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5 genius ways to use hot glue around the house
If you’re the proud owner of a hot glue gun, then you’ll know this nifty little invention is worth its weight in art and craft gold. But did you know it can also be super useful around the house? Read on to find out a whole bunch of new and ingenious ways to use your hot glue gun.
- Create sticky soles – If you’ve got wooden floors and your grandchildren are still getting the hang of walking, then this is for you! Create non-slip soft shoes for the little ones in your life by personalising the bottom of the shoe with their name or a pattern to stop any slips or slides in their tracks.
- Keep your shirts in place – Silky shirts and tops have a bad habit of slipping of their hanger and onto the floor. Keep them in place by dolloping a bit of glue on the hanger to create enough friction to keep straps in place.
- Breathe new life into a chair – If sewing and upholstery isn’t your thing, fear not. Give a chair a new lease of life by securing new fabric with your hot glue gun.
- Plug a hole – Small hole in a grandchild’s favourite toy or even in your trusty airbed? Plug it with a dab of hot glue.
- Hem a pair of pants – If you’ve ever been about to dash out the door only to realise that your hem has been knocked down and isn’t getting back up then this is for you. Use small dabs from your hot glue gun to temporarily repair the offending hem. You can either leave the glue on when you eventually hem the pants properly or peel it off easily.
Are you a hot glue gun user? Have you ever used it for any of the above?
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