Design Bling Christmas Ornaments By Using Our Complimentary Template

DIY Bling Christmas Ornaments with our Free Template

Christmas arrives shortly after the shortest day of the year and when the darkness of night is at its peak. However, twinkling holiday lights hold the promise of hope. Additionally, glittery decorations on the tree add a festive and magical glow. Instead of buying expensive bling Christmas ornaments, use our template to make your own.

Make Beautiful Bling Christmas Ornaments Using Our Template
If you want to take your decoration up a notch this year, why not create beautiful, bedazzled ornaments? Crystal rhinestone decorations offer an incredible play of light with a magical shimmer against the backdrop of lights.

Yet, often the trouble with blinging round ornaments lies with planning the design and spacing. For example, when creating bedazzling clothes, you can lay out the garment flat to check the rhinestone pattern.

This can be impossible with a round object. While straight lines and scatter patterns are fairly simple, swirls and curves prove problematic. Often, you begin your gluing rhinestones with high hopes, only to find your spacing is off.

Sometimes, crafters will create templates using a Cricut. This machine can precisely create custom designs. However, a Cricut can easily cost several hundred dollars. Instead, our template can help you create complicated, intricate designs. The grid lines allow you to carefully plan the design and spacing of each rhinestone flat back gem.

Our rhinestone ornament template is a flat representation of a typical 8-inch round ball. If you have a smaller or larger ornament, you can shrink or enlarge our template. Or, you can create your own by creating a single segment and then connecting the segments to make a sphere.

The Best Rhinestones For Bedazzling Ornaments
Typically, high quality rhinestones create the most play of light. Manufacturers create sparkle through the use of three key characteristics.

1. Material
Generally, manufacturers use one of 3 different materials to make rhinestones:

• Plastic (includes acrylic, jelly, and resin)
• Glass
• Crystal

 
Each material has certain properties for absorbing and reflecting light. Overall, crystal rhinestones are the best imitators of real gems for a diamond like sparkle.

2. Number of Facets
Facets are flat surfaces cut on the rhinestone’s surface. These facets act as mirrors, reflecting light to the viewer’s eye. While generally more facets create more sparkle, the arrangement and symmetry of facets are equally important.

3. Arrangement of Facets
Typically, rhinestones with a more complex facet pattern appear more sparkling to the human eye. Brand name crystal rhinestone manufacturers carefully calculate facet arrangement to optimize the light interaction.

Choosing Your Bedazzling Glue and Storing Your Bling Christmas Ornaments
Typically, most manufacturers use glass or plastic to make Christmas ornaments. Several glue manufacturers recommend their product for these surface types. For example, Aleene’s makes several different adhesives that are suitable for gluing rhinestones.

However, many crafters forget to think about storage when choosing their glue. Furthermore, some glues aren’t resistant to high temperatures. Often, many people store Christmas ornaments in their attic. However, summertime attic heat can rise above the maximum heat resistance of many glues. As heat affects the glue bond, the crystal rhinestones can shift from their original positions.

Although E6000 can withstand higher temperatures, the constant exposure to attic heat may weaken the glue bond. Thus, you may want to store your bling ornaments in a more temperature-controlled environment.  

Where to Buy Rhinestones Online
Although some craft stores sell rhinestones, these are often in limited colors, sizes, and quantities. Yet, searching online will yield many retailers with different product offerings.

Our company, Rhinestones Etc. has been selling quality embellishments since 2011. With fast processing times, most orders ship the same day. Plus, we have competitive prices and a huge inventory of crystal faux gems.

View our inventory to find the perfect flatback faux gem to create beautiful bling Christmas ornaments for your tree.