Darice 2610-42 6-Piece Heavy Duty Glass Balls Clear Glass, 70mm

I almost did not purchase these ornaments after reading multiple reviews, but I am glad that I did. First of all, the title description is incorrect in using the words "heavy duty" because no where on the packaging does it state that these ornaments are heavy duty glass, but they are definitely very sturdy and I can truly state that because I put them to the test! The glass is not the issue, but the metal cap is and no one mentioned that in their product review. The manufacturer used the cheapest, thinnest metal that could be found, so be careful when you handle them if you plan to remove them for a project. I carefully removed them and put two drops of super glue gel inside the caps to secure them to the ornament and that worked very well. The ornament boxes were each wrapped in bubble wrap and out of a total of nine boxes, no ornaments were broken! I do recommend these ornaments, even for a very detailed project like mine where the ornaments were handled a lot.

I want to be clear these are glass ornaments and will break if you drop them but in my opinion they are extremely sturdy for what they are! We use one a year and store them in the box they shipped in, no breaks yet!My wife and I love these. Every year after Christmas we order some brick oven pizza and a bunch of beers. We fill these with little strips of paper with memories of things that happened that year. The good bad and the ugly all go inside of the ornament. It’s a great day and something that the both of us look forward to every year. Hopefully one day our kids can open them up and see a snap shot of each year!If this review was helpful please let me know by clicking the “Helpful” button below the review.

I use these for molds to make antique resin grape decor. The bunches of glass grapes you saw in homes everywhere 50 years ago. I use a plastic resin with an accelerator and dry pigment powder for color. I take the metal clips off the christmas ornaments and pour in the resin leaving them in the container they came in for support. Let the resin set about 20 minutes them insert about a 6 inch length of floral wire for the stem, do not touch the bottom. Let it set for 6 hours then break the christmas ornaments off. Drill holes in 8 to 10 inch wooden grape vine or wooden branch. Attach grapes. Makes a beautiful arrangment. I have done them in purple and green arrangments.

Product arrived in perfect condition. Received 4 bulbs as advertised. We filled these with little mementos to remember our stillborn daughter this Christmas. I researched and compared the sizes of these ornaments quite a bit before buying and now that I see these in person, I wouldn't want anything smaller. I also considered buying the fillable plastic bulbs you can snap together-- however in the end I wanted them to look on the classier side and not look like a kids craft project (although I think I will try the plastic ones later as you can do some great things with them too-- check out Pinterest for ideas)Update: They have been on our tree for one week and one of them has now cracked all the way around. My husband was using a pencil to push an item in the bulb when he making his-- and we think it must have caused a crack that spread over a few days into looking really bad. I won't be able to store it with all the cracks so I will replace it before then. Just be careful when filling them-- they are thin glass. The other 3 are in fine shape.

Overall, these were what I was looking for to complete a diy project. One of the ornaments had some black marks that I couldn’t get off but not a dealbreaker. The box they came in was pretty beat up. And not from the shipping to my door, but from over handling or maybe previous shipping. They were all in one piece though. So I did my thing and packaged them in a different box to give as a gift. I had no issues with removing or replacing the tops and was not worried about breaking them as I worked with them. They seemed very sturdy. I would buy again.

I used these to make ornaments this past winter. I shredded up and curled the lines from our wedding invitations and save the dates and put them inside, and they turned out awesome. I used ribbon that we used at our wedding to hang them. Gave them to our parents as gifts as well. These were super inexpensive and exactly the size that we needed. They look great. I will probably buy more for other art projects down the line.The only downside to note was that the edge of the glass on one of the bulbs was a bit raw. However, after I put the metal top back on, it was not a problem. I was careful. It didn't bring down the rating for me personally, but be cautious if you plan to do any crafting with children.

The good: These ornaments are clear and glass.The bad: They are incredibly thin and fragile. I wanted to fill to make cute christmas gifts, but that was impossible for a few reasons. 1- the opening at the top was covered with glass strings from the manufacturing process, essentially blocking the opening on some. 2- the opening was small. I could not fit a Skittle in many of them. 3- they were fragile. I dropped a skittle in one and the whole ornament broke.I put hot chocolate mix in the others and it did not work well. Not sure how anyone will get them out.These would be good for leaving as is or painting the outside, but that is about it.

I was very impressed about these clear baubles. I got them to put some beach sand from our family vacation this year because when I got home the ornament I purchased for $15 broke in transport (I didn't even fly). These were a great replacement to what broke and I made a few extra gifts too with them and the sand.. There's barely any holes to allow the sand to come out at the top and the glass is very clear and strong. The one thing to not is that when I took off the top to fill the bauble, the glass was sometimes very sharp and uneven so please use caution when take the top off. Otherwise, I'm really happy with this product and would recommend it for all cool crafting ideas.