| For this project you will need a variety of colored | | | | the areas that you want. Or if you have a |
| water based paints, some paint brushes, glass of | | | | specific design in mind you can use the paint |
| water, different colored ribbons, glitter (optional), | | | | brushes to paint the inside of the ornament with |
| and empty glass ball ornaments of different | | | | your design. One fun way to do this is to paint |
| shapes and sizes. The ornaments can be | | | | someone's name on carefully on the inside of the |
| purchased at any craft store and the tops of the | | | | glass ball. Wait for the paint to dry and then use |
| ornaments should be removable. You will also | | | | the method above with light colored paints to |
| need a bowl to pour the excess paint into. An | | | | really make it stand out. |
| empty egg carton is a great way to help the | | | | Before pouring out the excess paint add some |
| ornaments dry without getting paint everywhere. | | | | glitter to your ornament to really make it pop. |
| Cover your work space with a drop cloth or | | | | Put in a few sprinkles of gold or silver glitter and |
| newspapers to prevent damage or paint spilling. | | | | shake the paint around some more. Once you |
| Set out your paints, water, ribbons and empty | | | | have the glitter fully saturated in the ornament |
| ornaments on your work space. It is a good | | | | you can move on to the next step. |
| idea to have everything in reaching distance to | | | | No matter which painting style you choose tip |
| make the process easier. | | | | your ornament over and drain out as much of |
| Take one of the glass ornaments and carefully | | | | the excess paint as you can into your bowl. |
| open the top. Remember that the ornament is | | | | Then set the ornament upside down in the empty |
| very fragile. If you break the glass while | | | | egg carton to help the paint dry completely. |
| removing the top it will not be usable. Take your | | | | While your ornament is drying you can start on |
| time with this step to make sure you don't break | | | | another one. Try using different colors and |
| the ornament. If you are doing this project with | | | | experimenting with the colors. |
| kids, it is a good idea to remove all the tops | | | | When your ornaments are dry it is time to pop |
| yourself before getting started. | | | | the tops back on. This is another step that |
| This is when the fun part begins. Pick a few | | | | needs to be done carefully. You don't want to |
| colors to work with. Once you have your paints | | | | break the ornament that you have put so much |
| ready put a few drops of each paint color into | | | | hard work into. The tops are most often make |
| the glass ball. Swirl the paint around. You can | | | | with two wire pieces that you can pinch to get |
| do this quickly and just let the colors mix as they | | | | them back in, but they will open up inside the |
| want to. If being more spontaneous sounds like | | | | glass ball. Be careful to not scratch your paint |
| your way to do it then put one finger over the | | | | when doing this. |
| opening of the ornament and shake. If the paint | | | | Choose one of your colored ribbons to tie to the |
| is too thick and not spreading add a couple of | | | | ornament to give it a special finishing touch. It is |
| drops of water to thin out the paint. | | | | fun to work with ribbons of different sizes and |
| If you want a more deliberate look you can | | | | textures too. |
| slowly swirl the ornament letting the paint cover | | | | |