Man, it seems like I make ornaments every single year! I was gifting them. Then I made some for my own tree last year. This year, the tree is done but I still had some leftover glass ornaments that I could use so I figured that I’d start making it for next year. I had found a really simple DIY ornament on Pinterest and it had me intrigued.
Let’s make some ornaments! 🙂
DIY Ornaments
What you need:
Glass ornament balls (not sure if it works on plastic)
Acrylic paint (whatever color you want)
Acrylic paints I used: Gold, Silver, Frost Translucent & not shown here: Extreme Glitter/Silver
Making this is super easy if not a little time consuming. But once you figure out the technique that works for you, it’ll be a breeze.
Pretty much, you put some paint into the glass ornament ball. Then you shake so that it covers the entire interior. My suggestion is to cover the top with a kleenex or paper or something so that when you shake it won’t come flying out and dirtying your furniture or clothes, etc. At times, shaking doesn’t work so you can try tapping it on the table.
I started with the batch with small ornaments for the first night and then tried out the big ones the next day. Here’s how it turned out:
The first batch was all clear cut. Two of each: metallic gold, metallic silver and translucent frost.
The next night when I decided to give this another go. I did one more metallic gold as I thought their effect was the nicest but tried out the Extreme Glitter ones. In the back row, you see that I got a little more creative and started mixing. You can actually see it here. The top right is a mix of told and silver. You can’t really see it because of the glare but it swirls in the bottom and the middle. The one right above it was a mix of Glitter and White (which I also didn’t list up on top). The effect isn’t too bad. If I could only figure out how to make it a little more structured. Maybe with paintbrush strokes or something.
This year making these is really in preparation for next year since we’re done with ornaments and the tree. And, I was cleaning up the boxes in storage and found these sitting around waiting to be decorated and crafted. I have two more packs. I’m sure I’ll figure out some fun way to decorate them next year 😉 For now, back to the storage they go.
Do you like to make your own ornaments?
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