How to make paintings made of rhinestones

Amazing picture of rhinestones are offered by many online stores, demanding the big money. But if you have imagination, a little ingenuity and the desire to not only save, but also to surprise others with your skill, you'll be able to make such beauty with their hands.

You will need

• Glass with the frame;
• - rhinestones or Swarovski crystals (rhinestones – a more economical option);
• glue "Moment-Crystal";
• - printing of any pictures;
• toothpick;
• - masking tape;
• - tweezers;
• - glass cleaner;
• the napkin is.

Instruction

1. Select a picture from rhinestones. You can find them on the Internet. Save it on your computer. With the help of a program to view the images open the. If there is a function reverse the colors, use it or enlarge the image so that you could see each rhinestone. And print it out.
2. Gently pull the glass out of the frame. This operation is best done in cotton gloves so you don't accidentally cut yourself.
3. Degrease the surface of the glass, wiping it with cleaner and then wipe dry with a clean cloth.
4. Put under glass picture and attach at the corners with masking tape.
5. Carefully using a pointed wooden stick, apply a few drops of glue "Moment-Crystal" glass contour. Do not apply too much glue because you do not have time to glue all the rhinestones to the date of the preliminary drying of the adhesive. Better apply glue on a few crystals at a time. Some artists use to glue a homemade tool, which is a disposable syringe with a broken off at the base of the needle. A syringe filled with glue.
6. With tweezers, grab rhinestones and carefully put a drop of glue "Moment-Crystal". Do not press down too hard so that the glue is not performed beyond the boundaries of the crystals. If you do not follow, work the result will be untidy.
7. Continue to apply the glass glue and rhinestones until, until you complete the whole picture. If the paste is not exactly on a particular spot, correct it with a toothpick.
8. Let the glue dry for several hours. The work is painstaking, but the result will please you if you will be in no hurry.
9. Prepare background substrate. It can be a different matter, such as gabardine. Also as the material substrate it is possible to use a sheet of colored cardboard or paper, cut to fit the frame. You can also use Wallpaper as the addition of the composition.
10. Remove the template from the glass and paste the finished work into the frame. Particularly impressive look of the picture on a black background, but you can choose another color.