by Donna
Asked on Jul 28, 2019
Is there a strong glue that is food safe?
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I want to duplicate an idea I saw that was too expensive to buy. On online company is selling glass water bottles with a single, long crystal (amethyst, quarts etc.), inside the water bottle. I have several crystals - wand and points and I would like to do this myself - however I'm not sure how to secure the crystal. Any ideas? I could just glue a wand into the bottle but what glue should I use?
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Hi Donna. I'm sure the bottles have a dual layer of glass -- one on the outside, then another covering the stones. Otherwise it would be impossible to clean and keep sanitary. A taller cylinder glass inside a slightly smaller one might be your answer. Attach your stones and fill in the space completely with faux water (sold at craft stores). That way the taller cylinder is the H20 water bottle and you don't have to worry about food safe glue. Good luck, and happy DIY'ing!
Thank you for your reply. I don't think that will work in this instance but I appreciate it.
No glue is food safe.
At least none that I know of either. I posted photos, I'm not sure how they secured it. I posted photos.
Can you post a photo of the expensive item? Then maybe we can figure out how to duplicate it in a cost worthy manner.
Thanks so much for your reply. I have posted photos.
Please post a photo.
Thanks so much. I have posted pictures.
Is it that artificial water than holds a rose or whatever in a vase? if so that is epoxy, you can buy crystal clear epoxy kits, artificial water resin, at Hobby Lobby or Michaels. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulJ1Dy1Ubrk
I appreciate everyone taking the time to answer. Here are photos of the bottle I saw - I don't know how they attached the crystal. The last bottle is sold as "empty" that's the one I would purchase to add my own crystal, you may have to click on it to see the whole photo.
Ok, sounds reasonable. Hope you can figure it out as I think they would sell well at a craft fair. Good luck! 🌞
I'll take guess. I went to two sites. Different crystals are available. They don't appear to be glued in. I think they may be pressure fit into a rubber gasket/sleeve. If they are glued in it must be a special glue formulated for them.
The company I saw sells the glass bottle with no crystal but they couldn't tell me how to add one!
Yep. It's proprietary. They don't want any cheap knock offs.
It's curious to me why they even sell the empty bottle! It's cheaper but not that much ($30 I think) Crystals aren't cheap either - unless you know where and how to buy them. I have so many I'd love to make this but just can't figure out how!
HA! I just checked Wish.com and they sell them for $15! I guess I'll just buy one from them!
hopefully the crystals/rocks are real ; so many are reproduced/faked by many methods now, some are compressed using resins and glues,many are excellent look and feel alikes but are glass or resin,some are even lead glass filled; hate to be a "Debbie Downer" but making sure they are food safe would/should be huge priorityfor both the rocks and glues used for attaching them to inner seal(many foreign countries do not have regulations on products,chemicals used to cut & polish stones,food safe glues);I have massive gemstone/rock/mineral collection and they are expensive to get real stones; also just the water washing over the crystal before drinking would not do much,most crystal healing is done with raw crystals/rocks not even polished; they are pretty bottles,very trendy money maker, if it gets people to drink more water that's great------(online quote)---"So if this trendy new water helps you to get in your recommended two liters per day, then go for it! Just know that you'd likely experience those same benefits from drinking regular ol' H2O. (not to mention, totally free)". Personally I think the raw stones in a type of infuser water bottle(like for fruit) might be better if you are going for health? spiritual effect along with some good filtered water from Berkey water filtration system.
That will be fun, how about this one you could sell little cups of the water at the shows.......WOW this one is fancy https://www.neimanmarcus.com/p/gem-water-by-vitajuwel-grande-dispenser-and-wellness-vial-set-prod213300212?ecid=NMCS__GooglePLA&utm_source=google_shopping&adpos=1o3&scid=scplpsku180811430&sc_intid=sku180811430&gclid=EAIaIQobChMImur04KLe4wIVg9dkCh0w-Ah2EAQYAyABEgKrq_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds Gwnyeth Pawltro has a line she sells for 80-85 dollars a bottle on her website Goop; Crystal healing can be traced back to some 6,000 years ago to the Sumerians of Mesopotamia. From there it found its way into the cultures of ancient Egypt and religions like Buddhism and Hinduism, where people began placing certain crystals on their bodies for their supposed health benefits. A carnelian crystal is said to help female reproduction, while clear quartz is believed by some to increase energy, and rose quartz boosts creativity. Celebrities, no strangers to pilfering ancient religions for their own wellness trends, started catching on to crystal healing in the mid-to-late aughts(first decade of each century), and what had been a timeless tradition became a trend.