How to Make Glitter

Glitter is the perfect finishing touch for just about any craft project. You can use it on scrapbook pages, homemade cards, kids' craft projects or even paintings. If you happen to be out of the store-bought variety or need a specific color and need it right away, you can make your own glitter at home for pennies. To make glitter in a variety of colors, it takes just two simple ingredients found in most pantries. You can even make multicolored glitter to match any theme.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1/2 cup salt
• 2 drops of any liquid food coloring

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. Pour the salt into a small bowl and then add the food coloring. If you want multicolored glitter, pour equal amounts of the salt into separate bowls and mix in the different food coloring.

3. Mix the food coloring in until the salt is completely colored. Add more food coloring if you want a darker color.

4. Pour the colored salt onto an ungreased cookie sheet and spread it around the pan. If you are making multicolored glitter, pour each color of salt onto separate parts of the pan.

5. Bake the homemade glitter in the oven for 10 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and allow the glitter to cool. Pour the glitter into a glass jar with a lid or a plastic container for safekeeping.

Tips & Warnings

• Pour the glitter into decorative glass jars, tie a ribbon around the lid for decoration and give jars of glitter as gifts.

References

• Salt Glitter