The Ninja Farmer's Wife: Swirled Paint Glass Ornaments

This was the easiest craft I've done in a very long time. All I needed was some craft paint and clear glass balls. The paint was something I already had on hand and the ornaments came from Michael's where they were on sale for $2 for 4 ornaments. I also used some foam ice cream bowls I had on hand to help with draining excess paint but you could use the container the ornaments came in to support and help as they dry.

All I had to do was squirt a little bit of 2 colors of paint in the neck of the ornament in several spots and lay it on its side. Then after 15 minutes I rotated it a quarter turn and let the paint keep moving and swirling. If you want to cover your whole ornament quickly then you can use more paint but be aware that you will have a lot of paint that will need to be drained. The ornament will continue to change its pattern and swirls as you turn it while it dries. Several of my favorites didn't start out that way but as the paint moved I started to like them more. The ornaments dry if you leave them to sit for a few days but if you are like me and want to give them as gifts the next day you may want to use a hairdryer to help them along ;).