Fabric Paint Christmas Ornaments

Using Fabric Paint to Decorate Christmas Ornaments

Fabric Painted Christmas Ornament Materials

• Plastic ornaments
• Dimensional fabric paint
• Water and paper towels
• An egg carton or paint palette with wells as a drying rack

This project was quite fun.

The fabric paint has the texture of cake icing, so this was kind of like decorating a cake. Think of Christmas motifs that would look good with the puffiness.

I like my snow-covered Christmas tree the best.

To make a design around the center of the ball (like the Merry Christmas or dotted ones), use a rubber band as a guide.

Fabric Paint Tips

• The finer the tip, the better control you will have;
• Shake well and invert the bottle for a bit so that air bubbles can rise to the top and the paint will come out smoothly;
• Practice on paper first;
• If you get a little air "burp", you can wipe it away quickly with a damp paper towel;
• If a smudge should dry before you can wipe it away, wait until the ornament is completely dry and scrub away the mistake with a kitchen scrubby made of green fiber.