Here's what I did: I used acetate (window sheets, transparency--all the same thing) Staz-On, sharpies, circle cutter.
I have a crappy Fiskars circle cutter, so I cut out the whole circle. Most times, you cut most of the circle, and leave a small tab at the top that will be left inside the neck of the glass ornament.
Then, stamp with Staz-On on the acetate. Color with sharpies. Roll as tightly as you can, with the ink on the inside. Shove that into the ornament. the ink is on the inside of the fold b/c you will scrape the plastic against the edge of the ornament opening. If the ink is on the outside, you can scrape it off.
The acetate will unroll itself once it's inside the ornament. That tab you left should now be in the neck of the ornament. This allows the whole image/circle you cut to stand up in the ball.
When I cut mine totally out, I punched a small hole at the top, threaded fishing wire in there and left it hanging out the top.
Next, replace the silver hanging part...it covers the opening, and allows you to hang it with a hook on the tree. you are done! Some fill the ornament with glittter, flakes of snow, whatever you want.
When I did mine, and left the fishing wire hanging out, that was threaded through the silver hanger and tied to the wire where you put the hook. That was time consuming, but I couldn't make the tab with the Fiskars circle cutter. Either way, it works!
I hope all this made some sense. Good luck!
Ariel
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