Guesses, in escalating likelihood: wine cork laminated dog shit leather fermented cinnamon string cardboard...............WITH A SHINY STICKER ON IT rubber (not the fun kind)
I'm guessing a button or a coin (not sure what style coins you have where you're from, or I'd be more specific )
More like diffused, I think? It's also gone now. You'll still get the np if you guess correctly, but I had to throw it away. I could have kept it, but I can't find any other uses for it than what it's designed to do. I thought it was bigger than it actually was.
Argh. Was it a chemical? Organic matter? (If I give an answer as vague as the hint, does that count as valid? ) Once I see the answer I'm going to flip out at how basic it was / how stupid it was of me to not think of it.
coin, bottle cap, wire, dental floss, comb, lint, tin foil(candy cover), watch battery, AA/AAA battery, ear wax, some kind of shit, or The ONE ring...
Gosh, so sorry, I forgot about this thread. It's shiny to begin with, and when you're done with it. But when you use it, it's not shiny everywhere. It's not One Ring to rule them all, and not One ring to find them. But it is One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness (but preferably light) to bind them. It doesn't fit on your finger though, it's much too large for that. I seriously suck at clues, so I hope this makes it a bit easier. If it's still too hard, let me know and I'll post something more obvious. Again, sorry for the late reply.
It was packing tape. I suck, I haven't been on for so long. The next person who says "packing tape" will get it. Or you can say "cowabunga". Or "pineapple". Your choice.