Jennifer, I know a lot of people comment on how they have done these ornaments for years and how this technique has been around. But I want to thank u first of all for showing all of us who are new to diys and crafting how to do this technique and more importantly I want to thank u for a new technique. A lot of people have commented on how they have never heard or thought of heat embossing on an ornament. I have never thought of it. U bring so many new techniques to u tube and to crafters. U r definitely my all time favorite person to learn from. I look so forward to your videos. God has given u such a special gift. Even in your delivery. Thanks for all u do. I’m disabled and u help me to want to craft. I cannot wait to try your techniques. Thank u so much. U are a blessing.
Another honest and wonderful video. Cars are bad for the environment but we dont live without those. And yes it is about people making their own choices. Thanks for your ingenious ideas and thanks for sharing.
I just bought ornaments TODAY to do with my daughters. The young women in our church are doing a handmade ornament exchange next week. Glitter & alcohol ink is what both of my girls want to use for their ornament. So your video was PERFECT TIMING!! I didn’t think of alcohol ink on the outside of the ornament! All of your examples are simply gorgeous. Thank you for sharing & for finding ways to use our supplies for more than stamping. 😊
Years ago I remember swirling paint inside these ornaments and it was a hot mess. I love this idea and the ornaments are beautiful. My tree is nothing but ornaments that I have made over the years (I am 83). Mostly they are made of felt and tons of sequins. I like the idea of using the supplies I have. You are a genius when it come to stretching the supplies we have. Once attain thank you for your brilliant ideas.
Anne, these are my favorite kinds of tree decorations! They always make me nostalgic, with a warm, homey feel. I remember the trees from our childhood, and they were filled with handmade ornaments that my grandma, my mom and my aunts and uncle and all of us grandkids made. Genuinely a labor of love and a true feeling of family. ❤️❤️❤️ I hope you can pass some of these down to future generations!
Jennifer McGuire Ink Comment by Jenny Littlefield 11 months ago ........YOU have embodied my thoughts and feelings for what Jennifer has brought into my life also, I also am now limited physically, 5 years ago and it is such a pleasure to sit and watch your videos Jennifer you have no idea. Thank you so much yes Jennifer you are a blessing and you have given me joy and a new lease on my once very happy active creative life again hey :). My life is now once again coming together, I was hoping and sure that I would find something someone and thanks to you, tag your it gorgeous, I'm smiling with my heart and face. Please keep sharing the joy of your craft xxx Jenny Harvey
Years ago I learned how to put pictures inside ornaments. First you have to copy a picture on a laser printer. Ink Jet wont work. Reduce it small enough to fit insider your ball. Die cut it into a circle and snip the edges. Coat the inside of your ball with a mixture of half liquid glue and half water. Roll up the picture and put it inside the ball positioning it with a skewer or orange sick. Once positioned where you want it, add what ever glitter you choose. On the outside you can put number stickers for the year or anything you want. I did this for all of my grandchildren.
I love that you get right to the instructions. You don't waste time explaining what you will be explaining. I learned a lot and will give all of these a try. Thank you!
They're all absolutely stunning! I'd never have thought of coating the inside with anything, what a winner, no need for glazing with the glass outside. Thank you so much for your brilliant lesson, you're a great teacher :)
Jennifer, you are lovely and talented and your videos are very well done. I don’t think anyone disagrees that our environment should be cared for; but on a worldwide scale, industrial pollution to the air, earth and waters makes the glitter in our Christmas ornaments seem minimal. I actually hope and pray that we can still have beautiful Christmases in lieu of political correctness... especially since your Christmas crafts are so inspiring the way they are!
The glitter!!!✨✨✨✨😍😍😍😍 I love glitter but not when it gets all over my hands and everywhere so I love that it’s inside the ornaments and not outside! Yey!!! These are gorgeous!
I use Mod Podge as glue when I do ornaments with glitter & it works great & I don’t have to buy anything else. Would love to see more videos like this with using craft supplies for card making in more DIY decor ideas.
Melanie Benz do you use the mod podge inside the ornament, the way Jennifer did with the minwax? I was just looking at my full bottle of MP & wondering if that would work or if it would dry too fast.
What a fantastic idea! I’m going to make the glitter baubles with my young niece as she’ll love them and feel so proud to see them on her tree! I’ll be making my own too and using up my alcohol inks and giving the baubles as lovely gifts. Thank you for this video, it has really made me smile today. ❤️
These are so pretty and so doable! I was just about to make some ornaments for my little granddaughters this year and came here for inspiration. I can't wait to try them! Thanks 🥰
These are just gorgeous. My favorite is the blue one that looks like the earth from space with the word "peace" on it. I wanted to say "... on earth!" when I saw the ornament. These are great ideas. Especially if you've got most of the 'ingredients' at home. Great video, Jennifer, you did a fantastic job showing the process that you went through to make these!
I rarely comment on videos but I watch yours all the time. I will be working on these for next year. Have learned so much from you over the years. I just want to thank you for all of your hard work on creating excellent videos. Looking forward to next years!
You are so inspiring! I love how you talk about doing crafts with your family and how so many of your projects focus on letting people know they are loved. Please keep sharing your wonderful love and joy.
I'm glad that you mentioned glitter being bad for the environment. I am concerned about how many art supplies are made out of plastic and other products that harm the environment but I never hear any crafters or artists talking about it. Thanks!
They are really incredible and what a fun way to make your own decorations. I loved the pine leaves with the red berries and to be able to heat emboss them as well is great. Thank you for showing this fun hobby at this wonderful time of year.
Wow! These are just stunning! I can do this... :-) I haven't heard of alcohol ink. so this is wonderful to find. And all the newer forms of glitter made now too. Thanks for showing me a new way to do some really professional grade "art" Jennifer! ❤️️❤️️❤️️
These are so amazing and your descriptions of how to are so thorough. You are the best and thanks as always for sharing your creativity and talent with all of us!
Thank you for showing all the different techniques , they are beautiful I love the glitter inside , you are so creative , and the links of the items used. ..love it ❤️🙏🏻
you just peaked my mind. Was trying to figure out how to personalize them and you said vinyl and cutting machine...DUH! I have one..problem solved thanks for the tip. love these so so much.
OMG... these are absolutely gorgeous, I already have alcohol ink & can’t wait to get the rest of supplies to complete this project with my grandkids they already love alcohol ink & I know they will love to make these for their mommy! THANK YOU... Oh PS I love the glitter.. don’t worry about it! Also you tube needs a LOVE❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️button😊
What brillant ideas Jennifer! Love the alcohol ink techniques and the embossing with stamps using your hand to wrap around the ball...love, love, love...Thanks so much!!! ...just as a tip...I have used chopsticks to put into the opening (you need several) and then you have something to hang onto. They are tapered and fit nicely into the hole...
Love these! Every year I help my son make each of the grandparents ornaments for Christmas, we attach them to their gifts. It’s been great seeing his love of arts & crafts evolve over the last 13 yrs and have the visual in the ornaments. Of course the grandparents love them too. We started doing it on his first Christmas. (Of course then it was a handprint on the ornaments that I helped him do. Lol) These techniques work on plastic as well, all but the heat embossing BUT you can use glitter pens or stickers/stencils instead. Happy crafting!
These were a wonderful surprise. I have some new ideas for some already colored ones down at the thrift shop....and I bought new stamps today as well for christmas!!! So excited to give this a go. Thank you.
🎉Yay! I made many of these glitter/ alcohol ink ornaments 3 weeks ago and like yours, they turned out beautiful! However, thank you for demonstrating how to stamp & heat emboss on them. Brilliant! Thanks for another fabulous tip.
Thank you so much for sharing this video. I have been wanting to try the glitter ornaments for years. And how ingenious to use stamps and heat embossing. Again, thank you for sharing this.
I happenstance upon your video, amazing, so beautiful! You could teach classes in schools... everyone could use a little "me" craft time and spread beautiful things like these ornament around :) I subscribed...
These are awesome Jennifer! I've never made an ornament before so as soon as I get the supplies required, I'll dive right in. Thanks, so much, Jennifer!
These are beautiful!!! It’s fun watching you make other diy’s besides the regular paper crafts, you’re really good at it!! TFS!! I’ve tried the crayon technique with melting crayons inside, it’s fun too!
Thank you for showing how to use what we have. I bought glass ornaments after Christmas last year and now I know what to do with them. Great family craft.
I remember years ago watching Tim Holtz do alcohol inks on the inside and after dry, coat the inside with black paint to make the colors pop. Great video tfs
Oh my gosh, these are lovely!! I really love the combo of the alcohol inks and glitter. I can't even get started on the environment thing. I agree that we all have to do our best. Most environment issues are economy-of-scale industry related and way past being solvable on a personal choice level but we, of course, need to take personal responsibility and make the best choices we can. I'm glad you care. ;-)
Thanks Jennifer for such a lovely, informative, inspiring video. Your creativity, talent and warm personality make you such a pleasuee to watch. Thanks for sharing all your great ideas. Happy Holidays 7days!!
i have been making ornaments for family and friends for yrs but did not know you could emboss on them, thank you for sharing all of your ideas Have done the ones with swirling paint, then glitter and alcoholic inks.
Absolutely gorgeous and easy as well. To be honest, I used to hate glitter when my daughter was small because of the mess, an even worse it sticked to your skin and it was hell to get it out. 🙄Now I make resin jewerly and guess what.....I use every kind of glitter on them! 😂 Thank you for sharing your talent, I have just subscribed and will be enjoying more of your ideas. God bless!😊
I saw your video after crafting a dozen glass ornaments with my granddaughters. We were inspired by Tim Holtz's Holiday Hack Video and his mercury baubles. Such a fun holiday craft. We can't wait to try your technique next. Thanks for the video.
+Jennifer McGuire Ink ....these are just SO beautiful!!! Every time I watch one of your videos...I learn SO MUCH!! Thank you for sharing your creative gift with the world!!! Merry Christmas to you and your family...and all the very best to you in 2019!!! ☺
Jennifer, I know a lot of people comment on how they have done these ornaments for years and how this technique has been around. But I want to thank u first of all for showing all of us who are new to diys and crafting how to do this technique and more importantly I want to thank u for a new technique. A lot of people have commented on how they have never heard or thought of heat embossing on an ornament. I have never thought of it. U bring so many new techniques to u tube and to crafters. U r definitely my all time favorite person to learn from. I look so forward to your videos. God has given u such a special gift. Even in your delivery. Thanks for all u do. I’m disabled and u help me to want to craft. I cannot wait to try your techniques. Thank u so much. U are a blessing.
God bless ya!
Another honest and wonderful video. Cars are bad for the environment but we dont live without those. And yes it is about people making their own choices. Thanks for your ingenious ideas and thanks for sharing.
I just bought ornaments TODAY to do with my daughters. The young women in our church are doing a handmade ornament exchange next week. Glitter & alcohol ink is what both of my girls want to use for their ornament. So your video was PERFECT TIMING!! I didn’t think of alcohol ink on the outside of the ornament! All of your examples are simply gorgeous. Thank you for sharing & for finding ways to use our supplies for more than stamping. 😊
I love these, thank you for sharing this!! The easiest way I've seen on UA-cam!
Those all are adorable. Thanks for sharing.
Years ago I remember swirling paint inside these ornaments and it was a hot mess. I love this idea and the ornaments are beautiful. My tree is nothing but ornaments that I have made over the years (I am 83). Mostly they are made of felt and tons of sequins. I like the idea of using the supplies I have. You are a genius when it come to stretching the supplies we have. Once attain thank you for your brilliant ideas.
That is so amazing Anne....way to go!
Anne, these are my favorite kinds of tree decorations! They always make me nostalgic, with a warm, homey feel. I remember the trees from our childhood, and they were filled with handmade ornaments that my grandma, my mom and my aunts and uncle and all of us grandkids made. Genuinely a labor of love and a true feeling of family. ❤️❤️❤️
I hope you can pass some of these down to future generations!
P;ease take a picture and post it.
Beautiful Oranments! I love them all!
These ornaments are beautiful.
I’m so glad to see you having fun, honey!
You are AWESOME Jennifer!!! Always look forward to you videos. TFS. Happy crafting.
GOD bless..
The blue alcohol ink ones look like snow balls! Love!
I’m doing this myself, reinventing myself with everything I’ve learned over the years. We have new tools coming out in 2022, totally new idea.
Jennifer McGuire Ink Comment by Jenny Littlefield 11 months ago
........YOU have embodied my thoughts and feelings for what Jennifer has brought into my life also, I also am now limited physically, 5 years ago and it is such a pleasure to sit and watch your videos Jennifer you have no idea. Thank you so much yes Jennifer you are a blessing and you have given me joy and a new lease on my once very happy active creative life again hey :). My life is now once again coming together, I was hoping and sure that I would find something someone and thanks to you, tag your it gorgeous, I'm smiling with my heart and face. Please keep sharing the joy of your craft xxx Jenny Harvey
Years ago I learned how to put pictures inside ornaments. First you have to copy a picture on a laser printer. Ink Jet wont work. Reduce it small enough to fit insider your ball. Die cut it into a circle and snip the edges. Coat the inside of your ball with a mixture of half liquid glue and half water. Roll up the picture and put it inside the ball positioning it with a skewer or orange sick. Once positioned where you want it, add what ever glitter you choose. On the outside you can put number stickers for the year or anything you want. I did this for all of my grandchildren.
Thank you for spreading the word about glitter and the harm to the environment.
I love your videos! You give TONS of info, concisely...without a lot of fluff and dead time. ❤️❤️❤️
Brilliant ❤️💎❤️
I'm trying these right now 🤞🍀🤞
This is the best video ever ❣️❣️❣️❣️
I love that you get right to the instructions. You don't waste time explaining what you will be explaining. I learned a lot and will give all of these a try. Thank you!
Love the green
These ornaments make me smile❤️
They're all absolutely stunning! I'd never have thought of coating the inside with anything, what a winner, no need for glazing with the glass outside. Thank you so much for your brilliant lesson, you're a great teacher :)
Jennifer, you are lovely and talented and your videos are very well done. I don’t think anyone disagrees that our environment should be cared for; but on a worldwide scale, industrial pollution to the air, earth and waters makes the glitter in our Christmas ornaments seem minimal. I actually hope and pray that we can still have beautiful Christmases in lieu of political correctness... especially since your Christmas crafts are so inspiring the way they are!
The glitter!!!✨✨✨✨😍😍😍😍 I love glitter but not when it gets all over my hands and everywhere so I love that it’s inside the ornaments and not outside! Yey!!! These are gorgeous!
I am so pleased to hear that you are aware of the damage plastics are doing to the environment. Thank you.
These are absolutely beautiful! Thank you for sharing. I would have never thought of using alcohol ink on/in an ornament.
I think I like the glitter ornaments the best + the simple plain white ones. What a great idea!
Embossing on the outside is a wonderful idea. Using your palm great, just great. Thanks for sharing.
These ornaments are so pretty and I can see my college age girls making these with me!!! Thank you, Jennifer! God bless you!
I love your idea of using a stamp with embossing powder for the words. That’s very creative.
This is the best blog that I’ve seen so far and it is very beautiful
Jennifer you are such a pro. Best video I’ve seen so far on technique with clear ornaments and alcohol ink. Packed with techniques. Thank you!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE you doing 'other' crafts!! Please do more in the new year!!
This is a great tutorial. You get right to the point and move quickly through the time but not too quick to learn. Thank you for sharing.
I use Mod Podge as glue when I do ornaments with glitter & it works great & I don’t have to buy anything else. Would love to see more videos like this with using craft supplies for card making in more DIY decor ideas.
Melanie Benz do you use the mod podge inside the ornament, the way Jennifer did with the minwax? I was just looking at my full bottle of MP & wondering if that would work or if it would dry too fast.
Melanie Benz do you pour the mod pod get in the ornament instead of the floor wax ect
You're a genius! I have made the glitter ornaments before but never thought of embossing a word! Thank you for all you do!
I like new crafty ways to use my card making supplies - keep the ideas coming please!
You are exceptionally good at instruction, a steady stream that is both clear and concise. Subscribed.
Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful idea! Can't wait to try them with my grandchildren.
What a fantastic idea! I’m going to make the glitter baubles with my young niece as she’ll love them and feel so proud to see them on her tree! I’ll be making my own too and using up my alcohol inks and giving the baubles as lovely gifts. Thank you for this video, it has really made me smile today. ❤️
Loved the ornaments
These are so pretty and so doable! I was just about to make some ornaments for my little granddaughters this year and came here for inspiration. I can't wait to try them! Thanks 🥰
These are just gorgeous. My favorite is the blue one that looks like the earth from space with the word "peace" on it. I wanted to say "... on earth!" when I saw the ornament. These are great ideas. Especially if you've got most of the 'ingredients' at home. Great video, Jennifer, you did a fantastic job showing the process that you went through to make these!
I rarely comment on videos but I watch yours all the time. I will be working on these for next year. Have learned so much from you over the years. I just want to thank you for all of your hard work on creating excellent videos. Looking forward to next years!
You are so inspiring! I love how you talk about doing crafts with your family and how so many of your projects focus on letting people know they are loved. Please keep sharing your wonderful love and joy.
Totally unrelated, but I LOVE that nail polish color.
I'm glad that you mentioned glitter being bad for the environment. I am concerned about how many art supplies are made out of plastic and other products that harm the environment but I never hear any crafters or artists talking about it. Thanks!
This is by far the most informative and helpful videos I've ever seen for alcohol ink and glitter ornaments. Can't wait to make some!
They are really incredible and what a fun way to make your own decorations. I loved the pine leaves with the red berries and to be able to heat emboss them as well is great. Thank you for showing this fun hobby at this wonderful time of year.
Wow! These are just stunning! I can do this... :-) I haven't heard of alcohol ink. so this is wonderful to find. And all the newer forms of glitter made now too. Thanks for showing me a new way to do some really professional grade "art" Jennifer! ❤️️❤️️❤️️
All the ornaments are just beautiful!
Love the look of these ornaments. Now I seriously need get some alcohol inks so I can make these. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful looking ornaments. Great techniques. Love the ideas.
Beautiful. Great ideas. You do such a great job of narrating your videos. Thank you. Merry Christmas.
Gorgeous ornaments! You must have a great deal of patience! Tfs
These are so amazing and your descriptions of how to are so thorough. You are the best and thanks as always for sharing your creativity and talent with all of us!
Thank you for showing all the different techniques , they are beautiful I love the glitter inside , you are so creative , and the links of the items used. ..love it ❤️🙏🏻
I've generally used toilet paper rolls cut in half to hold my orname.ts when working on them.
you just peaked my mind. Was trying to figure out how to personalize them and you said vinyl and cutting machine...DUH! I have one..problem solved thanks for the tip. love these so so much.
Doreen Jones ... I was thinking personalize also! Even if you just want to put the date on them! I think the vinyl would really look great!
Excellent idea with the cone. You are a great teacher coming from a former teacher bless u. Fran
OMG... these are absolutely gorgeous, I already have alcohol ink & can’t wait to get the rest of supplies to complete this project with my grandkids they already love alcohol ink & I know they will love to make these for their mommy! THANK YOU... Oh PS I love the glitter.. don’t worry about it! Also you tube needs a LOVE❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️button😊
Fabulous techniques, I will have to get my clear ornaments out and start playing!
Thank you Jennifer! You are a genius!! This would be a fun project for a craft night with friends!!!
great idea to make them white--I love how that really helps the color pop!
I love the last one you showed it looks like a nebula in space! I can't imagine life without glitter!!
So awesome. Thanks for spending time with us to show us this process. They look Great. Very professional.
What brillant ideas Jennifer! Love the alcohol ink techniques and the embossing with stamps using your hand to wrap around the ball...love, love, love...Thanks so much!!! ...just as a tip...I have used chopsticks to put into the opening (you need several) and then you have something to hang onto. They are tapered and fit nicely into the hole...
I liked it, So beautiful. I use to make ornaments but not as beautiful as yours, thanks for sharing.
Love these! Every year I help my son make each of the grandparents ornaments for Christmas, we attach them to their gifts. It’s been great seeing his love of arts & crafts evolve over the last 13 yrs and have the visual in the ornaments. Of course the grandparents love them too. We started doing it on his first Christmas. (Of course then it was a handprint on the ornaments that I helped him do. Lol)
These techniques work on plastic as well, all but the heat embossing BUT you can use glitter pens or stickers/stencils instead.
Happy crafting!
These were a wonderful surprise. I have some new ideas for some already colored ones down at the thrift shop....and I bought new stamps today as well for christmas!!! So excited to give this a go. Thank you.
What a creative idea Jennifer. Love this video and your ideas!
🎉Yay! I made many of these glitter/ alcohol ink ornaments 3 weeks ago and like yours, they turned out beautiful! However, thank you for demonstrating how to stamp & heat emboss on them. Brilliant! Thanks for another fabulous tip.
Thank you so much for sharing this video. I have been wanting to try the glitter ornaments for years. And how ingenious to use stamps and heat embossing. Again, thank you for sharing this.
Absolutely love all these ideas.....a must do for next year
I am making these on craft day with my 9 grandkids! I use the mop n glo, they all turn out so pretty!! Thank you for more ways to decorate them!!
Beautiful Jennifer! You gave me some GREAT ideas. Thank you.
Lovely, great idea for personalised presents. So very pretty.
Cheers
Lisa
I happenstance upon your video, amazing, so beautiful! You could teach classes in schools... everyone could use a little "me" craft time and spread beautiful things like these ornament around :) I subscribed...
Fabulous idea, I have ordered some baubles so can’t wait to give this a try.
You always come up with wonderful ideas. Thanks for your hard work and for sharing.
These are awesome Jennifer! I've never made an ornament before so as soon as I get the supplies required, I'll dive right in. Thanks, so much, Jennifer!
These are beautiful!!! It’s fun watching you make other diy’s besides the regular paper crafts, you’re really good at it!! TFS!! I’ve tried the crayon technique with melting crayons inside, it’s fun too!
These are awesome! I am going to dig out my bulbs I have stashed away from a previous project. Thanks for the inspiration!
So beautiful Jennifer, I’m going to grab a bunch of the glass bulbs when they go on clearance !
Thanks for sharing. Awesome techniques.. very clear and easy
Thank you so much I love your ideas & easy to follow videos..
Oh my word, i am rushing out the door to buy baubles, fantastic jennifer wow wow
I love these ornaments and will definitely give it a try. Thanks for sharing all the ways we can stretch our crafting supplies.
Thank you for showing how to use what we have. I bought glass ornaments after Christmas last year and now I know what to do with them. Great family craft.
I remember years ago watching Tim Holtz do alcohol inks on the inside and after dry, coat the inside with black paint to make the colors pop. Great video tfs
Oh my gosh, these are lovely!! I really love the combo of the alcohol inks and glitter. I can't even get started on the environment thing. I agree that we all have to do our best. Most environment issues are economy-of-scale industry related and way past being solvable on a personal choice level but we, of course, need to take personal responsibility and make the best choices we can. I'm glad you care. ;-)
Thanks Jennifer for such a lovely, informative, inspiring video. Your creativity, talent and warm personality make you such a pleasuee to watch. Thanks for sharing all your great ideas. Happy Holidays 7days!!
i have been making ornaments for family and friends for yrs but did not know you could emboss on them, thank you for sharing all of your ideas Have done the ones with swirling paint, then glitter and alcoholic inks.
These are so incredible!! I watched last year... still drooling :). This year I’m doing it! Thanks for all your very detailed instructions.
Absolutely gorgeous and easy as well. To be honest, I used to hate glitter when my daughter was small because of the mess, an even worse it sticked to your skin and it was hell to get it out. 🙄Now I make resin jewerly and guess what.....I use every kind of glitter on them! 😂 Thank you for sharing your talent, I have just subscribed and will be enjoying more of your ideas. God bless!😊
The GODMOTHER strikes again. Fantastic video.
I saw your video after crafting a dozen glass ornaments with my granddaughters. We were inspired by Tim Holtz's Holiday Hack Video and his mercury baubles. Such a fun holiday craft. We can't wait to try your technique next. Thanks for the video.
do you have a link? would love to see it!
Thank you for sharing your beautiful idea. Wow stunning
+Jennifer McGuire Ink ....these are just SO beautiful!!! Every time I watch one of your videos...I learn SO MUCH!! Thank you for sharing your creative gift with the world!!! Merry Christmas to you and your family...and all the very best to you in 2019!!! ☺
Great video - so well narrated and easy to understand and follow!