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Out mothers are without doubt some of the most important people in our lives. For most of us, they are the most important. Whether you are your mother’s daughter or a momma’s boy, you will likely hold a unique connection to your mother. All that she has done for you to help you to get to where you are today – how can you properly commemorate all that she has done to help you make the most of life? It’s tough! That’s why when you go for a second rate gift for your mother, you often feel more than a...

In case you haven’t noticed. At Mora Approved, we are heavily into Kintsugi.  As you can see from the array of Kintsugi guides and how to’s.  There’s something about Kintsugi that is very grounding in its metaphorical sesnse, therapeutic in the fixing sense and actually visually great to look at once you have gone ahead and fixed something.  Overall, a very satisfying endeavor.  And if you know someone who is ‘into’ Kintsugi.  You will know that it means a great deal to them spiritually and that’s why something Kintsugi inspired for an upcoming birthday or an anniversary of some kind. ...

When it comes to buying a gift for our sisters, we can often find it hard to keep things unique. Usually, we know our sisters so well that we can actually find it hard to buy them something meaningful. While that might sound somewhat paradoxical, it’s a common problem that we need to deal with. When you feel like you cannot get the right kind of gif to give to your sister, though, you can often improvise in the worst ways. From buying something generic to something thoughtless, you can do more harm than good with the wrong kind of...

Since our last Kintsugi article.  Regarding the Kintsugi vase.    We have had a surprising amount of emails come in asking about how to repair a cracked vase made of glass -- and whether it can be done with Kintsugi?  The answer: yes, absolutely.  Does it take a bit more skill and care?  For sure.  But, nothing more than expected. The only difference between a glass vase as opposed to a ceramic pottery vase that we were dealing with is that -- firstly the edges are obviously sharper, so you going to have to be careful.  Also, the edges are...

What does Kintsugi mean? Kintsugi is a Japanese art form in which breaks and repairs are treated as part of the object's history. Broken ceramics are carefully mended by artisans with a lacquer resin mixed with powdered gold, silver or platinum. The repairs are visible — yet somehow beautiful. Kintsugi means "golden joinery" in Japanese. How do I make Kintsugi? Step 1: Choose your Kintsugi object. Choose the ceramic you wish to apply the Japanese gold repair to. ... Step 2: Prepare the adhesive. If you are using the colour powder, mix equal parts colour powder and epoxy resin on scrap paper....