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How To Paint Christmas Ornaments

November 14, 2018 by Tonya Staab

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Are you ready for another Testors Crafternoons project to make with your kids? This is Tonya, and I’m going to show you how to paint Christmas ornaments to decorate your tree and give as gifts this holiday season. You and your kids will love this latest craft in our ongoing sponsored partnership with Testors.com.

Be sure to check out our recent Testors Crafternoons project Driftwood Christmas Trees and our Painted Christmas Rocks.

How To Paint Christmas Ornaments

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I’m going to show you a few different ways you can paint clear holiday ornaments, from simply pouring acrylic paint inside, to marbling, and adding glitter and stencils to personalize ornaments. These will look perfect on your tree this year, but they also make great gifts too, as well as being a great project to do with the whole family.

How To Paint Christmas Ornaments

Supplies you need to paint ornaments:

  • Clear glass or plastic ornaments – I prefer glass though because the paint does adhere a little easier.
  • Testors Craft Acrylic 2oz Paint – assorted colors (we used Seafoam Matte, Snow White Metallic, Gold Rush Glitter Burst, Gold Metallic, Silver Metallic, and Deep Sea Matte)
  • Testors Craft Marbling Medium
  • Testors Craft Glitter Paint – in Gold, Iridescent, or Silver
  • Rubbing alcohol
  • Paintbrush
  • Small plastic cups
  • Plastic squeeze bottles
  • Ribbon for hanging your ornaments

How To Paint Christmas Ornaments

One of my top tips for how to paint Christmas ornaments is that less is more. The more paint you use, the thicker it is, the longer it takes to dry, and the more chance of the paint just running out of the ornament and colors bleeding together.

The first thing you will need to do is make sure your ornaments are completely clean, so pour a little rubbing alcohol into each, swish it around the inside, and then leave the ornaments upside down to dry overnight.

Now you can begin painting.

I found it easiest to use the squeeze bottle, not only to mix the marbling medium and acrylic paints together, but also to get just small quantities at a time inside the ornaments.

Painting Christmas Ornaments

When mixing the marbling medium with acrylic paint it is a 1 to 1 ratio. Once mixed, leave to sit for a little while so there are no air bubbles.

Now, gently squeeze just a little inside your ornament, turn your ornament a little and squeeze a little more. Let the paint run around the inside of the ornament before adding more paint. As I mentioned above the less you use, the better.

If you want to add more colors, do so before all the gaps have filled up.

You can use as many different colors as you like and you can also mix between matte, metallic, and glitter paints.

Once all the gaps are filled, place your ornament upside down in a cup to let any excess paint drain out, and then set your ornaments aside to dry. I recommend drying for at least 48 hours before you replace the top to your ornament.

If you want to add just one color, or mix say the teal to make a few different shades of it, then that will create a lovely watercolor effect inside the ornament.

Or maybe, you want to just mix a little white, gold, and gold glitter to make a simple ornament like this one.

But then, you can also add some glitter to the outside too. The Testors Craft Intense Glitter paint works best for this. You can simply apply a thin layer to the outside of an ornament you’ve poured paint into like this …

Or, you can use stencils to add an initial, date, or name to the ornament, like this …

Let’s break down a few of these different ornaments and I’ll show you exactly what I used to create them.

How To Paint Marbled Christmas Ornaments

This marbled ornament for example used the Testors Marbling Medium, along with the Testors Craft paint in Gold Metallic, Seafoam Matte, and Deep Sea Matte.

How To Paint Marbled Christmas Ornaments

How To Paint Christmas Ornaments With Glitter

This glitter ornament used a combination of the Testors Craft paint in Seafoam and Deep Sea matter blended together inside, and then the Intense Glitter paint in gold on the outside.

How To Paint Christmas Ornaments With Glitter

How To Paint Stenciled Christmas Ornaments

I made this stenciled ornament using the Testors Marbling Medium, with the Testors Craft paint in Snow White Metallic and Gold Rush Glitter Burst. I made the stenciled letter with the Testors Intense Glitter paint.

How To Paint Stenciled Christmas Ornaments

What fun ideas do you have for painting your own ornaments this holiday season? Do you have a color scheme in mind?

How To Paint Christmas Ornaments

Testors paints are the perfect addition to your holiday crafting. The Testors Craft Acrylic Paint comes in metallic, glitter, matte, and regular 2oz bottles and can be used on so many surfaces including glass, fabric, wood, clay, metal, plaster, and more.

Take a look at my other Testors creations that are perfect for the holidays too:

  • Painted Rocks
  • How to Make a Handmade Breakfast Tray
  • How to Make a DIY Pallet Photo Frame
  • How to Airbrush Personalized Shirts for Kids
  • Get Outside And Play With Spray Chalk
  • DIY Snowman Tin Can Toss
  • How to Paint Gaming Controllers

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46 Comments

  1. Tellthebell says

    January 2, 2019 at 7:14 am

    nice ideas for Christmas thanks for sharing your views!

  2. Michele Pilon says

    December 21, 2018 at 11:29 am

    We love making holiday ornaments together

  3. Aleksandra Nearing says

    December 21, 2018 at 5:16 am

    We love to craft and DIY. We have made some ornaments before.

  4. Devon F says

    December 19, 2018 at 11:48 pm

    Every year my Girl Scout Troop makes ornaments. I love your tutorial as I’ve been wanting to attempt the painted bulbs😍 i can’t wait to try it!

  5. Rose Santuci-Sofranko says

    December 18, 2018 at 11:42 pm

    I made some origami ornaments this year, and in previous years…now if I’d only actually put them on the tree… Thanks and God bless!

  6. Anne says

    December 18, 2018 at 10:08 am

    We used to make them when the kids were young and now we put up the ornaments that we created together for many years.

  7. Antoinette M says

    December 16, 2018 at 9:29 pm

    We use craft sticks, paint, etc. to make our ornaments.

  8. Vickie L Couturier says

    December 13, 2018 at 6:40 pm

    i used to make some every year,,and now i love the ones my grandkids make for me

  9. Debbie P says

    December 13, 2018 at 5:28 pm

    My son makes at least one new ornament every year. And 99 percent of my ornaments are very special and are used every Christmas.

  10. Caroline Bock says

    December 8, 2018 at 9:23 pm

    I have made ornaments in the past. I would love to make some more with my daughters.

  11. Kathy B. says

    December 8, 2018 at 8:30 pm

    We make a new ornament each year for each of our trees. They bring special meaning to the season.

  12. Jessica Walker says

    December 8, 2018 at 8:16 am

    This is the first year I started making ornaments with my daughters.

  13. maria gentry says

    December 8, 2018 at 6:47 am

    We have made ornaments in the past and they are still our favorite ones!

  14. June S. says

    December 7, 2018 at 12:39 am

    Our family has never done ornaments like these, but my children have given me homemade ornaments that they made for me in school when they were younger.

  15. ae minx says

    December 5, 2018 at 2:21 am

    I’ve never painted ornaments.. just made the usual little diy foam types

  16. Virgie C. Bullard says

    December 4, 2018 at 12:00 am

    Very easy and simple tips for painting the ornaments. Will try it soon (Y)

  17. SpotsinBlogs says

    December 3, 2018 at 4:28 am

    Really helpful tips for painting Christmas Ornaments, Thanks for sharing
    Appreciate it

  18. Mary says

    December 2, 2018 at 11:41 pm

    My children are grown now but I still have all of the ornaments they have made. I like the marbling effect that you showed. I am already thing of other crafts to use this on!

  19. Surinder gurm says

    December 2, 2018 at 9:33 pm

    Never made an ornament but many are souvenirs from great family trips

  20. Lauren says

    December 2, 2018 at 11:18 am

    I have ornaments from when I was a kid.

  21. Marilyn Nawara says

    December 1, 2018 at 2:04 pm

    I have several ornaments that my boys made for me when they were in grade school that I put on the tree each year. My favorites are pop-sicle stick reindeer and Christmas wreaths with their school pic.

  22. Shirley Eichman says

    December 1, 2018 at 12:46 am

    My granddaughters will love doing this craft.

  23. SYLVIA SAYRE says

    November 30, 2018 at 1:40 pm

    Well, we used to, but not anymore. All grown up and moved away.

  24. Sara Smith says

    November 29, 2018 at 11:46 pm

    Excellent presentation and explanation..

  25. Emma Watson says

    November 29, 2018 at 11:39 pm

    On every Christmas, I wonder how they made so beautiful Christmas Ornaments, now I see it! Thanks, Tonya.

  26. Frederick A. Gonzalez says

    November 29, 2018 at 10:52 pm

    Great idea, these ornaments look too cute and colorful. Can’t wait to try them

  27. Tori Howes says

    November 29, 2018 at 1:06 am

    We make special ornaments every year. Never done marbled ones before though!

  28. Raymond Morris says

    November 28, 2018 at 8:04 am

    Yes we make family ornaments. We also hang the ornaments our grown children made while they were younger. Have to tell the grand kids about each one.

  29. Alan black says

    November 28, 2018 at 4:01 am

    These are some of great tips to paint christmas ornaments, Well constructed thinking. Thanks

  30. meghan says

    November 27, 2018 at 1:48 pm

    I have not made them before, but love the monogram ones.

  31. Emma says

    November 26, 2018 at 4:18 pm

    We typically use family ornaments but I have never hear of marbling! That looks so cool! I may make a few ornaments this year to try it out!

  32. Rose says

    November 26, 2018 at 3:21 pm

    We will use popsicle sticks, glitter and other craft stuff that we have on hand to make ornaments. My husband and I also pick out an ornament together every year to add to the tree. We just celebrated 11 years of marriage so we have 11 special ornaments. ❤️

  33. Valenica Abbott says

    November 26, 2018 at 12:40 am

    Excellent presentation and explanation. Very clear diction and of course easy technique.

  34. athena graeme says

    November 25, 2018 at 1:02 pm

    My husband and I have been lucky enough to do a lot of travel, everywhere we go we collect one ornament to remind us of the trip and hang it on our tree

  35. Kristina says

    November 24, 2018 at 8:59 pm

    I’ve never made an ornament, but I do make lace and have considered doing it.

  36. Dana says

    November 24, 2018 at 6:26 pm

    We use the same ornaments every year and collect new ones each year.

  37. Kathy Eyre says

    November 24, 2018 at 5:43 pm

    About 3/4 of our ornaments are hand made and used year after year. This year we made some out of pine cones.

  38. Christina moore says

    November 24, 2018 at 12:39 pm

    We use to string popcorn and make gingerbread men

  39. Cindy Peterson says

    November 24, 2018 at 11:35 am

    We continue to use my Grandmothers homemade ornaments. It is a tradition.

  40. Amber Nelson says

    November 15, 2018 at 7:32 pm

    We make a new photo ornament every year. It is a family photo or a photo of just the kids and the year.

  41. latanya says

    November 15, 2018 at 2:16 pm

    I have ornaments that my son makes at school each year that I always hang up

  42. Christie Lombardo says

    November 15, 2018 at 1:38 pm

    Yes we like to make ornaments usually out of paper

  43. Lucinda says

    November 14, 2018 at 7:28 pm

    I have fond memories of painting wooden holiday ornaments with my sisters. Recently, I made some felt blue jays and cardinals to hang in our Christmas tree.

  44. Payal says

    November 14, 2018 at 5:01 pm

    We usually make or get ornaments every year that represents the most important event for each person in our family.

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