Thread: glitter

I was just wondering if any of you buy glitter at a local craft store that will work in soft plastics. I do not want to buy just 1 or 2 colors at a time on line and pay outrageous shipping if I can pick some up at the store while I am alredy in town. The glitter I have does not tell what kind of glitter it is or what it is composed of so that I can tell what might work. Should I do a trial and error? How do I know if it is metal based? I would not want it to be metal and blow up the microwave. Any suggestions

can you heat it on the stove?

G, ask my wife that and see what she says ha ha

I do not by any glitter from stores I found out the hard way G yes you can do it on the stove you just have to be a little bit more careful about the temperature.

seeker.....wait untill she goes to town dadgummit, lol

oh and by the way not suppose to be cooking it in the house anyway, but i must admit I am guilty of it here lately, too hot outside and I have no shop

Originally Posted by "G"

seeker.....wait untill she goes to town dadgummit, lol

It's easier to ask for forgiveness than it is permission....

I bought all my glitter at Wally World and have not had any problems with it. Did not melt,change color or run EXCEPT for the purple. I have used red,green, blue, silver, gold and hologram and have no problems with them.

I waited one time til my wife went somewhere and was using dye at the table and needless to say I spilled it, yeah it was not fun lol

most of the time it wont work, it has to be one that will hold up to 350 degrees. only certain types of glitter will. Also some will bleed the color in to your mix. Plastics glitter is plastic in most cases but its made to handle the heat. Regular glitter will curl up in to a ball from the heat.