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Handmade Pin Brooch

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Shards
ShardsPLUS
(27)
105 items for sale
County Durham

By Stephanie

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About this item

Materials
Ceramic, Stainless steel
Made in
County Durham
Description

Unique Pin Brooch. ‘Gentlemen’ Created from ceramic plate discovered October 2019 Re-Created into pin brooch June 2020 This pin is called ‘Gentlemen’ which shows four gentlemen with top hats. Worn in a diagonal style with one cloaked gentleman almost on the bottom tip of the diaganol. This pin measures diagonally 25mm x 24mm x 4mm. Unusual and distinctive. In October 2019 I bought a box of broken ceramics from a recycling centre in Barnard Castle, Co Durham. It was filled with smashed plates and sadly a lot of the surface glaze was too damaged to be used. However, underneath all the rubble was a large brown thick plate and two similar style green patterned wall plates. This type of ceramic material is a bit too thick for earrings so I tend to use it to create pictures and mosaics. However, when I started the process of clipping and cutting the plates with a tile cutter I noticed the shards from the edge of the plate forming into beautiful elongated shapes and the inner flat plate bottom created amazing individual chunks. These shards inspired me to create pin brooches. The thickness of the shapes gives a good strong quality to the ceramic which is perfect for pins. I’ve created a whole series of pins from the green plates which will be listed individually. Each pin created from a shard family has a title, letter and number which relates to its family origin and order of process. F5 S2

A note from the seller

‘Fragments’ by Shards Create New from Old. Found by Chance. Full of History & Character.  Capture & Preserve Unique Moments in Time & Life. Produce New Stories from Broken Ceramics. Present & Deliver Unique Eco Friendly Keepsake Gifts in Sustainable Packaging. Delivery Costs. US Mainland includes All Duties Paid (will require a phone number added to delivery). Folksy 'Rest of the World' please read terms regarding any duties. Sadly unable at present to deliver to EU, but would love to.

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Useful Information

You can cancel the order and get a refund from the maker within 14 days of receipt, provided the item has not been used. Faulty items can be returned within six months of payment being made.

Unless faulty, the following types of items are non-refundable: items that are personalised, bespoke or made-to-order to your specific requirements; items which deteriorate quickly (e.g. food), personal items sold with a hygiene seal (cosmetics, underwear) in instances where the seal is broken; digital items.

Hand crafted Jewellery and framed artworks using pre loved and discarded ceramics. Ceramic material will show signs of wear. Entire process is a creative experience from discovery to final picture, nothing planned or preconceived. All materials personally collected from river banks, charity shops, roadside, woods, recycle centres, beaches, wherever dropped, dumped or donated ceramics are found, cleaned and shaped into new stories. Each titled piece comes with bio of where the ceramic came from, known history, original information and when the artwork was created. Some ceramics collected are used as found, while others are cut randomly which will shape the final picture. Every piece is individual, nothing replicated, however, due to repetitive patterns in ceramics there will be some similarity but only through the ceramic material not in the final piece.

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I love collecting, especially things that have been discarded. Anything that looks lost, forgotten or damaged and not wanted any more. Favourite places of mine to discover bits is rivers or beaches. I am lucky to live near the River Tees, Co Durham and often walk the banks picking up broken glass, pottery anything that can be cleaned and re-created into something new. Another amazing place is recycling centres where for very little I can rescue an old pot or plate. Charity shops have so many interesting pieces, bits and bobs of lives all waiting to find new homes. Rescued from a box of broken crockery, three plates have been cleaned and formed into shards. Every piece has been used to either create pin brooches or framed pictures. The thickness of the pottery has dictated what it can be used for which is an exciting experience. Bought in October 2019, the ceramics are all together in shard families, neatly housed together by shape, pattern and date.

What buyers say about Shards

All 27 reviews

  • Beautiful unusual earrings, a lovely way to recycle old pottery, and my order was promptly dispatched. Thank you once again, Stephanie.

    Handmade Earrings One of a Kind Iridescent  Eco Friendly Gifts Unique KeepsakesHandmade Ceramic Earrings One of a Kind Sterling Silver Eco Friendly Gifts

    Jean

    Bought 2 items
  • Delighted with the pendant, very high quality and lovely presentation. Very highly recommended!

    Handmade Pendant Necklace, One of a Kind Eco Friendly Gifts, thoughtful gifts.

    Lynne

    Bought 1 item
  • Bought as a gift. Really lovely, customer service excellent, arrived quickly. Thankyou

    Handmade Pendant, Sterling silver, One of a Kind, Eco Friendly

    Alison

    Bought 1 item