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DIY Japanese Kintsugi Pottery Repair

DIY Japanese Kintsugi Pottery Repair - bowl glued back together with web of gold paint showing along the repair linesKintsugi is the process of mending broken pottery with a a gold-dusted lacquer to adhere the pieces back together, and make the final product even more beautiful than before.

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Total Time: 1 hour

Supplies:

Steps:

  1. Lay newspaper down on work surface.
  2. Gather all materials.
  3. DIY Japanese Kintsugi Pottery Repair - broken pottery bowl on a sheet of newspaper
     
  4. Paint each new showing side of of the pottery edge with metallic acrylic paint using a small paint brush and occasionally dipping into a cup of water.
  5. DIY Japanese Kintsugi Pottery Repair - paint showing right at the broken edge
     
  6. Let pieces dry.
  7. DIY Japanese Kintsugi Pottery  Repair - paint showing at exposed edge
     
  8. Apply multi-purpose glue to two pieces at a time. Let dry.
  9. Glue the now bigger pieces together, starting with the bottom of the object. Be sure to fit pieces very snugly.
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  11. Clamp pieces together if necessary until dry.
  12. Let sit overnight.
  13. Enjoy!

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January 16, 20190 found this helpful

Very beautiful. Thank you for sharing. :)

 

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January 17, 20190 found this helpful

I guess one CAN mend a broken heart!
Good job!

 
February 18, 20190 found this helpful

you can also use carnation sweet condensed caned milk
works better than glue

 
February 28, 20210 found this helpful

I recently accidentally broke a little bowl that I loved. I was going to use regular glue, but then I remembered this tutorial about repairing this using kintsugi, which is a beautiful Japanese concept about how things that were broken and brought back together again are even stronger than before, much like the human heart.

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I'm going to try this soon. Thanks so much for sharing it!

 

Silver Post Medal for All Time! 267 Posts
March 1, 20210 found this helpful

Please share your repaired bowl when you get it done. I'm sure all our community would love to see it.

 
March 8, 20210 found this helpful

I want to do this project. I searched on Amazon for "tube 527 multi use glue" and they want over $22 for one tube. This is way too expensive for me. What can I use for the glue for this project that will cost me $10 or less? Thanks so much!

 

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March 8, 20211 found this helpful

I would try using the brand name, which is Beacon. I see a lot of glue for much cheaper on Amazon and also on the manufacturers site:

www.beaconadhesives.com/.../

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Good luck and let us know how it turns out.

 
March 8, 20210 found this helpful

Also, how do I clamp the broken pieces together so they can dry properly. I am doing this craft on a small bowl that broke into 2 large pieces and one small piece. Thanks again!

 
June 10, 20220 found this helpful

May I use this image on the cover of a book I'm writing?

 

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June 11, 20220 found this helpful

I would send a message directly to the member who posted this. You can click on their name to get to the direct message.

 

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