'll explain the other thing in another post I simply have the tray to show you. This is how it looked when I first bought it. You can't even see the tarnish in the picture can you?...

I cleaned it up with Twinkle and then it twinkled so much it looked tarnished in the picture! So here it is on the table along with my recent thrift found silver candlesticks and my thrifted silver flower container. I wasn't working the vignette for this picture I just wanted you to see it.

That is my Show and Tell and I can't wait to show you what I found!!

I hope you find this to be a very lovely day... Judi xoxo