Today is a two-fer! First up, we have:
Elmer's glue on canvas. Then paint the whole thing one color.
Lovely, isn't it? Is it Elmer's Glue? Nope. It's puffy paint. The artist traced the design they wanted on waxed paper first, peeled them off, then modpodged those shapes onto the canvas. Clever technique and it came out looking sharp! And it's definitely not Elmer's glue. Some pinner decided to put that in all on their own. Maybe they thought it would work, maybe it was just a note for their own use, or maybe they didn't read the actual post and just assumed that's what it was. Who knows what lurks in the hearts of pinners who post these things that are so far from the truth? Maybe they're hunting for re-pins? If so, it's working.
This pin in all of its variations is so popular that the Elmer's Glue myth has made its way back to the original source. If you click through the pin (and then hunt around, because BONUS! This pin doesn't have exactly the right URL), the blogger has added an update saying that glue does not work. She's gotten a LOT of comments from disappointed pinners and it's in no way her fault! Something to consider if you're pinning and inventing descriptions to go with cool pictures you find...
If you're looking for the original super cool project, check it out at Virginia & Charlie.
For the second part of today's post, we have:
This is REALLY cool!!! All you have to do is get watercolor paper. Then sketch your drawing,outline your sketch in Elmer's glue then paint it with water colors! SO fun!
As you've probably guessed, this one doesn't actually use Elmer's Glue either. The picture shown with this pin displays an embossed page.
Tracking down what looks like the original (or one of the original) versions of this pin brought way more amusement than usual, when I discovered some hilarious reactions from commenters who took the time to click through to the pin's URL. Some questioned the original pinner's reading skills, others simply offered the information that the project required an embosser. But then I ran across this gem: "Embosser can auto correct to Elmer's glue if spelt wrong. It's all autocorrect's fault."
Well played, commenter, well played.
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