As you may have guessed, we are always buying in job lots of vintage goodies. For time to time these “lots” include broken, cracked, chipped and damaged porcelain pieces. Call me sentimental, but it just seems wrong to throw these pretty pieces from the past into the rubbish bin.
This dilemma, therefore, led to me thinking of what could be done with these lovely pieces. The result? Lots of planning and hard-work which has ultimately culminated in Lollapalooza’s very own range of up-cycled vintage porcelain pendants.
I have called the range “The Weeping Willow” — partly because it describes how someone must have felt when these lovely pieces were damaged and partly because I seemed to be making lots of pendants out of damaged “Willow Pattern” china — which is a classic blue and white design.
The pictures in this post are of the pieces we took to the recent “I Heart Market”. Most of these have been sold but, have no fear, more are being made and these will be listed very soon on the “Hello Pretty” website and our facebook page.
Pendants cost R60 each or R100 for two! Postage is just R25 for as many as you would like to order.
They come complete with matching chains and are packed in pretty boxes. All items are marked with a label stating the origin of the porcelain inlay.
Every piece is unique and hand-crafted, making them the perfect gift. It was lovely to hear people at the market saying that they recognised a certain piece as being like something their mother or granny had 🙂
I love your treasures! Can I stock my gift shop in Morgan bay???