{"id":2685,"date":"2011-12-16T07:05:21","date_gmt":"2011-12-16T12:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/?p=2685"},"modified":"2020-07-21T23:55:07","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T03:55:07","slug":"popcorn-ball-ornaments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/being-crafty\/popcorn-ball-ornaments\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make glass popcorn ball ornaments | DIY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today's ornament idea is really quick and easy, but super nifty&#8230;popcorn inside clear glass ornaments. I can't take credit for this idea&#8230;I saw it on <a title=\"make stuff\" href=\"http:\/\/www.make-stuff.com\/holidays\/christmas\/glass_ornaments.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">make-stuff.com<\/a>\u00a0(and there are a few other cute ideas for clear glass ornaments on that page, too, so check it out) and I've been wanting to try it for myself and see if it actually worked.<\/p>\n<p>I did have a few tragic glass ornament casualties while I was experimenting&#8230;but once I figured out the correct popcorn kernel to microwave time ratio (very scientific), they came out really cute.<\/p>\n<h2>You'll need:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Clean and dry <a title=\"clear glass ornament\" href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/fillable-clear-glass-ornaments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">clear glass ornaments<\/a>. (These are cheap cheap cheap at Michael's and Joann's at Christmas-time) Make sure you only use clear ones, not any that are frosty or pearly or anything like that&#8230;those could cause major issues in the microwave. And even though I <em>love<\/em> Christmas ornaments, they certainly aren't worth burning the house down over. Oh, on that note, count on a few extra than you expect to need&#8230;I had one break on me, and I also used a few extra while I was trying to get my microwave time right.<\/li>\n<li>Plain popcorn. Don't use the microwave kind, because they are all greasy and will make the inside of the ornament all icky looking.<\/li>\n<li>A brown paper lunch bag<\/li>\n<li>A small microwave safe dish&#8230;I just used one of those little mini Pyrex prep bowls.<\/li>\n<li>A ribbon to hang the ornament from.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Remove the top from the ornament (and make sure you don't put it back on at all until after you've popped the kernels, of course) and fill it with about 30 kernels. I know that seems like a lot, and I originally tried it with 10 or 15, but the problem is, they won't all pop. So I found that using around 30 worked out okay, with enough of them popping to fill up the ornament before things started burning.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2686\" title=\"fill clear glass ornament with popcorn kernels\" alt=\"fill clear glass ornament with popcorn kernels\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/fill-clear-glass-ornament-with-popcorn-kernals.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/fill-clear-glass-ornament-with-popcorn-kernals.jpg 650w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/fill-clear-glass-ornament-with-popcorn-kernals-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/div>\n<div>Place the ornament in the little microwave safe dish, and put that into the brown paper bag. Roll up the top so it's closed, and then microwave it on high. The time that worked for me was about a minute and a half, but you'll have to experiment to find the right time for your own microwave. Don't leave the microwave or get distracted, because you'll need to stop it when you hear more than 5-10 seconds between pops.<\/div>\n<div>Be careful taking it out of the microwave, and let it stand for a few minutes&#8230;the dish and the ornament will be HOT.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>There will still be some unpopped kernels left&#8230;after the ornament has cooled down, just shake the leftover kernels out, pop the lid back on, and tie a piece of ribbon to the top&#8230;voila!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>You could even dress it up a little by adding other things, like artificial berries, mini pinecones&#8230;just keep in mind that if you put anything in that's got any weight to it, it's going to fall to the bottom and stay there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Very simple, but also really festive!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2697\" title=\"popcorn ball ornament\" alt=\"popcorn ball ornament\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/popcorn-ball-ornament1.jpg\" width=\"399\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/popcorn-ball-ornament1.jpg 399w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/popcorn-ball-ornament1-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An update!<\/p>\n<p>I had a few people ask if this ornament would last in storage. Here is mine after a year in my stifling hot Florida attic&#8230; it's still looking pretty good!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/being-crafty\/popcorn-ball-ornaments\/attachment\/popcorn-in-clear-glass-ornament\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3934\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3934 alignleft\" title=\"popcorn in glass ornament\" alt=\"popcorn in glass ornament\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/popcorn-in-clear-glass-ornament.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/popcorn-in-clear-glass-ornament.jpg 640w, https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/popcorn-in-clear-glass-ornament-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/OG-Game-3-e1477333163974.png\" alt=\"og-game-3\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7043\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s ornament idea is really quick and easy, but super nifty&#8230;popcorn inside clear glass ornaments. I can&#8217;t take credit for this idea&#8230;I saw it on make-stuff.com\u00a0(and there are a few other cute ideas for clear glass ornaments on that page, too, so check it out) and I&#8217;ve been wanting to try it for myself and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2688,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[177,184,330,294,180,178],"class_list":["post-2685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-being-crafty","tag-christmas-ornaments","tag-clear-glass-ornaments","tag-free-tutorials","tag-glass-ornaments","tag-ornament-ideas","tag-ornaments-to-make"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2685\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}