Florida based Tanya has been making broken china jewelry for years. Needless to say, this artisan is eco minded for she gets her material from "garage sales, auctions, antique stores, flea markets and from any clumsy person I can find!"
One lovely creation is her Blue Starburst Flower earrings which has quite the story behind it. These are the leftover shards from a heartbreaking accident where the Polish handmade wedding pottery of a fellow Etsian got broken. Tanya was able to make a really gorgeous bracelet for her with the larger pieces.
She now sells her tutorial on how to make your own broken china jewelry on her Etsy.
Original Post by THE BEADING GEM
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i have been saving saucers until i can figure out how to make them into jewels - am off to see Tanya, thanks for sharing Pearl - peace for all
ReplyDeleteI love this pendant Pearl!!! It will make a gorgeous necklace!
ReplyDeleteI clicked over to Tanya's blog, saw the bracelet and pile of glass shards...stunning bracelet! Wonderful story.
I checked out the tutorial...just might be interesting???
Cheers
Love the pendant in blue and white. One of my favorite color combinations.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous idea for repurposing art. Beautiful pendant that you won too, congrats.
ReplyDelete-Stephanie
I have a large picnic basket FULL of china pieces. I was intending to do some kind of mosaic table-top but have never done it. Hmmm. Other uses, other uses . .
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm totally jealous of your pendant!