Glue
What You Need:
- 3/4 cup water
- Two tablespoons corn syrup
- One teaspoon white vinegar
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 3/4 cup cold water
What You Do:
- Mix water, syrup and vinegar and then bring mixture to a rolling boil. Add the cornstarch and water slowly to mixture. Stir constantly. Let mixture stand overnight before using.
Library Paste
What You Need:
- One-cup flour
- One-cup sugar
- One-teaspoon alum
- Four cups water
- Oil
What You Do:
- Mix all ingredients in saucepan and cook until clear and thick. Add 30 drops of Oil of cloves and store in an airtight container
Paper Mache Paste
What You Need:
- 1/2 cup flour
- Cold water
What You Do:
- Add cold water to flour until a thick cream forms. Simmer on stove for about five minutes. This is paper mache paste (wet messy paint that takes a while to dry)