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| We have a new drummer in our praise band, and he is excited about working in the musical instrument shop. He came up with the idea of having the kids all work on decorating two old conga drums that he has. They are fiberglass, and he wants to cover the sides with glue and let the kids make designs from different colors of beads, glass gems, cord and whatever we can come up with. I think they will look awesome, and the kids will have a great time with it.
We are not sure what kind of glue would work the best. Some of the gems and stuff will be rather heavy. He thought maybe Liquid Nails would be good. Anyone have suggestions?
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| | With the gems and beads and things, you might think of doing it like you would a mosaic. Maybe some of the grout that you would use for tiles. This would be sure to hold it and would look nice in any spaces in between that was bare. What a wonderful blessing to have someone so excited to share their talents! Just that in itself will help the kids get enthused about learning.
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| Sheli, I like that idea. Do you know if the grout comes in colors? Would it be difficult to get the grout in between objects of different heights? I'm thinking the gems might be quite a bit taller than some smaller beads. I've never done mosaics, so I don't know what the consistency of the grout is. What do you think?
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| | You can get pre-mixed grout in different colors at places like Lowe's and Home Depot. But I think you might be right in your concerns about getting it down between things of different heights. I'd practice on a small sample first. I would think that Tacky Glue would work. It's made for crafting and will hold just about anything. This sounds like an awesome project! The kids will love it and will be so proud when they see your drummer actually using what they've made. And it's great for them to work together on something and learn that they don't have to take something home for themselves for it to be meaningful and fun. I'm jealous! 
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| I was thinking more on the lines of the thick stuff that goes under the tiles to make them stick. I am not sure if that is called grout or not. My husband and I tiled our bathroom and kitchen, but who pays attention to what the stuff is called!? If you put it on about a 1/2 inch thick, I would think you could just push the pieces into that you wouldn't need to grout around them. Then it wouldn't matter what height the objects were.
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| Sheli, I think you are talking about mastic, and that might work. I'll have to ask my husband. I've never used it myself. Isn't that the stuff that you swirl around with a kind of comb tool when installing ceramic tile?
Amy, I think the kids are going to love this too. One of the boys is learning to play conga, so I'm thinking it would be great to have him play their creation in church.
My husband is going to be the carpenter, and I wanted to have a big project going on in his shop as well, where the kids could all work on planing, drilling, sanding and pounding nails or wooden pegs. I'm not sure what it would be though. So far all I've thought of is a feed trough (manger) or a table. I would welcome ideas! I always smile when I think of the scene in the "Passion of the Christ" where Jesus is showing his mom the table he's building and she wonders why it's so tall, then he shows her his new invention, the chair.
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| | Yeah! Tha is what I am talking about. I was actually looking through a magazine yesterday and they had a flower pot done that way using sea shells. I am posting a picture. It turned out really nice I thought. I think on the old board someone posted a plan or something for the manger that they were going to build in the carpentry shop. You might try to do a search for that. I loved that part too. It was certainly one of the lighter moments in the movie. 
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