Uses for glass "lenses"
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Hi Doc,
Perhaps a glass lamp shade? https://www.hometalk.com/diy/decorate/rooms/button-dish-23788265 something along these lines but you would need to invert a regular bowl and cover it with plastic wrap and use E6000 glue to glue the edges of the glass together in some fashion. If you want a new hobby you could watch those clever folks on Youtube that do stained glass. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f38sQxJ5MkI This one is geared for beginners. Good luck!
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I've made wind chimes from them!
Definitely wind chimes!
Hi Doc, You could smash some and make a mosaic with them. Maybe a bird bath or even a table top. Hope this helps.
Make bezels for them
Thanks for all the great ideas! This really helped.