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Swirly Paint Christmas Balls

Pretty and unique Christmas ball ornaments

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/swirly-paint-christmas-balls • Posted by Jill T.

These are super easy, inexpensive, and really pretty. We used two colors per ball, but you could use more if you wanted to. Just put about a tablespoon of each color in the ball and swirl it around until the insides are mostly painted. Use your finger or better yet, some tissue, to cover the opening at the top and shake toward the unpainted parts to get the entire thing painted. The more you swirl and shake, the more the colors will mix, so don't do it too much (though I really like those parts the best). Leave the tops off and let them dry. The package they came in worked really well for this part. I'm thinking about trying some with some metallic colors next time. :)

You will need

Project Budget
Cheap

Time

0 h 10

Difficulty

Pretty Easy
Medium ornaments 1270609785

Description

These are super easy, inexpensive, and really pretty. We used two colors per ball, but you could use more if you wanted to. Just put about a tablespoon of each color in the ball and swirl it around until the insides are mostly painted. Use your finger or better yet, some tissue, to cover the opening at the top and shake toward the unpainted parts to get the entire thing painted. The more you swirl and shake, the more the colors will mix, so don't do it too much (though I really like those parts the best). Leave the tops off and let them dry. The package they came in worked really well for this part. I'm thinking about trying some with some metallic colors next time. :)

Instructions

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    Just put about a tablespoon of each color in the ball and swirl it around until the insides are mostly painted. Use your finger or better yet, some tissue, to cover the opening at the top and shake toward the unpainted parts to get the entire thing painted. The more you swirl and shake, the more the colors will mix, so don't do it too much (though I really like those parts the best). Leave the tops off and let them dry. The package they came in worked really well for this part. I'm thinking about trying some with some metallic colors next time. :)