CoCo loves to decorate with Gel-Clings. She has them for every season. Co-workers at the grocery store where she works tell her that it’s easy to keep them from year to year.
I had a lot of trouble. Gels ripped or folded. Colors “bled:” Santa’s beard became red, the snowman greyed like a February thaw. Gels dried out, and cat hair clung to the clings. ‘
Here’s what I came up with. Almost painless:
What you’ll need:
Gel-clings
Scissors
Zip-lock storage bags
Cutting board (optional)
Step 1: Lay Gel-Clings on Wax paper. No touching.
Use wax paper, not plastic wrap. Plastic wrap allows the colors to migrate and bleed into other pieces. Why? I don’t know. But trust me. Even if the original pieces touched in the packaging, like eyes inside a face, separate them for storage.
Lay the pieces on the waxed paper. Do not let pieces touch each other. Not even a little bit.
I try to measure the waxed paper to match the width of the Zip-lock. I’m might be a little too frugal. It’s not really necessary. I use a 1 gallon Zip-lock and fold one edge to match the size.
CoCo likes to put the Gel-Clings on bathroom mirrors, at the front door, and on any window. I use a cutting board to rest the waxed paper. It provides a flat surface to work on.
Step 2:
Put another piece of waxed paper over the first. Line up the folded edges. Add more Gel-Clings. The color will not bleed through the paper, so no need to keep like Gels together.
Still, it’s pretty amazing how my old eyes work. Sometimes for me to see which layer I’m working on. So if you have a lot of the same Gels, I suggest “stacking” them. Just because it’s easier to see what I’m doing.
Keep going with more layers. I ended up with five layers. End with a layer of waxed paper. Remember