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holiday glass ornaments
holiday glass ornaments
What Paint would I use to paint a design on the outside of a satin painted glass christmas bulb?
We seen a christmas ornament at Walmart – it was a red satin glass ball ornament and had Santa’s belt (with glitter) and buckle (silver glitter) painted on it. We don’t have a lot of money so I told my autistic daughter we could make them for our tree – BUT – not telling her I do not know what kind of paint I would choose to use on an ornament and what glitter to use. Do they have glitter paint I could use and if so where would I purchase these paints? I promised her we would make them to decorate our tree with so I need all the help I can get from anyone who is craft and knows how to do this kind of project.
Thanks to all for your help and may you have a blessed holiday season.
A very easy (and cheap) way to do it is to buy black glitter for the belt and silver for the buckle, and some tacky glue. You can get some cheap red ornaments for the base, maybe even from the dollar store.
Paint on the buckle with glue, making sure it is nice and thick. Then, over a paper plate, dump the silver glitter on the glue and shake off the extra. Let it dry, and then paint on the belt and do the same with the black glitter.
Holiday Decorating With Glass
If you want to try something different to decorate for the holidays, try these ideas featuring glass, from the simple to the complex:
• Place a glass ornament in a special wine glass for the window ledge or fireplace mantel.
• Put small glass ornaments in a clear lamp base.
• Decorate the outside of a glass vase with words, symbols, or lines in glitter glaze and put a candle inside the vase.
• Create a Christmas tree centrepiece by carefully hot- gluing colored glass ball ornaments in a pyramid shape on a Styrofoam base.
• Use baby food jars to make a Christmas tree or other holiday symbol, with the bottoms of the jars facing out. Hot-glue the jars together. Put garland, tinsel, foil, or glitter in the jars and seal them with the lids. You can even cut holes in the lids and attach a strand of lights, one bulb per lid.
• If you have a bay window, make it the focal point of the decorations, instead of the Christmas tree or fireplace mantel. Use children’s artwork, homemade stained glass, window clings, letters to Santa, stockings, photos, ornaments, collectables and lights. Presents can be stacked below the window.
• Call your local Glass Doctor shop and have a bay window or sun-room installed. O.K. that may be asking too much
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