Marbling Ornaments With Spray Paint

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Marbling ornaments with spray paint.

For my ornaments i. Cut your cardstock down to size and lightly dip the front side of your paper into the paint water starch mixture. The word on the internet was that you could create a fun marble effect on all kinds of things using a tub of water and some spray paint. Step 3 testors recommends mixing equal amounts of one paint color and the marbling medium together and pouring the mixture one color at a time on your ornament to achieve a crisp separation of colors.

Again to make the marble stone ornament you will want a minimum of 90 white to the other colors. It ll get messed up so consider this your crafty container going forward. When mixing the marbling medium with acrylic paint it is a 1 to 1 ratio. Let the paint run around the inside of the ornament before adding more paint.

Using the wooden skewer slightly run it through your paints to create a lovely marbled effect. Important please note that you have to use oil based. Begin by quickly pouring your different colors into the ornament. To mix it you will add martha stewart multi surface satin paint into a plastic cup and then mix in the marbling medium.

Since spray paint is oil based the paint floats on water. Once mixed leave to sit for a little while so there are no air bubbles. We found the best way to get the paint to marble and move together is by tapping the ornament against your hand in a circular motion. This will not alter the color of your paint i promise.

I will show you step by step how to make fascinating original ornaments for your holiday decor. You re going to want a good amount of paint for small ornaments i would say you will want roughly 3 tablespoons of paint to get started. Slowly drip the paint into your liquid starch mixture. Too much stirring will muddy the paints so just a few simple swirls will do.

You want to do about 1 part paint to two parts of the marbling medium. I mix the paint and medium together with a popsicle stick. Fill a container with water that is deeper than the item you are gilding. You can use wooden skewer sticks to help move it around to different areas on the glass before you start to marble.