Hi, I'm Diane the owner and creator of China Petals. I've been making mosaic from china for a number of years and love the idea of turning something old and unwanted into something beautiful and treasured again. I find that working with bone china enables me to snip the pieces smaller to create a more delicate style of mosaic which I love.
It all started one Christmas when my husband went into the attic to bring down the decorations. While he was up there he found a stash of broken, chipped and unwanted bits of china, mainly Royal Albert. It was no good to use but I couldn't bear to throw it away because it was so pretty. I racked my brains, Googled the internet and thought of mosaic. The first thing I created was a large jewellery box decorated with flowers made from the Royal Albert china I had hidden away. I gave this to my mum for Christmas that year and made a few hanging hearts to give away as gifts. People loved what I was doing so I did more and more and honed my skills to what they are today.
I am lucky enough to have a dedicated room at home where I have lots of cups, saucers, plates, glitter, glue, grout amidst other fabulous crafty things. I can spend hours in there creating and making coming up with new ideas.