 Want to make a Christmas ornament worthy of Tiffany’s? This snowflake ornament is sure to be the envy of your friends. For this project I used: White Sculpey clay Snowflake shaped cookie cutter approximately 2.75 inches wide 10mm x 8 mm oval clay cutter Gem tac glue 7- 20ss and 36 - 16ss crystal Swarovski Rhinestones Flat back Jute twine or ribbon for stringing Clear glitter Tweezer or wax tipped tool  Roll out Sculpey clay to ¼ of an inch thickness. Using the snowflake shaped cookie cutter, cut out shape. Then, using the oval shaped cutter, cut ovals out of the middle of the clay snowflake. Sprinkle the clear glitter on clay snowflake. Place on a cookie sheet that has been lined with white paper. Bake in a preheated 275 degree oven for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool.  Using Gem Tac glue, place a drop of glue slightly larger than your rhinestone on the clay snowflake. Using a tweezer or wax tipped tool, place a rhinestone in the glue and gently press down allowing glue to cover the edges of the rhinestone. Continue until your snowflake is adorned with rhinestones.  Allow glue to dry for 24 hours then add a piece of jute twine. Keep it for yourself or give it to someone special!
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Looking for a unique piece of jewelry that screams you? For this project I used: 6 Crystal AB 16ss Swarovski Elements Rose Montees Jewelry Wire (20 gauge) Jewelry Pliers (needle nose, wire cutter and round) Gem Tac  Cut a piece of wire about 8 inches long. On one end, fold the end down to make a very small loop. Begin to bend the wire in a circular pattern making it a little larger as you circle around. Once you get to the desired size, slip your Swarovski Rose Montees into place and secure with a bit of Gem Tac . Let dry for 24 hours.  Once dry, you need to make the loop for the pendant. Using your needle nose pliers, bend the free end of the pendant at a 90 degree angle. Grab the wire with the rounded pliers and again using your fingers wrap the wire around the pliers creating your loop. Holding the loop secure with the needle nose pliers, wrap the remaining wire around the bottom of the loop several times. Cut the remaining wire with your side cutters and tuck in the end of the wire.  String a chain through and you have a unique one of a kind rhinestones pendant. Use a tighter loop and attach to ear wires for earrings. Experiment and try different shapes.
Crystal AB 16ss Swarovski Elements Rose Montees are available from: www.RhinestonesEtc.com Do you want to be notified of upcoming sales, new clearance, contests and giveaways? Would you like our free guide to rhinestoning? Subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here.  You’ve seen them in the craft store: those simple iron on transfers that are so expensive. You can create your own simple design or something more elaborate. I will show you the technique using a simple 1 inch crystal initial design. You will need: Rhinestone hot fix transfer paper Crystal 6ss Hot fix rhinestones Wax paper  I always like to begin with a guide or template. I used a embroidery design initial. First, I placed a piece of wax paper over the drawing of the initial (make sure your letter is facing the correct way). Following the lines of the template, I positioned the rhinestones to form the letter. Once your rhinestones are positioned correctly, you will need your rhinestone transfer paper. Rhinestones transfer paper is made up of a top sticky clear piece and a bottom opaque non sticking piece. Separate the rhinestone transfer paper and gently press the sticky side down on top of the rhinestone letter. Peel off the wax paper. If you are planning on using this another day, replace the non sticky piece of rhinestone transfer paper to the sticky side.  If you want to embellish you garment now, heat your iron to its highest setting without steam. Peel the white backing off your iron on initial. Position your iron on initial on your garment, sticky side down and rhinestone facets up. Place a piece of white paper over iron on initial to prevent scorching the garment. When the iron is hot, press down on the iron on initial for 15-20 seconds. Do not slide iron over the design as this may move your rhinestones. Remove iron and allow iron on to cool completely. Remove white paper and peel off clear plastic.  A plain jacket turned into a sparkly personalized statement!
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