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Swirl-a-balls
- Total Time Needed:
- 1 Hour
These ornaments are so much more than the sum of their parts: A flash of holiday alchemy transforms inexpensive glass globes and a few dropperfuls of paint into marbled masterpieces, and the guests at your ornament party will have a ball making them.
- Materials
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- Clear glass ball ornaments
- (available at craft stores)
- Acrylic or tempera paints
- Paper cups
- Plastic eyedroppers
- Instructions
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Remove the tops from the ornaments (a parent's job). You may want to inspect the tops of the ornaments for stray glass threads and smooth them with the side of a toothpick. -
Pour the paint into the cups, one color per cup, and stir a little water into each until it reaches the consistency of heavy cream. Put an eyedropper in each cup. -
To decorate a ball, squirt a few drops of paint into it and swirl before adding another color.
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Dry the balls upside down, perched on paper cups, and replace the tops when they're dry.
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- Tips:
- Experiment with dribbling paint down the sides or squirting it right into the bottom and tipping the ball upside down over a cup. (Most designs look great, but if a child is really unhappy with his or her ball, you can swirl the inside of the ornament with hot water and start over.)
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