Does anyone know what this paste or glue might be?
I saw an old episode of Creative Juice, well I should say I only caught part of the episode. It was called Gifts under $5. Steve was decorating candles. He used this paste like stuff that he spread on to plastic as it was drying he placed potpourri on it, when it was dry he peeled it off, placed around the candle then used glue to stick it together. The show also featured Modge Podge, but my local craft shop assured me Modge Podge can’t be used like this.
If anyone could help me identify what this paste was I would be very very grateful. I have tried contacting the actual show and the diy network but there has been no response and that was a fortnight ago.
I will choose a best answer for 10 points
thanks
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here is a list of all the Creative Juice episodes:
http://cathiefilian.blogspot.com/search?q=potpouri+candles
More than likely you will find the episode you are talking about there.
Good luck!
I think someone at your local shop doesn’t know enough
. Permanent “white glues” like Elmer’s GlueAll or even thinned versions like ModPodge and other purchased “decoupage mediums” are PVA so will not stick well to plastic. There’s no reason they couldn’t have various things embedded into them while wet, then be peeled off when the glue was *thoroughly* dry and used as “decals.”
You might want to check out something like that too using a similar material, thinned acrylic paint…oops, unfortunately, the pictures and lesson have been taken offline (the “faux vinyl” technique was shown by Jana Ewy on the Carol Duvall show, CDS-814), but I still have a description of what she did at my site, plus this other lesson on using tacky white glue tinted with small amount of acrylic paint for color (their picture of the result isn’t nearly as impressive as Jana’s though!):
…similar lesson to Jana’s but using tacky white glue (1/2 c) mixed with acrylic paint (1 tsp), pressed between the shiny sides of two sheets of freezer paper, then allowed to dry and peeled off to create sheets of pattern
http://www.crafterspick.com/2007projectvinyl.html
…Jana Ewy’s (“faux vinyl”) lesson on pressing 4-7 colors of acrylic paints (thinned to cream consistency) between 2 sheets of freezer paper (coated sides in) after .. she places second sheet on the painted first sheet, pressing paint outward toward edges before removing top sheet and allowing to dry… she uses to cover boxes (with spray adhesive)… from Carol Duvall Show (CDS-814)
…….she zigzagged the colors (trying not to overlap them) onto the shiny side of freezer paper, then put *another* sheet of freezer paper, shiny side down, onto the paints; then she pressed the paint between the sheets (almost) out to all edges and corners with her finger which also caused the paint to cover the interior completely (and avoids bubbles).
…….when she pulled the papers apart, there was a sort-of wavy pattern created
……..let dry about 12 hrs. and remove the “vinyl” sheets.
……..later, use spray adhesive (or other dry adhesive?) to adhere to boxes, put on cards, etc. (the photos only show one or two variations)
……. I noticed that the “good sides” of each vinyl sheet were not shiny, and had to be varnished to make them shiny too…or the back sides could be used (they were nice but didn’t have that neat secondary pattern)
….the pattern could be varied by how a finger is dragged, or maybe if other manipulations (like combing) were done first
… 2 pieces of metal or glass might work too…or maybe aluminum foil would be better since it could be *peeled* off as she did (that sort of “pulled” the pattern into a slightly different effect).
… As for using the “vinyl” later, one thing would be to glue shapes or cut-outs of the dried pattern sheets onto (other surfaces)… I guess I’d try wrapping it around boxes, pens, etc., the same way she did, or using on cards, etc. Would make a great looking postcard, though it would need to be backed with cardstock or clay. There’s probably lots more uses though… Diane B.
HTh,
Diane B.