If the glue comes off that easy it wouldn`t be too hard to do, just time consuming !! If you do visit the Texas relatives,, bring the vase !! I would be happy to do it for you !! I have a Shawnee piece that hubby`s mother had that was broken and glued back with the same glue as your vase I think !! I have been meaning to repair that old crack and have taken some "before" pics !! When I get a day to piddle I will do the work on it and put before and after pics in the projects topic !!