Hey everyone! Roree here. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and got to spend lots of time with your friends and family.
Now that Thanksgiving is over, we can put all of our focus on Christmas. Yay!!! I just love Christmas time, and I thought a tutorial with a Christmas theme would be in order.
Today, I have a set of ornaments to share that I created with some clear glass ball ornaments, some Sprinklers, and some of the new Holiday Style embellishments.
First off, I started with a clear glass ball ornament. I got mine at Target. They were $6 for a set of 9. I know you can find these pretty much anywhere that sells Christmas decorations.
Next, I carefully removed the metal cap. These glass ornaments are somewhat fragile, so be careful not to hold them too tight.
(I happened to have a Starbucks coffee sleeve handy, so I used it to hold the ornament for photo purposes. I actually held the ornament in my hand for the next couple of steps.)
Hold the Sprinklers Paper Doily Mist over the opening of the glass ornament.
Spray one or two times, until the glass looks frosted. (Any more than that, and you will have a pretty big puddle at the bottom and your drying time will take a lot longer.)
Make sure to keep the ornament upright to avoid the excess mist from pooling on the sides of the glass. Light swirl along the bottom to even out the pool of mist.
Place the bulb back in the container to dry.
Note: You can use a hair dryer on a low speed to help speed up the drying process, if desired.
Lastly, add embellishments.
Here are a few close-up shots of each of the finished ornaments:
It ended up being a pretty easy project that you could make as Christmas gifts or a project to do with your kids.
Hope you enjoyed today's tutorial. If you get a chance to make your own, make sure to share it with us in the OA Flickr Gallery. We would love to see your creations!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
love this easy idea. i have some of these and have been waiting to do something with them. Here is my chance to try.
thanks linda
Posted by: linda fontanella | December 09, 2011 at 06:15 AM
This is so cute!
Posted by: Fabíola Rosa | December 08, 2011 at 04:59 PM
Very cute and seem easy, but where have I been...what is Sprinklers paper Doily MIst?
Posted by: Nancy Lempinen | December 03, 2011 at 07:18 AM
Oww! I Love them, so fabulous!! But here in Brazil I’ve never seen this clear glass Ball... I made a post on my blog about this tutorial, if you want, pls check there!!
Xxxxx Amanda
http://amandadocescrap.blogspot.com/2011/12/bolas-natalinas-october-afternoon.html
Posted by: amanda sanguini | December 01, 2011 at 11:30 AM
SOOO cute! Great idea :)
Posted by: Lexi Bridges | November 30, 2011 at 10:51 AM
Ohh nice, will have to make some with my kids. I even have some Buffalo snow (yep fake) to sprinkle into the bottom!
Posted by: Cindy | November 29, 2011 at 05:43 PM
So pretty!!
Posted by: Jean Marmo | November 29, 2011 at 04:51 PM
Love these
Posted by: Lee-Ann Lally | November 29, 2011 at 03:05 PM
These are super cute!
Posted by: Beth Matson | November 29, 2011 at 12:45 PM
Beautiful! And a great tutorial! Thanks!
Posted by: Lorraine M. | November 29, 2011 at 12:34 PM
Super cute! :)
Posted by: Mary Jo | November 29, 2011 at 09:46 AM
Those are super cute!! I have some of those glass ornaments so I'm going to try that!! Thanks for the idea!!
Posted by: Nicole | November 29, 2011 at 09:14 AM
These are so gorgeous, Roree! I love them!
Posted by: Amy H | November 29, 2011 at 08:19 AM
What a fun idea! I might have to give this one a try. These would look fabulous on my tree this year!
Posted by: Cresta Woodruff | November 29, 2011 at 06:39 AM
gorgeous ornaments. guess i'll 'need' that doily sprinkler now. ;-)
Posted by: debbie | November 29, 2011 at 06:19 AM