Blingles Glimmer Glam Styler Review

Kizzy loves stickers, glitter, sparkles and anything glam.  So Blingles Glimmer was always destined to be popular with her.  When she was sent one to try out, she set to work with the pots of glitter and gem stones to create some bling-tastic stickers!

The set allows children to create 60 glitter stickers which can then be used to decorate almost everything with a smooth surface.  You simply peel off the top layer from the similarly coloured sections of the sticker sheet, then rub on the glitter using the clever little rollers which are attached to the lids of the glitter pots.  You then brush off the excess before doing the next coloured sections to complete your design.  there are four different colours included on the stickers that correspond to the four differnt glitter colours - but you can go freestyle and do it your way if you want to. Some stickers are finished off with a gem stone to make them look even more glam!

The Blingles studio is easy to set up, you simply put in the glitter collection tray and gem tray and the four tubs of glitter and you are ready to go.  Everything fits in nicely and the activity is well contained (vital when glitter is involved because the stuff gets everywhere!)

It is really easy to make the stickers.  The glitter sticks really well to the adhesive and the colours don't mix so the end design looks pretty good.  It is in no way fiddly, and the glitter rollers keep mess to a minimum.  4 year old Freddy was even able to make some sparkly candy stickers with minimum support. Once the design is finished, the sticker can be lifted off from the backing sheet and stuck just about anywhere...my phone case, Fred's toybox, the Blingles Glimmer Studio itself...I'm finding them everywhere! They certainly add a bit of sparkle and glam up your possessions.

The choice of stickers includes stars, hearts, rockets, cupcakes, ice creams, skulls, bats, lightning bolts, musical notes, diamonds, guitars and more, so there is a nice mix.  It's not all stereotypically girly and will appeal to a wide range of tastes.

After some considerable use, the studio did get a bit messy and I did end up with glitter on my face and in my hair, even though it was the kids who were using it! But it's all part of the fun of getting creative with a craft set. The glitter could be swept off into the bin easily enough after use, leaving the studio clean for another day's play.

The Blingle Glimmer Glam Styler Studio retails at £19.99. Additional theme packs of stickers are available to purchase separately in Candy, Fashion and Twilight designs.  Find out more at:

 www.character-online.com/products/Blingles

Blingles Bling Studio Review

Sparkly, bejewelled bling  is something that never fails to impress Kizzy.  So when she was sent a Blingles Bling Studio by Character she was immediately planning which of her possessions could receive the bling treatment and get personalised with a sparkling, funky diamante design of her own making.

The Blingles Bling Studio contains everything needed to create twinkling designs using some of the 320 gems that are included in the box, and then make them into impressively, sparkling stickers.

The studio is easily put together and is quite compact.  The instructions are fully illustrated and with a bit of practice the process of making the gem stickers is quite straightforward.  It is a bit fiddly picking out the gems and getting them in the right place, but the little Gem Pen is a very handy little tool that makes the process a lot simpler!

Gem designs are made according to one of the templates.  The gems are then pressed onto the sticky transfer slide then on to the sticker glue roll before being transferred onto whatever you want to 'bling to life!'

The studio is suitable for ages six and up, but Kizzy at nine still found it a little bit fiddly getting the gems in place and aligning the transfer sheets,  and needed a lot of patience to get her bling stickers just right.  She did enjoy it though and said that she is looking forward to getting better and making lots more gem stickers to bling up her possessions!

Already both mine and Kizzy's laptops have been blinged!  The effect is pretty good!!

The amount of transfer sheets, glue roll and gems included will be exhausted pretty quickly if used up at the rate that Kizzy has been blinging!  Refill packs, accessory and theme packs are available separately so the blinging can continue after the included materials are used up.  The Blingles Bling Studio itself will fit onto a shelf and is very compact and contained which is a great feature of an arts and crafts set.  The RRP is £19.99.

Find out more here:  www.myblingles.com/