Marble Paint Ornaments

How to water marble with acrylic paint.

Marble paint ornaments. When learning how to make ornaments with this marbling technique don t worry about messing up it will still look great. It was such a fun and satisfying experience to watch the paints blend together. 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.

To water down your paint a bit add equal parts water to your acrylic paint and mix with a wooden skewer. Whether i m refreshing my old christmas decor or trying a new paint technique i just love to play with paint during the holidays. Again to make the marble stone ornament you will want a minimum of 90 white to the other colors. Squeeze acrylic paint around the outside of the ornament.

Marbling paint is not a new technique at all but it has been made even more popular lately. 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. Using your marble paint slowly drip the colors one at at time into the water. I tried my hand at paint marbling on these diy paint marbled ornaments using the paints and marbling medium that plaid crafts sent me.

Step 3 pour paint into ornament. One of the stars of the tree are the diy marble paint ornaments. It will take a day or two for the paint to dry. Begin by quickly pouring your different colors into the ornament.

Cover the opening with a paper towel and shake the ornament around to swirl it together and cover the entire surface. You want a good amount of paint for it to swirl and mix well. If you add too much water and you will lose the vibrant colors. Now it s time to pour the paint into the ornaments.

Slowly drip the paint into your liquid starch mixture. Here are all 7 ornament diys using clear ball ornaments. 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. 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.

The paint will start covering the entire inside of the globe ornament. The excess paint will drain out and allow the paint to dry inside the globe. I couldn t find anything i loved so i took matters into my own hands with these custom ornaments. Try alternating two or three colors.

Pour out the excess paint and allow the ornament to dry with the cap off. Try to drip each droplet into the last one so it expands into a larger circle. When i began planning my christmas decor this year i searched high and low for navy blue ornaments that weren t glass.