Christmas Ornaments 2023

Hi everyone.    I'm making Christmas ornaments again this year.  This time I'm using flat round 3" glass ornaments (round ornaments of glass that are hollow, approx. 1" thick, with the front and back flattened slightly - see below photo) that I purchased from Michaels at the end of last year.  Drips of alcohol inks are added to the outside of the glass ornaments to create the designs.  It's also a great way for me to use some of my stash of many bottles of alcohol inks. :)

I had a play day with my dear friend, Fran.  We each made a few ornaments - so fun!  We followed this video:  Christmas Ornament Tutorial using Alcohol Inks by Michelle Fountain.  As always, when working with alcohol inks, make sure your area is well-ventilated and wear protection so you don't have a big mess to clean up at the end.  We wore gloves and had lots of paper towels on hand.

We used the same process as the video, adding drops of inks over the ornaments and used a fine tip applicator to add streams of rubbing alcohol to break up the metallic inks.  I love the random look you get when using the rubbing alcohol.  It's important to leave areas of glass without any inks on them to allow the tree lights to filter through.

Above is my favourite ornament of the day using only two colours, red and gold.  I can't wait to see what it looks like on my tree with some lights behind it. :)  I will list the colours of inks I used on the three ornaments near the bottom of this post.

Sending the above ornament to Color Hues #76 - Red and Metallic Gold.  Perfect! :)

... and since this is the first time I've used the glass ornaments, I'm also entering the above ornament into NBUS Challenge #56. 

I finished all three ornaments in the same way, adding some drips of Rainbow Alcohol Ink (Marabu), which is clear with mica glitter.  It adds a colourful, glittery finish which is so pretty.  The caps for the ornaments were all silver, so I left it original for the purple ornament.  For the ornaments with gold drips, I added 2-3 layers of Princess Gold Embossing powder, heat setting after each layer.  I added a decorative hanger and voila --- gorgeous one-of-a-kind ornaments. :)

Here's two more I made that day ...

Sending the above ornament to Merry Little Christmas Challenge #53.

#1 Alcohol Inks:  Aqua, Clover, Stream, Sailboat (all from Ranger); Gold (Pinata); Rainbow (Marabu)

#2 Alcohol Inks:  Pearl Villianous (Purple), Eggplant, Silver (all from Ranger); Rainbow (Marabu)

#3 Alcohol Inks:  Pearl Sublime (Lime), Turquoise, Meadow Green (all from Ranger); Gold (Pinata); Rainbow (Marabu)

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Supplies:  Flat Round 3" Glass Oraments (Michaels), Alcohol Inks (Colours: Ranger, Pinata; Metallics: Ranger, Pinata; Rainbow: (Marabu), Rubbing Alcohol, Needle-nose Applicator bottle, Versamark ink, Princess Gold embossing powder (Ranger), Sponge paint brush, Durable Gloss Finish (Martha Stewart - discontinued), decorative hangers (Amazon)

Challenges:

Color Hues #76 - Red and Metallic Gold

NBUS Challenge #56

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #53