Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Plaid. All opinions are 100% my own! Marbling has never been so easy! With these simple instructions you can create the marbled Christmas ornaments of your dreams in any color you wish!
Halloween is over, so let the Christmas crafting begin! I know it seems a little early, but if you’re like me and enjoy making things for Christmas, you really do have to get started early to complete everything in time! I know it’s a bit early for Christmas, but think of it as holiday prep, we don’t have to actually start decorating yet ; ). I will be sharing the tutorial for these DIY Marbled Christmas Ornaments with all the other Plaid Creators, so buckle up and enjoy all these fun creative ideas!! I also did a Facebook live video for the Marbled Christmas Ornaments…. you can find that video at the bottom of the post! There’s also a discount code and more amazing Christmas Tutorials from some of my amazing friends after the tutorial, so don’t miss those! AND a GIVEAWAY at the bottom of the post!
The White Ornaments are actually marbled with different shades of white. It’s really hard to capture the detail in a photo, but if you love all things white like I do, you will love the outcome of blending the different white colors for a gorgeous marbled affect! But the black and white ones are my Christmas Tree Inspiration this year!
Let’s make some Marbled Christmas Ornaments!
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How to Make Marbled Christmas Ornaments
Step 1: Prepare the Paint
We are going to begin by preparing our paint. In order to get the marbling affect we have to add the Martha Stewart Marbling Medium which allows the different colors to be swirled together, creating the marbled affect, without blending the colors. It’s really amazing to watch! To mix it you will add Martha Stewart Multi Surface Satin Paint into a plastic cup, and then mix in the Marbling Medium. You want to do about 1 part paint to two parts of the Marbling Medium. I mix the paint and medium together with a popsicle stick. This will not alter the color of your paint, I promise. It’s pretty awesome how it mixes together without changing the color! Try not to whip it or stir to rapidly as this will cause air bubbles! If you do get a few air bubbles, just allow the paint to settle for about 10 minutes before beginning.
As you can see below I probably stirred a little too quickly on a few of the paints. I think one of my kids needed me so I was trying to finish it up ;)! Be sure and prepare all the different colors ahead of time because we will be using them one after another and you’ll want to have them all ready to go!
Step 2: Pour the Paint
Now it’s time to pour the paint into the ornaments. Typically when working with this marbling medium you are going to see the top of the paint, but since it’s in the clear plastic bulb we are actually seeing the paint from underneath, so you have to be a little more intentional about where you pour the paint. You don’t want to just layer it all one top of each other or the top color won’t be seen on the bottom. I like to pour in a small amount of one color, then move on to the next color and so on. While I pour each color I try as best as I can to get it in a different spot that than the previous color. Then keep pouring the different colors until you feel like there is enough paint to cover all the surface of the ornament.
I know this is a little hard to understand, but you will be able to see what I mean in the Facebook live! Basically you are just trying to get the different colors to touch the clear surface. I apologize I don’t have the best picture for this step because it’s hard to capture while pouring since I only have two hands ; ). This picture below probably shows the best how I tried to pour the colors in different locations.
Step 3: Move that Ornament!
Now you just need to swirl your ornament around until you cover the entire interior surface. Or perhaps you want to leave the top part clear and only move the paint around the bottom portion. This is totally up to you! Once you are satisfied with your swirling, it just needs to dry. I dried mine by placing the ornaments in a cup to rest. First I put the opening down and let any excess paint drip out. But the paint will continue to move since this is a round surface. I suggest changing the position of the ornament every once in a while until it has had some time to dry.
After you allow the paint to dry you can reinsert the top piece aka the little hangy thing… not totally sure what those are called ;).
One of my favorite things about these marbled Christmas ornaments is the possible color combinations! You guys know I’m neutral all the way, but I did try to make some red ones, which that actually turned out super cute and reminded me of candy canes…. they just didn’t mesh well with my overall theme. But if you are someone who loves color, this could be a really fun project!
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Happy Crafting friends! I hope you enjoyed these Marbled Christmas Ornaments!
OMG, this turned out fabulous. What a cute idea, I love this.
These look beautiful! What a fun way to mix it up!
Absolutely great idea and thank you for sharing
Awesome and cute idea Thank you for showing us
Your marbled ornaments are beautiful. Thank you for sharing the tutorial. I don’t do Facebook, but your instructions here will be just fine. Cheers, Ardith
This has fired up my imagination!!! To get the paint right where you want it, try using cheap syringes (one for each color), as they can deliver a controllable amount (with practice) within their area of reach.
I have done the dip method of marbling before where the paint is on the outside of the item. (This was the water with oil based paints for the dipping.)
The candlesticks were fun, and the blades of my outdated ceiling fan came out better than I hoped they would. I also dipped the legs of 2 old wooden chairs I had stripped, sanded and base painted white.
I will definitely try your method for inside the item. I’m picturing the inside of an clear glass coffee carafe and using it as a planter when the marbled paint is dry. If that works, maybe upcycle the ginger jar lamp and rewire it.
WOW… those are amazing marbled ornaments!
Thank you for the inspirations and tutorial.
This would be a fun project.
Love the different looks you got.
The red is fantastic.
thanks for sharing.
The ornaments would look great on my tree! I would love to give it a try!
These are beautiful! I think we actually have a lot of the supplies on hand. If I were to win the gift card I would probably spend it on something we haven’t tried much if at all like the essential mod podge kit or a glass painting set. Thank you for sharing!☺️
Your ornaments are so nice. I would like to get the Mod Podge ® Beginner’s Kit.
If i win, I would definitely get this marbled ornament kit…they are beautiful! As for others I really enjoy painting and I like their glass and chalk paint ornament and then I would have to really just have to take my time to browse and pick my favs!
Darling !! Thanks for sharing! And doing the contest! I’d like the beginners mod podge kit! Thanks! !!
I like the pillow kits. I really like a whole lot of things. I love crafts.
I like the pillow kits. I really like a whole lot of things. I love crafts. This is giving me so much trouble to comment!
I like the pillow kits. I really like a whole lot of things. I love crafts. This is giving me so much trouble to comment! I don’t know why you bloggers use this feature. This is not a duplicate comment!
I love crafts! I do them all the time. I am once again having a problem with commenting.
I love crafts! I do them all the time. I am once again having a problem with commenting. Once again this is not a copy.
I would buy the mod podge beginners kit and the one stroke beginners kit.
The Holiday Craft kit.
Love this idea!
very pretty
I must try this. Just love them!!!!
Great idea!! The ornaments are beautiful!
One kit for sure I would get is yours to make a DIY Marbled Christmas Ornaments with Cherished Bliss: …Like all the color choices & themes you can make…Thanks,,,
Most definitely this kit to make a DIY Marbled Christmas Ornaments with Cherished Bliss: ,,,Different choices of color to decorate each theme.Thanks,,
i would like to get the holiday craft kit. it looks like it will be a lot of fun.
I would buy the Bucilla Baby – Counted Cross Stitch – Crib Ensembles – BFF – Birth Record Kit and the Bucilla Seasonal – Felt – Home Decor – Jingle and Belle 3D Wall Hanging Kit.
The ornaments and geode coasters.
Would most likely pick the Marbled Kit,,,,,Make different colors of ornaments,,,Thanks
Only meant for one comment ,,,Sorry…..Thanks,,,,
What a beautiful tree it would be if decorated with all of your colored ornaments. I especially like the red! I would probably get the Mod Podge kit
I like the glitter snowman ornaments and the santa wine bags.
I like thE GLITTER SNOWMAN ORNAMENTS AND SANTA WINE BAGS.
Love the ornaments and thank you for sharing how to info Thank you for a chance to win the Plaid crafts
There are some great kits/sets! Some I would love to get are the FolkArt ® Color Shift™ Acrylic Paint Set 8 Color (color shift paint fascinates me!), Mod Podge ® Photo Transfer Kit, and the FolkArt ® Brushed Metal™ Acrylic Paint Set 8 Color
Looks like I have another neat Christmas craft to add to my list! The marbled ornaments are a must- have. Great give-away to get the holidays started!
What cute ornaments!
Absolutely gorgeous!
Mod Podge ® Beginner’s Kit.
Mod Podge ® Beginner’s Kit..
Mod Podge ® Beginner’s Kit….
Mod Podge ® Beginner’s Kit…. i think that wwould be great
Too many great kits to choose from – I already have the marbling medium, so probably the pillow kit.
I’d love the marble kit and the Santa Wine kits as well.
I’d choose the Modge Podge Beginners kit.
Love how the ornaments turned out. GORGEOUS!!!! I would get the Mod Podge ® Beginner’s Kit.
Love how the ornaments turned out. Gorgeous! I would get the Mod Podge ® Beginner’s Kit.
Definitely the one stroke beginners kit! I have always wanted to try that. Your ornaments are beautiful!
the mod podge photo transfer kit. how fun!
Hello from Italy!
Thank you for sharing… :)
Next month my boyfriend and I are moving in together and we’re going to set up the Christmas tree in our new home, I just can’t wait and I’d love to decorate with these kind of ornaments.
Already started planning christmas round here and I simply love these! Will make them for sure!
I would love to get the one stroke beginners kit!
I absolutely love these ornaments!
I would like to get the Essential Mod Podge decoupage tool kit!
Love these ornaments! What a great idea! I love Plaid products. I can only imagine how much chalk paint I’d stock up on with that gift card ;) I’d also check out the supplies for these ornaments and the JOY metallic sign. I love their metallic craft paint!
I would get the Mod Podge kit.
The ornaments are stunning and I would definitely like to try it on a much smaller scale as my tree is quite tiny. The pillow is amazing as well. Thank you for sharing.
The marbled ornaments are stunning and I would like to try them on a smaller scale |(tiny tree). Really love the pillow as well. Decisions. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for the giveaway opportunity. I invite you to stop by and enter my giveaways too. Your ornaments turned out great. I enjoyed watching your luminary video on facebook too. Not sure which plaid project I would do first if I was the lucky winner. I think I’m leaning towards the modge podge painted plates ( clear glass plate embellished from both sides.) Oh great now I have to add another bit of craftiness to my list ( wink). Hugs
What a great project and I would also love to get the Bucilla ® Baby – Stamped Cross Stitch – Crib Ensembles – Sophie – Crib Cover
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I like the pillow kits. It was hard to choose just 1
These are beautiful! I keep getting bare spots on mine as they dry. I am using glass bulbs and acrylic ornaments. They look well coated after drying upside down but then I turn them back right side up and some of the paint slides down, leaving bare spots. Any ideas how to fix/avoid that?
Hmm… that’s weird. I did keep rotating mine every 30 minutes or so for a few hours. I didn’t time anything… I just kind of did it whenever I thought about it as I walked by the kitchen where they were drying. Maybe try adding a little more paint too.. it’s ok to have quite a bit of excess. Let me know if that helps! : )
Help! I tried this but mine all came out one ugly mess! The colors all converged into a solid muted color. When I turned them upside down to dry the paint got so thin the ball was almost translucent. Was my paint too thin?
We used to go cut our own tree for Christmas until one year my husband accidentally locked our keys in the truck. It was very cold and took a couple of hours to get in. This is the one activity they look forward to the most when it comes to decorating, and it has been for years. If you can’t afford construction paper, you can use junk mail, freebie newspapers, whatever you have.
I had no idea that gilding sheets came in variegated patterns/colors. Sadly the Martha Stewart one you used doesn’t seem to be available anywhere nowadays. These are beautiful indeed! I’m not a huge sparkly gold or silver kind of gal, once in a while maybe just a little, these could probably make me change my mind.
Good tip
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