Makes these easy DIY faux amber glass/tortoise shell ornaments using plastic ornaments from dollar tree or Michaels. I’ve seen a lot of tutorials to make these. Most of them tell you to paint the inside. FYI, that is very difficult and very messy and takes forever to dry. After lots of trial and error I’ve found that the easiest way is spot painting, or dripping, alcohol ink, all over the outside of the ornaments. Alcohol ink is completely transparent and very easy to work with. There is very little dry time and you can layer it as much or as little as you want! I made these ones that exact way and then I added gold rub n buff and some gold leaf to a few of them for a gilded look! These turned out, super pretty and look like they come from a high-end store! #ltkdiy #diy #holidaydiy #christmas #LTKunder50

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