DIY Marbled Christmas Ornaments

DIY Marbled Christmas Ornament using black and white acrylic craft paints. These are so easy to make and make a beautiful addition to any Christmas decor. Any combination of colors can be used.
First, you will need clear glass or plastic ornaments, and some paper cups to hold the ornaments while the excess paint drains out of the ornaments.
My daughter and I used only black, white, and silver acrylic craft paints for our project because our Christmas tree theme that year was all black and white.
Remove the cap to the ornament and pour a small amount of paint directly in to the ornament, move the ornament in a circular motion to cover the inside of the ornament. Add another color and repeat the process.
Add enough paint in the different colors to cover the entire inside of the glass ornament. Wait at least five minutes to allow the paint to dry on the inside and "stick" to the inside of the ornament. Place the ornament in a paper cup, open side down, so that any excess paint can drain out of the ornament. If you do this step too soon you may end up with empty spots on the inside of the ornament. If this happens, simply add more paint to cover it up.
The end result is a beautiful marbled and one of a kind Christmas ornament.
A look at our fabulous Black and White Christmas tree.
Donna Powell
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  • Veronica Juarez Veronica Juarez on Nov 06, 2015
    Do you wait to add a second or third color or do they get added one after the other without allowing to dry between colors?
  • Dorothy Esler-Chyc Dorothy Esler-Chyc on Nov 10, 2015
    I from Ontario Canada. I haven't had any luck finding clear glass ornaments. Any ideas?
  • Dorothy Esler-Chyc Dorothy Esler-Chyc on Nov 13, 2015
    These are beautiful. I live in Ontario & I haven't been able to find the clear ornaments. Any ideas?
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  • Mary King Mary King on Dec 17, 2015
    Did this with grandkids and used sharpie permanent marker to put names on the top of the ornament hanger top
  • Carol Carol on Dec 22, 2015
    I'VE done this with the glass globes. Christmas colors, red,white,blue for 4th of July etc. Then i added thin ribbon as round the neck of the globe & added small silk flowers they were beautiful. After a few years I got sick of them so I added water to the globes inside & peeled the paint out. I then put glue (my own mod podge) & pink acrylic paint on the Outside and made ramdon designs here & there & added alittle glitter (Kirks Folly,has moons,stars beautiful glitter) on top of the painted glue and they came out beautiful. I then bought LED lights (the little box $4.00) put them in & lite them ,really gorgeous in all my windows. Looks great from inside & out. You could also put flowers inside or anything. I like this better because of that. When you paint the inside, you can't add water, the paint would come off. So there's much more you can do with them painted outside.
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