Clear glass ornaments joann s and michael s carry them during the christmas season or you can get them online right here.
Best floor wax for glitter ornaments.
Insert funnel into ornament and pour in a bunch of glitter 5.
Squeeze a tablespoon of mop glo into the ornament.
So the best glitter ornament adhesive in my book is minwax polycrylic.
Mop glo or floor polish.
I tried out both ways and here s what i have decided.
Shake it gently to coat the entire interior of the ball.
How to make your own glitter ornaments using the mop glo method.
Step by step instructions take the top off the ornament.
You can see below how on the ornament on the right you can see the window light through the ornament whereas the ornament on the left that i used the.
Pour excess back into glitter container 7.
For ornaments using just one color of glitter poor about a tablespoon of glitter into each ornament using a funnel then cover the hole in the top with your finger and shake until the inside is covered.
Squirt some floor wax into the ornament and swirl it around so all surfaces are covered 3.
Shake it around and the glitter will adhere to the side of the inside of the ornament 6.
Okay are you ready for this one.
Many people use a floor cleaner or wax such as mop glo to make the glitter ornaments while others use polycrylic.
Slip in your funnel then add a generous amount of glitter.
Mop and glo floor wax.
The liquid is thin and much easier to work with.
Swirl it around but don t shake the ornament because it causes bubbles.
These ornaments will look best with an extra fine glitter we tried normal chunky glitter once and it just didn t look as polished.
Both the floor wax and ornament glue attached the glitter to the ornament well enough but on close inspection it was clear that the ornament glue gave better coverage on the plastic ornaments.
Fast to coat no bubbles detected must wait longer to glitter easy to find and inexpensive and ok coat.
Easiest way to make them.
Floor wax or polycrylic.
Nov 20 2019 after reading up on all the how to s for glitter ornies.
Glitter this is my favorite glitter.
Diy glitter ornaments which is better.
Sounds weird yes but this is the amazing secret ingredient first make sure you start with a clean ornament.
There s no waiting time.
Shake and roll the ball.
Empty excess back into the floor wax bottle 4.