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Do You Bleed Glitter?

Glitter in Fake Blood

Do you bleed glitter or know someone who wants to?  Turns out fake blood and glitter work together pretty well!

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We shot a short video for Halloween where we needed our star to bleed glitter. We mixed chunky craft glitter with a water-based fake blood and it worked really well. There are issues with using aluminum coated glitters in water based materials. When aluminum hits water and is heated, you can have off-gassing. To avoid this, be sure to mix coated glitters into water-based substances and then use quickly and also keep them cool. Do not let them sit around in the sun or contain them in sealed containers. Just mix and use.  This is true for both poly and craft- it has to do with the aluminum and both the craft and poly lines have many metallic glitters offered.
Note: The larger the flake, the bigger the sparkle. If you need a big sparkle, be sure to use a larger flake. Have to go with a smaller flake for technical reasons? If so, we would recommend using polyester glitter. It has a bigger sparkle with a smaller flake.
Staining: We chose this brand specifically to avoid floor staining. We knew we would need to do multiple takes and could not replace the floor each time, of course. We used it on linoleum and let it sit for 30 minutes as a test. It cleaned up with water and a touch of soap.
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Glitter on BulkGlitters.com
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Water-Based Fake Blood
​(Party City)
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The information on this site is based on our experiences, tests & trials using our Glitter My World brand of glitters. We cannot guarantee your results will be the same. This site is not a real University and is offering this information and advice for free.  We make no warranties, whether expressed or implied, or fitness for a particular purpose for these products, since among other reasons the conditions of storage, environment, use, and skill are beyond our control. Be sure to test, test, test before taking on any project! ​
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