I found this easy tutorial for how to make glitter ornaments with floor wax of all things.
Diy glitter ornaments with floor wax.
Not knowing which was better i decided to do a comparison diy glitter ornament challenge to see which is better floor wax or polycrylic.
Make sure you cover all areas.
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One is to use floor wax and the other is use polycrylic.
The liquid is thin and much easier to work with.
These ornaments will look best with an extra fine glitter we tried normal chunky glitter once and it just didn t look as polished.
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Both the floor wax and ornament glue attached the glitter to the ornament well enough but on close inspection it was clear that the ornament glue gave better coverage on the plastic ornaments.
Pour back into glitter with funnel.
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You can see below how on the ornament on the right you can see the window light through the ornament whereas the ornament on the left that i used the.
Mop glo or floor polish.
Use one funnel to pour the floor wax back into the container.
Okay are you ready for this one.
Believe it or not floor wax is the secret trick.
For ornaments using just one color of glitter poor about a tablespoon of glitter into each ornament using a funnel then cover the hole in the top with your finger and shake until the inside is covered.
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If you don t use a funnel you will end up with glitter everywhere.
Use a separate funnel and add glitter.
Shake floor wax and spin it so all areas are coated.
There s no waiting time.
After reading up on all the how to s for glitter ornies i have come to the conclusion there are two mainly recommended methods of glittering the inside.
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I used cheap walmart glitter by the way.
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I tried out both ways and here s what i have decided.
Sounds weird yes but this is the amazing secret ingredient first make sure you start with a clean ornament.
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Many people use a floor cleaner or wax such as mop glo to make the glitter ornaments while others use polycrylic.