On glitter

[vakkotaur]

At renaissance faires it's not unusual to find folks dressed as and acting the supposed part of faeries. Some of these use glitter, and not always the nice gel kind. The fine, loose glitter is their "faerie dust." There's a problem, though: it gets everywhere and sticks to garb. Even through washing. A severe encounter can mean finding glitter for quite a long time - even after you thought you were finally rid of it.

So when I found this comment regarding glitter, it was something that amused me enough to quote for the amusement of faire folk:

"...glitter is the herpes of craft supplies." -- sheryl67

Comments

[altivo.livejournal.com]

How true. One of my colleagues at work collects retro fashions. When she heard that the high school prom this year had a Wizard of Oz theme, and used "ruby slippers" for table centerpieces, she had to have a pair. She pulled strings and reached the right person, and someone delivered ALL of the red shoes to the library. They were second-hand shop women's shoes that had been spray painted red and then coated with red glitter. Two weeks later, we still have red glitter everywhere, and our lady who tidies up is immaculately careful about her work.

[electronin.livejournal.com]

Just looking at a picture of glitter will get it on you.

[jcw-da-dmg.livejournal.com]

I STILL have glitter in my place after YEARS of not encountering the stuff.

[ladyniniane.livejournal.com]

Along the same lines - "Glitter is the gift that keeps on giving...even after you've tried desperately to kick it to the curb."

And don't get me started on sequins...
(mother of a dancer daughter speaking ex cathedra)