Morning All.
This weekend I picked up a nifty little tool called QuickStik. It is designed to pick up small items such a sequins, pearls or gemstones. The woman at Archivers said she couldn’t live without hers. I was skeptical. If it is sticky enough to pick something up would it leave a residue? Would it be hard to release it when you got it where you wanted it? I do have a hard time with picking up bling without touching the sticky side. So I decided to give it a try.
Here it is:
It has the sticky end and a pointy end. The pointy end comes off and has two tips. There is a pointed tip and a flat tip much like the tip of a flat head screwdriver. These tips are there so that when you pick up the bling you can use them to release it from the sticky end. The sticky end has some sticky tape in the tip. You twist the tip to get more/new tape out. There is a cap so that the tip isn’t exposed to dust etc. (It should last for a while before you need to twist it again. I placed about ten pearls and it is still plenty sticky.)
Sticky end:
Pointy ends: 
Here is a photo of it picking up a small pearl:
I am very impressed so far. I did have to use the pointy end to loosen the pearl from the packaging but then it picked it up just fine. I then carried it from one craft table to another and placed it on the card where I wanted it. I simply put it where I wanted it and on almost all the placements, the pearl came off without needing the pointed tip at all.
Overall I was super impressed. It picked up the pearl, held it securely while I walked from table to table, and then released it with no additional help from me. I think this tool is well worth the 6.99 I spent on it. I also like that it is the size of a marker so it take no more room to store than a large pen.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me or leave a comment.
*** UPDATE 9/24/12 please read comments from others before you buy. I am still happy with mine, but others haven’t had as much luck. I appreciate reviews so that we don’t spend our money on junk. Sorry if I have steered people in the wrong direction with this one. I checked on Amazon just now and they give it 4 stars. There are 13 reviews, 7 -five Stars, 3 four stars, 1 three stars but it did have 2 one stars.***
Thanks for looking
Wendy
Is the sticky tip supposed to be like putty?
I bought 4 of these and gave one to a friend,
So far I am not at all happy with it
It’s not exactly sticky, more like tacky. I really like mine. It picks up gems and such, but when I put them down on the glue, they come off easily. Maybe you got a bad one. There is a twist thing that allows you to determine how much is showing. Try cutting off gthe excess and twisting it so fresh comes out. I hope I am making sense.
Mine is like one big green blob
not sticky at all
too bad I was really excited that is why I bought so many
I am so sorry- did you try the cutting the tip off and starting over?
yes I cut
nothing
So sorry that it didn’t work out for you.
I agree that the tool picks the gem up off the packaging and sticks on the tip until you lay it down where you want on your project!! WONDERFUL SO FAR!! Then there’s the downfall…the sticky residue from under the gem shows around it when you stick it on your project. So you have wonderful ease at picking the gem up and placing it where you want it….but when you set it down…there is all kinds of residue from the sticky that still shows around your gem. And that does not look good! I can send you examples!!
Patty
hapscrappy.blogspot.com
Are you saying the the sticky from under the gem meaning the lue you are using? I haven’t had residue on the top of the gem from the stick. Maybe I just got a good stick. Sorry you are having trouble.. Maybe some alcohol on a qtip would help?
Thanks for the info. I don’t want to lead people wrong.