Glass Ornament Balls
- clear glass Christmas ornament balls
- acrylic craft paint
- empty bottles or jars
- glitter, beads, confetti or other embellishments
Once you have everything, remove the hangers tops from the glass balls then squeeze paint inside. There is no precision to this – squeeze and drip as you see fit. Use one or multiple colours. Then turn the balls upside down in the mouth of a jar and let the paint run out. If the inside is not coated to your satisfaction, let the paint dry completely – at least 24 hours, and add more. You may want to layer thin paint coats as if it is too thick, it may pull away from the inside of the ball once it dries.
When everything is dry, you can add embellishments to the outside of the ornaments. Something else you can do is take glue that dries clear and squeeze it inside the balls, then add glitter, small beads, etc. and one that is dry, add your paint.
These can be made for the holidays or as year round decorations. I have taken some, removed the hanger, set them upside down in a small ring and used them as small vases. If you do this and you use water, you may find that you can only do it once as it could comprise the paint.