Comments on: Grandmother’s Garden

By: Carla

Carla — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 17:29:18 +0000

So beautiful thanks for the great idea

By: valarie lewis

valarie lewis — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 18:23:22 +0000

colleen, see m comments above.

By: Colleen

Colleen — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 16:58:38 +0000

I forgot to ask, did you shape the pieces yourself? If yes, what did you use to shape them?

By: Colleen

Colleen — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 16:57:41 +0000

What a beautiful way to save and share a memory!

By: Karen Watson

Karen Watson — Fri, 01 May 2015 00:23:27 +0000

What a wonderfully thoughtful idea! Now all of you have a piece of family history. The pieces are truly beautiful! It’s tempting to go out to the flea market looking for odd pieces of china, and break them on purpose!

Wonderful Art!

By: Val

Val — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 23:47:07 +0000

This was such a great idea. The pendants are beautiful. It is sad that the china broke but also a blessing that the pieces can now be worn and shown off. They are perfect heirloom pieces to pass down through the generations too.

By: Anne Mulligan

Anne Mulligan — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 17:47:07 +0000

That is wonderful! I did something similar when a friend’s cobalt-blue pitcher developed a crack. It had been her late mother-in-law’s, so it had sentimental value. I broke it up and tumbled the pieces. She and her two sisters-in-law all got earrings made from the parts.

By: Mary Anne Enriquez

Mary Anne Enriquez — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 17:01:30 +0000

I agree with everyone’s comments. Love the way you wire wrapped the bail and the idea is such an awesome one too! the jewelry is lovely and masterful.

Maybe you could start an etsy type business service cutting down others broken china bits on the side. What a wonderful way to remember a loved one too.

By: Carmen Bray

Carmen Bray — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 16:35:42 +0000

These are so beautiful! I would never have thought to do this to china. I’ve only seen the soldered pieces, and they are lovely also, but this is so unique!

By: Terrie Marcoe

Terrie Marcoe — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 15:11:32 +0000

I agree that it is a wonderful way to keep a connection to your grandmother’s china and her memory. Very pretty work, too.

By: Judith

Judith — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:51:09 +0000

I love this idea even though I would not have the equipment to do this–saws, etc, The pendants are beautiful.

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 12:57:38 +0000

Love that you were able to salvage the broken plate. Your pendants are lovely and I think they make lovely keepsakes.

By: Valarie Lewis

Valarie Lewis — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 11:16:30 +0000

I cut the pieces with a scroll saw that was fitted with a diamond blade and a drip system. I smoothed any irregular edges with a glass grinder. You can use a tile nipper to cut china, but it’s not precise, and there is a lot of waste. To cut porcelain with a saw, you should always work it wet, because the friction causes too much heat, and the dust is toxic. Wear eye protection and a particle mask, and I also use rubber gloves because the wet pieces get slippery.

By: Rena Klingenberg

Rena Klingenberg — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 09:44:43 +0000

Although it’s sad that one of the china plates broke, this is a lovely way to salvage it. And I love the idea that all the girls in your family have these new heirlooms from Grandma’s wedding china. Did you need to trim or file the edges of the china pieces before wire-wrapping them? Absolutely beautiful wirework and pendants, Valarie!

By: debra lowe

debra lowe — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 18:36:15 +0000

These are gorgeous and I love he way you have set the china pieces…very clever!