How to Paint or Decorate Glass Ornaments for Christmas Trees

Question

There are many ways to decorate glass Christmas ornaments. Purchase affordable glass balls at the dollar store, or buy them in bulk at the after-holiday sales. Children can decorate glass Christmas balls if you use non-toxic acrylic and glitter paint to create festive designs. Look through magazines to discover the types of designs you would like to paint on your Christmas balls. Clear, glass ball ornaments can also be adorned by placing objects inside the ornaments.

Answer 1

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    Squeeze white acrylic paint, black acrylic paint, brown acrylic paint and blue paint on the plate. Consider using glitter paints if you want your snowman to sparkle.

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    Use the paint brush and white paint to make three circles representing the body of the snowman. Make the bottom circle the largest, the middle one slightly smaller and the top circle for the head the smallest one of all three.

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    Apply the brown paint to create the branch arms of the snowman.

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    Paint on the eyes, nose and buttons by creating black dots with the brush. Add a smile to create a happy snowman.

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    Dab on more black paint to create the stovepipe hat for the snowman.

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    Use the blue paint to give the snowman a lovely scarf. Paint a snowman on each side of the Christmas ball to create symmetry.