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From Broken to Beautiful ... The Magic of Pique Assiette Mosaic
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Vintage Ballerina with shards from an old McCoy Planter and other treasures....
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Tiny Dancer Pique Assiette Mosaic Ballerina Wall Hanging
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Italian Angel Figurine, flowers, and floral shards |
Pique Assiette Angel Plaque |
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Vintage Poodle Figurines, beads, pearls, and 1950's shards Vintage Poodles, from Occupied Japan |
Pique Assiette Poodle Mirror Poodle Mirror Visit my Amazon Handmade Shop for details, pricing, and mosaic gifts currently for sale |
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Tea Pots
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Tea Pot Wall Hanging Visit my Amazon Handmade Shop for details, pricing, and mosaic gifts currently for sale |
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Precious Dog Figurines from Japan
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Finished Colorful Dog Hanging Plaque
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An Array of Birds
Always on the look-out for good birds -- i'm extremely particular, though. I love color. |
Finished Pique Assiette Mosaic Wall Hanging
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Sand Dollars
I generally steer clear of shell mosaics, it's been done so much, and the flea markets are full of sad old shell art pieces that someone at some time spent much time and energy on. That said, I DO have a rather large supply of sand dollars, and wanted to make something just for the fun of it... |
10" Sand Dollar Wall Hanging
Not for sale -- I just can't trust this to make it through the shipping process in one piece. |
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Vintage 1940's cake topper, hand plate, and roses.
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Finished Mosaic Wedding Mirror
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Girlly Dog Figurine and shards
Dog Figurine with shards from Doll Figurine My favorite figurines currently, besides my standard Capodimonte from Italy, are pieces which are marked “Occupied Japan”. They have a certain look and age, and can be fairly affordable if chipped, cracked or broken. Some BRIEF history: The unofficial occupation of Japan began when Emperor Hirohito broadcast the unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945.
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Finished Mosaic Girly Dog Hanging
Finished Dog Tile, Sorry for the color difference... Since Japan needed to rebuild their economy after World War II, an agreement was made where in order to export goods out of the country, they had to mark 50% of all items with "Occupied Japan" or "Made in Occupied Japan." These items were produced during an apparently very short time, say 1942 – 1949, so it is somewhat telling of the amount produced in that time period. This stuff is everywhere. But probably not for long, as newer, more modern “collectables” take over the marketplace.Visit my Amazon Handmade Shop for details, pricing, and mosaic gifts currently for sale
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Angel figurine from Italy, found at a local antique shop. Also floral shards from an old centerpiece, pearls, beads and plate rims
Finished Angel Plaque
