Insert funnel into ornament and pour in a bunch of glitter 5.
Best floor wax for glitter ornaments.
Nov 20 2019 after reading up on all the how to s for glitter ornies.
Step by step instructions take the top off the ornament.
Clear glass ornaments joann s and michael s carry them during the christmas season or you can get them online right here.
Shake it gently to coat the entire interior of the ball.
Floor wax or polycrylic.
Diy glitter ornaments which is better.
I tried out both ways and here s what i have decided.
For ornaments using just one color of glitter poor about a tablespoon of glitter into each ornament using a funnel then cover the hole in the top with your finger and shake until the inside is covered.
Mop glo or floor polish.
Glitter this is my favorite glitter.
Okay are you ready for this one.
Sounds weird yes but this is the amazing secret ingredient first make sure you start with a clean ornament.
Both the floor wax and ornament glue attached the glitter to the ornament well enough but on close inspection it was clear that the ornament glue gave better coverage on the plastic ornaments.
These ornaments will look best with an extra fine glitter we tried normal chunky glitter once and it just didn t look as polished.
Slip in your funnel then add a generous amount of glitter.
Empty excess back into the floor wax bottle 4.
Squeeze a tablespoon of mop glo into the ornament.
Mop glo floor cleaner clear round glass ornaments super fine glitter paper towel or tissue sheet of paper tape.
The liquid is thin and much easier to work with.
How to make your own glitter ornaments using the mop glo method.
Squirt some floor wax into the ornament and swirl it around so all surfaces are covered 3.
Mop and glo floor wax.
You can see below how on the ornament on the right you can see the window light through the ornament whereas the ornament on the left that i used the.
There s no waiting time.
Swirl it around but don t shake the ornament because it causes bubbles.
So the best glitter ornament adhesive in my book is minwax polycrylic.
Pour a small amount of mop glo inside the ornament.
Many people use a floor cleaner or wax such as mop glo to make the glitter ornaments while others use polycrylic.
Fast to coat no bubbles detected must wait longer to glitter easy to find and inexpensive and ok coat.
Shake and roll the ball.
But if you had to do a lot of them i d probably just go with mop glo floor wax since it s the least expensive and it worked just fine.