This might be an idea for someone. Many years ago, a friend and schoolmate of mine who made pottery (very big here in Randolph County, NC), made a pie plate and gave it to me as a gift. We had it a number of years on display, and one day it was accidentally knocked off a shelf, and broken into many pieces. We hated to discard her work. My wife found a kit online, where you can make a small square or whatever shape of a substance that resembles concrete, and embed objects into it. We made a square and took the main decorative pieces of the plate and impressed them into the form. Then we used it as part of the walkway leading to our backdoor. Now we have an angel watching over us every time we come and go from our home!