Well... you could always take the piece to a professional to refinish it properly. Or, if you have all the pieces, some talent, and loving patience, the following link will show you how to fix chipped and cracked pottery. http://www.ehow.com/how_116752_repair-chipped-cracked.html
GREAT! But for those of us with no time, no patience and (gulp) little talent, here are some fast, easy, and artful ideas.
Because of a chip, this antique vase was on the clearance shelf. I was caught by the vibrant hand-painting and horned handles. The issue: chips around the rim. One trip to the local lighting store, and I had a new lamp!
Because this vase had a slightly uneven bottom, a hand-carved wooden base was added. The gold cap at the top of the vase fit down over the the chipped lip of the vase.
What you can do? Check out your local lighting stores or go to on-line lighting/electrical supply companies to find lighting components or full lamp kits. If you are not into wiring your own lamp, many of the lighting stores will do it for you.
Once you get the lamp wired and set with a harp (the arch over the bulb), then you need to locate the right lamp shade and finish it off with decorative finial (the peice that attaches the shade to the harp)
This lamp-to-be is an old Japanese vase with a painted relief poppy design.
Due to the large chip on the vase's bottom rim, the design for this lamp will require a base that lips up over and hides the chip. But, because this vase has a rough texture, I will probably choose a more simple base. Be sure you choose the accents to go along with the original design of the pottery's artwork.
Take your pottery out to your garden!
This pitcher was the unwitting referee of a teenaged wrestling match. No longer suitable for indoor display: I took it to the garden. Flowers grew up and over the chip, and the rain-washed colors of the vase allowed it to become a centerpiece in my garden.
Because this vase is tall, I chose to set it vertically. But a shorter, squatter vase can be placed on its side and flowers can cascade out of it.
Speaking of teenaged tragedies: how about those chipped bowls and plates?
I am stock piling a group to create a set of mosaic tile pots.
At this time I have two bowls and a plate. By next spring I should have at least two more plates and another bowl. I can get the the two terra cotta pots covered, and maybe more, for a lovely grouping by
May 2011!
The following is a link on how to create a mosaic tile flower pot http://www.ehow.com/how_2093240_make-mosaic-flower-pot.html
If you have some other creative ideas for those great chipped, cracked and broken pottery and porcelain pieces...please let me know!
Ciao Rj
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