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Transforming the broken pieces of sentimental china into keepsakes for weddings, gifts and remembrances
Black Friday / Cyber Monday Sale!
I really can’t believe that it is Thanksgiving week. Really, I am not ready. I wanted to take a moment to fill you in on my Black Friday/Cyber Monday special. All of my necklaces will be $5 off from Friday to Monday AND you can take an additional 10% off of everything when you use coupon [...]
Awesome week!
It has been a great week here at The Broken Plate! I completed 4 fabulous custom wedding orders and received my advance copy of this summer’s ReadyMade Magazine, featuring my coasters! To top it all off, I am proud to announce that my work is now available, in my favorite shop, Red Tree in Hamden! Now off to [...]
Recycled Book and China Purse for Power of the Purse
When Coleen of the Howard County Arts Council asked me to create a recycled plate purse for the Power of the Purse auction for The Women’s Giving Circle of Howard County, I was extremely honored and said yes right away. Two minutes later, I thought, how the hell do you make a purse out of [...]
Not just broken, more like pulverized.
Sorry for being M.I.A. but I have been feverishly working on a top secret project. In the mean time, I have been doing a lot of experimentation with the possibilities of recycled plate crafts. Some of my new favorites are these new rings and cuff links made out of crushed plate in resin. It is a [...]
New Custom Ceramic Photo Pendants!
I am so excited to finally announce that I am now offering custom 1.5″ ceramic pendants made from your photos! You can now have ANY photo, piece of artwork, or design turned into ceramic jewelry. Imagine the possibilities! They make great gifts for grandparents, bridesmaids, teachers or yourself. You can even get your child’s artwork turned [...]
Collaboration with Little Flower Designs
I often say that my pendants are only as nice as the plate that they originally came from. Nothing illustrates this more then this set made from a broken platter by Little Flower Designs. It would be impossible to make something ugly from this plate! =) At a recent craft show, an unforutate gust of [...]
My New (online) Plate Shop!
With some inspiration from Annie’s Vintage Bead Boutique, I have decided to open my new Esty shop, JustPlates, to share some of my plate stock with the world! I can only break so many plates, people. Here I will post plates that are either too cute to break, collectible, or came in too large a quantity for my jewelry. All plates are [...]
Paging Mr. Herman…things to do this weekend.
I feel like I am constantly apologizing for my lack of posts here, but the truth is that I am sparing you from the boring reality of the plate breaking business. Break, solder, polish, post, ship, design t-shirt, repeat… You get the point. Not much to blog about, so here are some fun things to do [...]
Now Taking Custom Orders!
Thank you for considering The Broken Plate Pendant Co. to break your plate!
8th annual American Visionary Art Museum’s Bridal Happy Hour
Please join BEST members at the 8th annual American Visionary Art Museum’s Bridal Happy Hour! Thursday April 2nd, 5:30-7:30. Enjoy food and cocktails and view work by some of Baltimore’s best wedding vendors. And best of all, it’s free! Why go handmade for your wedding?? There are many reasons! -Have custom jewelry, paper goods and [...]
