Rhinestone Christmas Bulb Ornament

DIY Rhinestones Tree Ornament

Fortunoff is a store of distinction that started in Brooklyn, NY in the early 1920’s. At Christmas time, they transform their backyard store into a magical, glittery wonderland of decorated trees. In the early years of my marriage, my husband and I loved walking through the Fortunoff Christmas Store around the holidays. I loved looking at the hundreds of decorated trees with ornaments that were quite expensive and beyond my budget. However, you don’t have to spend a lot of money to make your tree look like a Fortunoff tree.
For this project I used:
1 plastic ornament shaped
12ss Light Siam Rhinestones
Gem tac
Wax tipped tool
Chalk

For this ornament, I decided on stripes. Using the pieces of chalk, I measured equidistant lines around the ornament. Place a drop of glue about the size of the rhinestone on the ornament, pick up a rhinestone using the wax tipped tool and gently press into the glue drop.

Continue gluing keeping your line of rhinestones equal distant apart. For the bottom, I glued a rhinestone directly at the center and then glued rhinestones in a circle around it.
Here’s a picture of the bottom of the ornament:

When finished gluing, allow to dry for 24 hours.

Ready to amaze your friends with your stunning Christmas tree? This ornament will sparkle and delight and you won’t find it at Fortunoff.
 
 
 
Rhinestones and wax tipped tool are available from:
 
www.RhinestonesEtc.com