The Glitter of German Glass Glitter

The Glitter of German Glass Glitter 

1st. Kit/ Tutorial now available in my Etsy store for this necklace, which is one of my very favorite, and I have been making for quite sometime, and I love that they can be filled with anything you want to make it special to you. 

Oh how I love glitter, sparkly, glitzy and glamorous but what I love even more is old aged patina'd glitter the kind you find on the old Christmas ornaments and cards.  German glass glitter is just that type of glitter it ages with time and patina's to a lovely shade while still keeping it's spark. 

For those of you who don't know what German Glass glitter is, it is quite a process to make as it starts as a thin substrate of glass that is coated with fine silver (which is why it patina's so lovely as the silver ages). Then after firing the glass 5-6 more times, each time adding additional coats of silver it is cooled and cured. Then is is ground into different grains/ grits that range from 100 grit to course shards at 70 grit. I use both but find myself reaching for the 70 grit most often. While costing a little more than regular  glitter from craft stores, as you can see it is well worth it. 

 The course look great under resin also. It can be applied using any clear glue or double stick tape. I have used it here in my message in a bottle necklaces.  They are in little bottles that have been soldered and rhinestones applied then aged to a lovely patina to give the look of something unearthed and well aged. I then patina the 20" ball chain to give them a aged patina look as well, adding in a aged rhinestone ring for a little extra bling . Coating it all with a layer of preservation wax to protect the patina. Oh, la, la.....

I've never been able to keep on long enough to see the glitter age to perfection but I'm sure they look even better!