V important life hack

by | Jan 16, 2021 | Life | 6 comments

I have a confession – while I LOVE glitter (I think I have glitter nail polish on 50% of the year), it has to be CONTAINED. I don’t like the kind that you touch and it spreads everywhere, and you’re finding it years later. Ew.

So the real confession is that anytime we receive a card in the mail that is loaded with glitter we very carefully open it, read it, then usually put it right in the trash. Horrible, I know. But those cards make such a mess!

I figured something out though! BIG LIFE HACK TIP AHEAD:

If you put mod podge on the glitter, it will contain it!*

Exhibit A:

I am touching this glittery “4” and none of it came off because I sealed it with mod podge. Woot woot!

Steven wanted to keep this card because it has a drawing in it by Luca, and now we can! And without spreading glitter all over our house! And it can be displayed, too!

Yes, we still have our holiday cards up – we are still receiving them!

*So, that asterisk… I have only tried this once, with this one card… I have no idea if it will work on all cards, or gift bags, or what not. But I am definitely going to try it on things we want to keep around for awhile!

6 Comments

  1. Amy
    Amy on January 17, 2021 at 2:49 am

    Thanks for sharing – that is indeed a really good hack – I dread opening those glittery cards, they get glitter everywhere!

    I love your card wall – I spotted ours! 🙂

    • kimhastheruns
      kimhastheruns on January 17, 2021 at 6:31 am

      Right? They’re so pretty, but, meh.

      Thanks! And yay!

  2. Anne
    Anne on January 23, 2021 at 4:53 pm

    Glitter cards are evil. Absolute evil. That is all. (I don’t even take them out of the envelope… Ha!)

    • kimhastheruns
      kimhastheruns on January 23, 2021 at 5:36 pm

      We don’t want to when we get one! They’re just so messy! Why do card makers make them?! CRY.

  3. Mica
    Mica on January 24, 2021 at 12:31 pm

    Ooh, that’s a good tip! I love the look of glitter cards, but yeah, they’re a pain. I’ll try to remember not to send you or Steven one in the future.

    We still have our Christmas/holiday cards up too! I think it looks better than the bare wall, and it’s a pleasant reminder of friendships when we’re still stuck inside.

    • kimhastheruns
      kimhastheruns on January 24, 2021 at 1:33 pm

      Aww, thanks! And I still love the sentiment it’s just… so messy. Mod Podge to the rescue!

      I agree! I love seeing them each day! It will look so bare when I take them down… this summer.