If you want to dress up cocktail glasses or just run out of your favorite craft supply, you can turn ordinary salt into glitter.You can bake it in the oven to help it last longer, or you can mix it up with food coloring and a plastic bag.If you want a striking art supply, mix glow-in-the-dark paint with salt.Salt glitter doesn't sparkle like real glitter, but you can make it up whenever you please.
Step 1: Salt can be put into a bag.
If you want to avoid washing bowls or dishes, you can mix salt glitter in a plastic bag.You need a bag for each color of glitter.You don't need to fill them to the brim or the glitter will be hard to mix.Regular non-iodized table salt is the type of salt you can use.Coarse salts, including kosher and sea salt, work best.It's possible to use Epsom salt, which makes it sparkle on its own.It is important to remember that the amount of salt you use is how much glitter you will be making.
Step 2: Food coloring should be added to the bag.
It is time to color the glitter after placing the salt in the plastic bag.Liquid food coloring can be squeezed into the salt.You can add as much or as little food coloring to the salt as you want.The more salt you use, the more food coloring you need to add.The darker and more saturated the finished color will be, if you add more food coloring.If you want to make a large amount of glitter, you may need to add as many as 10 drops.Food coloring may be enough for soft, pastel glitter.It is best to start out with a small amount of food coloring.If you want to deepen the glitter, you can always add more.
Step 3: Put the salt and food coloring in the bag.
The plastic bag should be closed after you add the food coloring to the salt.Move the salt and coloring around in the bag to mix them completely.To make sure the salt stays in the bag, fold the sealed edge and hold it in your hand.Add more food coloring and mix the bag again if the glitter isn't what you want.Continue until you are satisfied with the glitter's color.
Step 4: Allow the salt to dry while you open the bag.
When the salt glitter is the color you want, open the bag so air can get to it.The bag should be left in a warm, dry spot.You don't need to dry the glitter for long.If you make a lot of glitter, you might want to leave it to dry longer.It is safe to leave it to dry.You can transfer glitter to storage containers once it is dry.
Step 5: Place the oven in the middle of the room.
It helps to bake it in the oven to make sure that the salt glitter dries.When you are ready to dry the glitter, set your oven temperature to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and allow it to heat fully.Children should be supervised when using the oven to make salt glitter.
Step 6: Put some salt in a container.
Put the salt into a clean bowl or Tupperware container and decide how much glitter you want to make.You need a separate bowl for each color of glitter that you want to make.Salt can be used, but regular table salt works well.Make sure the container you use is large enough for the amount of salt that you put in it.There should be enough room in the container for the salt and coloring to mix.
Step 7: Food coloring can be added to the salt.
When you add the salt to the bowl or container, squeeze a few drops of food coloring over it to get the desired shade.Carefully mix the salt and coloring with a spoon.The amount of food coloring you need depends on how much salt you use and what shade of glitter you want.Bigger amounts of salt require more coloring.Food coloring can be fun.You can mix two or more shades in a single amount of salt.If you don't have green coloring, you can use equal amounts of blue and yellow to make a green shade.If your container has a lid, you can shake the salt and coloring to combine them.
Step 8: The salt should be spread on the cookie sheet.
Once you have achieved the desired color for the glitter, pour it out onto a cookie sheet or into a baking dish.If you spread the glitter out in a single layer, it will dry more effectively.If you are making multiple shades of glitter, place them on separate cookie sheets.It can be difficult to keep the glitter shades from mixing when you remove them from the sheet.
Step 9: For a while, bake the salt.
The glitter should be placed in the oven after you spread it on the cookie sheet.Allow the salt to bake for 10 to 15 minutes.
Step 10: Allow the salt glitter to cool.
Remove the cookie sheet from the oven when the salt has finished baking.It should take 20 to 25 minutes for the glitter to cool.It is ready for use when it is cool.You can put the salt glitter in jars or other containers once it's cool.
Step 11: Salt is spooned into plastic bags.
Make sure you have one for every shade of glitter you plan to make by opening several sealable plastic bags.Salt should be spooned into the bags.The bags should be filled with the salt equivalent of the finished glitter.You can use any type of salt, but it's best to use Epsom salt for glow-in-the-dark glitter.
Step 12: Add glow-in-the-dark paint to the salt.
You can put glow-in-dark paint in the bags when the salt is in them.The paint is not as bright as food coloring, so you don't need to add much.More paint is required for larger amounts of salt.The glow-in-the-dark glitter is not food grade.You can use a neon formula if you can't find glow-in-the-dark paint.You can mix and match two or more shades of paint to create a custom color for each bag of salt.
Step 13: Put the salt and paint in the bag.
Shake the bags well to combine the ingredients after you add the paint to the salt.It is important to squeeze the salt through the bag to make sure it is completely mixed.Add more paint to the salt and shake the bag if the glitter isn't as bright or vivid as you want.Continue the process until you are happy with the color.
Step 14: To dry the salt, put it on a cookie sheet.
Salt glitter can be poured onto a cookie sheet, plate, or other flat item.Allow the salt to dry completely and then keep it in a single layer.You can use the glitter when it is dry.The paint and salt may clump together.Don't worry, it will break apart once it's dry.