Heirloom Photo Ornament

Materials:
• clear glass ornament (any shape and size)
• Magic Bubble Adhesive
• Magic Bubble brush
• Glitter Crystal (very good) or strips of Mylar angel hair
• 1 / 4 "decorative ribbon bow (optional)

Step One:

• Remove the tab on the top of the glass ornament and rinse the ornament with a solution of bleach and water (this helps prevent mold growth in the finished ornament). Place face down on paper towels to drain. Allow to dry completely.

Step two:

• Select a treasured family photograph for your photo ornament. Use graphics software, a scanner and a printer, to enhance, resize and print a copy of the photo printed on plain paper (DO NOT use glossy photo paper - that do not comply with the crystal ball very well). Alternatively, you can use a photocopier at your local copy shop to make copies. Do not forget to reduce the image size to suit your decoration.

Step three:

Carefully cut around the picture of the copy, leaving about a 1/4-inch border. If you're using a round ball ornament, making cuts at the edges of the photo copied every 1 / 4 inch or 1 / 2 inches, to allow the paper to fit smoothly into the round ball. These cuts will not appear on the final embellishment.

Step four:

Pour some glue Magic Bubble on the ornament, taking care not to get it in the neck. Tilt the ball to run up the sticker covering the glass, where the image will be placed.

Step Five:

Roll the photo copied (image side) to form a roll small enough to fit on the ornament and insert carefully. Use the Magic Bubble brush to the position of the photo against the inside of the ornament and carefully brush over the entire picture until smooth adhered to glass. If you can not get the magic brush of bubbles that looks like a small mascara brush or a bottle - so feel free to substitute anything similar.

Step Six:

If using glitter, pour more magic bubble tail ornament, the ornament and tilt to coat the inside completely. Pour off excess. Pour frost on the ornament and roll the ball inside until the entire ornament is covered. If you find you've missed a place with glue bubble of Magic, you can use the brush to add more adhesive to that place. Shake any excess shine to prevent clumping.

Step Seven:

Allow to completely dry photo ornament. If you do not use glitter on the ball, you can now add strips of Mylar angel hair, strips of decorative paper, snowflakes punched paper, feathers or other decorative items to fill the interior of the ball. Once the ornament is complete, carefully put the flange back, pinch the wires to prevent damage to the opening motif.

Step Eight:

Use a glue gun or white glue to attach a decorative ribbon bow around the neck of the ornament, if desired. You may also want to attach a paper label with the names and dates (birth and death dates and / or date the photo was taken) of the individuals in the photograph.

Ornament Photo Tips:

• If you use the printer to print photos, make sure the ink is waterfast. Many printers use inkjet water-soluble ink, to be implemented if used in this project. If you are not sure, then have copies made in its local copy shop.

• This project works best on flat ornaments. When using round balls, be sure to clip the edges of the photo to help snap the ball around, and make punctures in the photo to help eliminate air bubbles. Work slowly and be patient - this can be tricky with larger pictures and ornaments ball.

• If you make a mistake, ripping a photo, so they always have the option to start over. To reuse the ornament, rinse thoroughly with chlorine bleach and let dry.