I haven't worked with glitter in spells yet, but I wanted to share a handy tip for all you witches who do! As much as I love glitter and sparkle, I don't love what it does to the environment. Glitter is small enough to get carried away in the wind, pass through some filtration systems, etc. And gobs of it winds up in the waterways and oceans, causing harm to our beloved water life. So what's a witch to do?
That, my friends, is what people who decorate food call "luster dust" (shown suspended in alcohol) (in, albeit, some rather messy paint palette trays).
This stuff is edible sparkle. And it come in tons of colors, and two different sheens (the more glittery luster dust or the shimmery pearl dust), for all your spell needs! Here's how it comes, plus some other options:
Left to right, top then bottom: luster dust tubes, one with silver, the other with pink; a tub of cake glitter in gold; gold and silver glitter stars; blue as midnight cake glitter; an ingredient list from the back of a cake glitter package. While the luster dust continues to sparkle in liquid, the stars and cake glitter may dissolve, so keep that in mind when choosing what to use in your spells.
Keep in mind that sanding sugar and other kinds of sprinkles sparkle beautifully as well, and also come in a variety of shades and colors, so you can find just what you need for your glitter-loving spells!! And if you think all sprinkles are plain old jimmies or nonpareils, look again! These days they come in all kinds of shapes and designs (like holly, flowers, hearts, and more), so you can further customize your spells without sacrificing the environment. And if they get thrown out, they'll simply dissolve!! And you'll have a variety of tubs and canisters that are food-safe to store other spell ingredients in when they're all used up. :) It's a win-win-win situation!