{"id":1427,"date":"2011-08-31T05:51:21","date_gmt":"2011-08-31T09:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/?p=1427"},"modified":"2025-04-25T12:23:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T16:23:26","slug":"how-to-make-glitter-christmas-ornaments-diy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/being-crafty\/how-to-make-glitter-christmas-ornaments-diy\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make glitter Christmas ornaments | DIY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p>(You can download a free PDF file of this tutorial&#8230;just click <a title=\"how to make glitter ornaments\" href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/how-to-make-glitter-ornaments-by-The-Ornament-Girl.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HERE<\/a>)<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0UPDATES:<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>I tried these with plastic bulbs, and they look great! Read about it <a title=\"glitter ornaments with plastic bulbs\" href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/being-crafty\/glitter-ornaments-with-clear-plastic-bulbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HERE<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The Pledge product I used in this project is no longer available, but we have found a great alternative that is easy to find! Polycrylic is a water based sealant that dries crystal clear and works great for glitter ornaments. The sparkle isn't dimmed and the glitter will never move! It is easy to find in the paint department of most stores hardware stores and Wal-Mart and a little bit will go a long way.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/polycrylic-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I've had lots of people asking me how I made my <a title=\"Glitter Birthstone Ornaments\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theornamentgirl.com\/birthstone-ornaments.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">glitter birthstone ornaments<\/a>, so I thought doing a tutorial would be a good idea. This would also be a GREAT project to do with kids, for an awesome handmade Christmas gift idea, because they are so quick and easy.<\/p>\n<p>And the best part? The glitter is <em>inside<\/em> the glass ball, so you can admire them all you want without becoming sparkly head to toe yourself.<\/p>\n<p>Unless you want to be sparkly head to toe, and in that case, I can't help you. At least not in <em>this<\/em> blog post.<\/p>\n<h2>You will need:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>clear glass ornaments (Joann's and Michael's carry them during the Christmas season, or you can get them online right <a title=\"Clear Glass ornaments\" href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/fillable-clear-glass-ornaments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HERE<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>glitter (<a title=\"Martha Stewart Fine Glitter 24-pack\" href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/martha-24-pack-glitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this is my favorite glitter<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>okay, are you ready for this one? <a title=\"Pledge Acrylic Floor Wax\" href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/pledge-acrylic-floor-wax\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">floor wax<\/a>. (sounds weird, yes, but this is the amazing secret ingredient.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>First, make sure you start with a clean ornament. I use rubbing alcohol to clean them, and I explain how and why in a previous blog post I wrote about <a title=\"Handmade Glass Easter Ornaments\" href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/being-crafty\/diy-handmade-glass-easter-ornaments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how to make these glass Easter ornaments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, about the floor cleaner&#8230;I read about this idea more than a year ago when I was reading a crafting forum somewhere, and I completely dismissed it. I had visions of bald-headed men and toxic looking yellow Lysol-like stuff, and decided that whoever had had this idea must have been a little cuckoo. Then one day I was shopping in the cleaning products section of the black hole of doom, oops I mean Walmart, and I saw this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/pledge-floor-cleaner-glitter-ornaments.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"pledge floor cleaner glitter ornaments\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/pledge-floor-cleaner-glitter-ornaments.jpg\" alt=\"pledge floor cleaner glitter ornaments\" width=\"392\" height=\"562\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I immediately realized that this was exactly what that person must have been talking about, so I decided to try it out&#8230;and I am so glad I did, because it works a-MAAAzing.<\/p>\n<p>(ps. The look of the bottle has changed&#8230; you can see what it looks like now, right <a title=\"Pledge Acrylic Floor Wax\" href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/pledge-acrylic-floor-wax\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HERE<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>So pour a little bit into the ornament, and swirl it around. I don't shake it, because then it gets kind of bubbly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/swirl-floor-cleaner-around-inside-glass-ornament.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"swirl floor cleaner around inside glass ornament\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/swirl-floor-cleaner-around-inside-glass-ornament.jpg\" alt=\"swirl floor cleaner around inside glass ornament\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then pour the excess back into the bottle. This stuff is a little bit expensive, but it goes a long way. In fact, this bottle is the only bottle I've bought&#8230;and look how little I've used. I might even use it to clean my floors one day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/pour-excess-floor-cleaner-back-in-bottle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"pour excess floor cleaner back in bottle\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/pour-excess-floor-cleaner-back-in-bottle.jpg\" alt=\"pour excess floor cleaner back in bottle\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now pour in your glitter and swirl it around the same way as you did with the floor cleaner. You could shake it, but for some unexplainable reason, I don't like to&#8230;I like to swirl it all nice and evenly around the glass. (I guess I'm weird.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/swirl-glitter-around-inside-glass-ornament.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"swirl glitter around inside glass ornament\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/swirl-glitter-around-inside-glass-ornament.jpg\" alt=\"swirl glitter around inside glass ornament\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And voila!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/i-love-elvis-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"i love elvis\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/i-love-elvis-2.jpg\" alt=\"i love elvis\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>oops, sorry. You wanted to see the ornament&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/glitter-glass-ornament1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"glitter glass ornament\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/glitter-glass-ornament1.jpg\" alt=\"glitter glass ornament\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let it dry for a little while before putting the cap back on&#8230;I always take the little wire out of the cap, and put the cap on first (put a little glue around the inside of the cap for security):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/clear-glass-ornament-lid.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clear glass ornament lid\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/clear-glass-ornament-lid.jpg\" alt=\"clear glass ornament lid\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and then stick the wire back in&#8230;this will keep it from scratching off the glitter on the way in.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/put-cap-back-on-glass-ornament.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"put cap back on glass ornament\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/put-cap-back-on-glass-ornament.jpg\" alt=\"put cap back on glass ornament\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All done!<\/p>\n<p>But wait!<\/p>\n<p>Look at what a few little scrapbook stickers and some rhinestones can do&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/glitter-snowflake-ornaments2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"how to make glitter ornaments\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/glitter-snowflake-ornaments2.jpg\" alt=\"how to make glitter ornaments\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are endless ways you could dress these up&#8230;any other ideas?<\/p>\n(P.S. You can download a free PDF file of this tutorial&#8230;just click <a title=\"how to make glitter ornaments\" href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/how-to-make-glitter-ornaments-by-The-Ornament-Girl.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HERE<\/a>)\n<h2>UPDATES:<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>I tried these with plastic bulbs, and they look great! Read about it <a title=\"glitter ornaments with plastic bulbs\" href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/being-crafty\/glitter-ornaments-with-clear-plastic-bulbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HERE<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The Pledge product I used in this project is now called: Pledge floor care multi-surface finish. One of our lovely readers contacted Pledge and found out that this is the same exact product&#8230;she didn't leave her name, but I sincerely thank her for clearing this up for us!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(You can download a free PDF file of this tutorial&#8230;just click HERE) \u00a0UPDATES: I tried these with plastic bulbs, and they look great! Read about it HERE. The Pledge product I used in this project is no longer available, but we have found a great alternative that is easy to find! 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