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Yippee, it’s broken!
July 22nd, 2006
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So, you've got your "broken" stuff. What now?
I am not all that wild about doing the mosaic thing (although I know lots of people do, and that definitely is an option). Here are my non-mosaic ideas. If you have some ideas as well, you know what to do! 
* Use the broken pieces in the pots of your house plants as both a mulch and a nice-looking dirt cover.
* Larger broken pieces (like the tiles or some plates) can be used as garden edging. Just dig a small trench in the ground and stand the broken pieces in the trenches, then backfill.
* The water art I talked about in this blog previously (http://www.frugalbydesign.com/blog/2006/06/20/stone-art/) could also be done with some of these other broken pieces, as could a fountain.
* Some broken "stuff" can be broken even more and made into a pathway or put around a bench in a garden instead of stones or pebbles.
* Darla's tiles may work as stepping stones. Just know that in areas where there is freezing weather, the tiles will break further. This would not bother me, but it may bother someone else.
Okay, there's a start. What can YOU add to the list?
Your Frugal Decorating Diva,
Nancy
Daniel on 16 Sep 2007 at 4:35 am: 1
I couldn’t understand some parts of this article s broken!, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting.