Floral Multicolor Round Pendant From Antique Dishware and Custom Chain

This bright chintz design makes an appearance in this unique round pendant.  The antique dishware used to create this pendant is chock full of colorful flowers and is Warwick Erphilia Germany "Cheery Chintz" dated 1930-1939. In addition to the bright flowers, this pattern has a whimsical gray wavy line background that you can see when you look closely making it even more visually appealing. Pendant is framed in a delicately textured soft solder. The pendant measures 1" in diameter and is attached to a custom 24" silver tone chain that combines two vintage chain components playing on the whimsy of the piece. The chain has a large lobster claw clasp.

All pieces are hand made by me in studio and never sourced out.  Every piece is unique in design with its own upcycled flourish.  All dishware is vintage or antique unless noted otherwise on the item description.

The process of creating a piece of jewelry from vintage or antique dishware starts with a plate, cup, saucer, bowl, etc.  Each unique piece made allows me to give a new life to a beautiful piece of history.  Once I have isolated the section or sections to be used,  I start with a wet saw to cut it down to size.  Sometimes the placement of the design is on a curved edge, directly over the ‘collar’ of the dishware, or on an exceptionally thick or thin section.  This may be visible on the back side of the piece and/or may create a slight curvature or irregularity of the item.  I find that those variations lend to the authenticity of the art.  It will not affect the way the piece displays when worn or hung. The next step is using glass cutting tools to manually form the rough shape.  From there I use a wet grinder (used with stained glass art) to smooth the edges and finalize the shape.  Copper foil is applied to the edges and burnished smooth.  Lead-free soft solder (I use a brand called Silver Gleem®, which contains 3% silver and polishes to a beautiful shine) is applied using a soldering iron set to 658-730 Degrees Fahrenheit depending on the affect being created. The first application forms the base of the frame for the piece. Once framed, then the decorative dots, texture stamping, wires, charms or patina can be added. The bail is added which is often hand formed and sized individually for each piece before being soldered onto the frame of the piece.   After that, it is determining how it will hang. Chain, length of chain, beads, gemstones, pearls, etc. Finally the piece is hand polished to a high shine!  Enjoy!