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Create beautiful sparkly Christmas ornaments to hang on your Christmas Tree. This handmade family keepsake ornament will be a favorite for years to come.
Every year my family does a homemade Christmas Ornament Exchange. It is one of my favorite Christmas traditions. There are 8 families that participate, so each year we each make 8 of the same ornament and then exchange them. Every year I have 8 new Christmas ornaments that are made by my very favorite people. All of the ornaments become keepsakes and it is so much fun to pull them out every year.
Supplies Used for Sparkly Christmas Ornaments
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- Clear Glass Ball Ornaments
- Reinkers in any color
- Super Fine Glitter in any color
- ¼" Ribbon
How to Make Sparkly Christmas Ornaments with Glitter
Begin by adding about 20 drops of the reinker to the inside of the glass ornament.
Gently roll the ink around until the entire inside of the ornament is well coated. DO NOT SHAKE, that will create bubbles in the ink so make sure you roll.
After the inside of the ornament is nicely covered then set it upside down to drain on top of a cup or jar.
Make a very simple funnel by rolling a small piece of scrap paper and pour a couple of tablespoons of superfine glitter into the ornament.
If you want to keep your fingers clean from ink, I suggest wearing a rubber glove here. Put a finger over the hole of the ornament and shake, shake, shake!
Dump out the excess glitter and you have a very pretty, sparkly ornament!
We had a lot of fun experimenting with different colored inks and glitters. The glitters would become a completely different color when put inside the different colored ornaments from the reinkers.
We even tried to make an ugly one with green ink and yellow glitter and it ended up being almost gold and very pretty. Probably one of my favorites! You can see it to the right in the next picture.
To hang the ornament tie a loop of ¼" ribbon to the cap of the ornament. I love how the twinkle lights from the tree bounced right off of them. So pretty!!
Do you have a handmade ornament that you cherish? Share and leave a comment below!
Crafting Essentials
- The Cricut Cutting Machine is easily my favorite crafting tool. We use it in so many of our tutorials!
- These MakerX Crafting Tools are perfect for keeping in the craft room and are always ready when needed!
- This Fiskars Paper Trimmer is easy to use and cuts nicely without frayed edges.
- These Scotch Precision Scissors cut like a dream, and you get multiple pairs in a pack!
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Amber @ Quilted Euphoria
These are stunning! I think we'll have to try this ourselves. (And you're making me anxious for Christmas!)
I'd love to have you come link up this project at my frist ever link party, going on all weekend! Come check us out, and have a great weekend!
The Autocrat: Haley
Super cute idea! Thanks for sharing!
Natasha @ Keeping the Christmas Spirit Alive, 365
That is brilliant! I am going to make this a school holiday project for my kids. Thanks for the great idea and excellent tips!
Best wishes,
Natasha.
Ann Marie
This is awesome! I cannot wait till Christmas! Thank you for sharing! Found you on Not Just a Housewife.
http://athomewithannmarie.blogspot.com/
Daffy's Dream
Wow! brilliant idea. Im your new follower.
I would like to invite you for the giveaway party at http://daffysdream.blogspot.com/2011/08/first-free-giveaway.html
daffy
Steph @ Crafting in the Rain
Pretty! I love anything that sparkles 🙂
Audra
These are super cute! I will have to make some of my own this Christmas!
Nichole @ The Pumpkin Seed
These are so pretty! I'm doing my tree with different colors this year so I think I'll give this a try.
Thanks for sharing :o)
Andrea
These are great! I pinned these on my Holidays board on Pinterest: Pinterest.com/andreach
Can't wait to try them!
Lovely Light
Hi there- found you through the hop and am a new follower. These are great! I've made a few failed Christmas ornaments in my time- this project seems to work! I hope you have time to follow my life in South Africa by http://withoutcomplexities.blogspot.com
I hope you have a great week!
Dollar Store Items
Wow! I never thought it can ever be possible for me to create these gorgeous christmas balls all by myself:-) Your instructions really show how easy it is!
Ralph Circelli
How artistic and resourceful you are. Anyway,
I love your idea of separating your interests into different blogs to keep readers happy. Don’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed it.Nice.I will keep visiting this blog very often! Thanks
Happier Than a Pig in Mud
They turned out great, I've been dying to make some of these:@)
Linda Bouf
These are lovely and look like fun to do, too. Happy Thanksgiving. Linda
künstlich weihnachtsbaum
It is too cute. Its also easy to prepare. Thanks for this beautiful idea. I will made this ornament in home instead of purchasing it...
Sue j
I LOVE these! Definitely pinned for future reference. Great job! Sue ~ The World of Suzy Homemaker
Katie
Thank you Sue! I love anything that sparkles!
nicole
These look like so much fun to make. I have done them with the paint, but haven't tried adding glitter. That's a great idea! Thank you for sharing your sparkly ornaments craft with us at the #HomeMattersParty
Katie
Thanks Nicole! The glitter makes the ornaments sparkle and shine and they really are beautiful!
Lori
Katie! These are awesome!! Can't believe we're already seeing Christmas decor in the stores!! Thanks for sharing with us at Dishing It & Digging It! We enjoy your projects every week! 🙂
Katie
Thanks Lori! Christmas will be here before we know it!
Helen
Can you tell me what colour you used for the green ink and yellow sparkles. I love this one. I want to make a reindeer and this looks like the ideal colour. Would much appreciate if you could let me know. Would like to make this for my daughter - I've given her an ornament for her tree ever since she got married 20 yrs. ago - some bought but a lot of them homemade. This year I've made a few and I found a reindeer I like and came across your ornament and I love it - especially the one you thought would be ugly - the green ink with yellow sparkles I believe you said you used. Mind telling me exactly the colour of ink it is - would like to get this - it looks like it would be ideal for the reindeer. Many tks. Love your work.
Katie
Helen, I am so glad that you love my ornaments! As for the exact color of ink and glitter, I am sorry I no longer have the bottles but the colors I used were the standard yellow like the sun and green like the grass type of colors. They weren't weird shades of these colors. IF you are wanting to make sure you get a gold you could use a gold glitter and a light brown inker and should give you a nice gold color too.
I love that you give your daughter a handmade ornament every year. We have a similar tradition in my family and these handmade ornaments are my favorite keepsakes!
Diane R
Hello, I'm not quite sure if Reinkers is a type or brand of alcohol ink. Is this a specific type or brand of ink? Otherwise, I think these are the best-looking glitter ornaments that I've seen. Thank you for the tutorial.
Katie Adams
Hi Diane, Thank you so much!
A reinker is a bottle of ink that you use to reink ink pads for stamping. It is not alcohol-based, but water-based.