I had a wee little bud vase {that a} good friend gave to me a few years in the past that fell off a shelf. Our mischievous cat knocked it over in the course of the evening and I used to be so unhappy when I discovered it damaged.

The vase was particular to me so as an alternative of tossing it I believed I’d give the standard artwork of kintsugi a strive. Kintsugi is the Japanese methodology of repairing damaged or cracked ceramics with gold mud combined with lacquer or epoxy. It’s the observe of emphasizing scars as an alternative of hiding them. I believed I’d give it a attempt to restore my little damaged bud vase and now it’s completely imperfect in its repaired state.

Conventional kintsugi makes use of actual gold in powder type however in my case I did a pretend model utilizing golden pigment powder and epoxy glue combined collectively. You should buy DIY kits on-line utilizing the identical mixture (see this equipment and this equipment). I merely purchased a bit of container of gold pigment mud from Michaels and an epoxy glue as properly, then combined them collectively to create a golden glue to reattach the damaged items collectively.

The provides you should do the identical are pictured under: gold pigment powder, epoxy glue, small plastic container for mixing, small tip paintbrushes, mixing stick, and latex gloves.

The method is just not sophisticated, it simply takes a bit of persistence. I painted on the golden epoxy with a bit of paintbrush and hooked up to not more than three items at a time so they may dry in bigger segments which required that I combine the gold pigment mud and the epoxy in small quantities 4 separate instances. I waited a full hour between periods for the epoxy to completely bond earlier than transferring on to attaching further segments collectively.

I’m posting a Reel on Instagram so you’ll be able to see the method in a video since I didn’t take any in progress photographs. I’m so pleased with the way it turned out, in truth I just like the bud vase much more now. 🙂

Kintsugi is proof that damaged issues could be made extra stunning with a bit of love and a focus. 🙂