DIY Glitter Ball Ornament Animals

7 Materials
$6
30 Minutes
Easy

I love the look of glitter on ornaments, but not the messy part that come off in your hand when you put them on your tree, or on my floor...bah. So I came across these sweet ornaments that pu put the glitter INSIDE the ball and cap it, all the fun of glitter, but none of the mess ... except maybe when you make them. PSST see the end my my video to see what happened...

Start off with the plastic ball ornaments you can get just about anywhere right now - Dollar Tree has a ton!!! Add a good glue to the inside, I am using Supertite Dual Glue Pen as it is a thinner glue and I can swirl it around the ball to coat it but still has great stick! My daughter got in on the action to help me make these :) Once the glue is coated all around the ball, dump out the excess glue from the ball

Add in your glitter, go for one color, mix colors - have fun with it!! Shake the ball with the glitter in it, and coat the entire inside.

Flip the ball upside down onto something to let the extra glue and glitter drip out and let it dry. I let mine sit for about 10-15 minutes before I closed up the cap on the balls. Now you can totally leave the balls just like this, add a little writing on the outside or dress them up like below.

The first ball I added some felt ears, some flowers, and drew on the face to make this ornament a kitty!!

The next one I made a horn out of air dry clay, more felt ears, more flowers, and drew on some eyes to make a unicorn!

Last one I made another horn, more flowers, and some felt flippers to make a narwhal. These are so super cute and really easy to make!! Perfect as a gift, or to keep for yourself!

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