"I got blisters on my fingers!!!!!!!"

[roxy]

I was blissfully unaware of Katy Perry until a few days ago, and now, I hate her and her candy covered dress with a fiery hate that is only surpassed by the searing pain in my fingertips which I have burned with hot glue over and over, to the point where sympathetic looks have changed into "omg, how are you so stupid?" looks. If my niece (the one with a Katy Perry loving child) ever doubts my love, I will kick her ass, and then cover her with little plastic cupcakes. Which I will hot glue to her.

Comments

[locknkey.livejournal.com]

Not that I would have any experience with this, but when hot gluing it's a good idea to keep a bowl of cool water large enough to dunk an arm in nearby. This relieves the pain ASAP and keeps you from ripping out an 1/8" of skin pulling the hot glue off - not that I would know or anything. *traumatized*

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

I *just* sat down after roasting a huge portion of my index finger--this time I bypassed hurting myself with the glue and went right to applying the ungodly hellishly hot metal portion of the gun right to my flesh.

Good news? My lungs work just fine but I might have strained my voicebox some. I use my Dean facepalm icon because I don't have one where he's screaming his face off....

[locknkey.livejournal.com]

I used to use the high temp professionally and the water will drop the temp immediately, ice water is great if feasible. I have a scar on my forearm where I laid it onto the gun and then immediately proceeded to pull the hot glue off. Not wise. :(

*kisses boo-boo*

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

OMG!! HOT GLUING THINGS IS THE DEVIL!!!!

*hugs you hard* You poor thing!!!! I'm all horrified now! I want to bring you aloe and chocolate!!!!

[locknkey.livejournal.com]

OMG!! HOT GLUING THINGS IS THE DEVIL!!!! trufax!!!!

I demoed this:
http://www.artsanctum.biz/RubbaDubDubGlueSticks.htm

Making things like this:
http://www.artsanctum.biz/GlueStickSamples.htm

We should share aloe chocolate and a bottle of red = no more pain. :)

And if LJ doesn't quit logging me out I'm gonna scream!

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, that's almost--*almost*--worth the burn! I didn't know you could do stuff like that with the glue! Eh, I'm crafting challenged anyway. Which makes me wonder why *I* got picked to make the costume. I must of been the only one who didn't sprint for cover....