Bejeweled Decorative Ornament

It's never too late to start a new tradition by making your own DIY bejeweled decorative ornaments! What fun it is to add flair, sparkle and glittering gems to clear plastic or glass ornaments. And you'd be surprised how the jewels and glitter helps to make everything in the room sparkle and glisten - a stunning addition to any tree! This ornament features a lightly coated iridescent amethyst watercolor interior with amethyst rhinestone embellishments on the outside. The sparkly finish makes it a standout piece that'll bring a touch of elegance to your holiday celebrations.

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas Ornaments hosted by Janet @ Try It - Like It - Create It  I'm joining a group of talented, creative ladies sharing their various holiday craft techniques for making ornaments for this awesome event Twelve Days of Christmas Ornaments starting on November 28th!  From November 28-December 9th amazing DIY Christmas Ornaments will be shared daily!

It's Day 8 and I'm sharing how to make a Bejeweled Decorative Ornament!

                             

Supplies:

• Asst. Amethyst rhinestones
• Round clear plastic ornament - 4"
• Dr. Ph. Martin's Iridescent Amethyst Watercolor
• Plastic cup
• Parchment paper
• Super Fabri-Tac Glue/Beacon E6000 Premium Jewelry and Bead Glue
• Tweezers/Toothpicks
• Peel and Stick Decorative Stone Swirl Design

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How To:

Begin by grouping your amethyst stones together by size in order to make a decorative design.

To keep this ornament in its symmetrical shape, there are almost invisible manufactured line along half of the plastic round ornament. I used this line to divide the ornament in half and then divide each of the halves in half again. In other words, dividing the ornament into quarters or four equal parts for placement of the amethyst stones. 

      

But first, place parchment paper down to protect your work surface. I wanted something to enhance the clear color of the ornament so I decided to add a few drops of amethyst (light purple) iridescent watercolor to the interior of the ornament to give it a bit of an amethyst shimmer.

Then begin turning the ornament around to spread the color. You can actually see the iridescent shimmer covering the ornament.

Once you've covered the inside of the ornament, hold the ornament over a clear plastic cup and let the excess iridescent flow into the cup.

Here, I placed the ornament upside down on top of the cup and let it sit there until the iridescent was finish dripping into the cup.

I poured the excess back into the bottle and set the ornament on parchment paper upside down to dry. Unfortunately, once dry, the amethyst color was very faint, so I repeated the steps a few times. In the end, the color was still faint - although it did give off a slight amethyst hue.

Next, layout the flatback rhinestones design you plan to do. Then put a small amount of glue to the back of your first rhinestone. Here, I'm using a precision applicator tip to control the glue.

And using tweezers for placement which helps to limit the glue from getting on fingers.

Continue applying glue to the back of the rhinestones and .  .  .

placing the stones in the desired design.

Get creative and have fun attaching the rhinestones in .  .  .

a decorative design until you're satisfied with the sparkling arrangement.

Continue working in sections - duplicating the design by gluing on each rhinestone until the four sections are complete. Allow to dry overnight.

Once I was finished with the design and the glue was dry .  .  .

I thought something was missing looking at the ornament so I decided to add small narrow shaped amethyst stones to the hanging cap.

And they fit perfectly!

But something was still missing with the look so I added a peel and stick decorative stone design in between the design sections. And they worked like a dream!

There are so many awesome ways to embellish a plain clear ornament using rhinestones that adds a touch of elegance to your holiday decor! It's carefully crafted with a unique design using amethyst rhinestones to bring a festive sparkle to your Christmas tree!

Welcome once again to the 12 Days of Christmas Ornaments!

As I mentioned before, starting November 28th, each day features a brand new Christmas ornament tutorial from some of our very talented and creative crafters. Just click on the links below for that day and plan to be amazed:

DATE	ARTIST	LINK	WEBSITE
Nov 28	Janet Trieschman	https://tryit-likeit.com/no-sew-fabric-ornament/	https://tryit-likeit.com
Nov 29	Donna Wirthlin	https://twochicksandamom.blogspot.com/2025/11/12-days-of-christmas-ornament-hop-2025.html	https://twochicksandamom.blogspot.com
Nov 30	Natalie Shaw	https://www.doodlecraftblog.com/2025/11/how-to-make-mushroom-cork-ornaments-diy.html	https://www.doodlecraftblog.com/
Dec 1	Susan Brown	https://sbartist.blogspot.com/2025/11/festive-paper-house-decor-12-days-of.html	https://www.sbartist.com
Dec 2	Michelle James	https://ourcraftymom.com/old-world-santa-ornaments/	https://ourcraftymom.com/
Dec 3	Julie Nyanyo	https://www.sumoftheirstories.com/blog/felt-and-button-star-christmas-ornaments	https://www.sumoftheirstories.com
Dec 4	Christie Troxell	https://ritzyparties.com/12-days-of-christmas-ornaments/	https://Ritzyparties.com
Dec 5	Gail Griffin	https://www.purplehuesandme.com/2025/12/bejeweled-decorative-ornament.html	https://www.purplehuesandme.com
Dec 6	Katie Adams		thecraftyblogstalker.com
Dec 7	Janet Trieschman		https://tryit-likeit.com
Dec 8	Terry Ricioli		terryriciolidesigns.blogspot.com
Dec 9	Janet Trieschman		https://tryit-likeit.com

Don't forget to stop by tomorrow for Day 9 Katie's 3D Laser Cut Reindeer Ornament!

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and take a little time to enjoy,

Happy Holidays Crafting!