ALCOHOL INK'D GLASS ORNAMENTS
Level: Intermediate

Supplies:

Clear glass ornaments
Various colors of Alcohol inks
Fine Glitter
DUO liquid adhesive/glue
Alcohol Ink Applicator (wooden stamp handle/felt)
Ribbon
Wire
Hot Glue gun

Instructions:

  1. Take your glass ornaments, remove the metal topper, and rinse them out with hot water and let them dry completely. I let mine dry overnight.
  2. Once dry, squeeze about a tablespoon of liquid glue (make sure you use one that dries clear & stays tacky, like DUO does), roll your ornament around, so that the entire inside of the ornament is covered with the glue. You may have to add more or less depending on the size of your ornament. Flip ornament over so excess glue can drip out of the ornament. I find an old egg carton works well for this. Let the glue dry completely, it will dry clear. I let mine dry overnight.
  3. Add a little bit of glitter at a time to the inside of the ornament. Shake it all around, so that the glitter sticks to all the surfaces inside the ornament.
  4. To add the alcohol inks, I did a combination of two different methods of application. By just using the applicator tool, you will get a very light look of the alcohol inks. I wanted to have a more vibrant look, so I - VERY CAREFULLY - squeezed on a SINGLE drop of the alcohol ink onto the ornament, and very slowly turned the ornament from side to side to move the ink around, I also softly blew on the ink to spread it. Occasionally it would run too quickly and that is when I would use the tool and dab it to mix it. I did my ornaments assembly line style, so I would add one color in various spot on an ornament, then set aside to completely dry. I put my drying ornaments on the ends of pens/pencils in a cup for drying. Then when I had one color on all the ornaments, I started with the second color, applying directly and using the applicator tool as needed. You want to be sure and the let colors dry in between applying the next color, just to ensure they don't get a muddy look. I used between 2-4 colors of the inks on the ornaments shown in the photo above.
  5. Once your ornament is dry, I reinstalled the metal topper to the ornament. Then I used wire and tied a ribbon for the top, and hot glued it into place on the metal topper.

Good luck and have fun!!

Debbie Weller
DebDuzScrappin.com

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