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DIY Giant Christmas Ornaments

Learn how to turn Dollar Tree punch bowls into adorable giant Christmas ornaments! Easy DIY Christmas decor idea.
Dry and Cure Time2 days

Equipment

  • E6000 Glue
  • Hot Glue Gun

Ingredients

  • 2 Crystal Cut Plastic Punch Bowls from Dollar Tree
  • 1 Mini Plastic Bowl
  • 1 Plastic Shower Curtain Ring
  • Red Spray Paint + Primer indoor/outdoor
  • Gold Spray Paint
  • Ribbon
  • Christmas branch picks

Instructions

  • Place E6000 glue all the way around the top rim of one punch bowl. Invert the other punch bowl on top of it, lining up the edges. This creates the ornament. Allow to dry at least 2 hours, preferable 4+.
    Two punch bowls glued together.
  • Glue the shower curtain ring to the bottom of the mini plastic bowl, using both E6000 glue and hot glue. This creates a hanger for the ornament. Allow to dry at least 2 hours, preferable 4+.
    Gluing a shower curtain ring on top of a small plastic bowl.
  • Spray paint the ornament red, using thin coats and allowing it to dry between coats. Spray paint the hanger gold, using thing coats and allowing it to dry between coats. Allow paint to dry overnight.
    Ornament is painted red, hanger portion is painted gold.
  • Use E6000 to glue the hanger to the top of the ornament. Allow to dry at least one hour before decorating and 24 full hours before hanging.
    Gluing hanger to top of ornament.
  • Decorate as desired.
    Ribbon bow glued to ornament.

Notes

E6000 creates a strong bond so these ornaments should stay together if you decide to hang them. However, I don't know how the cold will affect that bond so I'm not sure how well these will do outside. Probably just fine, but I can't say for sure.