Whenever I find myself in a match-up with hot glue, the odds
are always in favor of hot glue. It kicks my ass every time.
I both love and despise hot glue. I love it for the
incredible binding strength it imparts when applying one thing to another. I
hate the strings that inevitably form even though I have properly twirled and
pulled. I love how fast it cools and hardens, making it perfect for projects
you need to and/or want to work fast on. I hate the burning sensation as I
accidentally press my thumb into a hot pile of goo.
Yes, I have a love/hate relationship with hot glue. It goes
way back. I’ve been using the stuff since I was a kid and somehow I still never
really got the hang of it. Either that or this is just a reality of using hot
glue… or maybe I’m just bad at it. While working on the puppets last night I
encountered one of the things I hate most about hot glue, and that is the fine
strands that form and seem to cling to EVERYTHING!!! I swear I looked like a
tweaker, constantly pulling at my eyelashes and brushing my hands through my
hair and scratching at my nose and cheeks to rid myself of all those clingy
strings. Ugh. I can still feel their phantom essence.
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