Marbled Paint Ornament

Well have i got a fun holiday craft for you with these diy marbled indigo ornaments.

Marbled paint ornament.

Too much stirring will muddy the paints so just a few simple swirls will do. Slowly drip the paint into your liquid starch mixture. This paint marbles so beautifully together. We found the best way to get the paint to marble and move together is by tapping the ornament against your hand in a circular motion.

Pour the enamel paint into the ornament. In order to get the marbling affect we have to add the martha stewart marbling medium which allows the different colors to be swirled together creating the marbled affect without blending the colors. Prepare the paint we are going to begin by preparing our paint. As you begin pouring you will want the paint to go down to the center bottom of the ornament and away from the sides.

Step 4 marble paint with skewer as soon as you finish pouring immediately begin to gently swirl the paint with your wood skewer. Once the ornament is filled with paint place it upside down in a plastic cup or other container. Try alternating two or three colors. Cut your cardstock down to size and lightly dip the front side of your paper into the paint water starch mixture.

Cover the opening with a paper towel and shake the ornament around to swirl it together and cover the entire surface. Squeeze acrylic paint around the outside of the ornament. Your kiddos will love this ornament craft. Not only do they get to use a variety of vibrant colors they also get to watch the colors spin and swirl as they shake their ornament up and down and round and round.

Using the wooden skewer slightly run it through your paints to create a lovely marbled effect. 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. Be sure to scroll.

And this year these paint marbled christmas ornaments are going to add the perfect pop of color. You can use wooden skewer sticks to help move it around to different areas on the glass before you start to marble. You want a good amount of paint for it to swirl and mix well. I found that it was an important step to marble the paint before you add it to the ornament because the paint really sticks to the surface.

Once the paint is inside the globe hold your finger over the opening and start shaking. We used quite a bit of paint and just rolled the ornament around to allow the paint to coat the surface. Again to make the marble stone ornament you will want a minimum of 90 white to the other colors. Easy marbled christmas ornament diy december 12 2016 looking for a super easy and cheap take on christmas ornaments.

Spoon the paint into the ornament you need enough paint to coat the entire inside surface.