I actually spoke with someone at Beacon about Fabri-tac and Fabri-fix. I don’t know anything about the 3 in 1. What he said was that Fabri-tac is more rigid because it has more resin in it. It’s better for gluing leather and rhinestones. But, glue a little at a time because it starts to cure quickly and if you put a line of dots for rhinestones, they’ll fall off because it’s starting to cure before you get to it (I hope that makes sense), so do one at a time. Fabri-fix is better for paper because it’s less rigid. Also, he said a little trick to stop glue webs is to put Vaseline on the tip of the tube! I hope that helps!!! 💜

Sometimes you're so funny! You could make a video about...oh, I don't know, air, and we would still be watching every minute! But, so informative! If ya wanna know about anything, just ask Nik! And yes!! What is up with them discontinuing everything we love?!

"It goes on like boogers." You don't hear that phrase very often. Ever. Hahaha. I'm like Nik is going to talk about glue and it's going to be hilarious. I was not disappointed. Thanks for the info and the laugh.

I was glueless and clueless. Thank you for the clue- now i can buy some glue!

This is great information, but... You need to take care of yourself first, don't worry about us subscriber's so much. Ya know what I mean, the real ones will still be here. Take care and God bless you. Sincerely Becky B from Arkansas

Thank you for the video. Was surprised you didn’t mention Art Glitter glue. I think it works great especially for narrow areas, because of the fine tip. It does dry quite quickly so you have little wiggle room, but I think it works great!

“.. when your toddler has allergies ..” 😂 If I had to listen to someone all day - I would choose you 🤗 Thank you, Nik and let me give you some big hugs 💗

I was taught when using rubber cement apply to both surfaces, let them both dry to tacky, then stick together.

The blobs of glossy accents as 'brads' was genius! THANKU for this.x

Hi, old lady here. Yes, the shingles shots is a two shot process. That said, I love your little books! I'm definitely going to make them. Sophia looked so cute sleeping in your box of papers. I don't have any ledger paper, but I think I can find something in my Heirloom stack. It has so many papers to choose from. I think yours look great and I love the idea of making little books out of them.

I can't believe your not an Art glitter glue user!!!!! Omg.... i'm obsessed with my art glitter glue. Can't live without it for my cards, junk journals, and all my paper crafts. But I'm gonna look for your uhu sticks i never found a good glue stick. I'm intrigued! 💖💖💖 love you so much!

I also use Glad 'Press N Seal' under or over all my adhesive lids. I keep my glue sticks inside one or 2 ziplock baggies.....I apply thick swipes of glue stick to both pieces of paper - not just one side...

Great info, thanks. And I agree with a comment, if you talked about air, we would still watch and listen! Love your sense of humor😆

FINALLY someone explained all the differences between the glues!! You see one crafter using one type all the time and another one using another one all the time. Why? What is it that makes them choose them? And then they mess with your mind and throw in another one to glue something and you're trying to figure out why they would do such a thing. Now I know. I did have one crafter explain that if his Pod Podge is sticky that he puts Clear Gesso over it and it fixes that problem. I haven't had a chance to try that out yet ... something to look forward to. Thanks again for the enlightenment!! 😁

With all respect to you and your research, I never use rubber cement in my any paper projects. It will discolor whatever you put it on, and eventually let go. My first art teacher, way back in college warned us about using it and would not accept projects made with it, as they fell apart. What it is good for is gluing RUBBER. Like when we had rubber stamps & glued them to wood blocks. It is also useful in leather work to glue something together before sewing,

"....you better commit...." omg--laffin' SO hard I spewed iced tea all over myself. When will I learn? 😂

Okay that faux brad trick with the glossy accents?! Genius! I agree on most all of your choices. (I do love Beacon glues though.)

My friend just turned me on to rubber cement. It sticks very well. If you need to take it apart to alter or move it around, you can peel it off and stick it right back on wherever you want it! Awesome!

I just redid my studio and ALLL THE GLUUUUUUE! I can't believe all the glue I have! I LOVE GLUE!!

Excellent information !!!! Thank=you so much. (I love the YES paste....and I've never had a crinkle. I apply it with a credit care...scraping as thin as possible.) "Try it...you'll like it".....lol

You should give 3M spray adhesive a try, it works really really well for adhering thin sheets of paper without wrinkling. It is a bit more intense to work with, needs good ventilation and you should wear gloves but it seems to do a decent job for most of my projects.

Can't live right without glue. Thanks for showing your favs and the pros and cons of the others. 👍💕👍

Thanks Nik! This was by far a great, informative video. I have stood at ----------- staring in wonder of which glue/adhesive to buy, what works, what doesn't work, what works fast, what takes -- hours to dry, which one will give me the most bang for my buck, and so on. Yep, thanks for sharing your knowledge of GLUE!!! xx

Thank you for your clarity and honesty.

I thought you would explain which glues you use in differnt projects

I'm late to the party here but I've been watching and using tips from Nik's videos for a while now. Want to share one adhesive that I use is a bottle of "Envelope Moistener with Adhesive". The brand I have now is Quality Park, their label says it's good for gluing all paper products. I use it on intricate die cuts. Just wanted to share. Stat safe!!

You are so awesome. I was just telling a couple of friends that I need to find out which glues to use. You have saved me a lot of time researching them. Thank you thank you thank you

Thanks Nik...got as far as Modge Podge and already you’ve solved a problem for me!! Love you attention to detail...you know what we need to know!

Thanks for this. adhesives were the first product I researched when I started modern scrapbooking in 2001...Mixed-media, collage and assemblage are the mediums I usually work in. I uswed the Weldbond for a Styrofoam project - worked great. I gave away my Mod Podge - too stinky and sticky for me - I live in the 'humid' Midwest USA...Depends on what I'm attaching to what. In general, I like glue sticks for paper and collage. Then Elmer's white glue, Alene's tacky glue, Beacon 3-in-1, Yes! Paste, E6000, golden soft gel medium (matte), golden heavy gel medium(matte), Liquitex clear gesso, Liquitex white gesso, and hot glue gun. But colored craft staples are my fave for attaching paper and cardstock in my art journals.....Quick and easy....

I am grateful for you making this video.

I am new to your channel & home recovering from extensive oral surgery. Watching you is a great distraction from the pain & the discomfort from the swelling.

I absolutely Love watching you girl... I can't tell you how many times i have spilled my coffee on myself... Thank you for starting my day with a SMILE Thank you Ole country Gal... Sandy G

Thanks, Nik. Always nice to know someone's recommendations.

Thx Nik! So appreciate any of your videos! Get to feeling better!!!!

Thank you for this video. This is great for people like me who just started crafting and have no absolute clue/glue what they are doing. It's very helpful. Thanks again ❤️

This video couldn't have happened at a better time for me. I do a lot of mixed media canvas art, have for years, and have all the glues you showed and more. Yesterday I was suddenly totally unsure which one to use for a certain application. It was great to see a refresher course on all the glues. Cleared my head. Love your art, love spending time with you, enjoy the variety of projects and ideas. Always something new to try. Please, keep it coming.

That is just what I researched the past couple of days. Thank you Nik for your input.😘

Glad to see you back spreading the goodness!! Hope you are feeling better soon!! Love your glue choices!! I agree on all of those being awesome!! I also really love the art glitter glue for putting something small down quick!! Thanks for sharing!!! Always, Leslie

I use hot glues a lot. I've found that the only way to get a good grip (on just about anything) is to use "high temp" glue gun/sticks. I use the multi-temp (aka: low temp) on things I don't care to have a long life, such as costumes or temporary decor. As you said, hot glues are good for "instant gratification". We all need that from time to time. Thanks for the comic relief, I always love watching your vids. Please keep up the great work.

I love that little music video in there! You are a compendium of very useful information! Thanks for this one!

Thank you Nik for the info and chuckles 😊😁

Great information, thanks a bunch Nik. Take care … we all want you better ❤️

Thank you. This was helpful. It would have been better if you'd given a couple of examples of situations where you use each glue especially. I'm sorry you had to have surgery. Hope you recover quickly!

Ah! I have been wondering about some of these. Thank you for the explanation behind why they work or don't work. Very helpful! And I hope you feel better soon.

Ouch! Sorry to hear that you've been hurting. Hope things have gotten better now that it's the weekend. Thanks for your critique of Turbo Tacky. I had heard good things about it, but will now think twice, thanks to you, as it would appear to be not as special as suggested by a friend. IMHO, there is a better alternative to Yes Paste, that being Liquitex Heavy Matte Gel Medium. I know you're suggesting that we should use a clear acrylic spray coat overtop of Mod Podge, but in my experience that has never been an adequate answer, especially in a book. I use a finishing wax very lightly, and a single buff coating has kept pages from adhering to each other for years, no problem. And there's very little setting/drying time. One brand I like using is Microglaze by Judikins. The amount required is very tiny -- teensy weensy tiny. I've had my most recent pot for at least a couple years. Very satisfying. ;)

Very informative Nik, and hope you feel better soon

Thank you for sharing this video. Nice to see and hear what your favorites are. 👍🙂

I am also a UHU fan. I have several bottles of the liquid UHU too. It comes with different tips, one is like a sponge top applicator which I generally hate but, admit that it has it's uses. For large areas, I unscrew the dabber top, squish out a bunch and then use an old credit card to squeegee the glue. It does not wrinkle my paper. I rarely use the stick glue, but now that I've watched you for a while, will use it more. Especially for collaging. I have problems with Low humidity and find that the glue sticks dry out quickly on me. My fave "go-to" glue right now is Quick Grab Tacky Glue. I only have the small sample size bottle and my crafting buddy is bringing a large bottle on her next visit. I'm mildly concerned about the amount of finger strength required to squeeze the large bottle. I can manage the small one but I have virtually no finger strength due to arthritis.

Great video! It was very helpful. Hope you're feeling better soon. Tyfs.

Brilliant Nik - so much useful information! Thank-You so much!!!

Nik, THANK YOU for your honesty about some products! We need to know before we spend our limited funds and this was very helpful for me.

Helpful video, I have been experimenting with different glues. This was very helpful as you use and review some I have not used.

Hi Nik, I also had dental surgery two days ago and am popping Ibu and antibiotics to make things bearable. I hear you! I am all the more happy, that I can start my birthday today with a video on glue by my favorite KZfaqr by far! Thanks for your great videos!!!

Can I just say that its hilarious that this is a 25 minute video about glue? I loved every minute of it. You are the reason why I use the Beacon glue

Yes Paste has attracted moisture and discolored craft paper for me. I used it to put paper on the back of a frame.

Thanks for the great info! I can certainly relate to fatigue, I've had 2 open heart surgeries with the last one resulting in a mitral valve replacement. Now I'm on Warfarin, (blood thinner)which comes with it's own set of issues. I kind of like Art Glitter Glue as well. I use tape runners for cardmaking sometimes too.😊

Just love your narration of things it even makes glue so very interesting tfs your favourites xx

Very informative...I have to say that I ditched most of those when I found Art Glitter Glue. It is the most awesome glue I have ever used...for everything. And it never wrinkles

GREAT informative video. Thank you SO much!

Awesome video explaining all the glues! Thanks for your insight! I have some trouble with Modge podge with its tackiness after drying so I am going to try a couple of other decoupage glues out. Maybe I need a better clear coat. We’ll see.....

Nik I totally agree 3in 1 is the exact same glue as fabritac mine are identical ! , I have (I think) nearly evert glue ever 😂 4 full drawers of different glue , I love uhu stick too , and the weldbond, , Nik put some deli or wax paper under your lids of your yes paste , modpodge and decoupage glues, put it over top then screw lid over it , they will keep a lot longer , please look after yourself darling 😘 great video

YOUR VIDEOS ARE SO FUN ,EVEN WHEN YOU DO NOT FELL WELL-BLESS YOUR HEART-I HOPE YOU WILL FEEL BETTER SOON-TFS NIK-YOU ARE THE BEST-HUGS/BLESSINGS

Thank you for the review❤❤

Hi Nik, a great and entertaining video as usual. I use PVA a lot in paper crafts and I use Glossy Accents to put a top coat on paper beads - they are as tough as wooden beads after that. I just bought a UHU glue stick to try out as I use the liquid UHU whenever I want something to stick really well, like when putting a book together. It dries quickly but does give you a little wriggle room. It doesn't warp the paper either.

You are allowed to have six favorites! This is great info. I have pondered why you use some of these glues, now I know. Feel better soon.

As usual you crack me up. Great information! Thanks a bunch.

Interesting and informative take on your glues. Hope you feel better soon.

Thank you...this answered questions I had.

Hi, Nik! I live in Phoenix, so humidity is not a problem. I made Harry Potter school books for my grand twins. I used the UHU glue stick to adhere the "class schedule" to the inside of a composition notebook. Two days later it was just lying there, no adhesive at all. The back of the schedule and the inside of the book where I stuck it were both just plain dry! My new go to glue stick is the Elmer's Extreme. It sticks fast and stays stuck. Love ya, waiting for the new class!

Thanks Nik, great info.

Wow, talk about timing! Today I made my first art journal entry in years...a collage. And I was about to seal it with ModPodge. Yikes. So thank you for all the great info and your impressions. Looks like there is no perfect glue, especially a Dollar Tree glue stick (ask me how I know). Anyhoo, thanks again, Ms. Nik. I hope you heal quickly from that dental surgery. Cheers, Ardith

Omg! You are hilarious! I’ve been binge watching your videos 😀 You could make watching grass grow videos and they would be so interesting with your sense of humor! Sending prayers for you to heal fast from your oral surgery.

Great review! I love Weldbond! It doesn't cause paper or card board to buckle or wrinkle and it lets glitter stay shiny when put over top, where as white glue takes the shine away from glitter. I got those two Beacon glues....and I agree...they are exactly the same product.

I hope you are feeling better, get well soon! You are such a hero doing this with an achy mouth, respect! This was very helpful to me though I only know the glue gun, the UHU glue and the Modge Podge (and I don't own that one yet...). My big problem with UHU stick glue is it leaves some residue all over the paper, like little gooey smudges and I have ruined several of my collages trying to clean this, so that it doesn't show. Especially when you try to glue down magazine pages or scraps, a total nightmare... On the other hand I am very content with a no-name transfer and decoupage medium glue I got at a fair and I am really amazed because when it comes to paper it will glue it down and then leave a nice shinny effect if you use it on top. Haven't tried it on really thick paper though... The other glues you showed...I suspect I might have a PVA somewhere around the house. International brands are such a headache, I don't recognise or have seen anywhere in Greece any of the other glues - sigh - ...Discontinued products also are terrible, I totally agree there! Thank you very much for the very helpful preview, I am totally grateful! 🙏🏻💖💛🧡🖌

I like to use a couple tiny hot glue spots along with slower drying glues. Then I don’t have to hold things or try to find some other way to hold the drying objects together. Thanks for sharing all this information about the various glues used in papercrafts/crafts!!

Feel better soon !!!!

If you aren't well then you will feel sluggish, get well soon, love your videos from Australia

The spray adhesive goes on really thin, and is like rubber cement. Have to watch out for the overspray, though. Try it! Love all this glue talk! You're the best!

Thank you! Great info.

Love the Glossy Accents faux-brad hack. Thanks!

This info really helps the newbie. I have a small arsenal of glues growing in my basket and I'm going through glue sticks like a bad habit. I will definitely try the Uhu since Elmer is so not trying to "commit", lol.

Loved that video!!!!! I am going to get some Glossy Accents!! I use all the others. I hope you feel better soon! Thanks, Nik!

You really need to try art glitter glue. It not only gives you a little wiggle room, but it then dries strong quickly, clear and matte. It doesn't leave "veins" under the paper either. Thank you for sharing your thoughts otherwise! Love your style, ideas and humor!

Great info! Thank you!

So glad you are back! I agree with you about YES adhesive. I used to live in the dessicated Mojave and found that everything I made there, using YES was coming apart. Mini-book covers, hinges, pictures, you name-it. I also found that some of the imitation versions of Scor-tape also came detached. Environment is an important factor for adhesives that I never hear discussed. Since I started using Fabri-tac I have become totally converted. I even used it to fix spalling paint at a friends house prior to a house inspection. Sections of very dark paint from 15 years ago went back down all happy and haven't popped. Can't even see the outlines. Any smell it contains? Worth it.

Hope you feel better very soon ❤️

I love Tombow glues, Art Glitter glue, Uhu sticks, Fabric-Fix, Modpodge, matte gel medium....the list goes on. But different glues work differently depending on where you live! I have recommended glues and the person lives in a humid climate and doesn’t get the same results as my “Arizona dry heat”. So best to purchase small bottles of different glues and try them out to find what works best for you and your project. Climate makes all the difference.

Great video Nik

It is always nice to watch reviews of different kinds of products...I have never had any success with any of the Alene’s glues...just tossed out 4 bottles of it (got them on sale and it was a great deal!). 😂

Nik thanks for the glue info I've yet to try the Uhu or the Glossy Accents wondering about uses for applications, especially the Glossy Accents and also wondering how well the Uhu actually worked!! Hoping you feel better soon, we aren't going anywhere, take care of yourself first!

I love this video. You made me laugh, great I use all of your last picks except for the Beacon glue. I don’t like them, I’ve tried getting into them a few times. Thanks for sharing your favorites❤️

Hi! Never cared or could care about glue until I started art journaling. Now I just struggle finding the perfect glue 😂 Thank you so much for this information.

Informative video - thank you for sharing!!!

Great information, Nik! Thanks! I'd heard of PVA glue, but never tried it. Think I will! Thanks for the video!!

Loopy from the pain? Sure you haven't been sniffing your extensive range of glue?!!! Excellent overview - very helpful. And thanks for soldiering on despite pain and fatigue - you're a gem!

Leave it to you to make glue so entertaining! LOVE this. I forgot until I remembered that I have some of the Sobo. Oh! And that Glossy Accents tip is FANTASTIC! :-)

Very informative, thanks! 🌸

We are very low humidity here. I can’t use fabri fix in winter but I can use 3 in 1. No idea why because other than that I see no difference. Yes paste works great here year round but it does have to be SUPER thin, then everything dries nice and flat. Uhu is AMAZING! AnaMaree💜

Get well soon...we need uhu in our daily KZfaq lives. I hope you feel better I myself dont care for dental procedures but we need them. Stay Blessed.

Your so sweet to share yourself...I love to put my ipad on the shelf above my kitchen sink so you can help make washing dishes an enjoyable chore...almost he he. Hope you feel better soon. Also would you mind giving a bit more info on uhu sticks. I want to invest in them but not sure if permanent or washable are more desirable. Thanks again Nik!