Glitter and Glue

I've never posted here, but I've come here from time to time to get some sage advice. I've spent some time Googling a topic and I've found very little that pertains to what I'm putzing about. I know the experience and knowledge here will be valuable and I would like to TIA anyone with advice. My dilema:

I'm helping some folks make Christmas decorations and we've come across a problem with the glitter and glue. What advice i.e. brand of glue, method of application of glue, etc. can you give me when I want a very thin layer of ultra fine glitter adhered to paper, almost as if you can't feel it when you touch it after it has dried?

This is what we're doing: Using Tombow Aqua Glue Pen (the thin tip) and putting on as little as possible, using the tip to spread things around to cover all bare spots and pop all bubbles.

I've heard to use a Zig fine point glue pen, but before I spend $3.50 x 20 I want to look before I leap.

Any suggestions?

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EShellzo
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There is a glitter I really like. It comes in many different colors, but I buy the clear white one. It takes on the color of whatever I'm drawing it over. It doesn't leave a bump that I can really feel. It's just a sparkle not a thick line of paint. It a small bottle that reminds me of what the fabric paints look like. I can't find my bottle right now to tell you the brand. But it's a small squeeze bottle that I get at my Local Scrapbook Store. It goes a long way. I must warn though I'm not sure why, but my dog loves it and will chew it up. SO, don't leave your chair out while it's on the table. My dog will look over all the stuff on the table and gingerly just pick it off the table.

Lynne

Reply to
King's Crown

here's a link to a neat product. it comes in sheets and rolls

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I don't know what sites you might find it on but it's very cool - and very sticky . If you get the sheets you can cut out a shape and peel off the backing and stick it to your decoration. Then you peel off the top sheet (red) and it exposes the sticky part. Just sprinkle on your glitter and you have a beautiful design.

Reply to
Patty H

Yes, the glitter and glue are combined. Dang it where is that bottle! :)

Lynne

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King's Crown

Thank you. We are glittering in a way that is very much like coloring in a coloring book i.e. we have a pattern on paper (rubber stamp) and we're filling in certain places as small as about 1/4" in diameter in some points. Do you think this will work in that case? I saw this at a local store and loved it for other things but thought this task specifically would be difficult using that. What do you think?

Reply to
EShellzo

yes it would probably be too difficult for small spaces:)

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Patty H

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King's Crown

For fabrics such as t-shirts and for greeting & Christmas cards where I want glitter, I use a paint called "Jones Tones", which is a paint offered in many colors. Dries to a rubbery consistency. Excellent for holding glitter .... and the finished article is washable.....requiring no heat setting ... !

We use glitter as well as embossing powder on many of our cards. There's a few examples on our web site but the photos do not do justice ... had to reduce the size of photos so as to make them load faster for people who have slow ISP's. Anyway, glitter really does wonders for Christmas cards or for any card with snow scenes ... is especially suited for hoiliday decorations as well as shirts & cards made for ice skaters.

Apply the Jones Tones paint, then while still wet, sprinkle glitter liberally. After a few minutes place a clean sheet of paper (printer paper) on top and press the glitter into the paint. After thoroughly dry, tap off the excess glitter onto a clean sheet of paper and return the excess to the glitter bottle.

Geezer & Shirley

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stencilcraft

You don't want glue at all. You need double sided tape. Magic Scraps (I think), the one that's red, is the best. It comes in different widths and even sheets that you cut any shape you want. Just sprinkle on the glitter and shake the excess off onto a piece of paper so that you can reuse it.

Katrina in KS

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Katrina

Are you talking about Stickles Lynn?

Teresa in MD

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Tazmadazz

Yes, that looks just like the bottle I use. I use the icicle color on everything. It picks up the color of whatever I'm adding sparkle too. Thanks Teresa

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King's Crown

No prob, just sounded like what I have in my supplies. :-)

Teresa in MD

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Tazmadazz

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