Marbling Ornaments With Spray Paint

Too much stirring will muddy the paints so just a few simple swirls will do.

Marbling ornaments with spray paint.

Begin by quickly pouring your different colors into the ornament. Since spray paint is oil based the paint floats on water. To mix it you will add martha stewart multi surface satin paint into a plastic cup and then mix in the marbling medium. Then you can dip your object into the paint and create something beautiful in minutes.

Water dip marbling mottling with metallic spray paint one gather your supplies. 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. 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. Now gently squeeze just a little inside your ornament turn your ornament a little and squeeze a little more.

For my ornaments i. Using the wooden skewer slightly run it through your paints to create a lovely marbled effect. Again to make the marble stone ornament you will want a minimum of 90 white to the other colors. I mix the paint and medium together with a popsicle stick.

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. You can use wooden skewer sticks to help move it around to different areas on the glass before you start to marble. Slowly drip the paint into your liquid starch mixture. You want to do about 1 part paint to two parts of the marbling medium.

It ll get messed up so consider this your crafty container going forward. Important please note that you have to use oil based. This will not alter the color of your paint i promise. Cut your cardstock down to size and lightly dip the front side of your paper into the paint water starch mixture.

When mixing the marbling medium with acrylic paint it is a 1 to 1 ratio. I will show you step by step how to make fascinating original ornaments for your holiday decor. Fill a container with water that is deeper than the item you are gilding. 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.