I have a love hate relationship with Glitter. As a girly girl, I love sparkly things, but it’s so messy. I end up wearing glitter for the rest of the day, finding it in weird places, like behind my ears. How did it get there…I still don’t know.
I used to have a lot of glittery Christmas ornaments, but I ended up throwing them away a few years back when I just couldn’t handle the mess anymore. So this year, I decided to come up with a way to get my glitter fix and remain shiny flake free.
Then end result…glittery, lovely, and it’s all on the INSIDE!
Step 1:
Collect your supplies.
- Clear Glass Ornaments (Any Size)
- Baby Oil
- Glitter
- Piece of computer or ‘writing’ paper
Step 1:
Remove the caps from your ornaments.
Add about 2 teaspoons of Baby Oil inside the ornament and swirl around until the entire inside is covered. After swirling, tip it upside down and let the excess drain out. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to take any pictures of this step. You’d be surprised at how difficult it is to hold a heavy camera while swirling something filled with baby oil.
Tip:I tipped them into the baby oil lid to let them drain.
Step 2:
Create your paper funnel (for inserting the glitter) by rolling the piece of paper at an angle and securing with tape.
Step 3:
Pour in about 1 Tablespoon of the glitter into the ornament (for smaller ornaments). Feel free to add more, you’ll be able to pour our the excess in a minute.
Step 4:
Swirl, Swirl, Swirl.
When you’ve covered nearly all of it, cover the opening with your thumb and shake. That should cover the last bits inside the ornament.
Step 5:
Replace cap. Hang from tree. Repeat with other colors.
I did one more in black, because I was hoping the dark glitter would help the show process better in pictures. It didn’t, but the ornament came out pretty.
Project Cost Breakdown (per ornament):
Clear Glass Ornament (JoAnn’s) = $.50
Baby Oil (Target) = $2 (I bought a travel size, since I don’t like the smell of baby oil and won’t use it for anything but these ornaments)
Glitter (Already Owned) = $0
Total Project Cost: $2.50 (Additional ornaments would be $0.50
Linking To: Funky Junk Interiors
i’ve seen many ornaments with sparkles glued on the outside of the ornaments..but this is so much better!! less messy too!
i’ll try this
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I saw someone use floor wax to make these, too. I neither own floor wax or baby oil, and I’m not about the go to the store to get some, so I used some spray adhesive I already and and squirted it in there. It worked beautifully!! Thanks for the inspiration!
These are just so creative! I tried the ones with the paint swirled inside. Now I want to try the glittery ones–being behind (inside) the glass really makes them sparkle even more. The black one is my favorite!
I found instructions to make this type of ornaments on Pinterest. It said to used Mop N Glo… had to buy a bottle to do it too. but I made some beautiful ornaments this Christmas. I try to make ornaments every Christmas so I love seeing the different types you made. Thanks for the tips!
Very creative, thank you!