Adhesive Tech Product Review
Hot Pot
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| Randi's Review |
Sarah's Review |
Rachel's Review |
Cathy's Review |
Kathleen's Review |
Review by Guest Artist, MelanieI have never used a melting pot before, so I was excited to be able to use Adhesive Tech’s "The Hot Pot." I received the Hot Pot along with a package of "Dipping Beads" which are beads of glue to melt.
The only instructions I received for this was on the back of the packaging. It tells you to plug it in, place in the glue, wax, etc and let it melt (approximately 15 minutes). I was told that it would be great for making faux wax seals, so that is what I set out to do.
After melting the glue, I used the small scoop that came in with it to remove the glue to pour onto a non-stick surface. It was a bit difficult because the glue kept sticking to the scoop. I had wished that there was a pouring spout on the pot. That would have made things easier. Once I made a pool of hot glue on the non-stick surface, I then took a stamp coated with a resist medium, and pressed it into the glue just enough to create an image in the glue. I held it there until the glue cooled. The images turned out nicely so I made several to use up the remaining glue.
When I finished using the pot, I wasn’t sure how to clean the pot. There was no mention of it in the instructions and I couldn’t find anything on the internet. I wanted to get as much glue out of the pot so it would be ready for another use. I finally used a wet wipe to get the remaining melted glue out.
I used the wax seals on a couple of projects. I covered the glue "seals" with Pearl Ex ink by rubbing it directly over the ink pad. The Pearl Ex gave a shimmery color to the seals.
Products used: Patterned Paper: Daisy D's
Cardstock - Hobby Lobby
Brads - Happy Hammer
Office Tag and fabric
Heart Stamp - Rubber Stampede
Flowers - Little Black Dress Designs
"I Love You" ribbon by Creative Impressions
Glue- Adhesive Tech (Dipping Beads)
Products used: Cardstock: Bazzill Basics
Patterned Paper: Chatterbox
Adhesive Tech: Glue Runner and Dipping dots (Glue dots)
Stamps: Leave Memories (Spring Garden Font for Butterflies) and Ribbon Stamps (Thank you)
Eyelet
Ribbon: Fibers by the Yard
Ink: Jacquard Pearl Ex Essential Color - Indigo, and Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink (for distressing)
I tried another experiment with the Hot Pot. I used Ultra Thick Embossing Powder in it. My attempt was to coat a broken piece of compact disc with UTEE (Ultra Thick Embossing Powder) but I had trouble actually placing the small piece into the pot for coverage. The pot has a raised portion on the bottom (probably the heating element) that seemed to take up most of the room. I tried to pour the UTEE onto the disc, but there was no pouring spout. After several attempts, I abandoned the project.
In summary, the Hot Pot does what it is intended to do. It melts hot glue, which is wonderful for people who make craft projects. When someone is creating a wreath and using both hands, it’s nice to be able to just dip into the pot without having to reach for a glue gun. I wonder about the size of this pot and melting wax or soap to pour into molds. Perhpas the pot needs to be slightly larger. I also wonder if there should be a pouring spout for those that want to use this for wax or soap molds. I know that I would have liked to have been able to pour out the amount of glue I needed for the faux wax seals instead of trying to scoop out what I needed. I would have also liked a bit more instruction or at least a website with ideas and illustrations. It’s not a bad product, I just wasn’t quite sure what else to do with it except melt glue, which it does well. It’s a compact size, and easy to carry. It came with plenty of dipping beads to get started.
Review by RandiI had heard of melting pots and the fun things that could be done with them, so I was excited to "play" with the Hot Pot when it arrived. My son thought it could be fun too and he "assisted" me. The first thing I did was to melt some of the "Dipping Beads" which were the beads of glue that came with it. Looking around at my options I decided to put some Glitter Art glitter into it to see what would happen. It was a really pretty effect! I scooped out some of my now orange glittered glue onto a non-stick heat-proof mat. Using a daisy stamp with VersaMark on it, I stamped into the slightly cooled dab of glue. Upon cooling I used my little scissors and cut the flower apart from the "dab" instead of leaving it as a dab with a flower in the middle of it.
I put a mini brad through the center of my orange glitter daisy and attached it and some Sarah Heidt PhotoCraft mosaic tiles to a tag from JoAnn Craft Essentials.
My son enjoyed cutting up a cd for me. I melted clear UTEE in the Hot Pot --the little bit of glue remaining didn't hurt anything. While it was melting I stamped some leaves onto the little pieces of cd. Then I dipped the stamped pieces into the clear UTEE. (UTEE is Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel.) It gave a really shiny image that can be used on cards or a layout.
I had such fun with the cd's (and my son was merrily cutting them up for me!) that I decided experiment with gold UTEE. I dumped it in with what little was left of the clear UTEE. Here is where a potential disaster nearly happened. I had been very careful not to let the small children in my house around the Hot Pot because it is VERY hot. I caught the cord and the whole pot came falling towards me. Thankfully the UTEE hadn't yet melted and I got only a lap full of powder. BE VERY CAREFUL with this thing! I filled it with UTEE powder again, and all was fine.
Once melted I again scooped out little dabs onto my mat. I used a cat paw stamp and a cat face stamp and made some embellishments that I rubbed Craf-T Metallic Rub-Ons into, and used on this layout.
Products used: Sweet Pea Alyssa Carmeila Cream Basic Gray paper
black cardstock
alphabet stamps, Creative Mode
Vintage Photo Distress Ink, Tim Holtz
heart brad, JoAnn ScrapEssentials
Black Luster Rub-ons, Craf-T
I found the Hot Pot to be a fun thing to play with. I do not anticipate making it a regular part of my scrapbooking, but on certain occasions when I want to play and my son has the urge to cut up cd's, it'll have its place!
Review by SarahAdhesive Tech Hot Pot: Is this thing meant for glue?
Adhesive Tech’s new product, The Hot Pot, is a small, heated bowl appliance. It puts me in mind of a miniature electric skillet. The recessed bowl heats to 300 degrees Fahrenheit, offering a nice small-scale melting pot for crafts. The thick plastic around the recessed bowl remains relatively cool to the touch, allowing for burn-free moving of the Hot Pot.
Sadly, the Hot Pot does not come with much in the way of directions : or even suggestions for use. It includes a black, cylindrical, scoop-like tool which is unexplained. I could not figure out the intended use of this item and have dubbed it the “Mystery Tool.”
In addition to the "Mystery Tool," The Hot Pot comes packaged with 1 oz. Dipping Beads glue. Adhesive Tech suggests of The Hot Pot, “Perfect for projects with lots of gluing – and more than one person can work with the [sic] Hot Pot at the same time!”
Personally, I think this is a bad idea. I am picturing a group of ladies seated around a table laden with crafting supplies, merrily chitchatting – and there in a central location sits an open container of 300 degree hot glue? It sounds like an accident waiting to happen.
In fact, in my testing of The Hot Pot at home, I relegated the little heating device to my kitchen counter. With an inquisitive 1-year-old running around my house, The Hot Pot posed a big safety concern.
The Hot Pot heats quickly beginning around a bar that sticks up from the bottom of the bowl’s metal moulding. This is pretty obviously the heat source of The Hot Pot. While it allows the glue or whatever you are melting to heat pretty quickly, it causes a lot of headaches once you put The Hot Pot into use.
Because of the raised heat source of The Hot Pot, this product is not an option for the technique of melting embossing powder by exposing to even heat from below the paper. I attempted to melt embossing powder that had been placed on a VersaMark-covered punchie. Even heat from below should have melted the embossing powders. However, since the base of The Hot Pot is not flat but has the raised bar area of the heat source, the embossing powder only melted underneath the sections of the punchie that were actually touching the heat source. This was a disappointment because I had been looking forward to using The Hot Pot for this purpose. (I finished the started project in a frying pan on the stove).
Here you can see my failed attempt at melting embossing powder onto a punchie.
The raised heat source is also bothersome when attempting to scoop a melted product out of the Hot Pot. The heat source bar gets in the way of the scoop, and in general, is annoying to work around.
The Hot Pot did do a lovely job of melting, though. I melted 2 ½ tablespoons of Pearl colored UTEE in my Hot Pot. It was fun to see the UTEE melt into a liquid! I used a kitchen spoon to dip out the hot UTEE. I dolloped it onto a heat-proof mat, added novelty buttons, and used a wax seal to make unusual faux seals. This produced UTEE-based seals that I could not have made in any other way.
The best feature of The Hot Pot was the fact that if a seal did not turn out the way I had wanted, I simply tossed it back into The Hot Pot and re-melted it. This is not possible with other heating options. I also chose to use a piece of aluminum foil to cover The Hot Pot – this caused quicker melting. I really enjoyed doing this project.
Products used: Melt Art (Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel: Pearl)
Global Solutions ("C" Metal Seal)
Novelty Buttons
Silver Spiral Clip
Adhesive Tech (Hot Pot)
After completing the UTEE Faux Seal project, I decided to return to The Hot Pot’s intended purpose of hot glue adhesive. Cleaning the UTEE out of the Pot posed an interesting dilemma. Once the UTEE was cool, it was impossible to remove. I tried filling with water and wiping out, and that did not work either. Thus I was forced to clean The Hot Pot while it was heated to its full 300 degree glory. I used a spoon to scoop out as much UTEE as possible, and then wiped it out with a large rag. It was a bit precarious, and I did burn my fingertips more than once. I still have not figured out how to clean my spoon.
As an adhesive option, I must admit that The Hot Pot is a pretty poor one. The included Dipping Beads glue melted quickly and easily, but like most hot glues, was rather stringy. Granted, it was less stringy than a lot of glues I have used, but if you consider that you have dipped an item into a bowl of hot glue, it is going to drip. Since it is hot glue, it is going to cool and form strings as it drips. That’s just how it works. It really makes a mess and the “hands-free gluing” idea goes flying out the window as you struggle with little glue threads.
It is hard to control how much glue is picked up by this method of dipping. It’s particularly tricky when you are guarding against burning yourself yet again on an open pot of hot glue. As you can see from my picture below, the feathers and fabric I tried to glue down are another mess. I had to use a spoon in an attempt to smooth down the glue on the fabric.
For the front of my project, I also used The Hot Pot in conjunction with Dipping Beads glue. The one thing I actually liked dipping in the pot of glue was the fuschia colored silk flower. The rest of the items were pretty small, and I had to use a toothpick to dip out glue, apply it to the surface, and adhere to the altered CD.
I was dissatisfied with the performance of the Dipping Beads glue itself. It did not adhere my wide variety of craft items well, and I had to re-glue the ceramic beads several times even before I had completed the project.
Products used: CD, Spray Painted Orange
All Night Media (Swirl Stamp)
Jacquard (Pearl Ex Stamp Pad: Two-Tone Color Gold Violet)
Melt Art (Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel: Pearl)
Magic Mesh (12" x 12" Fine Weave Silver)
Making Memories (Metal "Create")
Fibers By The Yard (White and Multicolor Fiber)
Frances Meyer (Photo Daisies Stickers)
Glass Beads
Novelty Buttons
Novelty Beads
Craft Feathers
Pink Tulle Strip
Adhesive Tech (Hot Pot, UTEE and Glue)
In Summary:
This is the first Adhesive Tech product I have been disappointed with so completely. It lacks thorough directions for use, lacks appropriate accessory tools, is hard to clean, possesses an annoying raised heat source in the bowl base, does not work for the advertised “hands-free gluing,” and overall is rather dangerous to have running in your home.
The one unique feature that The Hot Pot has to offer is the option of melting UTEE into a liquid. If you have need of melting other supplies into a small bowl, The Hot Pot is the thing for you.
Is this a big enough draw to support The Hot Pot’s usefulness and production? Though I do not recommend this product, you will have to decide for yourself whether the advantage balances the annoyances.
Review by RachelI was thrilled to hear that Adhesive Tech was sending us their new Hot Pot. I have wanted a Hot Pot for a while and just hadn’t bought one yet! The Adhesive Tech Hot pot is circular and is about 4 inches in diameter. It sits about an inch and a half off the table. It has two handles on either side and comes with 1 oz of the dipping beads and a glue stick holder.
I was pleasantly surprised how quick this little tool heated up. It is almost instantaneous. This little machine can get very hot so please be careful using it around your small children. The packaging says that it can get up to 300 degrees Fahrenheit. And I can totally attest that the glue is hot!! I tested several things with my hot pot. The first thing I did though was Clear UTEE! I put clear ultra thick embossing enamel into the hot pot and let it melt. It took about 15 minutes. I then decided I wanted some color so I put in some Copper Pearl-Ex Powder and mixed it in. I then poured it out on a non stick surface and used some stamps to make some beautiful embellishments.
Pouring was a bit tricky because this hot pot does not have a pour spout. So you pour and wait for the stuff on the side to harden and then you can peel it off and immediately put it right back into the hot pot to re-melt. I had some major problems with getting the hot pot clean after using the pearl-ex powder and the UTEE. I tried wiping it out while it was hot with baby wipes and even paper towels. I even tried letting it cool and trying to scrape it out. I still haven’t gotten all of the UTEE out of it. So I would suggest using aluminum foil in it immediately. That way you don’t have to worry about clean up, you can just throw the aluminum foil away when you are finished with a project.
Title: UTEE & Pearl-Ex Projects
Products used: UTEE: Clear – Suze Weinberg
Powder: Copper – Pearl-Ex – Jacquard
Stamps: Thank you – Ribbon Stamps – Leave Memories
Heart – Stampabilities
Ink: Versamark – Close to My Heart
I then decided to use one my daughter’s crayons just to see how fast it would melt. I used the glue stick holder to hold it in place even though I didn’t really need to use the holder. This was quite fun and my daughter had a great time watching it melt after she got over the initial shock of Mommy stealing her crayon. I then spread the melted crayon across some white paper and my daughter had a ball making shapes and writing in it with a small screwdriver. Using the aluminum foil was perfect for this because it helped to pour since you are able to pinch the aluminum foil into a spout. It also made clean up a breeze; I just threw the aluminum foil away!
Hot Pot with Aluminum Foil:
The third thing I tested was the dipping beads. I used the aluminum foil again but had trouble with dipping them out. I mistakenly tried using a plastic scoop that I use for my glitters and that melted. DUH!!! I used a spoon and that worked but now I am not sure how I am going to get my spoon clean. LOL! This glue dries very quickly once it is applied to a project. There isn’t much wait time at all. It took only 30 seconds to glue the heart embellishment to the tag pictured below. The only thing is there are lots of strings. You are able to pull them off when they dry just like when you using a glue gun. This glue would be more geared towards floral decorations, wreaths, and home décor projects.
Title: Tag using Dipping Beads
Products used: Cardstock: Bazzill
Stamps: Love Tags – Close to My Heart
Heart – Stampabilities
Ink: Versamark – Close To My Heart
Violet – Interference Ink – Jacquard
Violet/Gold – Two Tone Colors- Pearl-Ex – Jacquard
Fibers: Fiber by the Yard
Eyelets: copper – Unknown
Adhesive: Permanent Glue Runner – Adhesive Tech
Dipping Beads – Adhesive Tech
In conclusion, I had lots of fun using this hot pot! It melts quite fast and is very fun and easy to use. I would like to see some accessories come out for the hot pot including disposable pans that can be placed in the hot pot and when you are done you can just throw it away. Another thing I would like to see is some sort of spatula and dipper that won’t melt when used with the hot pot. Those accessories would make this little hot pot the tool to have!
Review by CathyAdhesive Tech's "The Hot Pot" is a small melting pot intended for melting hot glue. Other uses include melting: wax, crayons, embossing powders and soaps. The Hot Pot is a small round electric hot pot with two small handles and an attachment specifically to hold a glue stick. Melting glue and embossing powder, especially UTEE was on my list of new skills to learn, therefore, I am approaching this review as a beginner. I would like to mention, Adhesive Tech's instructions are very minimal and lack any directions for cleaning the Hot Pot, stirring solutions or for pouring solutions safely.
One use for Hot Glue and rubber stamps is to make a Faux Wax Seal. Faux seals look impressive. To make a Faux Seal, hot glue needs to be melted and then poured onto a non-stick surface. The picture below s hows Adhesive Tech's The Hot Pot, Dipping Beads(melted in pot).
A small amount of glue needs to be transfered to the non-stick surface. I tried spooning it out with a metal spoon, and then decided to pour the melted glue right from the hot pot. The glue cools quickly, so have your rubber stamp ready sitting on the Versamark ink pad. While pouring glue out of the Hot Pot works well, it does make a mess on the side of the Hot Pot. (Perhaps a pouring spout could be added).
Next, a rubber stamp is stamped with Versamark Ink and then pressed into the glob of hot glue.
The rubber stamp is left in the hot glue until it cools, about 2 minutes.
Colored Faux Seals are easy to make with the Adhesive Tech:Dipping Beads and the Adhesive Tech Hot Pot. After the dipping beads have melted, (about 15 minutes), I added Ranger "To Dye For" Magenta dye. A few drops into the melted glue. Here is where I noticed that the Adhesive Tech: Hot Pot, does not come with a mixing spoon. I used a regular spoon and a wooden pencil. Both worked fine.
The above picture shows the melted glue with the Ranger Dye.
I also used tried using a Pearl Ex Stamp Pad Re-inker. Both additives colored the melted glue. The Ranger Dye dissolved better into the glue, but the Pearl Ex Re-inker had a great result also. Please refer to the examples below:
The bottom right picture shows the Pearl Ex Re-inker the best. One of the challenges of working with an Adhesive Tech Hot Pot, is how to clean it between uses. As a result, some of the Faux seals in the bottom row, represent a mix of the Ranger colored glue and the Pearl Ex Re-inker. The directions for the Adhesive Tech Hot Pot are very minimal. I would have liked specific instructions on how to set up and use the Hot Pot. I also did not really know a good way to clean it between uses.
To use the Adhesive Tech Hot Pot with a glue stick, a separate attachment is included. This attachment requires the user to undo a top screw from the Adhesive Hot Pot. The advantage is that the glue stick melts into the pot evenly. The disadvantage is it requires the use of tools and the attachment would need to be removed after use. Perhaps, florists find that this is a nice invention. I would not use it, I prefer the Adhesive Tech Dipping Beads.
The Adhesive Tech Hot Pot can be used with UTEE. I melted Gold UTEE in the Hot Pot and mixed it with the wooden pencil. UTEE did require mixing to melt evenly. The UTEE took about 15 minutes to melt completely. UTEE dries quickly so to stamp an image into a glob of UTEE requires fast hands. I did experiment with trying to melt a small pile of UTEE with my Embossing Heat Tool. It definitely was easier to use the Adhesive Tech Hot Pot. If you decide to make Faux Seals with UTEE or to dip items into melted UTEE, the Adhesive Tech Hot Pot is a great tool to have.
Pictured above is the Adhesive Tech Hot Pot and Gold UTEE.
The above image shows melted UTEE in the Adhesive Tech Hot Pot.
The above images were stamped with Stamp 'N Up Celtic Stamps and a Hero Art Leaf Stamp. These images turned out beautiful.
Pouring the UTEE works better than spooning it because it dries so quickly. The Adhesive Tech Hot Pot has two side handles that make pouring easy. There is no spout, so the UTEE does get all over the side of the Hot Pot. To remove the UTEE from the side of the Hot Pot, I let it cool and then chipped it off. Again, a pouring mechanism in the design may help this.
My first project used the Adhesive Tech Hot Pot, Dipping Beads and Ranger "To Dye For" colorant. The seal was made on aluminum foil and it shows through the translucent stamp.
Products used: Adhesive Tech: Hot Pot;
Adhesive Tech: Dipping Beads;
Ranger: To Dye For-Magenta;
Scrapworks: Heart cut out;
Green Card stock;
and Adhesive Tech: The Borderline Glue Stick
The second image is a greeting card.
Products used: Adhesive Tech: The Hot Pot;
Adhesive Tech: Dipping Beads;
Ranger: To Dye For Magenta Dye;
Pink and Lime Green Card stock;
Flowered Paper: Hallmark kit;
Stampin' Up!: Flower Stamp;
Stampabilities: A Friend;
Stampin' Up! Marker-Green; and
Adhesive Tech: The Borderline Glue Stick
The next example is a layout featuring a faux gold seal. The gold seal is made with melted UTEE stamped with a Celtic Stampin' Up! stamp.
Products used: Adhesive Tech: The Hot Pot;
Leave Memories: Textured Cubes;
Pearl Ex Stamp Pad: Essential Color Gold;
Craft T Dec orator's Chalk;
Black , yellow and Red Card stock,
BTU: Fabric Tag, Twill and Fiber,
Making Memories: Rub On Alphabet- Rummage White;
Ranger: Gold UTEE;
Stampin' Up!: Celtic Stamp;
Versa Mark; and
Adhesive Tech: Borderline Glue
The sister's tag below features a faux wax tag made with Adhesive Tech Dipping Beads.
Products used: Adhesive Tech: Hot Pot;
Adhesive Tech: Dipping Beads;
Ranger: To Dye For- Magenta;
Pearl Ex: Interference Inks: Red;
Ranger: UTEE-Pearl;
Close To My Heart: Sisters stamp;
Sticker Studio: Textured Stickers; and
Adhesive Tech: The Borderline Glue and Permanent Glue Runner
Adhesive Tech's "The Hot Pot" and "Dipping Beads" are products that can be used to create unique embellishments like faux seals. The Hot Pot is also a great tool for melting UTEE. My initial evaluation is mixed. I found that The Hot Pot melted the hot glue and UTEE without difficulty. More complete and detailed directions definitely would have made this product easier to use. I especially would have liked to know how to clean The Hot Pot between uses. I also would have liked the directions to include the recommended tool for stirring The Hot Pot and have a tool included in the kit. The handles on the side of The Hot Pot make it easy to pour the contents safely, (they remain cool) but there is no easy way to pour the melted solution without making a big mess on the side of The Hot Pot. This is also not included in the directions and may create a safety hazard especially for people pouring out the contents.
The Adhesive Tech Dipping Beads were definitely satisfactory but I may like to see a colored or sparkle bead in the future.
Review by KathleenAdhesive Tech has come out with a new product called the Hot Pot. This product's main use is to melt their exclusive Dipping Beads: small beads of craft glue. You can also use the Hot Pot to melt glue sticks and Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel.
The Hot Pot melts the Dipping Beads very quickly and this is good if you want to dip your project into the glue. While I can see the uses the Hot Pot has for crafters and florists, it was a bit more difficult to find handy uses for the scrapper. Because the packaging does not offer a l ot of instruction on its use, playing with the Hot Pot involved some trial and error.
First, he Hot Pot can be difficult to clean. If you want to use the Hot Pot for other products than glue, or want to color your glue, I suggest lining the Hot Pot with aluminum foil before turning the Hot Pot on. Note if you need to line the Hot Pot after it has been heated, do so with a spoon or other object to mold the foil into place. The Hot Pot is just that, HOT!
Second, you need a spoon or other utensil, coated in embossing fluid, to scoop the glue out of the pot. Make sure it is one that you never want to use again for any other purpose. And a well learned warning, plastic spoons melt, so do not let it sit in the Hot Pot! (Take that from experience.)
My first endeavor with the Hot Pot, I used the Dipping Beads, unadulterated and "as is" As mentioned before, they melt very quickly and dry fairly quickly. It is possible to press a stamp, coated in embossing fluid, into the hot glue in order to create a faux wax seal. While the packaging says no strings, I did not find this to be true. However, even the few strings I did get were not difficult to remove from my dried glue. For scrapbooking purposes, just plain glue is not very exciting, but it does coat well with metallic rub-ons.
You will want to note that you should use a non-stick surface for your glue projects if you ever wish to remove them .
For my first project, I made a thank you card. I coated one of my glue "blobs" with metallic rub-ons and then stamped the letter ‘T’ on top. I also gently went over it with a heat gun to help set the ink. Remember that you are working with glue and too much heat will re-melt it. Though, just the right amount of heat gave it a nice shine. It was also very easy to adhere to the page since you only need to slightly heat the back of the glue and melt it a little.
Title: Thanks Card
Products used: Adhesive Tech – Dipping Beads (melted with Hot Pot), Glue Runner, Glue Gizmo
Leave Memories – Passport To Travel unmounted stamps
Bazzill Basics - cardstock
Craf-T – metallic rub ons
Magic Mesh – white 12x12 fine weave mesh
BasicGrey – patterned paper
Really Reasonable Ribbon – Braided Jute
Jacquard – PearlEx Essential Color - black
Fiskars – decorative edge scissors
My second project used my experimentation with Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel (UTEE). Again, I lined the Hot Pot with foil and allowed the UTEE to melt. This takes quite a bit longer than the Dipping Beads. I then used a spoon, coated with embossing fluid, to pour the UTEE onto a non-stick surface. Because the UTEE dries clear, it is possible to make your own page pebbles this way.
To color the UTEE to make colored page pebbles, as in the following layout, scrape a small amount of colored chalk into the melted UTEE and mix. This gives coloration to the UTEE but still leaves it transparent.
Title: First Cereal
Products used: Adhesive Tech – Hot Pot (for melting UTEE), Glue Runner, Glue Gizmo
Melt Art – Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel
Craf-T – decorating chalk
BasicGrey – patterned paper
Micron 05 – black pen
Kathleen Campos – photographs
Another idea for using the Hot Pot is to add re-inker fluid to the melted Dipping Beads. This will color the glue and also removes any transparency.
Title: Colored Dipping Beads
Products used: Adhesive Tech – Dipping Beads (melted with Hot Pot)
Craf-T – metallic rub-ons
Jacquard – PearlEx Essential Color – black, re-inker fluid (red/gold)
Global Solutions – metal letter stamp
Title: Transparent UTEE Page Pebble
Products used: Adhesive Tech – Hot Pot
Melt Art – Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel
For crafting purposes where a larger amount of glue is needed, this product is great. For the scrapper, the uses are more limited. Also, it was through trial and error that I learned I needed a non-stick surface. This would have been useful information on the packaging.
In summary, the Hot Pot is a good idea with potential.
