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DIY Marbled Christmas Ornaments with Easy Marble

How to Make DIY Marbled Christmas Ornaments with Easy Marble! Deck the halls with this fun DIY project of marbling ornaments to give them the perfect marbled effect. Update plain plastic "cheap looking" ornaments with Easy Marble in just a few minutes and transform them into stunning DIY marble ornaments.  The best part is that this fun Christmas ornament craft will have you looking around the house thinking of what else you can marble, let's get started! EasyMarble is so fun and easy to work with. It's an enamel paint, so it doesn't mix with itself, the colors stay true and vibrant. It floats on the surface tension of water for the perfect marbling technique on all kinds of items, today I will show you the  step-by-step instructions for DIY marble Christmas ornaments. Marbling can be done on various surfaces...wood, paper, plastic, a clear glass ornament and more.  I love marbling and this is a great craft for all skill levels.  I taught a beginner class of marb...

How to Make Disco Mirror Ball Shoes DIY Tutorial

How to Make Disco Mirror Ball Shoes DIY Tutorial Disco Mirror Ball! Ever been to a club, dance hall or school dance and just thought "I totally need a disco ball!"? No, just me? Turns out that mirror tiles belong on everything from the dance floor to shoes! It's easy to create some dance club worthy footwear using mirror tiles and the familiar swirl pattern of a disco mirror ball. Make disco ball shoes easily with just a couple supplies and a lot of time--the perfect mirror mirror foot wear. But be warned, disco mirrors on short boots take forever. This craft is tedious and long--it cannot be an urgent order--maybe pick some open square toe heels to start--they will be much faster. Proceed with caution--prepare for working a long time. You have been warned. No, really. I wanted to hire out the second shoe.  The first shoe took me 4 hours and 15 minutes to completely cover in mirror tiles...but it felt much longer. Thankfully because I got the pattern hashed out on the fir...