How to Make Swirled Paint Glass Christmas Ornaments

Swirled paint glass ornaments look more difficult to make than they are. You may find people asking you "How did you do this?" They make a lovely addition to any Christmas tree. You can make these swirled paint glass ornaments with any color combination you like, using two or more colors of acrylic paints. These lovely and simple to create handmade ornaments make nice inexpensive gifts for teachers, neighbors, friends or anyone on your Christmas list.

Things You'll Need

• Clear glass ornament ball with a removable metal cap
• 2 or 3 different color tubes of artists acrylic paints (the inexpensive kind available in many craft stores)
• An area to set the ornament while it dries

Instructions

1. Carefully and slowly remove the metal top from the glass ball ornament. Make sure you push the twin prongs together as you pull the top off so you don't snap or crack the neck of the glass ball. Then set the top aside. You will now have an opening at the top of the glass ornament.

2. Open the tubes of acrylic paint and take one color tube. Begin to pour the paint slowly into the top of the clear glass ornament so it begins to drip down inside of the glass ball on one side all the way to the other end. Don't squeeze too hard.

3. Add more paint allowing the paint to drip down another side inside of the glass ball. Move the glass ball ornament back and forth in your hand twisting your wrist back and forth to cover any spots of uncovered glass surface.

4. Use the other color or colors of paint the same way. The point is to cover the whole inside surface of the ornament with swirled paint.

5. Let the ornament dry for at least three or four days, then carefully put the metal top back on the ornament by pushing the twin prongs together and reinserting them in the whole at the top of the ornament. Try not to scrape the prongs against the paint on the inside of the glass bulb neck as you are reinserting the metal top piece. Then gently press the top in place.