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| My finished flower mosaic made from broken dishes. |
I made a pink coneflower mosaic from thrift store dishes and scrap plywood. It cost about $7 and I think that's pretty amazing. Creating this mosaic probably took just as long as a smalti glass mosaic because of the prep time involved with each thrift store dish, but the lower cost and the challenge made it really fun!
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| Using a dremel to remove the foot. |
I had to remove the foot from each plate to flatten it and have better control of how each piece scored and broke. I did this with a dremel and a diamond wheel.
Once the foot was cut off, I could cut rectangles and squares in different shades of blue!
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| Cutting plates into strips. |
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| The rectangles cut and sorted for the background. |
I could even cut out petals and leaves!
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| Scoring the flower petal segments. |
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| The flowers completed and ready for thin-set. |
You can find a the complete tutorial I published on Instructables.com at
👀 Make a Flower Mosaic from Broken Dishes 👀
Sharon Warren Glass | sharonwarrenglass | sharonwarrenglass.com | FluttterByButterfly | Sharon Warren Glass Artist
