The 10 Best Craft Glues

Bearly Art Precision (appx. $14) comes with multiple-sized tips that let you master glitter work, dollhouse assembly, and hard-to-tackle areas. It goes on smooth to minimize warping and wrinkling, and forms an industrial-strength bond.

The Tombow Mono (around $6) features dual tips that can be used for repositioning or permanent bonding. A fine point offers precise control when working with letters and small embellishments and a broad end lets you use big strokes to fill in large areas.

Elmer's Craft Bond Set (appx. $7) offers a range of adhesives for paper crafts. It includes glue sticks for photo montages and art presentations, as well as liquid pens for embellishing cards, making seasonal decorations, and scrapbooking.

Plaid Modge Podge serves as an adhesive, sealant, and a glaze. It features a water-based, non-toxic formula, and applies easily with a brush or sponge. This multipurpose solution is ideal for decoupage crafts such as sticking paper to wood or glass.

When you need an all-purpose adhesive Aleene's Original is a reliable choice. It features a customizable tip that can dispense thin, medium, or thick lines, and a cap stand that keeps the bottle inverted and the liquid flowing.

With a little pressure, Craft Dots form a super sticky bond when applied to cardstock, fabric, and plastic. Each circle is a half-inch in diameter, making them perfect for scrapbooking and art projects. Plus, they are acid and lignin-free, so they won't turn yellow.

E6000 Adhesive delivers a gummy solution that adheres well to glass, wood, and metal. The waterproof formula also works on fabrics and retains its hold even during machine wash and dry cycles. A five-minute set time allows you to reposition materials, if necessary.

With a hot glue gun, Gorilla Mini Sticks delivers a permanent hold on pieces that are hard to bind together. On high temperatures, they meld wood, metal, and glass, and on low settings, they fuse delicate materials like fabric and foam.

When you need to attach large pieces, 3M General Purpose 45 Spray (about $5) covers a broad area in a short amount of time. Depending on the type of material, this 10.25-ounce can offers 70 square feet of coverage and provides a secure grip within 30 seconds to 15 minutes.

When you need to make fine lines for quilting projects, the Sakura Quickie Pen (around $10) goes down smoothly and easily. A roller-ball design creates straight, curvy, or dotted letters and doodles, and a precision tip works with the tiniest embellishments.