piecesandpom
08-21-2009, 08:21 AM
I make my own glimmer mist. It's easy with a small spray bottle, inexpensive hairspray and mica powders. Pearl Ex and Perfect Pearls are mica powders.
I put about an inch and a half of hairspray in a 2 oz. spray bottle, add mica powder - about a 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoonful (a little goes a long way) - put the sprayer back on and shake. I now have my own custom glimmer spray, usually silver, copper or gold but any mica powder will work. This is what I used for the Aug RSC Florishes Sketch challenge. Ranger's mini mister's should work for if you only need a little. The 2 oz bottle, if full, will cover about 3 pieces of 8 1/2 X 11 paper if that's your preference.
I had some copper spray that sat in the bottle for about a year and the spray mechanism got clogged. A little warm water, a tiny bit of liquid detergent and shaking and rinsing unclogged the sprayer and I could make up my gold batch. I was happy about that since this particular spray bottle comes out as a fine mist. You do need to figure out what effect you want, droplets versus misty spray, and which spraying technique works best for your project.
I think the Moon Glow products and others add touches of alcohol ink to their mix to enhance their offerings of glitzy sprays. I haven't done this yet but it certainly opens doors and windows to lots of additional options.
I put about an inch and a half of hairspray in a 2 oz. spray bottle, add mica powder - about a 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoonful (a little goes a long way) - put the sprayer back on and shake. I now have my own custom glimmer spray, usually silver, copper or gold but any mica powder will work. This is what I used for the Aug RSC Florishes Sketch challenge. Ranger's mini mister's should work for if you only need a little. The 2 oz bottle, if full, will cover about 3 pieces of 8 1/2 X 11 paper if that's your preference.
I had some copper spray that sat in the bottle for about a year and the spray mechanism got clogged. A little warm water, a tiny bit of liquid detergent and shaking and rinsing unclogged the sprayer and I could make up my gold batch. I was happy about that since this particular spray bottle comes out as a fine mist. You do need to figure out what effect you want, droplets versus misty spray, and which spraying technique works best for your project.
I think the Moon Glow products and others add touches of alcohol ink to their mix to enhance their offerings of glitzy sprays. I haven't done this yet but it certainly opens doors and windows to lots of additional options.