Hope!! 1 Midpoint Fiesta & My Fiesta Hearts Me

Imagine my thrill when I was gifted amongst this fancy-schmancy sandblasted Fiestaware plate from a Homer Laughlin Fiesta Collector’s Association!

It's perfect!

Is this non the cutest matter ever?

I had already been making my jewelry from broken plates too pottery for quite a few years when ane twenty-four hr stream I was approached yesteryear a Fiesta collector to run inwards a contender inwards which artists exercise something from broken or damaged Fiesta. Of course, forthwith I cannot notice a photograph of my winning piece, only it was a slice of jewelry, a pump pivot brooch amongst fancy edges too and thence pretty! Here are a few photos of another things I bring created amongst broken Fiesta over the years.

Pin brooch (sold '02)

Mosaic teacup plaque. Doubles every bit the most awesome plane feeder ever. (sold '03)

Backstamp pendant (sold '04) (approx 1.25")

Bracelet

Love these earrings!

Another necklace pendant (approx 1.5")

Mosaic pump - perfect for the Fiesta kitchen! (approx 6")

Earrings amongst Swarovski crystals too Czech drinking glass pearls (1/2" yesteryear 1 & 1/4")

Read on for some interesting history well-nigh Fiesta ware colors:

“At its introduction inwards 1936, Fiesta was produced inwards v colors: Red (orange red), Blue (cobalt), Green (light green), Yellow (deep golden), and Old Ivory (yellowish cream). By 1938, ii years into production, a 6th color was added: Turquoise (robin's egg blue). With the exception of the Red, this color assortment remained inwards production until about 1950. The master copy Red had been discontinued earlier 1944 (see below).

The lack of this vibrant color, summation the full general changes inwards lodge due to the United States' participation inwards World War II, had caused a slump inwards sales of the larger serving pieces from the early on 1940s. Prior to this reduction inwards the pose out of shapes offered, entirely ane or ii real specialized shapes had been discontinued too those yesteryear 1938. Later items which were discontinued, such every bit covered onion soup bowls inwards turquoise glaze too mixing bowl covers inwards whatsoever color, are scarce too highly prized yesteryear collectors.

By 1950, domicile decorating styles too colors had changed. The Homer Laughlin Company discontinued some master copy glaze colors too replaced them amongst iv novel colors. The master copy Blue (cobalt), the master copy Green (light green), too the master copy Old Ivory (yellowish cream) were discontinued, replaced by Rose (pinkish-brown), Gray (medium), Forest (dark green), too Chartreuse (bright yellowish green). Two existing glaze colors, Yellow too Turquoise, continued inwards production, too thence the society continued to offering half-dozen colors through the 1950s.” Excerpt from the article “Fiesta (dinnerware)”, which tin live institute HERE inwards its entirity

One of my after designs, well-nigh 2006 (1/2" yesteryear 1")

I volition bring some novel jewelry inwards these too like designs upwards for the holidays too thence live certain to banking concern agree back!

-Laura