The Original Fine Tip PVA Glue Applicator For Precision Craftwork

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This marquetry design featured on the top of a Christening Box which Graham Birt made for his Grand daughter Gabriella, he decorated the sides with her name and some beautiful birds. Nicci Baslington carved these four Love Spoons in Cherry wood, one for each of her children. They each chose two things/hobbies to be depicted and then she designed them around some traditional Love Spoon symbols. Anne enjoyed following Charlotte Canup's instructions to make this captured quilled snowflake for our Christmas tree. Like ‘ships in bottles’ you need to glue the pieces on through the narrow neck of the bauble, our Applicator was ideal for this. Mandy McLeod of www.theatticrooms.co.uk mostly uses her Fine Tip Applicator for Christmas products but she also makes cards and for this one she used acrylic dimensional paint in the applicator to create “chocolate swirls” and details on the sweets and candies. Brightly coloured Butterflies for decoration. Anne based her design on a Dutch swirl technique to make this “Any Occasion” card. , Using 3mm width quilling papers it is quite dimensional. The card is edged with metallic peel-off border strips. Eunice Meeus uses the applicator for teaching her Cruise Ship Students to make cards such as this lovely design. Margaret Holden, one of Anne's students, created this 3-D paper Passion flower inside a glass terrarium. This decorated egg, designed by Morag Flower was made by Frances Lewis. Frances enjoys using the applicator for her delicate egg crafting. Another of Ann Garbett’s cards with “ribbon” roses and quilled leaves. This Edwardian lady, with her hat and tiny accessories, gloves and handbag (real kid glove leather), are all made by Steph Sharland using only glue or fray stop. Wendy Smith sent us this 1/12th scale miniature room scene which she decorated. She told us the tiny chinoiserie and wall decorations are raised with gesso using the fine tip applicator. Anne’s Paschal candle for 2011. This design is of a phoenix rising out of the fire. John Wiffen sent this picture of his latest design - Narrowboats and Lock Kit. Members of Anne's Quilling class made exotic flowers for a national display. This lovely flower was made by Pat McGee and is about 8 inches high. The Fine Tip Glue Applicator is easy to use with teabag folding Steph’s hand made silk shoes are soled and heeled again using the Fine Tip Applicator. They took about 4 hours before complete satisfaction was achieved! She makes her own pompadour wigs for her Georgian dolls. The fine silk curls can only have the merest smidgeon of glue on them or they are useless. ALL the silk shoes were made using either Fray Stop or glue to put the tiny decorations in place and stay on the feet. The sewing thread, to highlight the edges of each separate piece, is also put on with glue, each piece is attached separately. This special Birthday card was Quilled for one of our friends as the clematis is one of her favourite plants. The detailed work was made much easier with the Fine Tip. Tracey Shockledge cut and decorated this elegant egg with the little mermaid inside. One of Anne’s original designs, made to show a variety of quilling techniques, with papers of varying widths from 1 to 10mm – using the Fine Tip Applicator of course! Anne used quilling and punched petal shapes for this card. Here is the interior of John Wiffen's large station. Avid crafter Tracey Shockledge makes lovely cards and also decorates eggs. One of Steph's elegant ladies ready for Ascot perhaps? Liz Smith of Streets Hill Miniatures 1:12 scale "Two rats playing on an old milking stool" Vicki Smith made and gemmed this leotard for her daughter it took over 1,000 crystals and all were attached with Gem Tac using our applicator. Do look in Tips & Techniques for more information and to see her daughter and team performing. Robin Britton of Coombe Crafts sent "Fag Ash Lil", which she makes in both 1/12 and 1/24 scale. See Miniature Dolls and Furniture in the Techniques section. Anne used skeleton leaves, quilled and punched flowers to create this triangular card. All the elements were glued in place with the fine tip applicator.
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Jean Smith made this 3-D decoupage card using 1mm foam pads. She needed to add the tiniest amount of glue to the details like the top of the arms of the players. Until she bought a Fine Tip Applicator she usually ended up with too much glue leaving marks on her cards! The rich colours of the flimsy Japanese Awagami paper, shown in the aperture, are picked up and used in the quilled flowers. Graham Birt, of Staffordshire Marquetry Group decorated this Fire Screen with Marquetry designs of horses and foals. Another of Frances Lewis's decorated eggs, designed by Lesley Sedgwick for her students. Who would have thought you could build corner shops with a Fine Tip Applicator? John Wiffen of Scalescenes certainly does! You can see other pictures of his kits on the last page of this Gallery. Diane Harfield working on a big commission for a relative of Gertrude Jekyll who designed the garden for Queen Mary's Dollshouse! Here she is making miniature 1:12 scale Passiflora. A miniature framed picture using purple quilling inside an Octagonal box, made with The Fine Tip Glue Applicator. Wrapping paper provided an unusual background for this design This design was based on a piece of Dutch style quilling around wire stems and glass beads. Vicki Smith gemmed this leotard using the Applicator filled with Gem Tac. She attached the many tiny stones to the fabric for her daughter a British Squad Acro-gymnast Silver Medallist. Steph Sharland told us the entire corset is made using either Fray stop or glue from our glue applicator, not one bit of sewing is used or required. Only the best brocade pure silk was used and would have been spoilt if any glue got on it!! The pure silk wig in 1/12th scale was made using the merest smidgen of glue from the applicator. <BR>The real diamond (circa 1920) in this model came from one of Steph Sharland’s mother's old rings. Pam Garvey decorated this egg after being inspired by looking at Fabergé eggs. 1mm quilled paper design glued inside the watch cover. Mr E.A. Tompsett sent photos of his Scratch Station based on Wegberg, West Germany, for his N gauge layout. Sherry Rodehaver has designed a great many little paper animals which Anne enjoyed making. Members of Anne's Quilling class made exotic flowers for a national display. This lovely flower was made by Pat McGee and is about 8 inches high. This Filigree bowl was made with Dutch gold edged paper and formed over a little dish. It measures 3" (8cm) in diameter. Tina Bradburn sent us this layered card which she made in Spain. John Wiffen of Scalescenes.com has been really busy using our applicator to build the model for his new Large Station kit When constructed this amazing Georgian Mansion is only 4.5 inches wide! Kathryn Gray of Templewood Miniatures, who provide this kit amongst others, recommends our Fine Tip Applicator as it makes it easy to put together. Pam Garvey made this delicate filigree Aperture card, which would have been very difficult without the Fine Tip Applicator A block of flats for the background near the station. Another of Scalescenes realistic models. Ultra fine holographic glitter is applied in the grooves of corrugated card - very easy to do with the applicator, but hard to photograph! Meconopsis (blue poppy), Paper white narcissus and red dahlias are just some of the 1/12th scale flower kits from Ladies Mile Miniatures. A close up showing the detail of Steph’s elegant parasol. These tiny boots, made from glove leather, are laced all the way up and soled and heeled in black leather, Steph relies on the Fine Tip Glue Applicator for such detailed work. Both Anne and Michael enjoy visiting Spain and in particular a lake at Fuente de Piedra where flamingoes breed. This one was quilled! She created this riding hat with matching leather gloves and riding crop. The rear view of Scalescenes Church kit.