Pique Assiette is the art of using broken crockery in mosaics. Many of these mosaics are useful items, such as outdoor benches and birdbaths, and are as beautiful as they are useful. Cup handles are especially useful in this art. Just Google this term and you will see some wonderful stuff.

p.p.s. I should have said Google IMAGE this term. Arrrgghh!

How about using them as plant pots? At least before the plants grow to big and need re-potting…

They are great for using as paint pots for crafts especially if you are using decent amounts of poster paints. You can give the paint a good slosh around inside without it splashing everywhere.

If the mug is nice or a favourite, how about using it as a pen holder on a desk. Just keep the handle-less side facing away ;)

if the cup part itself is still intact, you can touch up the chipped places with paint and use them in other serving capacities- for soup, ice cream, dipping sauces, etc.

you could also turn them upside down and use them on shelves for tiering the display of knick-knacks and picture frames.

I have a friend who uses broken pieces of crockery decoratively in her garden. If you bury the broken part, no one can tell the piece is broken. You might want to break the mugs a bit more so that they drain, then put them in the garden at an angle with a plant growing out of them. If you have toads in the garden, you can partially bury one upside down as a toad house.

If they are too small for plants - maybe they are just the right size for growing herbs in the kitchen?
You may be able to use them as candle holders - just pop a small candle in and enjoy!

Since they’re totally inert, you could “recycle” them by breaking them up into bits as small as you can manage and then just mixing them into the soil in your garden. They’ll do no more harm than all the other stones in there, although they may make the soil a little more alkaline than it was.

You could rub down the cup where the handles broke off and reuse them as handle-less cups ;)

Once you’ve removed the sharp edges, you can use them for anything from pen holders, organisers, sugar bowls, etc.

When they are really smashed they make excellent drainage material for the bottom of plant pots - especially a curved piece put over any large hole to stop it getting clogged with earth but allow water through. It is quite fun to spot old cup pieces when you repot : )

Holders for pencils or those odd screws and bolts that everyone has

well you can just glue it back on dun
kelsie age 11

recycle it maybe???