The biggest roadblock I faced while doing the Pinterest chrysanthemum mirror was trying to find glue. Normal Elmer's glue would stick well enough and I didn't feel like shelling out $5 on a hot glue gun or Krazy glue. So I resorted to what my mom (who this whole project is practically dedicated to) used to use as an adhesive. She would put gumballs in the microwave on high for 2:30 and it would turn into a sticky and very hot solution. So I decided to follow her lead and make my own hot glue and decided to share it.
Step 1. Make sure you have heavily condensed gum. My mom would use gumballs which is dense. I didn't have gumballs so I went with "Ice Cubes" gum. Which were denser than a common stick of gum.
Step 2. I found a pretty wide container since I was a little paranoid that the gum would expand out of the container and ruin the microwave
Step 3. Pour out about four cubes (or more depending on container size) into the container
Step 4. Evenly place them in the container to create a leveled paste to prevents it from spilling over.
Step 5. Find a microwave
Step 6. Make sure the power level is on high and since I wasn't using gumballs I lowered the time to just 2 minutes
Step 7. Grab a towel and take out the container carefully since it will be incredibly hot and be gentle so the plastic does not melt. Wait for it to cool and then enjoy! You have your very own yummy smelling gum glue.
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