Do you love glitter?

Do you hate glitter?

Does finding glitter on your clothes make you want to squee in delight or scream in fury? 

I, for one, love glitter. I think it’s beautiful and magical. (Then again, I think just about everything is beautiful and magical.) Therefore I shall share with you my favorite brand of glitter, some various uses for glitter, and any other glitter-related thing I think you’d enjoy.

There is one large reason glitter is on my mind. Yesterday, in Borders Books & Music, I grabbed a Glitter Crystal Ball on impulse – and I’ve hardly been able to put it down since then (YES I paid for it!). If you don’t have a Borders, you can pick one up on Amazon, if you don’t mind paying ridiculous shipping on a bouncy ball Here but I would much rather find one in person, if possible. 

My favorite brand of glitter is Art Institute. http://www.artglitter.com/ They sell a lot of other products too, and every one I’ve tried is full of all the sparkle and whimsy you’d expect from a website endorsed by Glimmerville. Art institute glitter is very fine, and coats polymer clay extremely well. 

But fine glitter isn’t the only kind out there. Big chunky cheap glitter from the $1 bin at JoAnn has uses too. I use any kind of glitter I can get my hands on when I’m making faux opals. A good faux opal tutorial (by Linda Geer) is here, but I like to depart from it and experiment.  I know it says “be sure your glitter is oven safe” but I have never had any problems. 

You can see some items I made using Art Institute Glitter on polymer clay here  and here.

Go glitter your world!