The straw hat proved to be a challenge to find a material she would be happy with.
When I broke the lid to a funky corn-on-the-cob themed pot in my kitchen I thought that would be ideal--no. Also rejected was stained glass. (There is a limit to how thin the pieces can be cut so as to mimic straw, plus she didn't like the shininess.) Hmmm. Vitreous glass tiles- not thrilled. Tiny thin long glass beads? Not sure, kind of shiny too.
An internet search was begun and I found TinyTileMosaics! A eureka moment, lol. This company has a variety of shapes and a rainbow of colors of 'mini, mirco and nano' sized ceramic tiles. The Ovals, 5x2x3mm, proved to be perfect to create the straw hat!
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Micro tiles, 5x5x3mm, were perfect to add a touch of red to the hat. See them also in the red stripe along with a couple nano tiles.
Happy daughter, happy me!
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"Miss Dolphin" is in my own personal collection, but you can see available mosaics here:
I create original design silver jewelry too!!
2 comments:
Those are fantastic! Good thing you persevered to find just the perfect tile. And those tiny tiles are fun, aren't they? I ordered some recently for the first time - haven't used them yet.
Miss Dolphin is just so cute! Glad you found Sally's store for those teeny, tiny tiles!
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