UHU January project

Back in January (sounds so long ago), UHU sent samples to the UHU gluers, as well as a number of people who requested a sample of the glue of the month.

We were to decorate one of these cute little boxes, also included. Although we were provided a template, I popped the seam on my box and cut the pattern from one of the sheets of paper I was sent.

I had a ton of trouble with this project. From the looks of things on the UHU site, I was the only one, but I suspect it was because, as I have said many times in the past, I am craft knife challenged. I simply don't find it easy to use an Xacto. So I got out my scissors and cut the heavy cardstock. Needless to say, I had a ton of troubles trying to fit the cardstock to the box, which included bending the cardstock in the proper places, even though I scored it.

After awhile, I gave up in frustration and would have scrapped the entire project, had UHU not expected me to provide a working sample.

I finally did about the only thing I could think to do. I got out some tissue paper, slathered glue stick (not the sample of the month) all over the box and went from there. I used some of the paper UHU sent to make the little hearts, which I glued to both sides of the box.

Then I had problems photographing it. I never did get a good photo of it, but this was the best of about 40. I sure hope my February project goes easier!

In the spirit of taking you to different blogs, and those not part of OWOH, today's blog is a fellow UHU gluer, Jessica. Jessica is a scrapbooker whose blog really lives up to its name: So Completely Random.