Meyer Imports

Fairy Dust on ETSY. wow, lots of it!

Sometimes I forget that a lot of people do not like the word Glitter (I do not know why!) and call this shiny, shiny stuff Fairy Dust (or Diamond Dust, or Sparkle Dust or ??) And as proof of this if you click here you will see thousands of items on ETSY under the Fairy Dust name.

Some of this Fairy Dust is cheap Glitter and some of it is very fine German Glass Glitter (I guess it is best to know your Fairy Dust supplier to make sure you are getting the good stuff!)

All of it seems to come in nice little vials. So, if you looking for the vials or the dust, we have your Fairy Dust needs covered!

So call it what you want, just make sure you have plenty of hand for your Halloween or Fairy Dusting needs!

Customer Spotlight: Inspiration Cottage & Pumpkin Spice Glitter

We love our customers, and not just because they are customers! We love them because they bring something new to the business and to the industry by expanding it, blending it with their own products and creating something new!

Inspiration Cottage is a great example of this. Sure they sell German Glass Glitter, but what if you needed a pink with brown nagorie feather pad?

 Or some nice Pumpkin Trim?

On even some Little Duckie Ribbon

You see, you can get the German Glitter from us, or you can find our Glitter all over Etsy being sold by partners that really bring some unique products to the market. So, you should go to Inspiration Cottage for the Glitter, but then stay for the Pumpkin Trim (or the little duckie ribbon). I mean, how could you not want the little duckie ribbon!

To Tarnish or not Not to Tarnish. The Glittery Choice is yours!

We sell alot of Silver Glass Glitter, all of it imported directly from Germany. A lot of this glitter ends up on Christmas Ornaments, but a huge amount is used for letters.

Now, if you are looking for a vintage look for your lettering or your ornament, or your centerpieces, just let the glitter tarnish!

If you want the glitter to tarnish, just wait two or three months for the Glitter to start it's natural tarnishing process just like any good silverware. Or, just coat with a good spray seal if you don't want to tarnish. The choice is yours!

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Found on ETSY - Wonderful Colors. Wonderful Pictures

From the shop snapcrafty

One of our favorite Etsy shops with almost 100,000 sales is snapcrafty! And today, we just had to feature her German Glass Glitter photos, some of the best around (better than ours!).

You really need to stop by soon. "Come for the glitter, but stay for the hundred of other unique items you will not find anywhere else!"

Glass Glitter, is there anything it can't do?

Here we have German Glass Glitter making this front door look 100 times better, which I think goes to the question "is there nothing that Glitter does not improve?" Now of course, the fact that September Tree created this great Patriotic Burlap Bubble Wreath (available in their Etsy store) as a way to "display" the glittery star was a nice touch as well..... (Smiley Face goes here!!!) 

Now, one of things everyone should know about German Glass Glitter is that it will tarnish over time and is prone to fade if in direct sunlight. So, you will want to cover the glitter with a good coating like these varathanes or other good sun protectors.

And of course, for all interior projects and decorations, (like this nice card on the gift wrapped Wreathe) German Glitter is the natural first choice! Thanks to The September Tree for sharing these projects with us and for using our products in their wonderful designs!

Found on Etsy: Vintage Shakers with Glass Glitter

Etsy continues to amaze me with all the great items you can find there. Not only great finished projects and supplies, but also great vintage "stuff". Here is a great set of Glitter Shakers (anyone who have followed my blog for a while knows I love vintage shakers), but I found them too late. Sold! Oh well, I can still enjoy the pictures! Want to see more great (non-Glittery) vintage treasures? Check out Caity Ash Badashery on Etsy.

See the pretty ladies, all in a row. And Beads as well! Found on Etsy!

Ok, shoot me for not being politically correct, but come on now, have you ever seen a more beautiful sight? Lovely vials, all filled with glass glitter.  Makes you want to put these on your crafting shelf, not to use them, but just to bask in their glittery glory.

And thanks to Paula at ginderellas (etsy store) these and many, many more are ready to be called home to your craft workshop where you can also bask in their glittery glory as well!

No Hole Tiny Glass Beads from Germany!

While not as glittery as glitter, these beads also make for a great presentation. Just 1MM in size (for you non-metric types, this means small!) and with no holes, these beads are a great additional "tool" in your crafting toolbox. And Paul has them all! As we say around here, come for the glitter, stay for the vials! Thanks Paula!

Found on Etsy: Winter ornament, Vintage tart mold with glass glitter

We are always surfing Etsy, looking for the cutting edge of projects that use Glitter and to inspire us with new concepts and new ideas that we can all use. And if we help a Etsy seller, make a sale, even better!

So, today we are happy to introduce Little Beach Designs who found these tarnished tart tins at the flea market and turned them into daring vintage ornaments. Check them out Etsy!

Found on Etsy: More Stars! Chunky Glass Glitter Stars

Since I started my Holiday Blogging Season yesterday with a project post on Glittery Stars, I figured a good follow up would be these nice glittery stars from Brandy Faulkner on Etsy.

So for everyone who does not want to make there on stars, Etsy is the place to go!!! Check out Brandy Faulkner's Store for more glittery gems!

Back to School Time - Make your child's teacher feel special!

German Glass Glitter "Teacher's Name" Garland

I am always checking out Etsy to see what designers and crafters do with German Glass Glitter. As a glitter junkie, it's just something I am compelled to do. I always find something that is unique and this is one I wanted to share with my readers.

With all our kids going back to school, the idea of giving your child's teacher a personalized garland with their name on it is just wonderful! It's a gift that will set you apart from the other parents and something the teacher can use for years and years. A great ice breaker and a smart way to help little students remember how to spell their new teacher name! I just like it a thousand times over! And at MariesMarketplace you can order one with your teacher name and have in time for back to school night. Thanks Etsy! And thanks Marie!

German Glass Glitter WISH Garland Found on Etsy!

As I have said, you can NEVER have too many banners (or Garland!). From Marie's Marketplace on Etsy, a great selection of Holiday (and not holiday!) garland, some with Glass Glitter, some without. (Of the coarse the Glass Glitter ones look sooooooooooooo much better! :-)

Check them out by clicking here!

5,505 items for glass glitter on Etsy!

JenniferArndt

I did one of my Etsy searches for Glass Glitter and have to say Glass Glitter is HOT, HOT, HOT! Wow, over 5,000 listing for Glass Glitter. Now, of course, I wish all of it came from us, but that is not the point! I recognize plenty of names, but also see Glitter from other companies (funny - many of the cheaper glitter do not say if comes from Germany. Hey, I'm just saying......) But any thing glittery is good! So click here to see all 5,000 Glittery items on Etsy.

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German Walnut Shells for Holiday Crafts.

There is a long history of using Walnut Shells in Holiday Craft projects, just check out this list here! If you think about it, in the "old days" they were always around and were cheap! Why not use them in crafting! We agree!

For years we have imported from Germany these very detailed, diecast plastic walnut shells and sell them like hotcakes. We have both empty shells and shells with Christmas or Forest scenes already built into them. <<For pricing and more photos, click here >>

Just to get you thinking, here are a bunch of cool projects created with...... Walnut Shells!

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292 items for German Glass Glitter On Etsy

Click on the image to search Etsy for Glass Glitter

Here is a search that is worth it's weight in .....glitter. One of my customers sent me the following link:

http://www.etsy.com/search?includes%5B%5D=tags&q=German+Glass+Glitter

Which instantly takes you to Etsy where you will find tons of Glittery goodness. Like over 290 Glittery supplies, projects and collectibles. Here are just a few of the items I found. Get ready to explore and discover!

Toadstool Mushroom German Clip Christmas Tree Ornament

by JenniferArndt

1 Pink and 1 Blue Bird, German Glass Glitter

by CottageInd

glittered hanging acorn ornaments

by AnnabelleArts

 

 

Meyer Imports Miniatures in Action!

While we talk about our Glitter in most of blog posts, the reality is that we probably  sell as many Vintage German Miniatures as we do Glitters. (A true fact). Maybe we should call this blog, "Everything Glitter and Tiny" or something like that.

Just in case do you not believe me, just check this out! Jennifer Arndt has sent us photos of some of the items she has created from our German Miniatures and there is 
so much to see in her Etsy Shop. Really impressive! Can you find all the little goodies from Meyer Imports in these photos? There is a bunch of them! To learn more about the history of our miniatures, just click here. To see Jennifer's Shop, just click here! And now, onto more great pictures of her creations!

(PS: Is that Glas Glitter I see as well?)