I bought a mini one, just for repairing a few ornaments (poor John Elway spent the holiday season with only one leg) and light craft work. I want to run out and buy picture frames and all sorts of things onto which I can glue other things. I haven't even taken it out of the package yet and already I think I might have to upgrade to a full-sized one!
-- Edited by Aardvark on Monday 13th of January 2014 12:38:04 AM
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That makes sense!
My mom has always had one, so one of the things I got my first Christmas as a married woman was a glue gun, I did some tree decorations :D
I just noticed that my first post was missing something, what I meant about the silver and gold ones was that there are glue sticks that have glitter on them.
My mom glues the yearly gingerbread houses together with a hot glue gun
Ewwww... doesn't the glue taste nasty?
They taste so nasty you don't want to eat them anyway! The candy is okay (if stale) but the frosting has so much color that it tastes awful and the gingerbread part is rock hard and tastes like gingerbread flavored cardboard. Plus after you make them a week or so before Christmas and they sit around and bugs land on them (and in my house the dogs and cats lick them, not to mention the fine patina of pet hair), so they are hardly fit for human consumption at that point.
We had a different experience when I was a kid. The Gingerbread houses were made specifically for the party the family had the day of Christmas Eve. Then they would get eaten after the party. We didn't let them sit around.
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My mom glues the yearly gingerbread houses together with a hot glue gun
Ewwww... doesn't the glue taste nasty?
They taste so nasty you don't want to eat them anyway! The candy is okay (if stale) but the frosting has so much color that it tastes awful and the gingerbread part is rock hard and tastes like gingerbread flavored cardboard. Plus after you make them a week or so before Christmas and they sit around and bugs land on them (and in my house the dogs and cats lick them, not to mention the fine patina of pet hair), so they are hardly fit for human consumption at that point.
This made me laugh!! I can just picture the dogs and/or cats giving it a lick or two.
I have a couple glue guns. I decorated some picture frames. I bought a couple large frames that came with the picture collage mats, and made my own collage of vacation pictures. Glued some small souveneirs (?) to the frame (shells, coins, etc.) I enjoy the glue gun!
-- Edited by ladyloonatic on Thursday 23rd of January 2014 10:32:34 AM
I finally used my new toy! I attached magnets to my spice rack so I can slap it to the fridge, repaired some Christmas ornaments, and I plan to make a little dessert/"horse doovers" stand out of plates and glasses.
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"I never understood why blessings wore disguises. If I were a blessing, I'd run around naked." - Sophia Petrillo
I finally used my new toy! I attached magnets to my spice rack so I can slap it to the fridge, repaired some Christmas ornaments, and I plan to make a little dessert/"horse doovers" stand out of plates and glasses.