DIY Christmas Ornaments Tutorial.- Acrylic Paint Swirl 2 Ways! {Dollar Tree Craft}
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- So excited to show you how to make these easy DIY Christmas ornaments with 2 fun acrylic paint swirl methods.This easy Christmas craft is perfect the whole family: for kids, teens and adults too! And it's cheap to boot, using Dollar store / Dollar Tree craft items.
For the full step by step written tutorial with some more DIY ornament decorating ideas, check out the blog post:
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In this video I will show you 2 ways to create these gorgeous paint swirls. The first will dry with more subtle marbling while the second will dry with distinct bold colored streaks. Pick whichever method you like or make both- the sky is the limit!
Plus you'll find out my lessons learned including my experience using pre-made acrylic pour paint, tricks on how to speed up drying time, and how to avoid muddy color combinations. And stay tuned until the end and I'll show you what each ornament looks when after they're fully dried plus a few more color combo ideas.
Material Needed:
1. Deco Art or Arcrylique brand acrylic craft paint (in bottles) amzn.to/3lqwi5D
2. Clear Plastic or Glass Christmas Ball Ornaments amzn.to/2UnzZ04
3. Wooden skewer
4. Piece of Paper Towel
5. Plastic cup or jar
Note: I only tested the Deco Art and Acrylique paint brands which both worked for me (Artist Loft pre-mixed pouring paint did not work for me). Other brands might work also, but I haven't tried them so not 100% sure. If you do use another brand and it works for you please comment below and share your experience!
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So pretty
Thank you!!
If you pour, swirl & drain a little floor wax inside the ornament first it cleans the inside & makes it a little tacky to help the paint stick better.
Thank you sharing that tip!! 🙏🙌🏼
Do you feel this step of adding the floor wax is required? I’m about to make ornaments, I want to do it so they will las a long time.
@@dinacarroll9211 it may help, but is not required. I used to make these with my students and mine have lasted 20 years so far. Mine were glass and I did wash them out with alcohol first to remove any residue. I also did the drip down the side method and just turned them a bit each day while they rested on the top of a cup. Then when all coated they were turned upside down to drain.
Wow I am totally impressed!!!!!
Thank you Carolyne!!🙏🥰
This is EXACTLY what I’ve been looking for! I love it inside the ornament better then outside, so this was perfect. How you made the swirls first is the key I’ve been missing
I'm so glad to hear that, thank you for taking the time to let me know🙏❤️
I love the black too. It is so dramatic, even though it isn't traditional Christmas colors. Thank you for a very informative demonstration.
Most welcome Donna 😊🙏 So glad you liked the black one, agree it’s dramatic and unique.
Love the colors I've been doing marbelized bulbs for years..they turned out beautiful
That’s so awesome to hear June! Thank you for taking the time to let me know 🙏❤️
Just made like 15 for my fam for Christmas gifts. Had so much fun doing them! Thanks for the idea ❤
So glad to hear that, enjoy giving them to your fam. Super job!!🙌🏼🙏❤️
Very nice both ways, but I actually prefer your first method. However, love the red one! Thanks for the demo! 🙂
Thanks so much Lauren!!
I really wanted to do this with my son. Of all the videos I’ve watched. Urs is by far the best. Thank u so much. Merry Xmas
That sounds like a fun time together! If you end up making this I really hope you enjoy it❤️ Merry Xmas to you too
Thank you 😊
You're welcome 😊
Beautiful. Thank you for sharing your video and tutorial.
Thanks so much Rebecca! 🙏❤️
I did something similar with my young students nearly 20 years ago and mine have been perfect all these years! I did use glass balls and rinsed them with alcohol or vinegar first and let them dry. I also only did the “drip down the sides” method and rested them on a cup and turned them periodically to let the paint flow. When I had a good design I drained any leftovers and let them dry.
Thanks so much about sharing your ideas and tips, and so glad to hear they’ve lasted in perfect condition all these years. ❤️🎄☃️
I going to try this at the retirement home where I live
That’s sounds excellent Nan😊, I hope you enjoy making them!
The bold black one, that you took out of frame, was actually nice (all of them are). I think depending on the persons color decor it would fit perfectly 👍🏽💜 nice creations
Thanks so much, and that is very true -colourations/ combos are very subjective to everyone’s personal likes!🎨🎄
Very Pretty ❣️❣️
Thank you!
Those are cute! ❤
Thank you 🙏🥰
Thank you for the tutorial. I am going to try this with the plastic ball, I read comments where they gave tips on what to do to seal it so it doesn't crack and I will be following these tips as well.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
That’s great to hear! Hope you enjoyed making them!
Thanks Tara want this
Thank you!
Jasmine, great job on this how to video!! I appreciate you listing the supplies FIRST! and also letting the viewer know what other tips you will provide later in the episode!! Good camera placement & lighting, smooth editing, great timing - not too rushed nor too slow.
Will use your method 1 & 2 this weekend with my BFFs (we are old ladies - LOL!) I have subscribed & look forward to watching your other videos!
Thanks so much Lori!! So glad to hear your feedback on the video🙏 it will help me with make future videos with a same style. I hope you and your BFF enjoy making the ornaments, have fun!!
Beautiful!
Great tutorial!! So easy too🎄☃️🎁
Thank you Michelle ❤️❤️
Great demo!
Thank you Cheryl🙏
I have made eight Christmas bubbles with acrylics and giving them for a Christmas gift
That’s so exciting to hear Steven and thank you for letting me know!! They will make a very special gift. 💝🎁
FINNNNNNALLY ... I love the ornaments, and you used very little paint, it was not messy, and it will never rub off! I hate the ones that use so much paint! I cannot afford, nor do I wish to waste that much paint! The first looks more like water. I did not like the second one at all until it dried! That technique made it look more like natural marble, agate, or quartz with the more pronounced variations. They are just lovely!
So glad to hear you’re awesome experience with the ornaments🙌🏼 Both the techniques offer unique looks. Hope you have a wonderful holidays 🎄🎁🎉
I was able to use premixed acrylic paint and they worked just fine I made them last year and all of the other artists are using them also such as artist's loft and Masters touch
That's awesome to hear Gloria! And great tip - thank you :)
The premixed acrylic paint could be thickened by adding some floetrol or Elmer's glue all purpose that way it will stick to the inside better
Thank you so much Gloria for the great tip!
@@feelingnifty anytime I'm willing to help anybody in any way that I can... I use the Elmer's glue all purpose for my medium
@@gloriagiefer3013 that’s so awesome- thank you again!
Thanks for this tutorial. I’m going to use it to make a crystal ball for Halloween!
That’s such a great idea!!
This is just what I wanted to learn. Thanks.
Thank you Noelle!! I hope you enjoy making them :)
@@feelingnifty I saw this last night. I can't wait to try them. Thank you so very much. I will really enjoy making these. My teacher made this and I wanted to lean how. Love them.
@@noelleboehm1142 You're most welcome- enjoy Noelle!!
@@feelingnifty Thank you Jasmine. I love the look of Painted and Swirl Ornaments. My teacher gave me one for Christmas many years ago and I wanted to learn how to make a painted swirl ornament like hers. I like your first name.
@@feelingnifty Yes, I will enjoy those very much. I have been decorating all kinds of Ornaments this Holiday Season 2020. Are you decorating Ornaments this Christmas Holiday Season 2020?
I'm going to use the swril method on large clear ornaments. Instead of making a Christmas decoration it's going to be used as a Hallowen decoration. I have some glow in the dark paint and blacklight reactive paint. I'll be putting the ornaments in a tree with the purple or blacklight string lights so they have that they will glow and hopefully look like floating orbs. I may soak some white gaze in Mod Podge and glow paint then put over some small glass ornaments ( may coat inside of the ornament with glow paint ) to make floating ghosts
That sounds like an awesome idea!! Thank you for sharing. If you l’re comfortable would love to know how it turned out- sounds really cool!👻🎃
Those turned out really Beautiful 💞 I'm going to have to try this, I'm going to do Christmas colors so hopefully they turn out good 🤔🤔🤔 u did a great job explaining this 👍 I really enjoyed watching this video 🤗 love and God bless
Christmas colours sounds lovely! I’m so glad you enjoyed the video and I hope you enjoy making these Laura😊❤️
If you add vinegar and let it dry before you start the paint will stick better.
That’s a great tip, thank you for sharing that JoElla!❤️
hint...if you want to add a dominant color but don't want it to mix to create muddy colors in 2nd method... Dribble in black on sides and let dry. Then add other colors and even small amount of black if you want. The colors will not get muddy.
That’s a great tip!! Thank you for sharing it 🙏
Just found your video. Very different way of applying paints so going to try both methods. Another crafter actually poured the paints on the outside so that was a neat method but then the ornament needs to be sealed. I prefer to paint the insides of the glass ball.
That sounds great Florence- Enjoy both methods! I’ve also see the paint poured on the outside of the ornament method- that method can give very nice patterns and movement to the paint ( since the paint is not draining out). And yes on the sealing part too. Enjoy!
Hi Jasmine, I loved this tutorial. I never thought about doing this. You made it look so easy and I am going to try and do some. I have been a bit unwell but I have been doing some paintings. My Parkinson's has given me a few small issues but I am good and better than some. Thank you for asking. I would like to post some of my paintings that I've done to you, so you can see how I have improved, but I can't seem to find the right site of yours for that. Many thanks for your tutorials. XX
Hi Lyn, I am sorry to hear about the issues you were facing and I hope you start to feel better soon🙏. Would absolutely love to see your paintings. You can email them directly at contact@FeelingNifty.com or you can share them in our facebook group facebook.com/groups/230137138847825/ whichever is easier and works best. Cheers and have a wonderful week Lyn! Jasmine
Can you let us know which ornaments you swirled and which ones you shook? I am anxious to try. Thanks for the inspiration.
Hey Liz, the first ornament( blue/turquoise) is using the swirl method ( method #1). The second ( dark green/gold/silver/white) is the shaking method( method #2). The rest of them I can’t remember entirely but looking back at the video they look mostly “shaking method” ( method #2) if I had to guess. I remember preferring method #2 more, it just gave a more dramatic colouration and the colors didn’t blend as much and maintained their own. Hope that helps❤️
Heya, new subscriber here 😊
I really appreciate your enunciation! Some tutorials have narrators who mumble and are very inarticulate. That is not the case with your videos! 👏
Thanks so much thats very kind of you, really appreciate it!! And welcome to the channel!
Have you tried adding glitter? If so, when in the process did you do so?
You can mix the glitter in with the paint for more subtle effect or add the glitter in first then pour the paint overtop so that it “glues” the glitter in place and moves with the paint too. Hope that helps!
Do you seal these with anything? I'd be interested in how they are holding up now.
You don’t need to seal theses ones because the paint is on the inside of the ornament. I did these ornaments 2 years ago and most are holding up good. There were a couple that cracked a bit and could be cause by paint consistency. Too thin a coat, they can crack from my experience.Hope that helps!
I did something similar nearly 20 years ago and mine have been perfect! I did use glass balls and rinsed them with alcohol first and let them dry. I also only did the “drip down the sides” method and rested them on a cup and turned them periodically to let the paint flow. When I had a good design I drained any leftovers and let them dry.
I made some beautiful ornaments with the paint inside but a had a problem they did not dry correct so half off the paint was gone. Please can you help me out? How long and what is the best way to dry (sorry for my bad English I'm from the Netherlands) Thank you for your great tutorial ☺️❤️
Sorry to hear the paint chipped off. The best way to dry them ( in my experience) is to flip them upside down to let the excess paint drain out (for 24 hours), then if the paint is still not dried at that point, I found that placing them upright and angled towards a fan helped dry them pretty fast (within 6 hours ish). Hope that helps. Also did you add any thinning agent to the paint by any chance? The paint can peel off too if it’s too thin.
@@feelingnifty Thank you so much for your reaction! I used a thinner medium because i used Amsterdam paint and it's very thick. I'm going to try again and dry the ornaments like you suggested!! :D
Great video! Did these ornaments last several years?
I did something similar nearly 20 years ago and mine have been perfect! I did use glass balls and rinsed them with alcohol first and let them dry. I also only did the “drip down the sides” method and rested them on a cup and turned them periodically to let the paint flow. When I had a good design I drained any leftovers and let them dry.
Thank you and yes they’ve lasted. I painted mine 2 years ago and most of them are still intact. Hope that helps!
is this acrylic paint the watery kind or the thick kind?
The acrylic paint is the liquidy kind you get in the bottles. The thicker paint in the tubes might need to be thinned down in order for it to flow inside the ornament.
You said that you sit the ornament in front of a dryer, were they sitting on their side or how to do you sit the ornament while it was drying in front of the dryer
I placed each ornament on the top of a cup so I could angle it in front of the fan. I have a picture of it in the blog post feelingnifty.com/diy-ornament-balls-paint-swirl/ . Hope that helps!
Did you ever have any problems with your paint bubbling once you poured and if so how are you able to pop the bubbles?
You can probably use air duster and spray some in there they should actually make some nice cells which look really cool or even blow with a straw
I haven’t had any issues with bubbling. I haven’t done paint pouring personally so not familiar with how to address the bubbling issue but the commenter above has some good tips!
I have a question. I did the same way with the way you show on video with Acrylic pouring paint and for some reason few of the paint color striping out and the whole color won't stay. ?? What did I do wrong?
Hi Dawn, I had the same issue as you with the acrylic pouring paint. I found it was too runny and didn't coat the inside of the ornament properly. You can checkout this portion of the video where I talk about my experience: czcams.com/video/4DzCnnxf2yg/video.html. Essentially, I found that the best type of paint to use for this craft is the acrylci craft paint in the bottles ( I used the brand Deco Art , but others might work too). Hope that helps and let me know if you have any more questions. Cheers, Jasmine ❤
Very nice Video.
What can i do when my Acrylic is not fluid enough and don‘t move? 😞
Thanks so much! If your acrylics is too thick you can add a bit of water to thin it. Just make sure the paint isn’t too thin or it might not stick to the sides of the ornament properly. Hope that helps!
Amazing combination of colors - Your ring light was distracting in the video.
Thank you, it was fun to play with the color combos😊 Yes, I agree the ring light was a bit of a challenge when filming because of the ultra reflective nature of the plastic ornaments - thank you for your honest feedback though, if I ever do one again I’ll figure out a better way.
What if bubbles pop up during the drying process and you don't see it til later
If the bubbles cause a part of the ornament to not have paint on it, you can re add paint over top. Hope that helps!
Love these! I've made 4 of these baubles. Two of them have turned out ok and the other two for some reason leaves gags where the paint hasn't set. What am I doing wrong? Any advice would be fab😊
So glad you love them!! In terms of the places where the paint didn't set, likely the paint didn't get a chance to fully dry. I found what really helped dry them fast was putting the ornaments in front of a fan (spout facing fan). I left them for 4-6 hours like that and the paint fully cured in my ornaments. Let me know if you have any more questions.
Thank you Jasmine I will give that a try😊
Also, there may be some oils or something on the surface. You may want to clean them out by swishing some alcohol around inside and letting them dry first.
@@SkeetieS-585 thank you I will try this!
Can I see you do the one that’s not Christmas colors.
I just did the shaking one and I love it. Pink tourqoise white and silver. I was going to send you a picture of him but there was no where to do it. Thank you for your tutorial.
There’s some in the video that are not Christmas colors. You can take a look at the blog post for more pictures if you’d like: feelingnifty.com/diy-ornament-balls-paint-swirl/. Hope that helps!
I've had a go at making some of these and some haven't turned out very well😖😏 some have tried and have left a circle mark at the bottom and some haven't covered very well when you hold them up to light you can see through or there are patches even though I made sure it was all covered. Help🙈😊
Hi Carol, a couple of tips would be make sure the paint isn’t too thin ( no watering it down) this was the cause of some of my ornaments being see through, if the paint is being used out of bottle perhaps try a different brand of paint ( Deco Art craft paint worked well) since some brands might be thinner than others. To avoid the circles at bottom, you can leave the ornaments to dry upside down for 24 hours so the paint evenly drains out and doesn’t pool at bottom. After the 24 hours, if paint still isn’t fully dried then you can turn ornament right side up and placing in front of a fan should do the trick. Hope that helps!
@@feelingnifty Thank you for that some paint was thick so I did water it down a little so that makes sense. I've ordered some deco art of Amazon which I've a lot better than the paint I bought here in my town. Thank you again😊
@@carolberriman7270 that’s great to hear Carol thanks for letting me know 🙏Enjoy making them☺️
Did U use pre mixed paint? Thanks Terri
Hi there, I used standard acrylic craft paint in the bottles.
How did these hold up? Did the paint start to flake?
Hi Daniella, most of them held up very well (still in great condition 2 years later). Only a couple flaked out of the bunch.
We used DecoArt acrylic paint and it was so thick it would not flow. Any suggestions?
How old is your paint? You might add a few drops of water to it and mix it in well.
Is it the DecoArt in bottles? If so then it should be pretty thin. Like the commenter above mentioned it might just need to be mixed (try shaking the bottle) or a few drops of water might do the trick. If you just bought it, you can try exchanging it for another bottle. Gluck!
I purchased some square ornaments at Michaels would I be able to use this method on them
Yes, you can use this method on any shape. You might just have to make sure the paint gets into the corners of the square by tilting it a bit more. Hope that helps! Enjoy making them 🎨🖌
@@feelingnifty The square ones that I have are rounded on the corners
I tried your second way, but after a week the paint looks cracked. :( . any advice? Thanks in advance
Hi Astrid, the cracks happened to me when I used a paint that was really thin. When it’s too thin it slides right off and doesn’t seem to stick and dry, creating some streaks and cracks. It seems to work well when using craft paint without watering it down. You could also try different paint brands. It might be that one paint brand is a bit thinner than others. Deco Art brand which I bought from the dollar store worked well for my ornaments. Hope that helps!
@@feelingnifty Thank you so much.
@@astridrubio6977 most welcome! ☺️
Do they have mini clear balls? 1.57 inch?
Dollar-tree should have the smaller ones too.
On average, how long do they take to dry?
Excellent question! Many times it can take 48 hours minimum or sometimes longer. But It really depends on the humidity in the space where they are drying and how thick the paint inside the ornament is. That’s why I first like to store them upside down for 24 hours or overnight at least to drain all the excess paint out. Then flip them over and and leave to air dry for 24 hours or longer until dry to the touch. They were not drying fast enough ( 3 days later)so I propped them up facing a desktop fan and that did the trick in 2-3 hours to dry them up completely. Hope that helps
I would like to gather the supplies for this project and sell it as a kit. Can I give you credit on the packaging and link your video as the instructional to the kits that I will sell in my small shop?
Hey Susan, let’s chat. Please PM me contact@feelingnifty.com
So all of items aren't from dollar tree ?
You can buy all of the items from Dollartree, just some of the paint bottles I had on hand were from another local dollarstore. But you can buy the same paint (just different brand) from Dollartree. Hope that helps!
loved your video but had trouble hearing you
Thank you Becky! In terms of the sound issue, if turning the volume up on the player/your device is not possible then there is always the “cc” option button at the top right corner of the video- this will enable closed captions so can read along what I am saying. Hope that helps❤️