crazyforlatin Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 I need to buy one so that I can glue ribbons to hair clips. It seems cheaper (and more fun) to make our own than to buy expensive ones in the store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 I actually need one also, so I'll watch this thread as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Maybe there is a connoisseur of hot glue guns out there who will correct me, but I've never found any difference between them. I've used all sorts and really... even those 3$ mini glue guns usually work just fine for my purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 You can get a decent one for around $20 at a hardware store. The cheapie ones tend to get glue everywhere. I hate hot glue on my fingers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beach Mom Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 We found after years of making hair bows that the hot glue doesn't hold terribly well. After many glue guns, someone recommended E6000 glue to me. It is found at Walmart and Michaels, stinks like crazy, but I have never had a ribbon fall off that was glued with it. We use it to glue rhinestones to dance costumes and for anything else that I need to really hold well. Making bows is great fun, much cheaper than buying the fancy ones and makes terrific use of the ribbon found on clearance at Michaels. Here is a site that has tons of free patterns. I have used many of them with success. Each link in red at the top has step by step free instructions with pictures for a different bow. http://www.girlythingsbows.com/tails_down_bow.html Happy crafting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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