Stop! I have a glue gun and I'm not afraid to use it!

Actually, I am a little afraid. It's "only" a low-temp glue gun (10 watts), but any household tool bearing this warning is scary!

Despite being arguably the least crafty person on Planet Earth, I sat down this afternoon to make my awareness ribbons for my fundraiser next month.
Gun, check. Glue, check. Ribbon, check. And safety pins. Check. Abandon hope, all ye who enter here.

I used 3/8" wide grosgrain ribbon. I had no idea how long the ribbons should be, but 5" seemed like a nice round number.

I ordered six yards of the gold ribbon (for lymphoma). As you can see, it will make quite a few ribbons.

Inspiration strikes: wrapping the ribbon around a CD-ROM spindle helps it take the right shape.


Ready, aim, fire! The lady at the craft store warned me that "a little dab'll do ya," and she was right. I used too much glue on some of these.


The ribbon was thick enough that I could press down on top of the fold without burning myself. The glue only took a few seconds to cool and dry.


Repeat this process 43 more times, and you get this: a solemn little army of gold ribbons ready to get out there and raise awareness. (Each one unique! No two alike, thanks to my un-craftiness!) The sad part is that I know so many people who will be wearing one of these because they or someone they love battled lymphoma...and too many who fought lost that battle. I pinned the very first one I made to my sweater. It is a bit of an ugly duckling because it was the prototype, but I don't care.


All in a day's work, folks. I live to serve.