Craft idea: basic Christmas cards in to Luxury Christmas cards using sparkling rhinestones

You do not need a high budget for this craft idea, just a few basic cheap Christmas cards and a handful of sparkling rhinestones will do the trick and it is so easy to do,

First of all purchase a pack of cheap Christmas cards, the quality of the cards does not matter as the end results will look great, you will also need to purchase a pack of flat back rhinestones, 1 gross of rhinestones should be plenty as this will be approximately 144 stones in total,

Now for the very easy steps which are so straight forward,

1. Place one Christmas card on a flat surface.
2. Decide where you would like to add Rhinestones to bring dazzling effects to your card, usually in the middle of snowflakes, on reindeer noses, on Christmas trees or on Santa's hat is a good choice.
3. Pick up your rhinestone and apply glue to the back of it using a cotton bud and place in the desired location on the card.
4. Repeat the process until you have covered all the locations you wanted to place them.
5. Allow the glue to dry and then your ready.

From the simple steps above you have hand crafted a Christmas card into a Luxury looking Christmas card by using flat back rhinestones,

With the rhinestones you are spoilt for choice with size and colours, Amour Rocks stocks over 50 different coloured rhinestones in a wide range of sizes for all your craft needs,

And if you want to go one step better why not create your own hand crafted Christmas card designs by purchasing your own card and printing out your own designs on your very own home printer, it's simple and great fun to do, and you can add the rhinestones afterwards.

Here are a few examples of Rhinestones on Christmas cards,

Rhinestones can be purchased from £0.49 per 144 stones at AmourRocks.com

Snowflakes and Christmas tree decorated with flatback rhinestones

Centre shapes hand crafted with rhinestones bring a luxury feel to your own Christmas card designs

Crystal coloured rhinestones in a range of sizes

Get Customizing with Hot Fix Cones for Hats and Clothing

The hottest must have fashion accessories at the moment are studded hats and they can be seen on a whole range of celebrities worldwide, from Will. i am, Beyonce, David Beckham to Chris Brown and many more,

You can create these designs yourself and apply the studs to your own hats, caps and beanies by using Hot Fix Cones which are available in a range of sizes from £0.65 per pack,

First of all lets take a look at some of the celebs that are wearing these hats,

Rihanna wearing Hot Fix studded Hat

Will. i am a big fan of the studded Hat

Justin Bieber - Studded Cap Fan

Casper Smart - Silver Studded Hat

As you can see all of these hats make a statement in their own way, and you can do this yourself to create you own look and it is very easy to do, all you will need is a plain hat or cap, some Hot Fix Cones and a household iron or Hot Fix tool,

Hot Fix Cones From www.AmourRocks.com

The Hot Fix cones are easy to apply, you place one upon the hat or item you want to attach them to then place a iron or Hot Fix Tool on top of the cone, after about 30 to 40 seconds the cone is attached and will not move, you then complete the step for the next cone and so on until your own unique design is finished,

This is a great idea for those who like creating their own fashion designs, and it is safe for children to do also when supervised, so if you have a fashion college course or wish to make a gift for somebody showing your skills get Hotfixing now, the best way to customize and personalise your accessories.

This is a H&M hat we customised within minutes using Hot Fix Cones

All Hot Fix Studs and Tools can be found at www.AmourRocks.com