Columbus Week Acquisitions & 'cuttings' you got/made

16 years ago

Thank you to the person who got the deal at KMart on the Terra Cotta trays; I hit mine up tonight, and got the same deal! Here's my latest & greatest:

HUGE ceramic vases for two bucks each at KMart!!!! Small pitcher at Target on clearance for $3.xx

Deals at the SA Thrift; not too "Shabby" if I do say so myself!!! Got whole sets of the pink floral & blue florals.

Honing my talents with the nippers...

{{!gwi}}

Not sure what happened to the center of this one; the edges came off perfect!

First attempt with the nippers & Leponitts on a porcelain china plate. MAN are THOSE shards sharp!!! I got scared, and quit after I drew blood. Will pick it up again later.

All of these I have sandwich-sized baggies full of tiles; these pix are only 'samplers'

Red "embossed" pointsettia plate from TJ Maxx haul last week

Loving these swirls & dots! Hard to see the pattern on the white ones, but it's the same white plates as in the "Shabby" photo above...the ones in the middle of the bunch.

Another TJMaxx "smashing" deal...I'm totally loving these little greenies!

Ok, that's all for me...next?

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nicethyme
16 years ago
love the red!!!!
texaswild
16 years ago
Yep - I saw that red plate at TJ's. Hey, girlie, you're getting GOOD at nipping those plates. Isn't it satisfying? I need to spend a few days nipping too, but the weeds are calling today.
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sunshine_funshine
16 years ago
Hey MM, will you shop for me!? You are good at finding the really pretty stuff. Are you going to bust up those vases? They're beautiful. Great finds. Your cutting is going really well! Just a natural!!
mmqchdygg
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16 years ago
I really have no use for the vases...I was shooting for the color, and hoping there wouldn't be too much 'curving' going on once I chopped them up. Any thoughts on that? Can I GET the pieces flat, do you think?
texaswild
16 years ago
Oh, I thought you were going to mosaic the urns. I can see these used as a pedestal, or a base for a birdbath. Turn one upside down, mortar the other one on top, right side up. Would be a nice shape to mosaic for a birdbath pedestal, then use a large pot saucer for the bowl.
shrty411
16 years ago
Oh, man, now I have to go back to Kmart! I saw those urns, but didn't know what I'd do with them. Now you gave me a bunch of ideas,Slow!! Oh, well,they have a big sale today!!

Maria
mmqchdygg
Original Author
16 years ago
I saw those urns, but didn't know what I'd do with them

I'm quickly learning the mantra: "Acquire first, ask questions/figure out what to do with it later!!!"

I save all my receipts in case I decide I really have no use for it and have to return it.

Thanks for the Bird-tub idea! I may just leave them "as is" and only mosaic a top for it. I really love the colors. Have to return some things to Kohl's before the weekend is out...maybe go back and get a couple more for smashing... ;)
Calamity_J
16 years ago
Oh, now I'm urning to go shopping! heh heh!
mmqchdygg
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16 years ago
groan...LOL!
sunshine_funshine
16 years ago
Great ideas Slow! kmart here I come.....!!
shrty411
16 years ago
Wiped mine out MM! LOL got two of the ones like you did and 4 of the narrower neck ones!! I LOVE the colors! They'll be bases for something!! Shoot at that price I can probably re-sell at a garage sale for more than I paid!!

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sunshine_funshine
16 years ago
Here are mirrors I picked up at the dollar store. I was looking for flowers on knick knacks but there weren't any. Hit up two stores and found these. One mirror is 8x10. I will not be using the frames. The smaller unframed mirrors are supposed to be candle holders. I think might cut up the medium sized mirror for tiles. Or I may try to figure out how to use it with the wire and still mosaic around it.

{{!gwi}}

The small mirrors are supposed to be candle holders and are really thick so no plans to cut up but use as one piece-for now anyway.
curbdiver1954
16 years ago
Well, after MONTHS of griping coz I couldn't find any floral dishes around here, found several by accident today! Hit an estate sale and got a few, then hit hte jcakpot at a neighbor's garage sale! The rose ones on the left in the first pic are going on the coffee set (SOON!!), the rest haven't got a destination as yet, but grabbed while the grabbin' was good! LOL! Not too sure I want to cut up the ones with the teal rim - they're marked Homer Laughlin, but they've got a couple of flea bites, so I can probably justify it eventually!

Not too bad for $6 total (including the cannister set in the back)>

Pat
texaswild
16 years ago
Oh, WOW - great shopping. Wouldn't bother me what name was on the plate - nothing is sacred in this art.
pea_
16 years ago
I scored at Kmart too...but it is no longer columbus week, couldn't find a Acquistion thread for this week but since we are talking Kmart goodies. I got 4 12" terra cotta sauces(a mere 40 cents each, 15 8" terra cotta saucers 10 cents each, 6 4" terra cotta saucers 10 cents each(I was thinking this size would make perfect coasters). 4 jars of red glass gems 30 cents each(who clearances red items out before christmas?I have plans for red gems for borders around some mosaic kitchen trivets I am making so that was a perfect find) Two of those ceramic vases(1 is bigger than the other $2 and $1.50) but not in shades of blue but tans and reds and browns. I was going to partially mosaic the big one and likely either break the smaller and use the shards or mosaic over it(the smaller one isn't very pretty). I also picked up some big glass vases for $2 each, one clear and one amber. I thought I would do gog using scrap I have, using colored for the clear vase and clear glass for the amber vase. Also a few 8" high black glass vases and a few 9" white glass vases $1 each, not sure what to do with them yet...I over bought I think but the stuff was so cheap and christmas is just around the corner it won't go to waste they will either make great mosaic forms or make great gifts(likely they will make great mosaiced gifts). :)

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coppertop367
16 years ago
Here is a {{!gwi}}birdbath I made out of some vases I found.

{{gwi:134886}}
curbdiver1954
16 years ago
Very pretty!! Those colors are perfect togeher.....Love the wavy edge on the dish!! Before I saw the second shot I was wondering what sort of bird that was....so glad ya posted the second one! LOL!

Pat
stjohnsgypsy
16 years ago
Copper...that is really beautiful...reminds me of a McKenzie-Childs creation....have you ever seen her stuff!!!

The K-Mart in my town closed last year........wahhhhhhhhhh
mmqchdygg
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16 years ago
pea- GREAT HAUL!!!
curbdiver- the teal rim ones are SCREAMING to be smashed!!!
copper- Have I seen that before? I never get tired of looking at it...I LOVE the colors! Reminds me of Who-ville...I LOVE IT!!!

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