Heirloom Handmade Glitter Ornaments - a Tutorial

These ornaments go together in a snap, and with the ribbons and jewelry added, you'll soon have a basket of beautiful, glamorous, one-of-a-kind Christmas ornaments. My original post is a bit lengthy with added details and photos, but you can get the gist of it here. If you'd like the whole nine yards, please visit my blog linked below!

With just a few supplies and one "surprise ingredient," you'll be making these glamorous ornaments in no time. I used clear glass Christmas ornaments for these, plus Mop & Glo floor wax (surprise!), a paper cone, a plastic tub, and my favorite glitter in the world (Art Glitter), which is super lightweight and extra sparkly.

Coat the inside of the ornament. Don't forget the neck! Drain well.

Pour glitter down the paper cone and gently swirl to coat the inside. Again, don't forget the neck of the ornament.

Tap the glitter out onto a folded piece of paper. This will make pouring it back into its container easier.

Put the hanger back into the ornament's neck and tie a piece of ribbon around it. This seam binding ribbon is tied into a double bow. Add a small piece of vintage jewelry to the final knot. This one was taken from a piece of costume jewelry that I took apart.

NOTE: Although there appears to be a "rainbow effect" on these ornaments, this is merely the nature of plain glass ornament "blanks." I've only used one color of glitter per ornament.

A basket full of glittery, shimmery gorgeousness which took about an hour to make (including all the bow tying and jewelry adding).