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Paint Swirled OrnamentDecorating Glass Ball Ornaments
These
paint swirled ornaments are truly a beautiful way to decorate clear
glass ball ornaments. Clear ball ornaments can be found in
craft stores and in the dollar stores around the holidays.
These can be decorated in many different ways. Here
I show how adding some acrylic paint inside the ornament can have a
beautiful effect. You can use colors to match the decor or
theme of your Christmas tree. Friends and family will find it
hard to believe you made these yourself, they almost look too good to
be "homemade"! If you would like to see other ways to
decorate clear glass ball ornaments, check out these pages too: snowflake ornament, tinsel ornament, and sparkling gem ornament.  Things Needed:
1. Begin the paint swirled ornament by removing the top covering to the ornament and set it aside. Next, dribble some acrylic paint inside the ornament. Add a good amount, and swirl it around a bit.   2. Next, add in another
color of paint (here I'm adding green). Swirl these colors
around by rolling the ornament between your hands. Fill in
gaps by dripping in some more paint in that area, as best as you can.     3. When about half of
the inside of the bulb is covered, take a tissue and cover the top
opening with it, and hold it tight with your finger. Then,
give the ornament a good shake or two, carefully checking progress in
between shakes. Try to get all the glass covered. You want to
shake to get a good swirl effect, but not too much that the colors
become completely mixed and change color.  4. Allow the ornament to
dry well with the ornament cover off, then replace the cover
and hang your beautiful paint swirled ornament on the Christmas tree,
or give away as an impressive gift! |
