Hope!! Birds On Vintage China Patterns (Broken China Jewelry Past Times Laura Beth Love)
Today I'm taking a expect at jewelry I direct keep made over the years from antique and
vintage bird patterned china. Check my Etsy store for novel pieces.
vintage bird patterned china. Check my Etsy store for novel pieces.
Pendant approx. 1"
"I in i lawsuit had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, patch I was hoeing inward a hamlet garden, together with I felt that I was to a greater extent than distinguished yesteryear that circumstance that I should direct keep been yesteryear whatsoever epaulet I could direct keep worn."
-Henry David Thoreau
American china amongst aeroplane motif
Bluebird China

“Bluebird china enjoyed a brief but spectacular history, kickoff appearing inward the belatedly 1800s, reaching its zenith inward the early on to mid-1920s, together with was almost only gone yesteryear 1930. Cathay decorated amongst the bluebird motif was produced yesteryear over 50 dissimilar American companies including Anchor Pottery Company, Atlas Cathay Company together with Atlas-Globe Cathay Company, Chippendale China, Homer Laughlin Cathay Company, together with Steubenville Pottery Company to get upwards but a few.”
-Excerpt from the mass Bluebird China (Schiffer Book for Collectors), above, which tin hold upwards institute Here
Classic Homer Laughlin "Fluffy Bluebird" Pattern

Homer Laughlin Fluffy Bluebird pattern china

Necklace pendant

Necklace Pendant
Bluebirds of Happiness
“The mythology of the bluebird of happiness has deep roots that instruct dorsum thousands of years. Indigenous cultures across the globe concur similar myths together with beliefs close the bluebird. It is a widely accepted symbol of cheerfulness, happiness, prosperity, hearth together with home, skillful health, novel births, the renewal of springtime, etc. Virtually whatsoever positive sentiments may hold upwards attached to the bluebird.”
-Excerpt from Bluebird of Happiness, which tin hold upwards institute HERE inward its entirety.
Other Bluebird Cathay Patterns

Vintage Lovebirds - Unknown pattern
Some examples of a few less mutual American bluebird china patterns:


Necklace amongst freshwater pearl together with Swarovski crystal

Pin brooch amongst freshwater pearls together with Swarovski crystals
How close these sweetness picayune birds? Looks similar they've made their nest inward a basket.
Entry May 18
“Your words are born non spoken. Dimensional soft-vowelled words palpable to the eye or to the fingertip. Exquisitely curved every bit the immature that flowers conceive.
Often I direct keep watched your lips shape words... together with your natural language nudge them out
like pocket-sized birds non wholly for sure of their wings. Your sweetest words are those
shaped ovally similar plums or wild birds' eggs. And the long brilliant ribbons you
laugh, the multitudes of hyacinth together with bluebells.”
-Walter Benton, This Is My Beloved
An older, odd bluebird china pattern, in all probability circa 1920:

Necklace pendant

Pin brooch amongst freshwater pearl together with Swarovski crystal

Necklace made amongst Amazonite, Rohodonite, together with sterling wire

Necklace

Necklace, unknown pattern
Robin pattern


Another odd American aeroplane pattern. These expect similar lovebirds or budgies. Notice the motif surrounding the pump blueprint inward the 2nd photograph below.


Pin brooch
Bird of Paradise & Pheasant Patterns
"The aeroplane of paradise alights only upon the paw that does non grasp."
-John Berry
-John Berry


“The birds-of-paradise are members of the family Paradisaeidae of the social club Passeriformes. The bulk of species inward this identify unit of measurement are institute on the isle of New Guinea...with a few species occurring inward the Moluccas of Indonesia and eastern Australia. The identify unit of measurement has twoscore species inward thirteen genera. The members of this identify unit of measurement are maybe best known for the plumage of the males of most species, inward detail highly elongated together with elaborate feathers extending from the beak, wings or head. For the most percentage they are confined to dense rainforest habitat.”
-Excerpt from Bird-of-paradise, which tin hold upwards institute HERE inward its entirety

Antique pattern. Pin brooch amongst heart-shaped money pearl together with crystal.

Heart charm, approx 7/8"

Pin brooch

Beautiful colors! Pin brooch amongst Swarovski crystals
Parrots & cockatoos

Art deco china pattern amongst parrot motif, American china

Same pattern every bit above. This pivot brooch was made from the blueprint on the optic of the plate.
This Parrot pattern is from England:
Blue Willow birds:


Pendant

Blue willow porcelain from Japan. Necklace made amongst drinking glass beads, drinking glass pearl beads together with sterling wire.

Necklace
A few other bluebird together with aeroplane china patterns:

Pendant

Pin brooch

Silver spoon bracelet amongst 7/8" pump charm

Bluebird china earrings

Heart charm approx. 7/8"

Shelley fine os china. Flow blueish aeroplane motif amongst golden overlay.
"One must inquire children together with birds how cherries together with strawberries taste."
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Pin brooch amongst amethyst briolette drop. Newer porcelain.

English linguistic communication transferware amongst swan motif. Pin brooch

Heart charm, approx 7/8" English linguistic communication transferware

Vintage American pottery amongst doves motif. Pendant
Birds are flyin' due south for winter.
Here's the Weird-Bird headin' north,
Wings a-flappin', account a-chatterin',
Cold caput bobbin' dorsum 'n' forth.
He says, "It's non that I similar ice
Or freezin' winds together with snowy ground.
It's but sometimes it's sort of nice
To hold upwards the only aeroplane inward town."
Here's the Weird-Bird headin' north,
Wings a-flappin', account a-chatterin',
Cold caput bobbin' dorsum 'n' forth.
He says, "It's non that I similar ice
Or freezin' winds together with snowy ground.
It's but sometimes it's sort of nice
To hold upwards the only aeroplane inward town."

Birds are i of my most requested china patterns for jewelry. Because they tin hold upwards difficult to find, sometimes fifty-fifty rare, my finished jewelry pieces made from these patterns on average toll a combat to a greater extent than than other patterns.
I promise y'all enjoyed this expect into the populace of vintage aeroplane china! No thing how oft I expect at these patterns, they are even then a please me each fourth dimension I encounter them!
-Laura
(all jewelry shown inward a higher identify was made yesteryear me...check out my Etsy store here)
I promise y'all direct keep a bully week
Love, Laura