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Sticky Business: Posts We Liked This Week

by kendrahandke on March 5, 2010 in Just for Fun with No comments

Here are our favorite craft and DIY links this week.  Be sure to follow us @amazinggoop for daily updates on crafts, DIY projects and more!  Hope you all have a great weekend!

Loving all these creative ways to convert a closet into an office from Pepper Design Blog.

A fun video tutorial from Craftstylish a crocheted headband!

Uses for leftover tiles from Blisstree. Lots of great ideas!

A build-it-yourself room divider from Charles and Hudson.  Perfect if your home has an open floor plan or if you live in a studio!

Dollar Store Crafts shows us how to make a felt flower corsage.  Perfect for a flower girl or birthday gift!

Another great craft for little girls from Zakkalife. These stretchy bracelets are too cute and so easy!

Tips from Danny Lipford on installing mosaic tile in a bathroom.

A new how-to from Craftzine! Convert a spool into a button stamp.

St. Patricks Day is just a few weeks away! Make this four leaf clover card from Zakkalife.

Great foam insulation tips from Home Construction Improvement.

Information on toxins that are often overlooked in homes from Old House Web.

Charles and Hudson talks vinyl decks. For slippery surfaces try Anti-Skid Epoxy! Find it here.

Updating your patio or building one for the first time? Here are some tips from Reliable Remodeler.

Sticky Business: Posts We Liked This Week

by kendrahandke on February 26, 2010 in Just for Fun with No comments

Here are our favorite craft and DIY links this week.  Be sure to follow us @amazinggoop for daily updates on crafts, DIY projects and more!  Hope you all have a great weekend!

DIY Maven over at Curbly shows us to make a clock out of junk mail!

If you like origami patterns and paper, try this origami pattern necklace from Craftlog.

Great tip from Charles and Hudson, how to turn excess bamboo into an ornamental border for your flower beds or garden.

If you have a fireplace you’d like to cover, learn how to make a faux fireplace screen from the blog, How to… do something.

Danny Lipford shows us a faux marbleizing finishing technique for columns.  Great video tutorial!

Britt McCaster, from Cucumbersome made this adorable leather chain necklace.  She provides step by step instructions so you can make one, too!

Reliable Remodeler gives us some great tips and advice for undercabinet lighting.

Avoid oil stains on hardwood floors and follow this helpful advice from Danny Lipford.

Popular Science features The Green Dream: A Wireless Lighting System Makes Electrical Switches Portable. You can follow the progress of The Green Dream, here.

Another great video tutorial from Danny Lipford, faux graining finishing techniques for a painted mantle.

Sticky Business: Posts We Liked This Week

by kendrahandke on February 19, 2010 in Just for Fun with No comments

Here are our favorite craft and DIY links this week.  Be sure to follow us @amazinggoop for daily updates on crafts, DIY projects and more! Happy a great weekend!

If you end up at home with the kids due to bad weather conditions, consider these projects for a snowy day from Charles Hudson.

These plant stakes from Design Sponge are a fantastic use for chalkboard paint.  Perfect to use with planted herbs and flowers!

Real Simple put together a fantastic list of design sites just for parents!  Check it out if you’re looking for design and decorating tips for your kids room.

Heather of Hello My Name is Heather received this revamped clutch as a gift.  This is a great idea and we can’t wait to try it.

Curbly, a DIY design blog, features a DIY candle chandelier.  We would love one of these!

In honor of the Olympics, make a toss for the Olympic ring hoop loop.  See more of Make and Takes Winter Olympic games for kids here.

Learn how to make display shelves, perfect for your kid’s room, from Craft.  They’re perfect for books, stuffed animals, pictures or anything else you’d like to display!

Sticky Business: Posts We Liked This Week

by kellimatthews on February 12, 2010 in Just for Fun with No comments

Every week we’re going to share with you a weekly roundup of links to craft and DIY projects from around the web.  Be sure to follow us @amazinggoop for daily updates on crafts, DIY projects and more!  Here are this week’s favorites.

Skip to My Lou features crafts for just about any occasion and we just love these hanging glitter hearts made from cereal boxes.

Craftstylish takes old neckties and makes place mats and napkin rings.

These needlecraft projects from Design Sponge are adorable.  Learn how to make a crocheted vase, knit bangles and safari animals!

Craft shares this great how-to project for making stencil plates.  What a great gift!

Crafting a Greener World takes an old mens sweater and transforms it into a dress.  Love this idea.

What’s not to love about a foodcraft? Design Sponge shares some different crafts you can do with granola, tea and more.

We found this amazing kiss flip book from craft blog, Color Me Katie.  Absolutely adorable!

Last Minute Gift: Feather Headband How-To

by eclectic on December 10, 2009 in Crafts, Just for Fun with No comments

If you’re still trying to decide what to get your sister or friend for the holidays, why not try making something?  This craft is super easy, looks adorable and less than $10!

Materials:

  • Metal headband
  • Feathers (I got mine from Michael’s already on the piece of fabric)
  • Black ribbon
  • Amazing GOOP Craft Adhesive

Step 1:

Measure the black ribbon so that it fits the length of the fabric on the backside of the feathers.

Step 2:

Next, put Amazing GOOP Craft Glue along the edges of the ribbon (vertically so you have a gap in the middle) and place down on the fabric.  Let it sit for about 10 min or until dry.

Step 3:

Slide the metal headband through the middle section of the fabric and you’re all done!

Unique, beautiful and custom! What could be a better Christmas gift? By the way, it takes about 24 hours for a full cure of the adhesive, so don’t stick it on your head til then.

Show Us Your Favorite Craft & DIY Projects

by eclectic on December 2, 2009 in Crafts, DIY, Just for Fun with No comments
Do you have a favorite craft or DIY project that includes one of our products?  Or, have an idea that you’ve been wanting to try? Share it with us and you could be featured on this blog!

Throughout the month of December we’ll be accepting project submissions. At the end of the month we’ll choose one or more of our favorites to feature.  We want to see what unique and fun projects you come up with using Amazing GOOP, Eco Glue or other Eclectic Products. So, get out your glue, scissors, paint, paper, fabric and show us you’ve got!

Just a few things to keep in mind.  The craft or DIY project submitted must include an Eclectic Product and must include an image(s) and/or video with a how-to description of your project. Those featured will get a gift basket of glue to suit your DIY or crafting needs.

Send submissions to kelli.matthews[at]gmail.com

You can peek at some of our previous guest posts and contest winners to get inspiration:

- RC cars and Amazing GOOP

- ShoeGOO Decoupage(ish) Shoes

- Baby Name Art Canvas How-To

- Mosaic Mushroom How-To

Guest project: RC cars and Amazing GOOP

by eclectic on October 11, 2009 in Just for Fun with 1 Comment

Once again, Eclectic Product users continue to blow us away. YouTube user Battlebots16 provided us with some insight on how he builds RC cars using sheet metal and Amazing GOOP. Check out his video below and learn how he uses Amazing GOOP to produce some killer creations.

What inspired you start making RC cars, boats, robots, etc?

I’ve always been building things as far as I can remember. However, I didn’t have a good glue to use until 1999.  My dad bought me a tube of Amazing GOOP that year. The glue worked so well that I haven’t used anything since. Nothing else works right.

Would you recommend this hobby to everyone? Why or why not?

I would recommend this hobby to anyone that enjoys making things with their hands. I get the sheet metal for my projects out of trash bins at the housing projects, so in a way I’m recycling. I’m making garbage into fun projects.

What supplies did you use to create the battlebots/RC cars?

I make battlebots out of sheet metal and steel. The bots are driven by power wheels, motors being flipped on and off by switches. The switches make it possible for the robot to move forward and reverse. Amazing GOOP is used to hold many of the key components in place and make repairs. The RC cars are made from sheet metal and other parts. The frames are strap steel or old box fan frame rails.

Why do you think Amazing GOOP was a good fit for this project?

I tried every glue available: hot glue, super glue, epoxy, J-B Weld, Gorilla Glue–you name it! All the other products let me down. When I got my first tube of GOOP, I was hooked. Not only is it strong, it does not fail, as you can see in my YouTube video of the RC Delorean. The video shows the sheet metal trashed from the impact, yet all the places where it’s glued did not budge. (I have actually ripped sheet metal by trying to pull a GOOPed seam apart). I recommend this glue to everyone I know.

Do you use Amazing GOOP for other uses?

I have used Amazing GOOP on just about anything you can think of.  For example, I reattached a knob onto the stove that kept falling off, I use it for everything. If something breaks, I reach for Amazing GOOP.

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Favorite Fall Traditions: Pumpkin Pie, Carving and More

by eclectic on September 28, 2009 in Crafts, Just for Fun with No comments

With the arrival of fall come some of my favorite things: warm cider, carmel apples and pumpkins!  Here is a list of a few things you can do with pumpkins.

Carving.  Halloween is just 4 weeks away and that’s just enough time to get what you need to carve the perfect pumpkin.  HGTV has great tips for carving.  And, if you’re like me and have a hard time figuring out what to carve, try templates.  They’re easy to use and you’re bound to have the best looking pumpkin on the block!

Pumpkin Pie.  This is an absolute must have.  I don’t care if it’s store bought or home made, pumpkin pie is the best.   Here’s a great recipe from Martha Stewart.

Pumpkin Seeds.  I absolutely love, love, love oven roasted pumpkin seeds!  Of course you can buy them from the store, but they are much tastier warm and fresh out of the oven.  Lightly salted, they are a perfect fall snack.

Decorative Topiary. The DIY network suggests creating a decorative topiary with carved pumpkins. Once carved, stack the pumpkins, glue them together so they stay put, and wrap twinkle lights around the outside to complete the look.  This clever project would be perfect next to a fireplace or entry way. Try E6000 or EcoGlue Extreme.

Do you have any favorite fall traditions?

Start the year off right with back-to-school projects

by eclectic on August 26, 2009 in Crafts, DIY, Just for Fun with No comments

It’s that time of year… Back to school! We found a bunch of textbook perfect projects that will help you prepare for the upcoming school year.

Get organized!

Parents know that back to school means homework, school activities, sports, and more. Prepare yourself with projects that help you organize homework due dates, sports schedules, and weekend activities.

Organization frames are simple tools to help you and your kids keep track of deadlines and dates. Lowe’s demonstrates how to create a multipurpose frame system in four simple steps.

Create a study space for your A+ students where they can stay organized and focused and take the occasional study break. The study space features a book nook, art corner, and extra credit/homework dry-erase wall.

Kick off the school year in style!

Back to school shopping can get expensive. Why not create your own fashionable, inexpensive school accessories?

Book bag: Learn how to make a chic oversized book bag that’s big enough for books and supplies. Maryssa “Missa” Stumpf of Missa by Design provides a how-to video with simple steps to create this super cute accessory.

Backpack: Make a backpack out of a mens jacket. Threadbanger gives step-by-step instructions on how to create a hip backpack that’s perfect for the new school year.

DIY Sustainable LunchReusable lunch bags: Stop wasting plastic bags and create a cute reusable lunch bag using old clothes. Amy from Progressive Pioneer uses old jeans to create her reusable lunch bag. They’re cheap, durable, and great for the environment.

Teachers pet?

Start the school year right by impressing your teacher with some unique, homemade crafts such as:

Mega Movie Monster Attacks!… Amazing GOOP Repairs.

by eclectic on July 1, 2009 in Just for Fun with No comments

In a “vintage” 1994 television ad from Eclectic Products, a Godzilla-like mega monster attacks a Japanese city. What better to put it back together than Amazing GOOP?

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