Glue Dots

Glue dots are very sticky double sided bits of glue that can help a papercrafter out of certain situations quite a bit!

"Man is born broken. He lives by mending. The grace of God is glue.
~Eugene O'Neill "

Glue dots are one of my favourite adhesives. They help me stick ribbon bows, embellishments, gems and more to my cards and scrapbook layouts in the blink of an eye. They are strong and do not add a lot of dimension to things as they are fairly thin. Those are two of the features that impress me quite a lot. But they have more!

Here are some more Features and Benefits:

1. They are super-sticky, double-sided, small adhesive circles
2. They have no fumes, cause no mess, and no drying time is required
3. They bond instantly to a variety of materials such as paper, fabric, wood, foam, plastic, and more
4. They are easy to use
5. They are acid free so are safe for your photo albums
6. There are 300 dots per roll. Each one measures approximately 4.8 mm in diameter (Size of dots may vary plus or minus 1.6 mm).
7. They are great for attaching embellishments right where you want them to be

Here's a Quick Trick:

The best way to place mini Glue Dots is to press your project against the dispenser roll. This way, you don’t even need to touch the adhesive with your fingers!

I like to do that especially with ribbon bows. If you are like me, I lay down a strip of ribbon on my cardstock then tie a bow with a separate piece of ribbon, working with it till I am happy with how it looks. Only then do I try to stick it down, and these little adhesive circles are perfect for the job. Depending on the size of the bow, I sometimes use three of the sticky bits, one on the middle of the bow and one on each side of the bow. I just press the bow onto the adhesive and lift the ribbon off, pulling the circle of adhesive with it as I go.

Here's how to use them:

Press the paper or object onto the adhesive on its roll, then pull your project away. The adhesive will adhere to the object. Do not try to pull the dot off the liner paper with your hands because the adhesive will stick to you and not to the paper!

OR

Use your paper piercing tool, the pointy end of your paper snips or tweezers to lift the adhesive off the roll and place it where it needs to go.

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