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The Art of Kintsugi
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The Art of Kintsugi
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Kintsugi is the art of recognizing beauty in broken things.
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Supplies - White plate, Enamel Paints, paint palette, E6000 glue, gold paint + rubbing alcohol
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Clean off your plate with rubbing alcohol and then water down your black enamel paint.
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Using your watered down paint, splatter until you like the created pattern.
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Follow your enamel paint directions for allowing paint to set and bake.
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Use a hammer and shatter your plate. (This step is harder than you may think, so don’t be nervous.)
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Squeeze out a nickel size amount of E6000 glue and add gold paint to it.
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Apply the mixture to two edges of your shattered plate. (Use a hairdryer to speed up this step.)
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As the glue starts to dry, you’ll see the beautiful oozing glue create gorgeous patterns.
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Set aside and allow your plate to fully dry before moving it.
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Kintsugi makes the repaired piece even more beautiful than the original!
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“There’s a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” - Leonard Cohen
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