glittery ornaments

I recently saw an awesome video for making Christmas Ornaments.  I thought I would try my hand at them this week... while Sarah (the crafter on the video) made it look so easy, it wasn't quite so simple.  I found I had to do some tweeking, which I will share with you today!  See the original video here  and while your there, look around... she has some cute stuff!

Supplies:

Glass ornament- mine is round but somewhat flat, I found them with Christmas Decor at both Hobby Lobby and Michaels

Spray glue

photo

clear adhesive (I recommend xyron sticker maker)

glitter

 Print your photo to a size that will fit in your ornament.  This one is about 2x2.  I STRONGLY recommend using plain paper to print, as opposed to cardstock or photo paper.  The reason for this is because when I tried the other types of paper, they were too firm, and did not roll up nicely to fit inside the ornament. 

The next step is to put some adhesive on the FRONT of the paper... again, I recommend the sticker creater.  THen very lightly roll the paper into a tube so it fits inside the ornament... you DO NOT want to roll this too tightly, as the point is to UNROLL it inside the ornament.  You're going to want to use some long objects, such as a knitting needle, pencil, etc.  I noticed that it worked really well to put the adhesive all over the object (in the video she just says corners, but I noticed that when I put the glitter in, the glitter would get in front of the picture.  I also found it worked best to smooth out the air bubbles, and a pencil eraser works well for this!  Make sure you try to get the picture as centered as possible before you start sticking it down!

OK, next, you want to GENTLY spray in some adhesive... I recommend a repositional/non-permanent adhesive, as this kind didn't seem so "wet"... the permanent adhesive would leave drips and puddles when I sprayed it in.    Just do a few gentle bursts throughout the ornament.  

Next:



notice you can see the film from the spray adhesive on the glass!  (the picture is not centered, I ended up doing this one over)

 Make a paper funnel and stick it inside your ornament.  Then you can use this to put your gitter in neatly... It doesn't take much for glitter... I used 2 kinds, white (to look like snow) and gold.  After you add your glitter cover that hole with your finger and give it a good shake... this distributes the glitter evenly!  You can empty out the excess... if you want to save the extra glitter probably do one color at a time...

Finally, put the cap back in the ornament, and decorate with a pretty ribbon.  You have a lovely ornament for your tree or a gift!!  Hopefully these tips help you avoid several attempts at trial and error (like mine), and leave you with a Merry Christmas!  Again, thanks to Sarah for her cute idea!!