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Hi this Julie with Beadaholique.com and today want to do a quick overview on some of
the different glues that we use in our various projects. I thought it'd be helpful to
tell you a little bit more about the glue maybe why we choose them for
specific applications
there are other glazes and sealants on the market but these are the main glues
that we use
so the first one I want to talk about here is Nunn design glue
and you see this just came right off of my desk. I've been using it today
and Nunn Design glue is a silicon based glue which means it's not going to add
moisture to paper
which is a really important if you're doing collage images and scrapbooking
layering resin work
glass domes anything like that
because it's not going to cause your paper to warp
Of course if you use it to an excess it will but if you use it in normal application
just a normal nice layer is not going to
So Nunn Design glue is a white clear
just like that. It's very thin
Just going to spread it on my finger here
So it goes on very nice. You can just wash your hands with water after you use it
You can also ball it up to get rid of it that way
and it's going to dry perfectly clear. It's a great glue. We use
it with a lot of our mixed media projects
you'll see me talking about this one quite a lot
The next glue is completely different. It's GS Hypo Cement
What's really nice about this one is if you take the lid off
it has to be super fine applicator tip
which is very helpful
so it allows you
allows you get to really fine line
and then when you put it back there's a little needle
fit into the
top and seal it back up
so this is one you're not gonna want to get on your hands. You're going to want to be
careful.
So this one is great with pearl knotting or securing knot or braid cord ends
anything where you have a fabric or textile this perfect for
also when you need to get into the little crevices that sometimes
are there with jewelry
like a crimp or something you're going to want to use this because it gives you that nice
fine tip it creates a really permanent bond
for fabrics, textiles, forms, plastics, applique anything like that
so the next glue I want to talk about is Crafters Pick. This is a great
multi-purpose kind of all over great glue. Now this is water-based
but once it's dried it becomes water-resistant which is great, so if you
are gonna be making jewelry that you might get wet
this is a great choice because it is water-resistant
it creates a flexible bond. It's perfect for things like bead embroidery
where your gluing your foundation to perhaps your ultra suede backing you use
this. It' also the great for glass tiles
just a whole bunch of different applications. It's a nice
white glue as well
you'll see right there
it's a little bit thicker than the Nunn Design glue. So the Nunn is going
to be thinner. This is going to be thicker.
Great all over general purpose glue. It adheres to metals,
textiles, glass, wood, plastic,
basically anything can think of it's going to adhere really nicely to.
The final glue I want to talk about is probably my all-time favorite
and it is E6000 glue.
This glue is amazing. I've actually even repaired mr car with it
if I squeeze some out
You'll see what it looks like
it's completely clear
The one thing with E6000 is it does not dry right away
you'll have about five minutes of wiggle room with it
but then you need it to cure for twenty four to seventy
two hours before it creates a really a permanent bond but once that bond is created
it is there, it's solid
I actually with E6000
glued the side mirror back onto my car. It was knocked off
and it actually held for five years and that was through texas heat and
seattle winters. So this glue creates a really strong bond
and it's great for gluing cabochons to metals to like findings
anything you want to glue and have a really strong bond is going to be
E6000. You'll see us talk about a lot
and use it quite often. Again this is one you're not going to get on your hands
though so make sure that you use some type of applicator like a toothpick
or piece of wire to apply it.
So this was a very quick overview of our glues. I hope that helped to clear up some
questions
and give you a little bit more knowledge when you're choosing the right glue for
your project