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Laly Mille has some free mini classes
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Today is the last day of the Free Tasters lessons on Willowing Arts.
UPDATE: Free lessons extended to Oct 14th! There are some good mixed media ones!
I enjoyed the ones by Tony Burt, Christa Forest and Sarah Gardner.
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Good observation. Noted!
Whilst trying to decide what to do for the accordion book swap, I practised some minis.
The first batch wasnāt the greatest due to the paper but still have potential for greatness. This is one, now backed onto black, with (stolen) double sided tape.
What is a good universal glue for paper to paper that wonāt make it bubble / buckle?
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I like rubber cement. It does not wrinkle and can be cleaned up or erased. But, if it is something you want to last a very long time, it is not archival. It can harden and fall apart. That being said, nothing I have made in the last 20 years or so has fallen apart.
You also have to watch the fumes as it is smelly and toxic. Use it near a window or fan.
I also love Tombow liquid glue and buy it by the pint to refill the little glue holders. I use a silicon make-up brush to spread it evenly and then a card to smooth it out. I still like the rubber cement better.
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The things I make will last as long as they want to last!!
Hmm, fumes are not a good thing for me, I feel like they get in my throat and stick forever. Thatās why I was asking about fixatives before
Iāll look at Tombow though 
I think its less about the glue and more about the application.
I use art glitter glue (no actual glitter)
but I got the small 2 oz (56g) bottle and refill it from a larger 8oz (224g) bottle and use the fine liner tip attachment that screws on top so you get super super thin lines of glue.
Its pricey but the screw on thin liner tip makes it last a long time
https://www.amazon.com/Art-Institute-Glitter-Designer-Adhesive/dp/B073VQQW2P
Bearly Art is another brand that also comes with the small refillable bottle with a fine liner.
Iāve also used plain Elmers glue (PVA glue) with one of these and it worked pretty good.
https://www.amazon.com/Squeeze-Plastic-Dispensing-Dispenser-Applicator/dp/B07M5NL9LL?th=1
If I am doing a lot of collaging though I use a brush and gel matte medium. Brush some on the surface, some on the back of the piece to glue down then some over top - so only do this with things that arenāt water soluble unless you want to smudge it. then I use an old credit card or scraper to smooth everything down.
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for larger heavier pieces YES! paste works really well although I get it all over the place but it wipes up pretty good if you do it before it dries.
I have the bear arts glue and have never managed to get the fine tip to work.
they do clog up easily. and the straight pen they give you to stick in it will rust. so I do have to change the straight pen out sometimes.
the empty application bottles with the rubber tip attached seem to fair better
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I like all sorts of glue and forgot about glitter glue. I am also partial to plain old Elmers glue and stick glue. I water down the glue and use squeeze bottle with fine tips for small things, but yes, matte medium seems to be my go-to for collage work where I am not too worried about wrinkling.
I should buy stock in E6000 glueā¦I go through so many tubes that I subscribe and save through Amazonā¦ha ha
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Have you ever had a problem with E6000 yellowing over time? I made these magnets with perler beads a while ago using E6000 as the adhesive and they started yellowing after a couple years.
These are my go to glues now
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I use a lot of E3600 but usually in assemblage art where I am painting over everything so if it yellows I wouldnāt know it
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I wouldnāt know either because all of the glue is hidden in projects where I use glue. I havenāt made anything other than rice paper where the glue is on the outside and would show.
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I like the GLOO brand āno-wrinkleā glue sticks, especially for attaching thinner paper without distortions.
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Adding to the glue discussion - for paper, yes to Glitter glue and Tombow. I also adore the Dina Wakley Media glue. No wrinkles and it sets/dries quickly.
As for setting pastels (and possibly charcoal), if you have a clean gel plate, you can roll out a THIN layer of gel medium and place your pastel piece on it as if you were making a print. It seals the pastels. There is also a no-odor spray, Krylon Workable Fixatif, that specifically fits the bill.
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Changing the subject, I signed up for Fodder School 5 even tho I didnāt do much this past year. (I did, however skip Wanderlust this year, so yay me.)
October is now the Fodder Challenge and I have many ideas, I havenāt had much motivation to try/complete any of the lessons. I am intrigued by Roxanne Evans Stoutās Wabi Sabi āOrigamiā boxes. Iāve made about 10 so far.
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The fortunes are from the creative reuse store - I could fill a small bag for $2. They are either poorly translated are just bad fortunes but there are a few gems.
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These are really beautiful. I can see hundreds of them mounted on a wall side by side, as an incredible installation.
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