This is an easy and fun project, and the results are beautiful!
Supplies
- Clear glass ball ornaments (Craft store)
- Acrylic craft paint sold in bottles in Christmas colors and metallic colors
- Newspaper
- Throw away plate or pan for draining paint
Take the metal top off the ornament. Squeeze some paint inside and swirl around. Add different colors to get the effect you like. Don’t over swirl or you’ll mix the colors too much. and they will look brown.When you’ve covered the inside with paint, you need to drain the excess by turning the ball upside down on newspaper. It is best if you can rig a way to prop the ball and leave it until it drains and dries all the way. This may take hours. When it’s dry, replace the metal top and hang it from the tree. You can add bows or ribbons if you want to dress it up.
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4 comments
wandering educators on December 6, 2010 at 11:53 pm
what a cool project! i’ll be making this, with lillie. thanks!
Personalized Christmas Ornament on February 20, 2011 at 7:52 pm
Great article. Cute project. I will try to do that ornament in Christmas. Thanks a lot!
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