How to Make Stained-Glass Christmas Balls

Make those boring Christmas balls beautiful.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Window Colors
• Redi Lead Circles And Strips
• Clear Glass Christmas Balls
• Straight Pins
• Straight Pins
• X-Acto Knives

1. Buy a package of clear glass Christmas balls.

2. Arrange the Redi Lead design to your liking.

3. Peel the lead from its paper backing and apply it to a ball.

4. Squeeze a Window Color directly from the bottle onto the ball, filling in the spaces where you want that color.

5. Apply the paint generously, but not so much that it runs.

6. Use a straight pin to pop any air bubbles in the paint.

Tips & Warnings

• If you want to paint the lead, which is black, apply the paint and let it dry before you remove the lead from its paper backing.
• Use an X-Acto knife to trim away excess lead.
• Paint half of the ornament, let it dry, then paint the other half.

on 11/22/2005 When I can't find the clear glass balls, I use the colored ones...Just fill a bowl or small tub with bleach and soak the colored ones for a few minutes and the paint will peel right off. Rinse and you're ready to go!

on 11/22/2005 Rinse the glass balls with alcohol before painting.

on 11/22/2005 When I made this project, I found that using Plaid's Gallery glass stain works the best. It is a thinner paint, and it looks prettier than their glass paint.