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Sticker Seal Gum

What you will make -

Follow this recipe to make homemade seal gum for stickers. With this adhesive you will be able to make your own stickers from ordinary paper. Use the seal gum on clip art, pictures cut from wrapping paper, images made from rubberstamps or on drawings of your own design.

Caution: Recipe uses boiling water. Adult supervision is required!

Ingredients -

• 1 packet (¼ ounce) unflavored gelatin
• 1 tablespoon cold water
• 3 tablespoons boiling water

• ½ teaspoon white corn syrup
• ½ teaspoon lemon extract

This recipe is rated EASY to make.

How To Make Sticker Seal Gum

Read all of the directions before starting.

1. In a very small bowl (custard bowls works well), sprinkle gelatin into cold water. Let soften for 5 minutes.
2. Pour boiling water into softened gelatin and stir until dissolved. (If you have trouble getting it to dissolve, bring it to a boil in the microwave. Just a few seconds.)
3. Add corn syrup and lemon extract. Mix well. (The corn syrup and lemon extract are for taste and can be omitted.)

To use it: Brush gum thinly on the back of the sticker. The stickers will curl as they dry. This is okay. When dry, moisten sticker and apply it to paper.

Tip: The gum will gel overnight. Return it to a liquid state by placing the container of seal gum in a pan of hot water. Store the seal gum in a small jar in the refrigerator.