How to Personalize Christmas Ornaments (2024)

FAQs

How do you customize ornaments? ›

Staedtler Lumocolor Fine Point Permanent Marker Black - Special for Personalized Ornaments.

Best markers to use for Hand lettering on Acrylic Ornaments: Oil based Sharpie Pens–The most permanent, but will take a few coats to get it opaque. Molotow Acrylic Pens–The most opaque, but may scratch off with effort.

Add ribbon before ornaments

Begin your tree decorating by adding lights and then the ribbon. Ornaments should always go on last. If you attempt to add ribbon after hanging ornaments, you run the risk of breaking ornaments as you style your tree.

Simply cut out your favorite photos from holiday cards and Mod Podge them onto wood ornaments. We love painting the background of the ornaments with acrylic craft paint, letting that dry, then applying a layer of Mod Podge and adhering photos to the ornaments. This would make such a great holiday gift for grandparents!

POSCA Paint markers are some of the best glass markers around, with a wide range of tip sizes and over 30 colours available in some sizes. POSCA acrylic paint can be removed from glass, but to make permanent simply bake the object in an oven at 160°C for 45 minutes.

All you need are Sharpies and Rubbing Alcohol to turn a piece of plastic into a gorgeous tie dyed Christmas ornament! If you've never heard of making tie-dye with Sharpies and Rubbing Alcohol, you're in for a treat. It's one of our favourite things to do with Sharpie markers.

Alcohol-based glass markers are often permanent, last a lot longer, and dry a lot more slowly than water-based glass markers. Acrylic glass markers are water-based, quick-drying, and are also usually permanent.

How do you color the inside of an ornament? ›

Gather your supplies and carefully remove the tops of all the glass ornaments. Fill each ornament with about 1 tablespoon of craft paint. Rotate the ornament so the paint covered the entire inside. You may need to shake the ornament a bit or even add a little more paint to cover the entire surface.

Yes! You can use one of these two methods for your glitter ornaments: Coat the outside of your glass balls with Mod Podge and sprinkle the glitter on (either the entire ornament or parts like we did). Mix glitter and Mod Podge and swirl around the inside of the ornament.

If you're heading to a music festival this summer and want to go full-Kesha with the glitter, pack some Vaseline to use as an adhesive. "Vaseline is great for sticking glitter down and is completely safe for the face (and even leaves skin feeling quite smooth underneath)," says Katrina, co-founder of The Gypsy Shrine.

—should only be wiped with soft, damp cloth as needed. Will the glitter ever flake off my project surface? No, once completely cured, the glitter is sealed within the topcoat and should not flake off. Mod Podge Mega Glitter will dry to a hard finish with no tack.

Remove the ornament cap and squirt about a tablespoon of the Pledge into the ornament. Swirl the Pledge around and make sure you get a good even coat over the entire inside of the ornament. Pour any excess Pledge back into the bottle (or discard).

To transfer an image onto glass, fix adhesive packing tape to the image you'd like to transfer. Soak the image and tape in warm water, then remove the paper and stick the image onto a glass object. Alternately, you can use a gel transfer medium to move the image directly on to a glass surface.

With Mod Podge Photo Transfer, you can produce beautiful, personalized projects by transferring black-and-white or color images onto surfaces such as wood, canvas, and fabric in just a few simple steps.

While the Mod Podge is still wet, add your photo to the top of the paper. Wait for that to dry, then brush a layer of Mod Podge over the top of the picture. Let the ornaments dry well. Once they are dry, using a power drill & small drill bit, drill a hole into the top of the tag.

I prefer acrylic craft paint for the inside of an ornament. It's inexpensive and comes in every color you could ever want. You can also glitter your ornaments, using my Glitter Ornament tutorial.

How do you get paint to stick inside ornaments? ›

Be sure to use acrylic paint that is formulated for glass or plastic (depending on what ornaments you're using). Don't use too much paint. Not only is it wasteful, but it will take a lot longer for your ornaments to dry. Make sure your ornaments are clean and dry.

Print the photos you would like to use in 3.5″x5″ size. These should NOT be photo prints; just print them on regular paper using your home printer. I chose to print my photos black and white because I love the look, but color photos will also work great.