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I'm horribly guilty of trying so hard to make things "easier" I end up making them much more complex/difficult. Especially with crafting. Sometimes a bit of hand sewing, though tedious, really is the best way. And I think this pin falls into that category.
This is the pin, and if you look at the picture I think you can already see a problem. She's slopped the glue all over the base of the nail! So when she goes to peel up the glue, half her nail polish will come with it. There's the crux of my problem with this one - you still have to be somewhat precise putting something on, in this case it's the glue, but it's still something you have to apply correctly.
I did, however, find that I could apply the glue I used (Ailene's Tacky Glue, I don't have Elmer's) with my finger because it is a very thick glue. And it was pretty easy to get in the right place (but, and here's the thing - I don't really have that much trouble getting my nail polish on neatly, so why was I ever trying this pin?! Oh, right, the trying to make something that is simple easier by making it harder...). But then, it was thicker, so it took FOREVER to dry, even using my hairdryer.
Glue on the nail! I only did the technique on one nail, I figured it would either work or it wouldn't, more than one would just be more work for me.
Paint with reckless abandon! I'm not that sloppy, really (see the nail next to it?) but I figured it wouldn't be a real trial if I didn't go for it!
Peel peel peel peel! Yes, this part was fun, it took me back to the days of peeling sheets of Elmer's glue off my hands in elementary school...
And, the nail! Yes, it looks perfectly neat. But...
So, really, do the other nails I did without this very time-consuming method.
Does it work? Well, yes.
Is it helpful? Well, not really.
Would I bother again? No.
This is the pin, and if you look at the picture I think you can already see a problem. She's slopped the glue all over the base of the nail! So when she goes to peel up the glue, half her nail polish will come with it. There's the crux of my problem with this one - you still have to be somewhat precise putting something on, in this case it's the glue, but it's still something you have to apply correctly.
I did, however, find that I could apply the glue I used (Ailene's Tacky Glue, I don't have Elmer's) with my finger because it is a very thick glue. And it was pretty easy to get in the right place (but, and here's the thing - I don't really have that much trouble getting my nail polish on neatly, so why was I ever trying this pin?! Oh, right, the trying to make something that is simple easier by making it harder...). But then, it was thicker, so it took FOREVER to dry, even using my hairdryer.
Glue on the nail! I only did the technique on one nail, I figured it would either work or it wouldn't, more than one would just be more work for me.
Paint with reckless abandon! I'm not that sloppy, really (see the nail next to it?) but I figured it wouldn't be a real trial if I didn't go for it!
Peel peel peel peel! Yes, this part was fun, it took me back to the days of peeling sheets of Elmer's glue off my hands in elementary school...
And, the nail! Yes, it looks perfectly neat. But...
So, really, do the other nails I did without this very time-consuming method.
Does it work? Well, yes.
Is it helpful? Well, not really.
Would I bother again? No.
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And though I fondly recall peeling Elmer's glue off my hands as a kid, I'm imagining it now and it sounds really uncomfortable. Possibly just because it's around the nails instead of lower on the hand.