These baubles are a nice and easy project. You can write your friends’ names or the year on them and tie them around a box of chocolates or a bottle of wine for a quick gift. Or you can just decorate them with pretty patterns. Boxes of plain baubles are usually pretty cheap, even before the sales.
Glitter Decorated Baubles
You’ll need:
Some plain baubles
Glitter pen*
Decorating them is pretty straight-forward. For the patterned ones, I just did the designs freehand, making them up as I went along. The names I did freehand too. If you’re worried about messing it up, you could write on them with a fine whiteboard marker first and then go over that with the glitter pen.
If you’re doing an all-over design, do one half, let it dry and then do the other half. That way, you have a side you can rest it on while it dries. I sit them in egg cartons while they’re drying.
Hubby was telling me the blog needs more tutorials and that I should make this up into a tutorial, but really, it’s just writing on a ball…it can’t get much easier than that!
*I use the Dimensionals glitter fabric paint because it dries without shrinking, giving a nice raised effect.They’re usually for fabric, but it sticks on to the baubles well. I had the tube already from a previous project (about 10 years ago) and it’s still good as new. You could also use a normal glitter pen, or even some craft glue and then shake loose glitter over the top.
RunningCat says
There is a lot of cash to be made doing this… Noone doing this at a stall at the plaza this year, plenty of people asking for it.
Lindsi B says
Wonderful! I always thought you had to do the glue then sprinkle the glitter on them…what a mess….but your way is so much better! Would you please share this with my readers for Fun Stuff Fridays linky party?
thingsforboys says
@LindsiB – I tried doing it with the glue and glitter too but it didn’t look as sparkly and was much messier. Doing it this way also means the glitter doesn’t flake off.
Brianna says
I have tried using glitter glue pen and sprinkling glitter over the top looked good but after drying went to blow away the excess glitter and the writting come straight off. Tried googling to find out how to stop this from happening but still have not found a solution. I also tried spraying a adhesive spray over the top but it was not clear. Any advice will much appreciated 🙂
abby says
Hi Brianna, When I made mine, I didn’t sprinkle glitter on top as the glitter glue pens already have glitter in them. When they dry, the white glue goes clear and you can see the glitter. If you’re wanting to use glue and separate glitter, then I would use something like mod podge.