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| I got a cute velour dress for Rose at the local thrift shop, but the "bling" parts were missing. I think someone pulled them off before making their donation. So I'm gluing little craft gems for a bit of sparkle! |
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| I rolled a bit of dental wax onto the end of this thumbtack. See how it sticks to the little gem? That saves my fingers from getting glue-y. "Dental wax" is the stuff people put on the brackets of their braces when they first get them or when they've gotten a sharp edge and are waiting for an appointment. If you don't have occasion to get it for "free" with your $5000 purchase as we did, it's available at your local drugstore. |
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| For this project, I used Gem-Tac glue, but I think next time I'll use the trusty E6000. It is far more messy, hard to accurately dispense and has smelly/ bad for you fumes, but it holds better. |
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| A close-up of the pattern on Rose's "new" dress. |
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| So pretty! Rose chose pink and clear gems for this project. |
Very pretty you did a good job.
ReplyDeleteMerle...........
Thanks! Rose loves it.
DeleteNice... you should join daughter and I in our costuming business... glueing gems calls for a level of patience we don't have!
ReplyDeleteNot sure these will stay on well. I am hesitant to put too much glue on. Since these are cheap "gems" I figure I can always re-glue something. Learning so I can do the more expensive ones later after I've made most of my mistakes! Ha!
DeleteThat's beautiful! Well done :)
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