How to Make Disco Ball Ornaments
These DIY disco ball ornaments are a super EASY way to add some glitz and glam to your tree! It's the perfect beginner-friendly activity for a Christmas craft night with your friends!
Yield: 1 disco ball ornament
Cost: $2
Equipment
- Tweezers (optional, for placing tiles)
- Small sponges (optional, for applying alcohol inks)
Materials
- Clear plastic ornament
- Self-adhesive mini mirror tiles (5mm)
- Alcohol inks (optional, various colours)
Instructions
Step 1: Find what you need
- Gather your supplies and materials.
Step 2: Add tiles to the ornament
- Remove the cap from the ornament.
- Peel a row of self-adhesive mirror tiles from its backing.
- Place the tiles around the middle of the ornament from one side to the other, like a belt.
- Peel another row of tiles and place it around the ornament just above the first row. The 2 rows of tiles should touch, with no gaps.
- Continue adding rows of tiles until the whole top half of the ornament is covered.Cut between the tiles to make the rows shorter, as needed.
- Repeat, covering the bottom half of the ornament until there's no space left for a full row of tiles.
- Cut a few individual tiles and place them into the remaining space, fitting as many as you can.
Step 3: Paint the ornament (optional)
- Place a few drops of alcohol ink onto a small sponge (we used a makeup sponge).
- Dab the colour onto the ornament with the sponge, covering one half of the ornament.
- Repeat, using a new sponge to cover the rest of the ornament with another colour.
- Once the ink has dried, put the cap back on the ornament.
- Your DIY disco ball ornament is complete!
- Now have fun making disco ball ornaments in all different colours, shapes, and sizes for varied and vibrant decorations!
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Notes
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