Discounted Kintsugi Heart enamel pins! These pins have been marked down in price for minor imperfections or variations from the intended design. These irregularities may be hard to spot, but they do not meet the standards I have for regular-priced pins (which can be found in this design here: http://etsy.me/2xJ0lgS).

Want to know what you might be in for with 'flawed' pins? Have a look, all pins pictured in this listing are discounted! The most common flaws are raised bubbling, scratches and uneven enamel.

All pins are packaged with bubble wrap to protect their posts during shipping.

❢ By purchasing this item, you acknowledge you are aware that this listing is for a flawed pin.

Original Description:

Kintsugi Heart, a hard enamel pin shaped in the image of a broken heart that has been mended with gold, in the style of the Japanese art of kintsugi, where a cracked piece of pottery is repaired using a lacquer mixed with precious metals like gold. This preserves the pottery with an understanding that it is now more beautiful and valuable than before, because of its journey and what it has been through.

I find this metaphor to be one each of us can relate to, whether it be the loss of a loved one, overcoming a tragedy, or even a current struggle.

Pins are mounted onto backing cards, which have a short description printed on the reverse, which reads:
"Kintsugi is the Japanese art of mending broken pottery by filling the cracks with gold. The mended valuable is not seen as damaged, but instead more beautiful and precious because of its journey."

* This pin is brand new, it was not broken or repaired, but designed to create an image of a broken heart mended with gold.

Fastens in the back with a metal or rubber clutch.

Measurements:
Width: 1 inch - or - 2.54 centimeters
Height: 0.9 inch - or - 2.28 centimeters

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