You got some greatttt pieces...Love the odd shaped dish at the top...

What a hit!!!! Great pieces!!!! I want to learn to mosaic. I've helped to lay and grout tile. We even did an abstract mosaic sidewalk and porch. Did you use nippers to cut up those plate pieces or did your use a saw to cut them up????? susie

Wow! What a haul! Great OP finds! Same question as susieroses, did you "nip" that plate? Or do you put it in a sack & hammer away??? :-0 Also, did you smooth the edges with sand or water or anything? I want to do some pots for myself. Thanks, Cait! Jeanne S.

p.s. Forgot what OP stands for ...but like TS or GS...here OP stands for "Other Place"...makes the GREATEST PIZZA! hEE! HEE!

Oh yes that blue will look wonderful SMASHED!

Lucky you!!! Great day junkin'! ~tenderlee

Great haul. You will have a ball with this stuff.

ROFL Jeanne... 'Op' means 'opportunity'. Aside from Salvation Army (they call them 'the Salvos' here) and St Vincent De Paul (Vinny's), there are places called 'opportunity shops' where monies would go to some kind of charity. May be a British term.

I've nipped the pieces. The dish had cracking in the glazing on one side and smashing wouldn't have bode well b/c the glaze would have flecked right off. Even with nipping, there was a alot of glazing flecking. That's something to be watchful of when you buy plates/dishes, even some tiles, to use in mosaicing. The tiles I used for the mosaic in my bathroom also kept flecking so a lot of material was lost and unusable. I sometimes scratch at a piece before I buy it to make sure that won't be too big a problem. And I don't smooth the edges. Once the piece is grouted rough edges aren't a problem.

Com'on, you gals... I know you're both itchin' t' get that mosaicin' goin'! Suzie, you've been on such a roll lately I expect a mosaic from you by next week!!! HAHAHA

Wow Cait! What a haul!! I love the botanical cups, etc! Can't wait to see all of your creations!

cait
what great finds
debby

Well, I do not think you want to keep the fairy plate...would you like my address???? It is sooo cute.
Great haul for sure.

Lots of cool stuff and I like that WIP (work in progress?)! Very pretty colors. Be sure to post a picture after it is grouted. I can't wait for warm weather so I can start mosaicing again outside. It is so much easier to just sweep off the balcony than to clean up after myself inside. lol! We don't have many but you can find the occasional "Op" store around here. Usually they are affiliated with churches.

Oh, you got some beautiful things! I've been itching to do some more mosaics; I need to finish my last tea set as a matter of fact! The tubs of broken dishes and stained glass are piling up...need..more...SILICONE!.....ROFL!
That made a gorgeous mosaic-ed pot, I love the blue background on it:D

Love the wip! Nice haul Cait. Its fun to see what you get as its often patterns and things I've never seen around here.
kathy

Ohhh, very nice scores!!! Love the wip mosaic!!!