Those just freak me out-I hate seeing purple splotches all over the place when I’m working.
Some folks like the glues that go on colored, and turn clear when they dry.
Some people swear by certain brands-in general, there’s not much difference (although I now avoid the really cheap glue sticks in the green package available at Wal-Mart, because the texture is just nasty). That’s right-not UHU, not some fancy brand being marketed to paper artists, but just plain old generic school kid glue sticks. I swear by the six packs of glue sticks at Office Depot, but now that I’m on the Staples super-primo customer list and they ship things to me for free, I’ve switched to Avery. I slather glue on pretty liberally when I use a glue stick (see this video for a demonstration of my fine glue stick application technique), so whatever I use, I need a lot of it. How’s a girl supposed to choose just one? For me, the solution is to ignore all the hype, and pay attention to how I use the product. There are about three million different glue sticks on the market right now. Here’s what I have in my glue and adhesive arsenal today: And yes, like all paper artists, I have very specific glues in mind. In fact, you just need a handful of glues. Here’s the deal: you don’t need every glue that comes out on the market. I’m exhausted by the amount of time paper artists spend discussing glue! You can barely go through a day on many of the altered art lists without someone asking a glue question. Originally published on January 13, 2005.