Meyer Imports

Down on the Farm, The Miniature Barn

People often ask us what you use our german Miniature for, so one of our resident artist was given a task, Make Something Wonderful!" And this is what she created! An old fashion miniature barn!

All the miniatures, from the pigs to the chicks to the owl perched on the roof, are all available in our Miniature Shoppe!

Even the little plastic mushrooms are from our Vintage Line of Germany minis.

Two cats, one is thinking about pouncing onto the chicks......

Love these little pink pigs! Walking on our Green Grass EarthFlakes. Looks like real grass. No cutting needed, ever.

A real great Barn that is going to look just wonderful in my boy's room! Or maybe on my train set. Or just maybe on the cover of my next catalog...... Decisions!

Springtime Shadow Box, with Mushrooms

One of our inhouse artists created this Mushroom Themed shadow box, even using a cotton mushroom for a door knob. Love it.

She used our cotton mushrooms and cut them to conform to the side of the box. A touch of our green Earthflakes to complete the Mushroom Garden!

A close up of the Mushroom door knob!

They do look a little scared. Run, run, run home before the witch gets you!

Project Time! Valentine's Day Drink or Wine Bottle Tags!

Thanks for the shout out from JBS Mercantile! They have taken some of our glitter and miniatures to create a neat gift for all the teachers in our life! Think about this card hanging on a Special Drink, could be soda, water, or even wine or beer! A million and one uses!

For the full detail and product list, just go here!

Christmas Project & Printable - Angel Ornaments

Today we offer up a great project, Glittery Snowflake Angel Ornaments! Super easy to make and frugal too, and the project is a step by step "can't miss" tutorial from The Graphics Fairy.

And the project includes a free Full Size Printable PDF to use in this project. You just can't go wrong! See the whole project with all the details by clicking here!

Project Time: "You can never have too many banners!"

With the holidays coming, you know that decorations are on everyone mind! So, today we offer you a wonderful "guest posting" on Tarrered and Inked from our friends the Crafty Sisters.

You'll find a very clean, simple way to communicate the steps to create a banner for your home, or as a gift! Just click here to see more!

Video Tutorial: Vintage Glass Glitter Filled Ornaments

Sarah from the blog Pink Cricut has created a very nice, very simple way to create Glass Glitter Filled Ornaments. We get a lots of email from customers who want to try this and Sarah is ready to show you how! Here's a suggestion, try this with one of our blends or make a Glitter Blend yourself! This is another great way to show off your glitter collection! Thanks Sarah for a great video!

Copic Re-Inkers + German Glass Tutorial

Luctor Et Emergo

At first I was really not sure how I felt about this, but after reading the blog and seeing the result, I realized that using Silver Glass Glitter and Ink, is a very clever way to "blend" the colors of glitters to match the project you are working on. While we are NOT planning to use this process to create new colors (we already have well over 200 color / grit combinations in stock!) I just had to share this as this effect is really cool! Kinds of Silvery, Colored, Sparkly and Custom Made all in one! For all the step by step details, a list of materials and lots more photos, please click here.

Luctor Et Emergo

From Bianca's Site: "I'm not much of a glitter person, but I've always been fascinated with the way that German glass glitter looks. Traditionally it only came in silver or gold but in the last couple of years its been made in more colors.  This put me in a bit of a quandary, since I could never make up my mind as to which color I wanted.  And then I had a eureka moment: I didn't need to buy it in a bunch of different colors, I could make it in any color I wanted with my copic re-inkers.

I thought with the holidays fast approaching (a time when even the least bling-leaning of us tend to reach for the sparkle) it would be a good time to post a quick tutorial on how to colorize German Glass glitter with copics." Read the rest of the post here!

Glitter in Action! Thanks Tami....

This and That From Tami

You know I just love it when someone gives Meyer Imports a shout out, and I really love it when they back their comments with pictures of our glitter in action! However, Tami makes a really good point that it is really hard to capture the beauty of our glitter in photos. It just looks better in person, and even better when you present it in a project like Tami did! Check our her blog by clicking here!

German Glass Glittered Gift Box, From the Creative Patch

From the Creative Patch, I found a wonderful tutorial, with step by step photos on creating a great Glittered Gift Box. A great a idea for that really special gift! Make sure to click over to their blog for the full details on the project!

"With the holiday season well on its way, I like to create my own gift wrapping and gift boxes when I can. Nothing says Christmas like lots of sparkle and twinkle and this German glass glittered box is the perfect box to share a special present with someone you love."

One Last Post about Halloween!

Dark Orange Glass Glitter

I thought I was all done with Halloween, but I found this little Ghost candy dish at a garage sale this morning and just had to fill it with German Glass Glitter. Which Colors? Dark Orange, Dark Red and Black of course!

Dark Red Glass Glitter

 

Dark Red Glass Glitter