Is glitter girly?

[psophia17]

I got creative a couple of days ago, and made up DS's first birthday invitation using Microsoft Publisher. Today I bought some glitter, and did some decorating.

DH things that glitter is girly...FIL said that I shouldn't use glitter in the colors of the rainbow because it's girly. Now, I don't figure when DS is 10 that I'll be throwing glitter around at his birthday party, but what's wrong with a little tasteful glitter application?

The invite has overlapping blocks in orange, yellow, and blue surrounding a picture of a slice of cake. I outlined the picture in blue glitter, the orange box in red glitter, the yellow box in green glitter, and the blue box in rainbow glitter. Is that girly?

I trust the opinions on the board more than I trust the opinions of DH and FIL - what do you think, glitter or no?

[RwnMayfair]

I don't think it's girly. Now, maybe if you dressed him in a glittery gown that would be girly, but glitter by itself - no. ;) It just adds a bit of extra pizazz to something. :) Heck, I can remember my brother puttin glitter on some art things he made when we were little.

So no, I don't think it's girly. :)

-Melissa

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[californiagirl]

On this one, I'm with my DH -- "But he's a *baby*" (This is DH's complaint about all questions of gender-appropriateness or distinctions in kinds of clothing for the under-2 set.) Honestly, I do not think glitter is girly. Now if it were pink and on fairy wings, that would be different. But plain old glitter is just childish, which is appropriate for a 1 year old.

[lukkykatt]

Unless it is pink or purple, which it is not, then the answer is no! Especially for a one year old.

[psophia17]

Thanks ladies :-)

I finished glittering up the invites this morning - they go out on Monday :D Poo on DH and FIL, who after seeing the finished product, also said that it wasn't as bad as they had thought it might be...