5 Last Minute Ways to Fill Glass Ornaments

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If you’ve been rather lame about Christmas this year like I have, you may be behind on things like shopping, baking, wrapping, or even decorating.  Every year, I pride myself in decorating our tree like it came out of a department store window.  There are tons of ribbons, bows, embellishments, and only the prettiest ornaments picked to be displayed.  This year, there wasn’t really a theme to my tree.  It was basically whatever I grabbed from my boxes upon boxes of ornaments and figured, “that works.”  Our tree isn’t hideous.  It just doesn’t have its usual sparkle.

I’ve been trying to fill some of the empty branches with ornaments I’ve created the past month or so.  I’ve fallen in love with glass ornaments.  They’re classic and can be filled in all sorts of ways!  You can leave the outside of the ornament as it is, or easily personalize it with etching cream.  What you fill them with is really up to you.  I’ve created five simple ways to fill glass ornaments.  Hang them on the tree or give them as a handmade gift!  There’s even a golf-themed idea for the men in your life!

SNOW ETCHED ORNAMENT

• Glass ornament
• Etching cream
• Iridescent glitter
• Reusable alphabet stencil
• Baker’s twine

1. Use your alphabet stencils to create the word “snow” on the outside of the glass ornament.
2. Fill in the stencil with etching cream.  Use as directed on package.
3. Rinse off etching cream and completely dry ornament.
4. Remove top from ornament and fill ornament with glitter.
5. Replace ornament top and hang with baker’s twine.

Supplies are available for this project on Darby Smart.

AIR PLANT ORNAMENT

• Glass ornament
• Beach white sand
• Preserved green reindeer moss
• Small air plant
• Baker’s twine

1. Open up the top of your ornament.  Fill ornament with a little sand.
2. Add a small piece of green reindeer moss.
3. Then, carefully add your small air plant by using a bamboo stick or chopstick to gently ease it into the ornament.
4. Replace ornament top and hang with baker’s twine.
5. Spritz your air plant with water when it starts looking dried out (about once a week).

Supplies are available for this project on Darby Smart.

FLORAL CONFETTI FILLED ORNAMENT

• Glass ornament
• Floral confetti
• Baker’s twine

1. Open up the top of your ornament.  Fill ornament with floral confetti.
2. Replace ornament top and hang with baker’s twine.

Supplies are available for this project on Darby Smart.

ACE IN THE HOLE GOLF ORNAMENT

• Glass ornament
• Beach white sand
• Preserved reindeer moss
• Golf tee
• Baker’s twine

1. Open up the top of your ornament.  Fill ornament with a little sand.
2. Add a small piece of green reindeer moss.
3. Then, add a golf tee inside the ornament.  The bottom of the tee may have to be cut down to fit inside the ornament.
4. Replace ornament top and hang with baker’s twine.

Supplies are available for this project on Darby Smart.

BOTTLE BRUSH TREE ORNAMENT

• Glass ornament
• Beach white sand
• Mini bottle brush trees
• Baker’s twine

1. Open up the top of your ornament.  Fill ornament with a little sand.
2. Add a few mini bottle brush trees.  Adjust with a bamboo skewer or chopstick.
3. Replace ornament top and hang with baker’s twine.

 

What would you fill glass ornaments with?