Marble Paint Ornaments

Slowly drip the paint into your liquid starch mixture.

Marble paint ornaments.

Try alternating two or three colors. Marbling paint is not a new technique at all but it has been made even more popular lately. Step 3 pour paint into ornament. Whether i m refreshing my old christmas decor or trying a new paint technique i just love to play with paint during the holidays.

You re going to want a good amount of paint for small ornaments i would say you will want roughly 3 tablespoons of paint to get started. 1 almost no mess glitter ornaments 2 simple greenery themed ornaments 3 abstract alcohol ink ornaments 4 faux marble ornaments 5 texture painted ornaments 6 gold leafed ornaments 7 stovetop potpourri ornaments share my tips for how to paint inside clear christmas. When learning how to make ornaments with this marbling technique don t worry about messing up it will still look great. Then put the top back onto the ornament.

To water down your paint a bit add equal parts water to your acrylic paint and mix with a wooden skewer. Using your marble paint slowly drip the colors one at at time into the water. You should be going for a milky look to your paint. Begin by quickly pouring your different colors into the ornament.

Typically when working with this marbling medium you are going to see the top of the paint but since it s in the clear plastic bulb we are actually seeing the paint from underneath so you have to be a little more intentional about where you pour the paint. It was such a fun and satisfying experience to watch the paints blend together. How to water marble with acrylic paint. I tried my hand at paint marbling on these diy paint marbled ornaments using the paints and marbling medium that plaid crafts sent me.

One of the stars of the tree are the diy marble paint ornaments. Now it s time to pour the paint into the ornaments. Diy marble paint ornaments tutorial. If you add too much water and you will lose the vibrant colors.

Today i wanted to share with you guys a fun and addicting cool marble paint pour christmas ornament diy project that s the perfect craft project for a holiday girls night party or just fun to do with your family. Once the ornament is filled with paint place it upside down in a plastic cup or other container. Again to make the marble stone ornament you will want a minimum of 90 white to the other colors. You want a good amount of paint for it to swirl and mix well.

The paint will start covering the entire inside of the globe ornament. Try to drip each droplet into the last one so it expands into a larger circle. Squeeze acrylic paint around the outside of the ornament. The excess paint will drain out and allow the paint to dry inside the globe.

It will take a day or two for the paint to dry. Pour out the excess paint and allow the ornament to dry with the cap off. When i began planning my christmas decor this year i searched high and low for navy blue ornaments that weren t glass.