I had a wee little bud vase {that a} buddy gave to me a few years in the past that fell off a shelf. Our mischievous cat knocked it over in the midst of the night time and I used to be so unhappy when I discovered it damaged.
The vase was particular to me so as a substitute of tossing it I believed I’d give the normal artwork of kintsugi a attempt. Kintsugi is the Japanese methodology of repairing damaged or cracked ceramics with gold mud blended with lacquer or epoxy. It’s the follow of emphasizing scars as a substitute 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 blended collectively. You should buy DIY kits on-line utilizing the identical mixture (see this package and this package). I merely purchased a bit container of gold pigment mud from Michaels and an epoxy glue as effectively, then blended them collectively to create a golden glue to reattach the damaged items collectively.
The provides you might want to do the identical are pictured beneath: gold pigment powder, epoxy glue, small plastic container for mixing, small tip paintbrushes, mixing stick, and latex gloves.
The method just isn’t sophisticated, it simply takes a bit endurance. I painted on the golden epoxy with a bit paintbrush and hooked up to not more than three items at a time so they might dry in bigger segments which required that I combine the gold pigment mud and the epoxy in small quantities 4 separate occasions. I waited a full hour between classes for the epoxy to completely bond earlier than shifting on to attaching extra segments collectively.
I’m posting a Reel on Instagram so you may see the method in a video since I didn’t take any in progress photographs. I’m so proud of the way it turned out, the truth is I just like the bud vase much more now. 🙂
Kintsugi is proof that damaged issues might be made extra lovely with a bit love and a focus. 🙂
