Repair Shop Beausejour MB

02/24/2026

02/24/2026

The Musical Decanters! How fun.

02/22/2026

A wedding gift from 1952, this wall mirror had a shattering incident. It’s keeper, granddaughter of the original owners, was also shattered. We collaborated on a way to make it whole again, honouring the kintsugi tradition of embracing imperfection and treating healing as an essential part of human experience. We liked the pieces that had cracks running through them and incorporated them into the design. The design was informed by and echoes the stems and seed heads of the decorative etching. The repair veins are usually finished in gold or silver, but the client liked the look of the white fill, so it was finished with a white metallic paint. Process included sorting the shards, finding the edges, grinding edges on some pieces, laying out the pattern, gluing the pieces down (with the correct adhesive) and finally filling the cracks.

02/22/2026

I’ve never added more photos since the day I created this album, a couple years ago. Thought I’d add a few. There are corresponding albums with the repair processes in the photos tab!

02/22/2026

Poor ole Winnie, in need of some mending. First, an unstuffing and good cleaning. A new nose, a torn ear, a wonky mouth, and some loose seams were all addressed. I fattened him up a bit, too!
He didn’t come in with a bow, but the handsome lad deserved a red ribbon.

02/13/2026

A favourite pair of earrings brought back to use! I bought them decades ago, wore them out, and have now restored integrity to the loops which hold the French hooks. I’m very happy to be able to wear them again!!

02/12/2026

When the Repair Shop is slow, I take to doing some repairs for myself! The loop for the french hooks on my favourite pair of earrings wore right through, so I built up the loops with a two part epoxy. A small favourite bowl with a chip on the edge, and a bowl I made back in 1985 broke into a few pieces and had many missing pieces from its edge. I’ll share photos when they’re finished!

12/16/2025

Understand this - I will take a shot at repairing ANYTHING. As long as it is your hearts desire it’s never insignificant or silly. It’s exactly what you need, or want, or care for. I get it. And most times the repair is stronger than the original. Keep things out of the landfill, and reduce consumerism - see your local repair shop! 🙂 🔨🪛✂️🧰

12/09/2025

A Christmas angel came to the shop a couple of years ago to get fixed up and take pride of place once more! 🎄👼❤️

12/01/2025

Muscle cars in the shop! Look at these beauties from a bygone era. Minor fixes - Wheelie bar repair, license plate installed, hood hinges repaired and affixed. They are ready to peel out, lay some rubber, do some burn outs! Captions with the photos…

11/30/2025

Grinding, gluing and filling fun! Parts of the mirror mosaic process. Love my little Radley rotary tool!