Mix & Match Dish Project

My mother saves everything related to dishes, glasses, serving platters - you get the picture. Her kitchen has a pantry area devoted to all of these things and over the years she has pawned, I'm sorry passed, some of these treasures down to me. One weekend I was looking at some of the plates she'd given me and decided to make an art installation of them in my kitchen. I would never have a use for them as they were mismatched, but I liked the look of them so much that I didn't want to just leave them in my cupboard. I purchased the plate hangers from Bed, Bath, & Beyond for about $2 a piece and within 5 minutes I'd created the display.
If you don't have three to five of these mix and match plates lying around or do, but they don't "go" together - you can still do this project. You might stumble across a dish that you like at Marshall's Home Goods or at a garage sale. I have a hard time liking mosaic table tops because I don't want to break the china - it really makes me sad. My mom must feel the same way about smashing up dishes that lost their partners, hence what allowed me to create this project. If you're just like my mom and me this project is a really good alternative. It is inexpensive wall art and a fun to do. If you've done a similar project send me your pictures, I'd love to see them.