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Glass Glitter Tea Cups – Tea Light Holders. Perfect for summer dinners!

 

I've seen alot of glitter projects, but I have never seen this idea. From Shoestring Splendour, a great project to add some color and style to an evening affair! I have found lots of great vintage tea cups at my local thift store, and never thought about buying some for this project... Well, now I will!

Thanks Hannah and Katie for a great project. Looks easy and fun and amazing.... all at the same time! 

Welcoming: A Pinch of Glitter! DIY Glittered Seasonal Wall Hangings (Tutorial)

This is kind of like the children's book:

"If you give a mouse a cookie"

If you create a blog called "A Pinch of Glitter" you are going to get my attention. And if you get my attention I will probably offer you a role as a designer and shower you with free products. And if you become a designer, you will probably create wonderful projects and tutorials like what Lori has created.

So, think twice before you name your Blog, "A Pinch of Glitter" because now you know what will happen next!

Please do check out her blog, and welcome Lori to our team of designers who wake up each day thinking "Hmmmm, what could I glitter today?"

German Glass Glitter Tutorial - Letters, Cards and More!

Reposted from the blog Killam Creative

Today I'm sharing a how-to on our German glass glitter, along with my newest spring-themed card

I couldn't resist Echo Park's Springtime paper collection. How sweet is this?! I knew I wanted to bling out blank chipboard letters, and just *had* to cut out the sweet little trees. Add a few puffy white clouds et voila! -- an easy, springy card!

I love altering the blank letters - either chipboard or grungeboard. Here's my first step today - drip Ranger Alcohol ink on the letters to let them soak it up and dry. The ink matches the glass glitter I'll be using, and will blend right in if I have any thin spots.

Now that my letters are dry I assemble my supplies.

• Meyer Imports German Glass Glitter in Lime-Green
• Glue - any white glue will do
• Tweezer Bee Precision tweezers
• Pointy instrument - any kind will do - it's to use as a teeny tiny extra finger for moving wet gluey, glittery things around
• Tidy Tray

Now that you've assembled your supplies, bring out the bling! Add a thin layer of glue to the entire surface, keeping it off the sides (if you get it on the sides you can use the pointy thing to wipe it out - it's handy!).

Next, plop the letter down into the little pile of glitter on your Tidy Tray or paper work surface and give it a little smush all over to work the glitter all over the exposed glue. Lift it up with your tweezers and give your tweezer hand a tap or two to let go of the loose glitter pieces.

Here's a quick view of the tree glittering action - I used a pointy thing (an embossing tool) to dab glue onto the leaves, then smushed the tree into the pile of leafy, glittery goodness. :)

The last step is clean-up! Pull the plug off the tray and pour the glitter back into the bag. It's helpful to use a cup to hold the bag up.

Ok, so that's just like using the plain old plastic glitter, right? Yes! You definitely have to have your sensible cap on and take care with the glitter - it *is* glass, after all. It's best not to brush it off your work surface with your hand. It will do more damage to your table surface than your hand! After the glue has been sitting for a while but not quite dry, I use my fingers to push the glitter down and smooth edges as needed. Once it's bone dry I brush my fingers over to dislodge any stragglers. I haven't had any problems with this kind of handling *at all*. 

What's the payoff for using German glass glitter over plastic glitter? Sparkle and bling! It shines and reflects light unlike any other glitter and is beautiful! Thanks for reading this tutorial. I hope it inspires you to give our German glass glitter a try - you won't regret it!

What happens when you place 70 grit Glass Glitter on a speaker? Check it out!

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The story of my life.... oooh Glitter!

Glittery, Glittery New Arrivals from Laughter and Lemondrops

We just got word from one of our good friends and customers about what they have been doing this summer.... creating wonderful new products! Thanks Caroline for sharing, and for allowing me to show my readers what can happen with a little design work, a lot of creativity and just a sprinkle of glitter!

From Caroline:  We still have great items being created here at Laughter and Lemondrops! Our new creations are turning out so wonderful!  And guess what?  They are all original and one of a kind - you are going to LOVE them!!!  There are many new cardboard putz houses added.   These are just a few of our many treasures!

Check it all out at her Etsy store!

MORE FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC. FROM EVERYTHING CROTON

Very random shout out for Meyer Imports and our miniature farm animals! From the Everything Croton Blog!

It's great to have crafty friends!

I have to admit, I've taken a break from blogging about the business, our new products and some of the great photos we receive from our customers. Don't you think we aren't here, we are! We are just doing a lot to get ready for the "season" as we call from the months of September to the end of the year. We're Ready! Stocked up to the ceiling with Glitter, Terra Textures, Mica and new Miniatures!

And to get me back into the blogging mode  - A great project from Kat (Etsy store is here). Why do I like this one? Simple reason, it shows off both our German Miniatures, Cotton Mushrooms and our Terra Textures in one simple project.

 Poor deer is so hungry! I really need to feed them, before we ship them out!

And one more Deer project that I also just love! Thanks Kat Keep the Projects (and the photos) coming!

 

A little This & That can create wonders! A shout out to Bloggers!

This and That from Tami

One of the wonderful aspects of our business is that we sell to bloggers. Not on purpose, but it is just a natural result of who our customers are. And, if you want to see Social Networking in action, just have bloggers as customers. Wow.

Take Tami as an example, someone, somewhere did a mention of us to a group of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint dealers, and all of a sudden we got alot of orders from the Chalk paint crowd who wanted to use glitter in their designs. (I still do not understand this connection of Chalk Paint and Glitter, if anyone can help me understand it, please do drop me a note!)

This and That from Tami

Now, I can not tell you if Tami found us because of the Chalk Paint connection, but if you check her blog, Chalk Paint is one of her main topics. But now Tami (bless her heart) did a shout out to us on her blog, and another group of artist and crafters hear about us and start placing orders. It's just a beautiful thing.

We really do not run any ads, just my little blog, an email to everyone once in a while, some Facebook, and good old word of mouth! And this seems to be all we need to do, as when folks like Tami start to talk about your product and give such a nice real world example of "Glitter in Action" who could ask for more!

So, Thanks Tami, you will be getting my "Blogger Appreciation Kit" in the mail! More of this kit later, but Tami will already know all about it, in just a few days........

Awesome Photos - Great Tips — Wishes Designs Glitter

wishes designs

Whenever I see a store that carries Glitter, I always stop and take a look. But I really did a double stop at Wishes Designs when I saw their photos. Being kind of a connoisseur of Glass Glitter photos, I thought these were really great. The older book as a platform to frame the shot, the stack of colorful jars, the pink flower for color contrast. Really nicely done.

And the use of background focus to direct the eye to the "sparkle" is smart. The glitter looks great, the photos look great and the store looks fantastic! You can just tell when a store is being run by true craft / artists. (not like me, a fake craft artist who is doing the best I can....) I learn alot from their shots, and you can see all their design flare, by clicking over to Wishes Designs!

Birds, Snowmen and German Pretzels

So, what do German Pretzels, Birds, Snowmen and Meyer Imports all have in common? Running Rabbit Studios and Roxanna Groves!

You see, I love German Pretzels, (and so does Roxanna) and of course anything Glittery (and so does Roxanne!)

So today we are featuring two of her projects, and one of her recipes. It just does not get better than this! We have one photo above (thanks for sending this in Roxanna!) of her Glittery Sheet Music Birds (These birds were immensely popular at Christmas, are made from papier mache and old sheet music, and she is now  going to do them for her gallery!)

And here is are her wonderful Snowmen made from old salt shakers with our DecoBeads! (very cool idea). And I love the part of the project post that goes "something, something, something else but Meyer Imports gets my vote for buying a large quantity". I read that a few times! But does this mean we need more colors? Better Colors? What does Martha have that I don't. (must look into this one!).

And once your Birds are all Glittery and your Snowmen are full of sparkles, it is time to sit down to a good warm German Pretzel. Are they hard to make? No! And here is the recipe! I am whipping up a bunch right now!

Thanks Roxanna! Keep up the great creative blogging - and let us know what colors we need next!!!!

Miniature Glitter Paper Houses created by Karin Corbin

When it comes to paper houses, Karen is one of our favorites! Her little tiny paper houses are some of the nicest around and she provides step by step instructions on how to build her designs. The detail of her houses are not like the cheap imported things you see at Target, these are really nice designed kits you can put together and glitter up with your favorites colors and textures.

Over here at Meyer Imports, we really like Putz, or glitter houses, here is a link to a story we did on Putz houses last year and another link to Karin's work can be found here! Tell Karin you heard about her from our blog and let her know we send our love!

Mushrooms, Glitter and Christmas, Oh My!

Another great blog post from Paula at Creating in Glass Slippers (you might remember her from the SnowFlake project of last week). As a follow up to that, we are happy to see that Paula is featuring both our Mushrooms and our Glitters! (Kind a double wammy of products!)

And Paula has done a great job in detailing the project step by step, she is also offering mushrooms in her Etsy shop (worth a look as well!)

Thanks Paula! Great Post, great ornaments! I am heading to the shop right now to grab some glitter and mushrooms to make some of these for my tree!

Creating for Christmas ~ Red Velvet Gift Bags

Sometimes just using Glitter is not enough. Sometimes you just want to make your gift even more extra special. And on Heartfelt Vintage Home, Kimberly is really making my crafting skills look embarrassingly weak, because she had created both a beautiful Glitter Christmas Ornament, plus a rich Red Velvet Bag. Wow, who would not want to get this as a gift?

And we also really appreciate her comments about our Glitter (tickle me glittery pink!!!) I always love to see these comments on blogs from our customers. Thanks Kimberly!

From Heartfelt Vintage Home:

I love the new German glass glitter I tried out. I have used other glass glitters in the past but have learned that true German glass glitter has an extraordinary sparkle. Less expensive glass glitters have a mix of dusty particles and un-silvered crushed glass so they won't have that brilliance. Did you know that this glass glitter is made from thin sheets of glass that are silvered then crushed. The silvering gives the glass glitter a beautiful patina as it ages over time. This is what gives those handmade crafts with a vintage theme their aged look.  If you're looking for truly sparkly glass glitter click here to see Meyer Imports Silver German Glass Glitter. They have other colors, too!

Sweet! Thanks Kimberly! I just love it! Thanks so much for your comments!

and even more on glittery pinecones!

Since I got on the subject of Glittery Pinecones, they have been coming at me with a rush! I love this one, which is combining the beauty of the lowly pinecone, with the sparkle of Glitter, and a deer on top. Does it get better than this? Thanks to A Pumpkin and a Princess for finding these images on Pinterest.