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17 February 2010

#48 Glue things together

The memories of my childhood are pretty vague but I remember clearly when I was ten and mom bought a glue gun. Anything that broke and had to be fixed, mom solved with the glue gun. There were also things that weren’t broken, but mom glued them anyway. It was then that I realized that the glue was not just a way to mend broken stuff but also a way to get different things to get to know each other. It could be the reflector that got attached to the bicycle helmet or the broken mug handle that got glued to a coke bottle. Gluing things together doesn’t have to imply that there’s a practical idea behind it. It can be art. It could be an installation or a cuddly toy. Glue LEGO guys on a teddy bear, cover a wine bottle with batteries or glue all your fifty cent coins on a converse shoe.

Required time: 
Depends on what you glue, and how much it is. Expect that things need time to dry.
Cost: 
A cheap alternative is to get yourself a glue-stick. A glue gun typically costs around 10 euros. If money is an issue, you can make wallpaper paste with flour and water.
Cons: 
It's hard to separate things that are glued together and since you might change your mind later on try not to glue them to valuables or to people you care about.
Pros: 
There’s an idea of recycling that comes with the gluing. The world is a puzzle that can be glued together in different ways; the combinations and possibilities are endless.
Taggar: innovation, gluing, glue, creativity

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