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Crafting Fail

So you know how there are those websites that do Pinterest projects that failed miserably...well this is one of my craft fails...not from Pinterest but the concept is the same.  Something that seemed simple...that did not go well, that I hope you can learn from.  I "rescued" a bird bath from the curb that had a hole in it.  I thought "no problem, I'll mosaic over it and the  hole will be covered and it will be prettier."  Seems small enough to cover Lesson 1:  in mosaic-ing-or any other any craft project. Have the right materials.  You should not try breaking pieces with a rolling pin...you'll just dent your rolling pin Quick-drying is not what you want for a mosaic-art takes time! As you can see from some of the above pictures I did not have the appropriate materials.  I had purchased some plates from the thrift store to break for my mosaic, but I couldn't find a hammer so I proceeded to smash them with a rolling pin.  Th...