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Post by cmpeter on Jun 15, 2019 2:58:22 GMT
Have you tried one yet? They look interesting, but I’m worried they might dry out too quickly.
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Post by joblackford on Jun 15, 2019 4:11:55 GMT
On the SSS video they said the PVA glue soaks down to the bottom of the container, so I would think they would stay good for a while. You might just have to press it down a bit to get it up to the top. But you can buy PVA glue in bulk (it was the glue we used in school and we'd pour it on our hands and peel it off  ) so you can probably just resoak it with more glue as needed. I haven't used it though, so I'm just guessing. |
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Jun 15, 2019 4:39:33 GMT
I think you could probably make one of these pretty cheaply. Just get a dollar store sponge, dollar store air tight container (they sell some that are the size to fit 2 decks of standard playing cards in a 2 pack) and the appropriate glue.
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Post by camcas on Jun 15, 2019 7:50:57 GMT
I actually couldn’t resist purchasing the current SSS monthly kit due to the bees theme since I have beehives
It has a glue thing in it
When it drives I’ll let you know
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Post by Embri on Jun 15, 2019 8:29:34 GMT
Teachers have been making these for their classrooms for quite some time - just a resealable container, PVA glue, and time (it takes about 24 hours for the sponge to properly wick up the glue when you first make them, apparently). Myself I use a bingo dauber filled with PVA. Same idea, but much more controlled application.
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Post by joblackford on Jun 15, 2019 16:27:50 GMT
Teachers have been making these for their classrooms for quite some time - just a resealable container, PVA glue, and time (it takes about 24 hours for the sponge to properly wick up the glue when you first make them, apparently). Myself I use a bingo dauber filled with PVA. Same idea, but much more controlled application. Thank you! That's really good to know. |
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Post by Embri on Jun 16, 2019 0:13:57 GMT
theteacherbag.com/2016/03/01/how-to-make-glue-sponges-tutorial/polkadotfirsties.blogspot.com/2015/06/teacher-tips-glue-sponges.htmlCouple of teacher tutorials - you can find a lot more by searching 'teacher glue sponge' or similar keywords in the search engine of your choice. And here's the one that inspired me to go with the bingo dauber. It was cheaper to buy a brand new dauber at the dollar store and empty it of ink just for the bottle than to buy one for me, go figure! I've been using my PVA dauber for... at least three years now, possibly longer. On the whole it's been excellent. Once in a while I wash out the sponge tip with water if it's getting gunky but otherwise maintenance free. I wouldn't recommend it for large or very thin papers, but if you do paper piecing or other small embellishments it's super. Puts down just the right amount of glue, and you can spread it out easily. For very tiny bits of paper I leave the bottle standing up and just press the snippet into the sponge, then arrange it with tweezers on my project. No more globs of glue! thefirstgradefairytales.blogspot.com/2015/06/bingo-dauber-glue-sponges.html
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Post by artisticscrapper on Jun 16, 2019 3:06:50 GMT
(it was the glue we used in school and we'd pour it on our hands and peel it off ) LOL. I used to do that too. I remember you had to try not to tear it so you got a whole hand print. |
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Post by scrappermcg on Jun 16, 2019 4:35:07 GMT
I've had mine a few months (3-4)now and it hasn't dried out. It works, I was thinking about making one...but didn't. I like the size of the container and the sponge is about 1 1/2"
Before I bought this, I would put glue on a silicone mat, coat a small piece of sponge with the glue, then dab it on my die cut.
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Post by camcas on Jun 16, 2019 6:32:29 GMT
Yes- I saw that too- unfortunately I am in Australia so.......no Tuesday Morning 😢 Never apologise for enabling though!!!!!!! |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2019 10:19:11 GMT
Embri What kind of glue do you use in your dauber. Is it regular Elmer's Glue All? I love this dauber idea. I have been making those glue sponges in a container for years. Not my video but here's a video- www.youtube.com/watch?v=El-BVBcl9r4I did watch SimonSays stamps video. It does look like that sponge is cellulose. The video above is course a different sponge. I do use cellulose when I make mine. I did like the dauber idea on the sponge. Like the video above I do use clear glue. I like to stamp with mine. This is my quirk but I feel like when I use clear glue it's like Versamark but glue instead. If that makes any sense since Versamark is clear.
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Post by Embri on Jun 16, 2019 15:13:53 GMT
I use Aleene's Tacky Glue in mine, the standard one that comes in the big gold bottle. Nothing fancy, and very economical.
I like the idea of using clear glue to stamp with! I wonder if that would hold powders better than Versamark...
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Post by cmpeter on Jun 17, 2019 4:04:21 GMT
Thanks everyone...great info!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2019 6:50:34 GMT
I use Aleene's Tacky Glue in mine, the standard one that comes in the big gold bottle. Nothing fancy, and very economical. I like the idea of using clear glue to stamp with! I wonder if that would hold powders better than Versamark... Thank you.  I was wondering if Aleene's would work or if it would be too thick for the dauber.
I never tried clear glue for embossing. I heard it can be done. I think it would be a different look because both embossing powder and glue are plastic. I love clear glue and stamping for glitter, flock, and other inclusions. I use to do this technique many moons ago I would stamp in glue, let it dry and then color over it with pastels, crayons, watercolors. It acts like a resist. I also would stamp images, let it dry and color them to make my own stickers.
As you all can see I have been using a glue pad forever before they started making them commercially. They probably were making them commercially but I didn't know. I was young, poor & very creative. All of this crazy stuff is coming out in the market now that I still have the originals I made. I am like "Oh, all the money I could have made" ROFL and I am just kidding.
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Post by Embri on Jun 17, 2019 7:40:36 GMT
I water my Aleene's down just a touch, probably less than 10% by volume as the sponge on my dauber is meant for much thinner fluids. Your mileage may vary, depending on the type of applicator. It probably would work fine with straight PVA but I find it's a bit easier to squeeze with a touch of water mixed in.
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Post by basketdiva on Jun 19, 2019 13:49:15 GMT
How do you keep the glue from getting onto the pretty side of the paper when applying to delicate die cuts or small cuts. Also how do you pick up the piece and not get glue on your hands and then the pretty side?
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Post by cbet on Jun 19, 2019 18:43:04 GMT
How do you keep the glue from getting onto the pretty side of the paper when applying to delicate die cuts or small cuts. Also how do you pick up the piece and not get glue on your hands and then the pretty side? I've made 2 of these now - one with plain Michael's brand Elmers glue, and one with the Tacky Clear Gel. Surprisingly, the top of the sponge isn't at all goopy. You just lay your diecut on the top of the sponge; you can use an embossing stylus or something like that to press on it just a bit (it doesn't take much, trust me) and then use a craft tweezer to pick it back up. No glue on your fingers, and nothing on the pretty side of the paper - as long as you don't push it way down into the sponge. Confession - I made the first one because I didn't believe it would work all that well, but I already had sponges and containers that exactly fit them and a bottle of glue that I had gotten at Michaels on wicked clearance and then never used. I figured if the project was a bust, I wasn't out anything except some stuff that was sitting around unused anyway. But they really work pretty well! The one with the clear tacky glue took a lot longer to get the glue to absorb into the sponge, but now it works like a charm. |
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Post by Embri on Jun 20, 2019 2:28:10 GMT
How do you keep the glue from getting onto the pretty side of the paper when applying to delicate die cuts or small cuts. Also how do you pick up the piece and not get glue on your hands and then the pretty side? The glue mostly stays in the sponge, that's the beauty of the system. You lay your paper on it, and tap the good side of the paper into the sponge just a bit to pick up some glue. I usually use tweezers to manipulate very tiny bits of paper, and the back end of the same tool for pressing it down. For very intricate die cuts, i'll lay the piece good side down on a piece of plastic craft mat or cutting board, and tap the back all over with my glue dauber. It's rare that glue gets onto the front unless you're squeezing the bottle (Don't!), and if you wipe it off right away any excess doesn't show. The key is to be VERY sparing with your glue application. I cringe when I see crafters squirting out globs of glue onto their paper piece work in videos, because it inevitably squidges out the sides. :c |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2019 11:05:28 GMT
I water my Aleene's down just a touch, probably less than 10% by volume as the sponge on my dauber is meant for much thinner fluids. Your mileage may vary, depending on the type of applicator. It probably would work fine with straight PVA but I find it's a bit easier to squeeze with a touch of water mixed in. Oh, I wish I knew that, ROFL! I made mine without water, ROFL. It is working. I stored it upside down. Of course I had to start rubbing it on my page like a dork and frustrated it was not working. Then the gaming girl clicked in me and I thought to myself "Why am I rubbing a bingo dauber on my page, lol. It is a dauber for Bingo you know daub, daub, daub" ROFL! Now, it works great I am really happy with it. Thank you for the idea. |
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Post by Embri on Jun 23, 2019 21:11:31 GMT
Yeah, rubbing doesn't work very well - unless you have way too much glue, then you can spread it pretty well with the sponge tip + rubbing. You don't want the glue so thin that it comes out on its own.
Otherwise, you do want to daub / stamp to apply. The harder you press the more glue you get. I usually work on a piece of smooth plastic craft mat so cleanup is easier.
I can't remember if I mentioned it or not, but I removed the internal 'plug' mechanism from my dauber. It's sort of a spring with a little pressure activated valve at the tip. You don't need it with PVA, though I can see it would be useful with ink to stop too much from coming out at once.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2019 6:04:22 GMT
I use one of those plastic mats too when I am gluing. Sometimes I use a magazine. I am always tearing up magazines so I have one next to me ready for quick projects.
I don't think my dauber has that valve at the tip. I used the bottles that a lot of us bought several years ago at Oriental Trading to make Distress Paint daubers. You all remember that one? I bought a home around that time and never got around to making the Distress daubers so my daubers are with my precious empty bottle collection, lol. I am telling you my empty bottle collection is popular in my home. My DH & I are digging for some kind of bottle at least weekly.
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Post by Embri on Jun 24, 2019 16:22:18 GMT
Those would probably not have valves, no. They were intended for thicker liquids to begin with. I got my one bottle at the dollar store because getting an empty one shipped was ridiculously cost inefficient. At least you found a good use for one of those bottles. *chuckles*
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Post by anniefb on Jun 24, 2019 18:31:03 GMT
Thanks for all the tips. Might just have to try and make one.
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Post by scrapnnana on Jun 25, 2019 13:16:25 GMT
Glue sponges are not a new item. I had one years ago. I used it once. It was okay. Maybe they are better now, but I have always preferred the control I get with a glue pen.
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Post by streetscrapper on Jun 25, 2019 13:20:38 GMT
Glue sponges are not a new item. I had one years ago. I used it once. It was okay. Maybe they are better now, but I have always preferred the control I get with a glue pen. I've never used one but this is exactly what I was thinking too. I did watch a video recently - think it may have been a SSS one - where it was demoed, but I'm just not sure if I'd find it easier than using a glue pen. This thread has made me think that I should try making my own. |
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) so you can probably just resoak it with more glue as needed.
I was wondering if Aleene's would work or if it would be too thick for the dauber.
