How to glue rhinestonesTo clothing

Turn Ordinary Clothing into a Beautiful Bedazzled Shirt

​Want to feel beautiful and confident even if you buy clothes off the rack? Anything can be enhanced by adding rhinestones. Take any garment, add crystals, and create a beautiful bedazzled shirt. 

For this project, I used:

• 1 shirt
• 12ss Luminous Green rhinestones
• Gem Tac
• Wax tipped tool

The Luminous Green rhinestone is a pale green with underlying lavender. The shirt I want to bedazzle is lavender with decorative embroidery. I want to add sparkle while highlighting certain areas of the shirt.

The underlying lavender blends with the color of the shirt, while adding sparkle. The pale green highlights the sections of embroidery I want to draw attention to.
 
This is often how I choose what colors of rhinestones to use. Choosing a bedazzling gem the same color as your shirt will add sparkle. Choosing a contrasting color will pop and add sparkle. I also chose a smaller size crystal because I wanted to add just a small amount of sparkle.

Pre-wash and dry your shirt before you begin. Lay your shirt on a flat surface. My shirt has small circles of embroidery that the rhinestone fits inside, and this is where I chose to bedazzle. Place a drop of glue slightly smaller than the bedazzling gem on your shirt.

Using a wax tipped tool or tweezers, pick up a rhinestone and place it in the glue drop, gently pressing down. Some of the glue should seep out from the edges. This is perfectly fine as it creates a seal and helps prevent the crystal from peeling off. Continue gluing jewels and then allow to dry flat for 24 hours.

Just the perfect amount of sparkle and color to catch attention without overpowering. This shirt is great for everyday wear!

Rhinestones Etc. has an extensive inventory of bedazzling jewels at competitive prices. Additionally, many orders have same-day shipping, so you get your crystals fast!