Bootsie Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Anyone have experience with repurposing broken china? I have discovered that several pieces of my great aunt's china were broken during a move. I am seeing lots of pretty pieces of jewelry made from broken china and broken china pieces being used for mosaics to cover bird houses, pots, bird baths, etc. It would be nice to do something like that for my mother with the pieces, but I am not too artistic. I haven't ever worked with cut glass, etc. and am wondering how hard (and dangerous) any of it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Have you heard of kintsugi? That might be fun if you have all the pieces. Google tells me you can buy kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAS in LA Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 (edited) We embedded pieces of broken china, mosaic-style, in cement stepping stones for grandparent gifts when our kids were little. The kids' footprints were also included. The stepping stone forms can be found at Hobby Lobby, Michael's, etc. ETA: I also made a picture frame with grout and china pieces. Edited December 11, 2020 by LAS in LA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bootsie Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 59 minutes ago, SusanC said: Have you heard of kintsugi? That might be fun if you have all the pieces. Google tells me you can buy kits. I am not familiar with this. I will do some research... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bootsie Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 30 minutes ago, LAS in LA said: We embedded pieces of broken china, mosaic-style, in cement stepping stones for grandparent gifts when our kids were little. The kids' footprints were also included. The stepping stone forms can be found at Hobby Lobby, Michael's, etc. ETA: I also made a picture frame with grout and china pieces. Did you just take the pieces and put them in the stepping stones and grout them on the picture frames? Or did you do any buffing/sanding to smooth the edges of the pieces? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 I was at a artsy? furniture store and they'd used broken china to mosaic the top of a bistro table. (broken) Plates, silverware, etc. and filled in around them. It was really cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Maybe try to find out if she enjoys the look before you turn it into a project for her. When I see broken china pieces used in projects, they make me feel sad. it is an odd reaction to furniture, but seeing broken pieces turned into something else, is unpleasant to me. It is like they were demoted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAS in LA Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 On 12/11/2020 at 3:35 PM, Bootsie said: Did you just take the pieces and put them in the stepping stones and grout them on the picture frames? Or did you do any buffing/sanding to smooth the edges of the pieces? It was very low-ability art!!😁 We just stuck the china pieces into the wet cement, deep enough for the edges to be covered (more or less). The picture frame pieces were grouted onto a foam frame cutout (wouldn't recommend this as it warped a bit; a wooden frame would be better). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 I love this thread I have been thinking about this myself I currently have a couple of broken cups in my China cabinet I love as art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bootsie Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 2 hours ago, LAS in LA said: It was very low-ability art!!😁 We just stuck the china pieces into the wet cement, deep enough for the edges to be covered (more or less). The picture frame pieces were grouted onto a foam frame cutout (wouldn't recommend this as it warped a bit; a wooden frame would be better). Thanks. I have a sister who is very artsy, so maybe we can schedule a post-COVID art day to make something to share with family members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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