Rhinestone Mickey Ears

Instructions

1. Make sure your ear base is clean, dry, and lying flat on the first side. *See note about an optional step you may want to consider.
2. Apply a thin layer of gem glue to the outside edge of the ears.
3. Using your gem applicator, apply rhinestones in a uniform line using the outside curve as your guide. You'll want this outer edge to be as uniform as possible, and extend right to the edge.
4. Apply another thin line of glue next to your row of applicated rhinestones. Do your best to try to stack the rhinestones honeycomb style in between each other. But if they line up with the curve, it's okay! Just do your best to try to cover the surface area and keep rhinestones as close as possible.
5. Repeat a thin layer of glue with an application of rhinestones keeping the circular pattern.
6. When you arrive to about a quarter size circle left, you have two options. You can either keep going and just try to squeeze the last few in the middle. Or, you can make linear rows and apply them in the honeycomb pattern.
7. Carefully turn your ears to the outer edges, and apply a thin layer of glue to a small section. We recommend using the honeycomb pattern and create a diagonal line the width of your edge. Do a few rows and make sure they light up and you have the right amount of rhinestones to cover the area before the glue starts to dry. But once you have a small section figured out, it's easy to continue the pattern and finish the ears.
8. Flip to the other side of the ears, and repeat your rhinestone application starting with the outer edge and building the pattern towards the center.
9. Allow to dry overnight for best results.
10. Optional: Rhinestone a bow if you want to make Minnie rhinestone ears.
11. Attach your ears and bow to a headband with the permanent adhesive.
12. Enjoy wearing your customized Mickey ears and rocking all that bling with the cutest Mickey rhinestone ears!