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Hot glue gun projects are my favorite projects because they are fast and easy. I bet you have a hot glue gun. Time to get it out.
My much loved and much used glue gun.
You guys know I have a love-hate relationship with my glue gun. It makes me crazy but I can’t live without it. I used to burn my fingertips off until I hit upon a great idea. Use tweezers or forceps to hold hot glued surfaces together. You’re welcome.
My friend Paula gives me a hard time. She has craft nights at her home and sewing is her specialty. We mainly do small crafts like layered garlands or wall hangings and I always want to use my glue gun instead of sewing. Makes sense to me.
She just shakes her head and takes the glue gun away. But a glue gun is perfect for some of my smaller DIY projects like these……
I cut the black and white belt to just fit around the vase then grabbed the hot glue gun. I applied glue to the backside of one end of the belt. Then I pressed the belt end against the vase using tweezers. This is a trick I learned to keep from burning my fingertips off. I put together a little greenery and flowers and used a hot glue gun to adhere them to the dustpan. I have a box full of flowers for projects like this one. Anytime I find fake flowers at a reasonable price I snap them up. I used my glue gun to adhere the sisal rope to the planter. A pair of tweezers or forceps come in handy when using hot glue. Saves the skin on my fingertips. Popsicle sticks are good finger savers too. You learn these things as you go along and I don’t mind sharing tips on things I’ve learned the hard way. I think these vintage earring magnets are my favorite of all the DIY magnets I’ve put together. I really like them and they are perfect for the metal magnet board I made a while ago. I put the hot glue on the shells and held them in place until the glue dried. I glued them on in a thoughtful random pattern. The secret is to start with the big shells and work in the smaller shells. Don’t try to line them up perfectly because that will look bad, really bad. I can’t tell you how much I love these bling bottles. They make me smile. I bet you have just what you need at home to make some of your own. Your bling bottles don’t have to be exact duplicates of mine or even close. That wouldn’t be any fun. All you need is a bottle or jar and something pretty for decoration. I went through the junk in my workshop gathering mason jars, ball jars, and things I thought might work for a Spring project. I was leaning toward making Easter basket displays but that’s pushing the season a little for me. The flower broach has been in my bling stash for a while. Every time I looked at the broach all I could see were owl eyes. I guess it’s the shape of the two blooms? Anyway, I would think about how to create the owl and always thought I would cut the broach in half …separate the eyes. Make a trip to the thrift store, flea market, junk shop, wherever, and look around a bit. Think outside the box and see what you can find to upcycle into flower pots.7 Sizzling Hot Glue Gun Projects
As always, thanks for being here and have a great day, Kathy
Rebecca Payne says
I love these projects.
Kathy Owen says
Thanks Rebecca!