Fret not though the fix is simple.
How to fix ceramic plate with milk.
Milk contains a protein casein that with heat can be formed into a natural plastic.
I never thought this would work but tried it after my son told me it would work.
Now as it warms gently.
Gild the flaw and it becomes lovely making permanent the drops and breaks and chips in the porcelain s past.
Instead of just waiting for the day it inevitably breaks for good try giving it a milk bath.
You place your cracked piece in a pot and cover it.
A plate isn t just glued together.
Unless you drop your china and it shatters into a million pieces which is usually my luck it probably only suffered a small crack from a fall or mishap.
The idea is simple.
Turn the oven on to a very low heat and put the plate inside.
While the overall effect of kintsugi is that of a repaired ceramic when it s fixed the break in the piece becomes part of its structure and part of its beauty.
It isn t thrown away.
Just be sure the leaking area remains covered by milk the entire time.
If you can carefully tip and support the pot in a safe place you can use less milk and the process will go more quickly.
I put a plate that was broken in three separate pieces and scotch taped back together in a large container and submerged it in milk.
I could hardly believe it.
Use this to your advantage if you ever crack a fine plate or dish that looks fine otherwise by dunking it in.
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It s mended with with metallic veins.
Yup your china is getting a day at the spa curious about how it works.
A cracked plate will inevitably break if you turn a blind eye.