Featured Jewelry made from vintage china

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by stracci, Apr 4, 2020.

  1. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

    This is not my photo, but what a great idea!
    I might have to try this next time I break an old dish!
    upload_2020-4-4_20-19-46.png
     
  2. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    I have seen this done with shards of Chinese porcelain. Generally very pretty.
     
  3. Sandra

    Sandra Well-Known Member

    I sell silverplate and sterling flatware by the piece and at one time sold a lot of china dinnerware. What to do with all of those cutlery boxes and chipped china???
    I made jewelry/cosmetic boxes for my 7 granddaughters, covering the lids of the boxes in mosaic china themes that suited their own special interests. I tore out the cutlery spacers, replacing them with plastic divider bins and glued a mirror to the interior of the lid. It was a labor of love, I could never recoup the time spent if I ever wanted to sell them but it was a good feeling to recycle something that may otherwise found it's way to landfill.
     
  4. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    An antique French piece.

    Debora

    743d4ade7be763115fa2948013db5260.jpg
     
  5. gregsglass

    gregsglass Well-Known Member

    Hi,
    In the past a bowling alley threw out several dozen bowling balls into the trash. I took several of them and covered them with broken china pieces. I used them in my garden and put a few up on old bird bath pedestals. The blue and white china ones were my favorites.
    greg
     
  6. judy

    judy Well-Known Member

    The broken bits turned into wonderful jewelry. Very pretty!
     
  7. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

    I think a link type bracelet with stations of all flow blue
    backstamps would be fabulous!
    [​IMG]
     
    judy, NewEngland, Aquitaine and 2 others like this.
  8. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    A neighbor of my dad's edged all his flower beds with brightly colored bowling balls, au naturel.
     
  9. JayBee

    JayBee Well-Known Member

    Yup! This became an industry in itself. Old and not so old China if no particular value is broken, then mounted. Other than pendants, they make bracelets, earrings and boxes with China decorating the lids. Some come out really nice and they aren't all that expensive either. :happy:

     
    Sandra, stracci and Bronwen like this.
  10. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    Years ago I sent a box of broken china to a woman who made jewelry. It was really beautiful when she was done.
     
    Sandra and stracci like this.
  11. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    I have a Victorian plant table and the top is made like this.
     
    Sandra and stracci like this.
  12. wenna

    wenna Well-Known Member

    Just wanted to share this pretty pin/brooch made from broken china. I just came across it while sorting through the backlog (I knew this post was sparking a memory)...it is even signed, but of course I didn't get very far researching. I believe the maker was/is primarily an artist of the painting type (watercolor maybe?). IMG_5308-2.jpg IMG_5309-2.jpg IMG_5310-2.jpg
     
    stracci, Sandra and Bakersgma like this.
  13. Barbara W. Preston

    Barbara W. Preston Active Member

    I was given a brooch and matching earrings in blue and white china said to be made of china shards from the Atocha. I get more compliments on them when I wear them.
     
    stracci, Sandra and wenna like this.
Draft saved Draft deleted

Share This Page