Everyone loves a good ornament DIY tutorial during the Christmas season! Creating DIY glitter ornaments is nothing new, but I decided to try it myself this year and share my own process.
In addition to this new ornament tutorial, I am giving you 15 FREE Christmas word SVG cut files to use on your ornaments!
This DIY glitter ornament tutorial is very beginner and kid-friendly! Let’s go over the supply list, and then I’ll walk you through how to make your own glitter ornaments step by step in the video below.
Looking for more Christmasy Cricut crafts?! Check out my Holiday Recipe Vinyl Signs and my DIY Paper Mistletoe tutorial!
DIY Glitter Ornament Supplies
- Clear plastic ornaments – find these at crafts stores during the holiday season or right here year-round.
- Fine glitter or fine/chunky glitter mix
- Clear polyurethane (home depot) or polyacrylic
- Funnel or rolled up piece or cardstock
- Syringe
- Mini plastic cups
- Vinyl in choice colors. I recommend white for most of the wording or black if you are making white glitter ornaments. I also love to use glitter vinyl for the details!
- Transfer tape
- Cricut scraper
- Cricut cutting machine (or any cutting machine that works with SVG files)
- Ribbon (optional)
- SVG Christmas word designs ā download all 15 of mine below via the teal button! You will be sent a password to the freebie vault and will find them under the holiday section!
DOWNLOAD THE FREE ORNAMENT DESIGNS
If you are a member, then login right here and find it in the holiday section, item #51. Remember to use the password you were given in the first email. Need help entering the vault? Read this helpful post here.
Want to know what fonts I use?! I have a whole Christmas font post you will love here!
How to Make Glitter Ornaments – Video Tutorial
More Holiday Crafts to Love!
- Cricut Foil Transfer Tool Tutorial – How to Create Foil Labels With Cricut
- 3D Rainbow Layered Mandala Paper Craft
- 6 Last-Minute Handmade Christmas Gifts to Make With Cricut
- How to Make Tile Arabesque Christmas Ornaments with Cricut – Free Templates
- Free Faux Leather Hair Bow Templates and Tutorial
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Lucy Scammahorn says
Hi Abbi – I just came across your account – I just received a cricut maker for Christmas and looking for ways to use my new machine. I liked your Christmas ornaments with the glitter – I tried to download the sayings – but they are on a letter size page and it looks like you might have created these on a larger page or using landscape or something…. Could you please let me know how I can download all of the Christmas Fonts – I must be doing something silly here…. Thank you looking forward to hearing back from you Lucy
Abbi says
Hi Lucy,
Have you uploaded the SVG file to Design Space? The preview image will only show part of the words. Once uploaded to design space you should see the full imagery appear. š
Lucy Scammahorn says
OK – I got it…. I was just seeing the image on the download screen so to speak and did not even think about putting it in the design space…. I knew I was doing something silly….
Thanks… I feel like a toddler…. So much to learn….
Lucy
Alysia says
What size are your vinyls for the ornaments inches wise? I want to make some but not sure how big to make the vinyls.
Abbi says
Hi! This will depend on your ornament size. I used a 4-inch ornament with a 2.75-inch wide design. š
Ella says
I love this idea of glitter ornaments. I have glass ornaments now I know what I will do with them. I was going to try and mix two colors of glitter and put them in an ornament. Love this website.
Linda Amaro says
Hi thinking about making valentines ornaments. I only found the disc clear plastic ornaments not round. Any special tips when working with these.
Thanks
Abbi says
Hi! The disk ornaments should work very similar to the round ones. You may need to get creative with the process of draining the polyacrylic. Maybe try sandwiching the disk inside a flexible plastic cup.
ornamentsbyelves says
So helpful, thank you! Iām new to the Cricut and am excited to make some ornaments. Your pst was so helpful!
Abbi says
I’m so happy it helped you!