I have this pass-through window in my kitchen that I like to hang things in. And I thought it was about time I took down the cupcakes from Elise’s birthday party (oops!). I wanted to make something summery and fun, but not too holiday specific (i.e. Fourth of July).
I love the look of back painted glass, so I dragged out these clear glass ornaments leftover from this project and set myself up for a super quick, easy and cheap project.
First, I removed the tops of the ornaments and rinsed them out with some water. I gave them a couple hard shakes and dried them upside down. Once they were dry, I squirted about a tablespoon of acrylic craft paint inside.
I covered up the top with my finger and shook the paint around the inside. As the paint covered the inside of the ball, I added more when it was needed to make sure the coverage was even.
After the entire inside was covered, I let them dry upright in the ornament box.
Once they were mostly dry, I gently put the tops back on and hung them up with some ribbons.
I have a couple of tips from my experimentation.
- Don’t thin the paint! It needs to be fairly thick to adhere to the glass.
- The colors I used were straight from the bottle. If you wanted to mix colors to make a new color, I would do it before putting it inside the ornament. Once the paint sticks to the glass, it doesn’t shake around too well.
- If things aren’t looking right, all is not lost! Rinse out the ornament while the paint is still wet.
Love these happy colors!
