Glitz

I've always thought of myself as a Gracefully Aging Hippie, though I'm actually a tad too young to have been a true hippie. Or maybe an earth mother type. Not into glitz and glamour.

Except then I discovered teeny, tiny crystals.

I think it might be time to try beads and glitter! La De Da Designs had a booth at the show, in the crafts and gift area. I can buy it wholesale, in bulk! A pound of beads or glitter! (Also 1/4 and 1/2 pounds. I'll probably start small.)

Micro Glitz is a combination of Micro Beads and Chunky Glitter. I can see using some of this stuff as the center for some of my larger punched flowers, for instance.

Oh. I should explain. These are smaller than seed beads, which do have holes. These micro "beads" don't have holes. Sometimes called "Beedz" by other manufacturers. You adhere them to surfaces with glue from a fine tip applicator that you can actually write with. You can adhere them to surfaces with ultra sticky "Red Liner" tape, that every crafter should know about. It comes in several widths, including 1/8", which is how I adhere thin ribbon to cards. But what I didn't know about was that the tape comes in shapes!

These colors look good enough to eat! Or roll around in! (Oops. Was that out loud?) I'll definitely be placing an order soon.