If you’ve ever wondered how to make glittered ornaments, I’ve totally got you covered! This easy tutorial will show you how to make glittered ornaments quickly and easily!
How to Make Glittered Ornaments
Supplies
- clear glass ornaments
- extra fine glitter (colors of your choice)
- Aleene’s DIY Glitter Ornament Adhesive
- funnel
Directions
- Remove ornament cap and set aside.
- Carefully pour Aleene’s DIY Glitter Ornament Adhesive into the inside of the ornament. Pour more than you think you’ll need (don’t worry, we won’t waste!). Gently twirl the glue around the inside of the ornament to ensure that the entire interior is coated. Do not shake! You’ll end up with air bubbles that you won’t be able to get rid of. Once the entire inside is coated in adhesive, pour the extra adhesive back into the container! Allow to drain for 10-20 seconds to ensure that all the extra is out of the ornament. If not, you’ll end up with a gooey, glitter mess inside the ornament.
- Using a funnel, carefully pour more glitter than you think you’ll need into the ornament (again, we won’t waste any!). Just like you did with the adhesive, gently twirl the glitter around in the ornament to coat the entire inside evenly. Again, don’t shake. Just gently twirl. Once you can see that it’s evenly coated, pour the extra glitter back into the container.
- Allow to dry for a couple minutes before replacing the ornament cap!
I love the way these glittered ornaments turned out! I used traditional Christmas colors, but you could use absolutely any color and they would still turn out amazing beautiful! There’s just something about the sparkling shimmer that’s so elegant and gorgeous!
Aren’t they just gorgeous, y’all? I absolutely love them!
You could use these for decorating or as gifts! I’m thinking about adding some to teacher’s gifts this year. They would also make great gifts for grandparents, too. The kiddos could write a message with a paint marker for a one-of-a-king gift. It might also make for a great tradition, too. Write the year and a special message, and gift them. How fun is that?
What do you have in mind for your glittered ornaments?
Want more DIY ornament ideas? Check out these DIY Swirl Christmas Ornaments!
How to Make Glittered Ornaments Video Tutorial
Robin Rue (@massholemommy) says
Those ornaments came out great! I love how simple they are to make 🙂
Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle says
Thanks for this great how to. I’ve always wanted to make ornaments like this with the kids.
Michelle F. says
Those came out really nice! I love that the glitter is inside for less mess.
Pam says
Those ornaments turned out so cute. I love that the glitter is inside, so way less mess.
Debra says
So cool and so easy to do. You can really customize and make your own one-of-a-kind ornament!
Jenn @TheRebelChick says
What a super fun idea! I actually have some of these plastic ornaments that I was going to fill with candy but the openings are too small. Maybe I’ll do this instead!
Liz Mays says
These ornaments look perfect! I’d love to make a few different colors with the glitter I have!
Lisa Joy Thompson says
I’ve done lots of glitter ornaments in the past, but I never heard of Aleene’s DIY Gitter Adhesive. What a cool product! Will definitely try making ornaments this way!
Jennifer H says
Wow – that was really easy! This looks like a fun project to do with the fam.
Marcie W. says
This craft looks simple and the results are gorgeous! Since there is glitter involved I may make the kids watch from afar but they can place the ornaments on the tree once they’re ready.
Cat Davis | Mom by the Beach Blog says
Those are so pretty! I wonder if it would work well with plastic ornaments too. We can’t have glass with all the cats and kids.
Alicia says
These look absolutely beautiful!! I love all things glitter and this would be a fun idea to do with kids.
Ellen ThatChicMom says
Those turned out beautiful!! I love that the glitter is on the inside so no mess on the floor. I pinned to try this with my kids over break!
Raijean says
Now this is a neat idea, I’m going to try this with the boychld. He loves making things
Jaclyn Anne says
This seems like a simple enough craft – thanks for sharing it with us – the ornaments look fantastic!
Kristi says
What a great idea. Would be fun to do that for a holiday class party activity. The kids would have a blast.
Liz Mays says
Crystal, those came out so beautifully! The best part is how easy they are to make.
Ann Bacciaglia says
These ornaments are so pretty and easy to make. I will have to try making some on the weekend with the kids.
Christie says
I always worry about glitter ending up everywhere BUT the ornaments! This is such a nice and mess-free craft!
Shannon Gurnee says
Those look like a great idea for homemade ornaments. Glitter always makes everything better – ha ha!
Michele says
I love the way those ornaments look–they look like they were purchased in a high end store. They would make a great gift or maybe s the ornament you put on the gift when wrapping.
Jasmine says
What a great idea!! These would be great piled in a bowl too
Nicole Escat says
This would be nice this coming Christmas, we love diy’s ornament like this.
Amber C. says
How cute is that! I will put special meaning or homemade ornaments on our tree! I love this idea!
Shell Feis says
THANK YOU! I have been wanting to make these but wasn’t sure what to use to get it to stick. I had no idea that adhesive existed!
Tiff @ Babes and Kids says
These are so pretty! I had no idea that they would be so simple. What a great tutorial.