Helmar Creative Team

Robot Pen/Pencil Holder

Hello Helmar Fans, it's Raelene with you today.
Hubby got me a pen/pencil holder with dividers in it from the clearance section at Officeworks years ago, it had marks on it and he thought I would like to alter it but I couldn't decide on how I wanted to alter it until now, so I grabbed it out and some old thin robot scrapbooking paper I got from Spotlight several years ago and set to work.  Yay for stash busting ;)

I started by trimming 2 piece of my paper to fit
 

I then ran some Helmar Acid Free Glue around the edge of one side of the pen holder and a squiggle in the middle, then spread it out with a foam brush and applied the middle of my paper to the side, Helmar Glue gives me the wiggle room needed to get a precise line up of paper to the edge and time to smooth things out.  Once I had the middle piece right I glued down the side pieces to the sides of the pen holder.

I repeated this with my other piece of paper.  I love that on one side the robots aligned perfectly and the other side it was so close that my only issue was having 2 blue together.

You could stop here but I didn't want to have 2 blue robots together so I went through my stash and found a robot die cut or sticker to adhere over the second blue robot. 

I decided to add some navy blue ribbon from my stash to the top and bottom edge of the pen holder using Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive to get a strong hold on the paper, unfortunately my hand wasn't steady so I got some where I shouldn't but mistakes are just a embellishment away from being awesome.

I then started adding stars from my stash randomly over the pen holder so my robot covering the extra blue robot felt like he belonged and to cover some of my wibbly wobbly glue mistakes, then I just randomised to make it feel natural..
I adhered the die cut stars down with Helmar Acid Free glue.
I adhered the resin and sewing patch stars down with Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive.

 

Apart from the resin and sewing patch stars everything is flat so the pen/pencil holder can sit on it's side for pens that need to be kept that way.
I love how it turned out, now to work out who gets it on their desk.  :)

 


It even works as a book end ;)

A Great Fix for a Foot Pedal

Warning:  This is not a 'pretty' post but it is a very 'useful' post :) :)

Last year I decided to take my Overlocking machine out of storage to get it fixed, it had been packed away for a number of years as it had seized up mechanically. Unfortunately I found that it had also been damaged while packed away. The foot pedal had snapped!

 

As I didn't really want to purchase a new one I decided to try to fix it myself.

Using my trusty Helmar Silicone Adhesive Sealant I applied a liberal amount to one side of the break, it had snapped on an angle so I made sure to be very generous.

 

I then carefully placed both pieces together and cleaned up the outside of the foot pedal as best I could without removing too much from around the break. I wrapped two elastic bands around the foot pedal to hold it in place while it dried.  The pedal was left for about 24 hours before removing the elastics. I checked the elastics every few hours to be sure they did not get stuck to the pedal as well.

 

Once the Helmar Silicone Adhesive Sealant had dried, I removed the elastics.

 

I then gave the foot pedal a good wipe over and it was fixed and ready to use again. 

 

I know that this isn't the prettiest foot pedal in the world and I do wish I had been a little more particular about tidying the silicone on the outside before it dried but it works as good as it should and it's a great fix until I can find a new one. I've been using my Overlocker for a few months now and  the pedal has been going great. 

Be sure to remember that you can use Helmar Silicone Adhesive Sealant for fixing many things around the home, plastics, metals and even glass.

I hope you found this blog post interesting and useful today, take care everyone :)

Jeanette xxx

Kim's Blog Post

Hello Helmar followers it's my turn on the blog today and I am going to share a layout I have created coastal suitable for boys.

I just love the papers and the cheeky image they have on them, so typical of little boys..... unfortunately I have not got a boy photo suitable to use yet.

 

I have collected and cut all my papers and am going to use my all time favorite product from Helmar that is the Helmar 450 Glue I can not speak highly enough of this product it adheres anything down solidly.

In the below photo you will how I just randomly apply the glue over the background of the paper and adhere it to the next layer I do this through all my creations and you do have time enough to lift and shift if needed before it is completely dry.

I just keep following this process of adhering layers until my layout is complete.

For my next layer I need to also include my chipboard element and again I have used Helmar 450 to secure that down and also the next layers of paper. What i would say here is that should you wish to keep more dimension to this layer over the chipboard you could always use some Helmar Scrap Dots 

I then added my next layers including the photo (or in my case a photo mat for where the photo will be placed) and I have used Helmar 450 again and as it is archival it wont damage the photo or papers in years to come.

And to complete my layout I have added some Ice Glaze & enamel Pigments from Aladine products in Glacier.

As a handy hint I always ensure when using my Helmar 450 hat I have wet ones on hand to clean the nozzle after use so that the glue doesn't set and dry on the nozzle, but what i have found should this happen is that you usually can always just pull the set glue off quite easily. Another little thing that I have found when i using Helmar 450 and gluing smaller pieces where the glue might should through as clear for example the I have now learnt to squeeze a small amount on to a plastic surface and then mix ink from a Tim Holtz reinker in to the glue and the glue will accept the colour and mix quite well. these little tips I use all the time when i am creating.  

I hope that yo have enjoyed my layout today and I look forward to sharing my next post with you shortly.

Happy Crafting Kim Kendell.

 

Mermaid wonder

Hi everyone

I just love the stamperia paper collections and this one especially. 

I have used and old paint spatula

to create this free standing mermaid sculpture...

so many pretty shells! 

Firstly, I created my base by prepping the paint spatula with some rustic mediums and attaching it to a small canvas coaster with a back brace support for stability.

 Next was to prepare my mermaid and fish. I cut them out of the paper and coated them in a clear gesso

then added a crackle paste medium and let it dry.

Once dry I added different coloured stamperia acrylic paints wiping off between layers -

using my most favourite glue; Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive I started attaching all my shells.

This took a couple of hours allowing 1 layer to securely dry before I added another layer. 

I have used the Tacky craft glue mixed with sand to add texture and realism to my sculpture once dry it is clear and looks like real sand!

Add a few mechanical cogs to accentuate the mermaids hair and Some other metal pieces as coral.

Back veiw

Front view 

Grateful Sloths by Tamiko

Hey hey Helmar family and friends, Tamiko here! I hope everyone is fairing well. I am very grateful for my Helmar family. During the pandemic I know I am not the first to realize how super slow my life has come, quite like that of a sloth (giggle) I am forced to change the pace and slow down immensely. My daughter is even clinging to me like never before and she is 15 (smile).I am reminded of out animal friends the sloth, when I create this picture. Check it out! 

Items needed for this project:

Helmars Super Tac Glue

Textbook/Painted/Scrapbook papers

Paper trimmer or scissors

Watercolor paper

Painters tape

Watercolor paint

Paint brush and water

Pens and pencils

 

First I glued the pages together using Helmar's Super Tac Glue. Attaching the bottom of one page to the top of another page. Then taking the bits and pieces of paper and collaging them to the textbook paper using the Super Tac Glue. I use Helmar's Super Tac Glue because it is very fluid and it adheres super fast. The page when it dries is as flexible as I need it to be.

After the page is dry, I decided I should've used larger book text paper (giggles).  I then measured by eye one half inch border on the backside of my watercolor paper. I also measured one and a half inches strips of the collaged paper and adhered the strips to the border I created on the back of the watercolor paper with Super Tac Glue, pretty side up. The back as shown will only show the book text.

 

I flipped the paper over and took some painter's tape created a border on the watercolor paper before I did my art on the page. 

 

I painted similar colors to the papers used in the frame of the art to create the final picture. I removed the painters tape and tada!

 

I hope you enjoyed today's project and you take time out to slow down and use somethings you already have and the best adhesive ever, any of the Helmar's Worldwide Adhesives should be more then accommodating!  See you next time!