Designer Inspired Faux Bronze Ornaments

Make faux bronze ornaments using dollar store items.
Turn a dollar ornament into a designer inspired piece of Christmas faux bronze ornament

When this picture showed up in my Pinterest feed, I knew immediately that I wanted to try to make my own version.  I dashed off to Dollar Tree to buy the extra large ornaments I had seen there a few days earlier, and started hatching a plan.  After I was done, I eventually clicked on the Pinterest link and realized the ornaments I had copied were porch sized, but I’m still going to check this off as a successful knock off.  Here’s how to turn a dollar store ornament into a faux bronze ornament.

This post first appeared at Dollar Store Crafts, where I am a contributor.

Supplies used to make faux bronze ornaments:

  • Ornament
  • Puffy Paint
  • Gold Spray Paint (I used a hammered finish)
  • DecoArt Renaissance Brown Metallic Glaze


Step one:  Draw a design on the ornament with a marker.  I used a stencil, but you can free hand your design, too.

Step two:  Fill in the design with puffy paint and let it dry. The color doesn’t matter since it will be painted over in the next step.

Step three:  Spray paint the entire ornament gold.  I used a hammered finish paint to create the texture you see pictured.

Turn a dollar ornament into a designer inspired piece of Christmas decor.

Step four:  Use a soft cloth to rub the brown glaze onto the ornament.This adds an aged appearance.

Turn a dollar ornament into a designer inspired piece of Christmas faux bronze ornament

I love the transformation from cheap dollar store ball ornament to expensive looking ornament.  I am going to make several and add them to my door wreath.  You could make other versions with monograms or team logos to create one of a kind gift ornaments.  If you want to make a faux pewter ornament, try this idea.  Have fun crafting and creating faix bronze ornaments to decorate your tree or wreath with this holiday season!


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