I'm scared of using my wood burner...

[Dana]

Originally Posted by Amber427

I was wearing flip flops and was making bows. My daughter bumped the hot glue gun- and it fell of the table- directly on the side of my foot!!! It burned a DEEP hole.

My guy is 14 months old & always on me! I know he would do something like this to me!!

[#1BowHo]

Originally Posted by njzmom

hey leatrice

what is a hot pen?

its a smaller version of a woodburner shaped more like a thick marker its easyer to use i think its much much hotter though

[saldanaaa]

I was afraid of mine as well...It sat in the closet for months before I even used it...I finally figured it all out & use it to cut my korkers...it's great!!!

[jymaldonado]

Don't be scared. It might become your BFF one day . I burnt a lot of ribbons at first, but now, I can't imagine crafting without it.

[Loelle]

I did burn my finger with mine and maybe I'm just a wuss, but it hurt! It blistered immediately. But, I soon got up the nerve to use it again! I only use mine at night when both kids are asleep b/c I don't feel comfortable using it with them around. I would feel horrible if one of them got injured from it. But I can not imagine making korkers w/o it. So give it a shot, but be very careful with it.

[mamissa5]

I just used ine for the first time. what a neat little tool, but it sure does get hot!!

[hanjaysmom]

A few months ago I burned myself,,,,,,,,hurts like heck,,,,,,I hit the cord and it slid off onto my lap, had on shorts and it left a nice little scar...I then found Tonya's inst for the cutting mat, which is an excellent tool!!!! THANKS TONYA FOR THAT! I took a piece of duct tape and taped the stand to one side of the mat and then place another loosely over the cord (kind of like a tunnel for the cord to slide through), that way, if I accidently drop it or lose control, it doesn't have for to go.

[Dana]

Originally Posted by hanjaysmom

A few months ago I burned myself,,,,,,,,hurts like heck,,,,,,I hit the cord and it slid off onto my lap, had on shorts and it left a nice little scar...I then found Tonya's inst for the cutting mat, which is an excellent tool!!!! THANKS TONYA FOR THAT! I took a piece of duct tape and taped the stand to one side of the mat and then place another loosely over the cord (kind of like a tunnel for the cord to slide through), that way, if I accidently drop it or lose control, it doesn't have for to go.

Can you please post a link?

[Tonya]

Originally Posted by hanjaysmom

I took a piece of duct tape and taped the stand to one side of the mat and then place another loosely over the cord (kind of like a tunnel for the cord to slide through), that way, if I accidently drop it or lose control, it doesn't have for to go.

Ooooo, great idea! I love the cord tunnel idea! They also make cord clips for computer mice like that - I bet they would work too if you wanted the cord held in place a bit further back from the mat.

The instructions are here:
A Flight of Fancy: Hairbows, Free Tips

I absolutely love my cutting mat! I can measure out bow loops and parts for clippies right there and never have to move to seal the ribbon. It's more efficient for me to have everything right in front of me since I usually have kiddos coloring on the rest of the table so I can't be spread out everywhere.

Hope that helps!

[Dana]

Originally Posted by Tonya

Ooooo, great idea! I love the cord tunnel idea! They also make cord clips for computer mice like that - I bet they would work too if you wanted the cord held in place a bit further back from the mat.

The instructions are here:
A Flight of Fancy: Hairbows, Free Tips

I absolutely love my cutting mat! I can measure out bow loops and parts for clippies right there and never have to move to seal the ribbon. It's more efficient for me to have everything right in front of me since I usually have kiddos coloring on the rest of the table so I can't be spread out everywhere.

Hope that helps!

Thank you!!