allthingsglittery

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I am the primary source

Hello my glitter lovers!! I hope you all are doing well!! For this post it is mostly going to be pictures. To explain why I am sharing them would probably help. So, while I was out and about in the wild, (the wild being Target and Dollar General, we all know how scary those places can be) I was looking for glittery things. At first, it was hard because I was thinking too much but then I just stopped thinking and started walking around I easily found things that had glitter on them. After I was out and about for a while, I started to look in my house, at the things I already owned or honestly things that I have previously taken pictures of that had glitter. One of the pictures I found was a picture my mom took of my cheer bows from high school. My mom took my friend's and my freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior bows and put them in a shadow box for us so we could easily display them. The picture is the final look at them before she gave them to us. But what I like the most about the picture is that you can see the shiny bows in the box but on the floor around it you can see the glitter that was left over from previous projects. For quite a while if you were to walk into my house you would walk out with glitter on you because we always had a glitter project going on. the glitter, along with the projects have calmed down here lately. Yet, I have fallen into the glitter trap. I have purchased a lot of things that have glitter on them or flat-out are glitter, for example the crocs and the sneakers are both glittery. I bought the sneakers at Walmart so I would have cute shoes for observations, and one of the students in the room has the same shoes! That's what I get for buying shoes in the kid’s section. My challenge to you all is to see where you have glitter in your day to day lives that you wouldn’t think of it, or something you bought just because it has glitter in the name (for me it was the glitter highlighters). I acquired so many pictures that Tumblr didn't let me upload all of them every time I tried . Half of them would say the download failed so I did what I could and put as many up as I was willing to fight with. 

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Documentary review

Hello my sparkly friends!! While I'm waiting for the Glitter book to come into my library, I have been watching videos on glitter. One of the videos I have found with some information on glitter is talking about who/ what the biggest buyer of glitter is. After an interview with Glitterex there is no straight answer. They are not allowed to tell the interviewer who it is. But the worker does know who it is. There is lots of talk of who people may think it is there is talk that the biggest buyer is toothpaste brands and car paint. And the one they have found the most controversial is boat paint. All of those are great possibilities of who it could be; we so far do not have a solid answer. There have been multiple conspiracy theories that have formed from Glitterex not being able to give us a straight answer. After watching my second video there was a lot of overlapping information, but this second video also gave me so much new information. I'm going to list some of the ideas of where glitter could be that were brought up in this video. There were quite a few that surprised me but some of the top ones that made me question the people who make them are rocket fuel and explosives. They both make sense and could easily have glitter in them that we probably wouldn't notice since the average person is not normally around either of those things. There were other ideas that were brought up that just sound fake such as having glitter in food or drinks that we all consume on the daily biases. It is possible that could happen but at the same time that would be horrible just think of all the things a buildup of glitter could do in your body. But that could be the reason the main buyer of glitter wants to keep it under wraps. The number of lawsuits that would come up oh I’m having this pain it has to be the glitter right.  The creator of the second video said that consuming glitter might give us some kind of power. They did not explain what or how that would work but maybe consuming glitter is the reason we are the way we are. I highly doubt we are consuming glitter on a daily basis. At least I hope we aren't.

After watching the other two videos I wanted to know more about the conspiracy theories.  So that is exactly what I did. I found another video that talked all about the theories of glitter that was brought up. All the conspiracy theories were brought up and the topic of conversation on the internet was after a New York Times article created by Caity Weaver.  Weaver went into Glitterex to take a tour and to talk to workers of the company. She was only allowed to tour certain parts of the building. She was not allowed to be anywhere near where the glitter was being made; she couldn't hear anything or see anything. In the third documentary I watched, simply nailogical or Christine made a comment asking if the reason the reporter couldn't hear it was because it was screaming while being produced. That sounds very silly but at the same time it makes you wonder why the reporter can’t be close enough to the glitter production line to even hear it. What are they doing in there that they can’t have any other humans near it. This documentary goes into talking about what could have glitter in it. The one thing that has been brought up in every video has been toothpaste but every single person in these videos have debunked that theory saying that toothpaste brands cannot be the biggest buyer of glitter they all have their reasons with some of them being similar and some being different. In the most recent video, it was stated that what we see in toothpaste is not glitter, it is shimmer. The idea that was brought up in this video was that whoever makes money could be the biggest buyer. They go on to explain that there is about a trillion dollars rotating throughout the United States that has glitter ink on it to make it easier to not be copied. They also brought up that Canada's currency has glitter ink in it. This thought honestly makes the most sense to me. It is a good way to keep counterfeits off the streets. With the average person not knowing how to make glitter ink it would be a thousand times harder to make money that actually looked real. And with the government keeping it a secret it wouldn't come to much of a surprise to any of us. With this many loose ends it looks like I'm going to have to keep digging to see if i can find any thing new.

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Library scavenger hunt

Welcome back my glittery friends! I recently took my investigation of glitter to the library. I first started by using the library's website looking to see if there are any books using keywords. I at first had no luck finding anything that had glitter involved. I then investigated the creator of glitter Henry Ruchmann and that was also a no-go. According to this library he does not exist. So, I had to think on my toes and come up with something else. I decided to search for glitter in the arts. I did find a book that is related to children making art. So far, my look into the book has been okay. Unfortunately it is not what I want though.  When I was looking for a book, my goal was to find something more on the history or how it was made. But all I could find was glitter in the arts and so far, this book is not telling me any glitter related things. I have also found a book that is named glitter that I have inter liberty loaned. I am still waiting for it to arrive at my school. But I am excited for this book to get here so i can get to reading!

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Cristine Raquel Rotenberg

Hello again my sparkly friends!! Let's talk more about people that are involved in the glitter world. Someone who you may not think of any more that uses glitter a lot is simply nailogical. When you google simply nailogical you will be led to a YouTube channel of a happy go lucky person excited to talk about the newest nail tools of the time. You are probably wondering who runs the channel and that would be Cristine Raquel Rotenberg. Rotenberg used glitter in most of their nail designs. They created different ways to apply the glitter to make it last longer. They tested about different kinds to see what was the best. They even went to the extent of making their own nail polish brand, Holo Taco. Holo Taco has hundreds of different shades and has been up and running for about three years now. They are very successful. Cristine is very proud of her company and says that the only reason they are as successful as they are because of the customers. 

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How glitter is made and one example of how I have used it in my life

Hello my glittery friends!! This post is going to be a little bit different from my previous ones. I found a video on YouTube posted by iSuoChem Effect Pigment that I found to be very informative. It shows the process of how this type of glitter is made. I personally feel that this process is better understood by watching it rather than reading about it since there are so many steps that go into it. I know I would not be able to follow along if someone was writing about machine names when I have no idea what they look like or how they work. So, if you have not picked up on it yet I will be doing things how I want them to be done. Also, another fun fact about my posts that I hope you all have picked up on. I do not know how to title them so they will most likely just be getting weirder. I am also going to be adding a picture of a glitter piece that I currently have in my room. I wanted to add some sparkle to my dorm room without making too much of a mess. So, I took the cover off of my mini fridge and covered it with super glue and then dumped glitter on it just to brighten my roommate and i’s days.  

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How glitter started!

I assume you glittery people are also here to learn more about the discovery of glitter. I know I'm definitely excited to learn more about how Henry Ruschmann knew he would have clients to buy his newfound creation. According to Vice glitter has been around since the early fourteen hundreds. They did not make it like Henry Ruschmann obviously, but they used what they had at that time. Vice says that they would use crushed up beetles and small metal pieces as glitter. Even though some glitters are made out of metal today they are not nearly as big as they were made in the fourteen hundreds. Today we have the technology to cut our materials smaller. The most common use for glitter in this time period was said to be in cave paintings. But they did not use this glitter in every single painting, it was only the special ones. They used it to enhance the art not to be the art like it is sometimes used today. Could you imagine if we were still crushing up beetles to put in our makeup to make it sparkly. I personally think that would be nasty. I assume you all would too but there again if you think that's okay you do you. During my time researching this question I have not found a direct answer. I will most definitely keep my eyes open during this adventure and I will update y’all when and if I ever figure it out. But for now, we are stuck with our own theories. Since it's my blog I will share my thoughts on why Henry Ruschmann may have thought he would succeed in the glitter making business. If anyone reading this has a different idea, please feel free to share. I would love to read your thoughts! I figured he assumed he would succeed because people have been using different things to make glitter or you could say they were using different materials to get the glitter effect. Maybe being able to have all the glitter look the same would be easier to use and spread. With glitter all looking the same more people may have wanted to buy it to use. This is all just what I assume was his thought process or at least someone close to him talked him into it being a good idea. If you all have any different thoughts on how this went down let me know!!

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The start of glitter

Hello again my sparkly friends!! I’m glad you came back to read more about all things glittery. Today I am going to talk about who invented or created glitter. After a simple Google search, I learned that Henry Ruschmann is the person that is responsible for making the modern glitter we know today. So, we have Henry Ruschmann to thank for making our lives more sparkly. Or for you haters that don't like glitter you now have a name to hate. But if you are reading this blog, I really hope you don't hate glitter. According to Wonderopolis Ruschmann is from New Jersey he was a cattle rancher and he also dabbled in machinist. While working as a machinist that is where he discovered he could cut plastic into small pieces. Which quickly became the modern glitter. Henry Ruschmann then started a business for glitter. The company he started in 1934 after the discovery is still to this day in operation. His company is the oldest and the largest glitter manufacturing factory. Henry decided that he wanted to mass produce this glitter that is why the factory was created. I want to know after the discovery/invention of glitter if he already had customers lined up or how he knew there would be any success and profit.  

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This blog is all about Disney. Disney originals were the core of my childhood. Every time I watched tv it was always Disney. Even though Disney and Glitter are not the same in my mind they are similar. They both give off a sense of  childhood innocence. Disney is watched typically at a younger age. Glitter is used alot in arts and crafts that are sometimes done at school age. I appreciate that both of our blogs will cover the history of who made our products and based on the picture this blog will cover what it was like originally and what it is like today. 

Introduction

Disney Channel is an American based satellite and basic cable network owned by Walt Disney Television. Dating back to the 1950s, the first Disney television broadcast came to life to help promote Walt Disney’s Alice in Wonderland (1951). Walt’s vision grew very quickly by partnering up with the widely recognized ABC Television Network. Once Disney signed the agreement, he developed two series for the new network: Disneyland and Mickey Mouse Club. After Disneyland became popular, the company decided to launch The Disney Channel on April 18, 1983, “the Disney name became a staple in people’s homes.” The first ever program to air on the channel was Good Morning Mickey! Disney Channel aired for sixteen hours each day from 7 am to 11pm, and by December 1983, they had over 661,000 annual subscribers. In 1986, Mickey Mouse Club became an immediate hit. Mickey Mouse Club helped launch Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, and Ryan Gosling. By 1997, they decided to drop “The” in the network and rename it Disney Channel. In the year 2002, the network had been watched by over 80 million homes including the new original shows/movies of Lizzie McGuire, The Cheetah Girls, and many more popular shows/movies. The Cheetah Girls was Disney’s first movie musical made primarily for television. The mid- 2000s was Disney Channel’s peak by having their most popular movies and shows premiere including That’s So Raven, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, High School Musical, Camp Rock, Hannah Montana, Wizards of Waverly Place, and many more hits. The highest- rated Disney Channel Original Movie to this day is still High School Musical 2 (2007) with 17.2 million for its premiere. With the highest rated DCOM movies it is no wonder why people still have the love for Disney Channel. Now in 2023, Disney Channel is still one of the most popular streaming platforms over the world.

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Introduction

What is glitter?

Hey all my sparkly friends!! I hope you all are here ready to start the dive on all things sparkly. The first thing I am going to do is define some of the types of glitter. The type of glitter is classified by the size, shape, and color, such as metallic, holographic, iridescent, and luminous. Let's just go in the order I just listed. Metallic is relating to or resembling metal or metals. Holographic is reflecting shimmering or iridescent colors. Iridescent is showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles. Lastly luminous is full of or shedding light bright or shining especially in the dark. All these definitions are according to Dictionary.com. I have heard of most of those terms when I have shopped for glitter in the past, but I never thought to investigate what the official definition of them were. I just based my definitions from the looks of each glitter. 

My next post will be about who invented glitter and why they did. I will also be talking about the timeline of glitter. Meaning I will talk about what it was first used for and what it is used for now. According to the Oxford English Dictionary  glitter is defined as intransitive. To shine with a brilliant but broken and tremulous light; to emit bright fitful flashes of light; to gleam, sparkle. 

According to Wikipedia ``Glitter is associated with "fringe cultures", which often use excessive glitz and glamor (such as glitter) to evoke a deeper understanding between the relationships of commercialized popular culture and "high" culture, or "high-brow" art.” Now you are probably wondering what fringe culture is. I know I had the question when I first came across the term. So what I've found is  according to William Morrison “fringe culture is defined as Any group on the edge or fringes of society. Not part of mainstream culture. The goths, the hippies, and punks are/were examples of youthful groups in the past. Some are still around and are not so young anymore. Some packed it in and joined the rat-race. Some still wave their freak flags high.”. To explain that in fewer words glitter is associated with people that don't follow the mainstream culture. I hope you are just as excited as I am to dive deeper into the glitter world.