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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....

Broken China Mosaic

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Tiny Dancer Pique Assiette Mosaic Ballerina Wall Hanging

Ballerina Wall Hanging by Melissas Motifs Handmade Amazon

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Italian Angel Figurine, flowers, and floral shards
Mosaic Angel ShardsAngel figurine from Italy, found at a local antique shop. Also floral shards from an old centerpiece, pearls, beads and plate rims

Pique Assiette Angel PlaqueMosaic Angel Wall PlaqueFinished Angel Plaque
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Vintage Poodle Figurines, beads, pearls, and 1950's shards
Vintage Poodles for Mosaic Mirror

Vintage Poodles, from Occupied Japan

Pique Assiette Poodle Mirror
Poodle Mirror Mosaic by Melissa

Poodle Mirror

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Tea Pots

Mosaic tea lovers wall hanging mosaic materials
English china shards and a tea-pot ornament, given to me along with some other teapots by an elderly friend who was down-sizing.

Pique Assiette Mosaic Tile for Tea Lovers

Tea Pot Wall Hanging

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Precious Dog Figurines from Japan

Dog Figurines

 

Finished Colorful Dog Hanging Plaque

Dog Figurine Mosaic Wall Hanging

An Array of Birds

Birds for Mosaics

Always on the look-out for good birds -- i'm extremely particular, though. I love color.

Finished Pique Assiette Mosaic Wall Hanging

Bird Lovers Mosaic Wall Hanging

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Sand Dollars

Sand Dollars for Mosaics

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

Sand Dollar Mosaic Wall Hanging

Not for sale -- I just can't trust this to make it through the shipping process in one piece.

Vintage 1940's cake topper, hand plate, and roses.

wedding gift materials

Finished Mosaic Wedding Mirror

Wedding Gift Mosaic Mirror

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Girlly Dog Figurine and shards

Mosaic Makings for Dog Plaque

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. 

 

Finished Mosaic Girly Dog Hanging

Finished Dog Lovers Mosaic Tile

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. 

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