Heat Tapes Stardust Green Glitter Lamp Restored

[Kirk]

I traded Brad some liquid and glitter to fill his Grande for a green Heat Tapes Stardust lamp that needed work.  It was one of two that he got from his grandmother.  He trusted me to give it a good home and bring it back to life.  I think your Grandma will be pleased, Brad.

I replaced the socket and kept all the original wiring and the original cord and plug.  The liquid and glitter were not original — they were more modern.   I also discovered glass shards on the bottom of the bottle, probably to raise the level of the liquid.  I cleaned the globe all out.

For the past month I’ve been experimenting with liquids and glitter trying to figure out what was in the Stardust, Florence Art, and Mastercrafter’s clock glitter bottles.  And I’ll be damned  -- I think I've solved it!

I have original red and yellow(gold) Stardust lamps that helped a lot in reverse engineering the liquid and glitter.  At this point, I'll just say that the liquid is safe, non-hazardous and non-toxic.  The glitter - well, that's the real trick.  Here are the pictures...

[Kirk]

Thanks, Jonas!  The glitter lamps are beautiful.  I've shared both the lava and the glitter with many folks I know.  The majority seem to like the glitter better.  I know I do.  

[Erin]

Kirk, I'd love some of the new stuff (this slow, silver flake stuff) in... something. Can it be done in 32oz. globes and/or 52oz?

[Kirk]

Erin, I'm sure it can work in 32 or 52 oz globes with a 10w standard sized bulb (I have some).  With this long weekend, let me put a 32 oz together, and I'll post a picture.

I've put the formula in my Crestworth Nordic -- pink, beautiful flow!  I'll post a pic soon...

[Erin]

Woot! :) I'm excited. 

[Jonas Clark-Elliott]

Call the Florence Arts 8 1/2 oz. each, maybe 9 to be safe. I've emptied, cleaned and dried them. The Grande glitter flowed, but it didn't have the subtle showiness of the oil glitters. You could see the sparkles at a glance, but you had to really look to see that they were moving.

[Kirk]

Jonas, I don't know if this is royal purple, but it is a beautiful, don't you think?

[Jonas Clark-Elliott]

Wow! That is EXACTLY the color I want in my double!! Spectacular! Pink to violet.

[Kirk]

Here is the stardust glitter formula in my Crestworth Nordic.  A pretty egg yellow!

[Jonas Clark-Elliott]

Silver Nordic? That pale yellow looks spiffy.

[ChuckM]

Very pretty! Any videos yet? I would love to see the flow difference from the magic glitter!

[Carol]

Kirk, that lamp looks truly amazing!!!  I saved this wonderful packing material that came with one of my ebay purchases to send you out my 52 oz purple neon crap globe to glitter in the near future.  I know it will cost me more to ship full, but I really don't want to trust myself to pry the cap off and empty it.  I also saw somewhere on here that you offer different glitter "themes".  Am I dreaming or did I see that somewhere?  Is that at extra cost?  I would assume so.  I saw a dog and because I am a big time dog rescue and advocate person, I was thinking hummmmm.......lol!!

[Kirk]

Hi, Carol.  I don't do the themed glitter, but Loren used to do custom glitter.  Here is a link to his order discussion http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/official-order-thread