Make your own DIY marbled ornaments in your favorite colors to customize your Christmas tree this year. These ornaments are really easy and a lot of fun to make. Thank you to DecoArts for sponsoring this post, which also contains affiliate links that help to support this blog. Thank you!
Today I have a really fun and simple Christmas project for you guys – DIY marbled ornaments. I made these on my own, but I am going to get another couple boxes of plastic ornaments and make more with my kids. I know they will love this project, and the best part is that it is easy enough to do with the kids but you still get gorgeous results.
I mean, how pretty are those? Just love these things- they have a gorgeous glossy finish with a pretty marbled, swirled look.
DIY Marbled Ornaments Supplies
- Clear Glass or Plastic Ornaments (I used plastic because I have three kids, and I have to say they still look great)
- DecoArt Americana Multi-Surface Acrylic Paint
- Paper Towels
- Ribbon
This process is really easy, but you do not have complete control over how your finished ornament is going to look. The paint kind of has a mind of it’s own, so try to let just go and just see where it ends up. You can do it! 🙂 Make sure you get a lot of clear ornaments because this is a lot of fun, and I have a feeling you are going to want to try lots of paint combinations.
DIY Marbled Ornaments
- Remove cap from your ornament.
- Squeeze acrylic paint around the outside of the ornament. Try alternating two or three colors. You want a good amount of paint for it to swirl and mix well.
- Cover the opening with a paper towel, and shake the ornament around to swirl it together and cover the entire surface.
- Pour out the excess paint and allow the ornament to dry with the cap off.
- When the ornament is dry, replace the cap and thread a piece of ribbon through the top.
That’s it! I found that the paint really mixes a lot, so liked using similar or analogous colors. For the most part, I stuck with blues, white, silver, and gray. The silver paint created a really beautiful effect in the finished ornaments.
Have you guys ever tried filling ornaments with paint before? I love how easy it is to get the exact colors that you want for your tree. I’m still figuring out what I’m doing with my tree this year, but I really loved my pink tree last year, so I will probably keep a lot of that. I’m thinking I will probably need some more DIY marbled ornaments in pink for that. 😉
Happy Making!
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Jen Worsham says
September 17, 2018 at 1:17 pmI really like how thick your ribbon is on most of them. The ribbon you linked seems to be much thinner. Can you tell me the width of the riboon you used in the very first picture of this post? Thank you!!
Alexis says
September 20, 2018 at 1:10 pmHi! Sorry! You are right, and I should change that link. I think that I used 7/8′ ribbon for those ornaments. 🙂
MamaT says
October 21, 2018 at 4:41 amAre we squeezing paint on the inside of the bauble or the outside? U said outside n then a few steps later u said to pour out excess paint?? I’m a bit confused ?♀️
Alexis says
October 25, 2018 at 1:12 pmOn the inside of the bauble. 🙂
Nancy Hanie says
November 25, 2018 at 6:17 pmI am using plastic ornaments, but when I use the paints…I turn it upside down and the paint drips out. However when I turn them over to dry, the next day paint has dripped completely off the sides. What am I doing wrong?
Bobbi Deline says
November 30, 2018 at 6:40 pmNancy Hanie did you ever get an answer to your question? The same thing has happened to me too. Sometimes it’s just streaks missing, others most of the pain has run out … very frustrating!
Becca H says
December 21, 2018 at 1:49 pmMe too! I used glass ornaments and a combination of plain and metallic acrylic paint. My issue is with the metallic paint. I know I’m getting good coverage. I know I’m letting as much of the excess paint drip out. But DAYS later there are spots or areas where there is no paint or it’s so thin I can see through it. I’d love to know what I’m doing wrong…
Kelly says
December 10, 2018 at 1:25 pmI loved painting the glass ornaments! So many colours to choose from. I found the plastic ornaments were not very good to pour paints into…..not the same quality as the glass. I poured paints , alternating colours turned them upside down. I put them in a shooter glass and let them drip ? out. They turned out AWESOME ❤️❤️❤️❤️