Making Christmas ornaments using a clear glass bulbs

One of my favorite ways to make Christmas ornaments is by filling large clear glass bulbs with interesting things.

What you need:

Large Clear Glass Bulbs

Things of interest – feathers, beads, pine-cones, ribbon, etc

This is very simple to do and you can produce truly exquisite and classy Christmas ornaments.

How to make Christmas ornaments using the clear glass bulbs:

To make these ornament simply add your things of interest into the clear glass bulbs. This is simple but there are a few things to think about. What color scheme are you looking for. Example, silver and blue, or red and gold. Make sure you add things of different textures and things that will sparkle when the Christmas lights are on. After you have finished adding your objects of interest tie a bow at the top of the ornament.

Painting the inside of clear bulbs

Another thing you can do with clear bulbs is paint the inside of them. This will give you a bulb with a tye dyed effect.

What you need:

Clear Glass Bulbs

A thin paint

How to make painted glass bulbs

With your clear glass bulbs, remove the top and add a few drops of paint inside. You can add whichever colors you would like but if you get to crazy with how many colors you put in you might end up with a brown ornament. Put the top back on the bulb and swirl the bulb around to make the paint disperse in the bulb.

When you are satisfied with the design and coverage of the paint, take the top back off of the bulb and let it dry. Do not put the top back on the bulb until the paint is thoroughly dry. Put the top back on the ornament and either hang it up on your tree or give it as a gift.

Making Christmas Ornaments Using Colored Bulbs

Another way to make Christmas ornaments is to use colored bulbs and either paint a scene on them with an acrylic based paint or use glue to design your bulb and sprinkle glitter on the bulb.

What you need:

Colored Christmas ornaments

Elmer’s Glue

Glitter

Acrylic Paint

How To Make Christmas Ornaments Using Colored Ornaments:

To Paint ornaments – Start with a plain colored ornament. Make sure that it is free of dirt and is completely dry. With acrylic paint but any design you would like your ornament to have on it. Let dry overnight before hanging on your tree or wrapping it up as a gift.

To make designs with glitter – Start out with a clean dry ornament. Draw your design on your ornament using a liquid glue (like Elmer’s white glue). Coat the entire ornament with a layer of glitter and let sit for a minute. Shake off the access glitter from your ornament and set the ornament aside for twenty four hours to let the glue fully dry before you either hang your ornaments on the tree or wrap up as a gift.

Using glitter on ornaments is very easy and inexpensive to do and the finished product looks beautiful.

Experiment and have fun when making homemade Christmas ornaments!

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