Q. How many rhinestones will I need to cover my phone, iPod, Slide Rule, etc?

A. How am I supposed to know it all depends on what phone model you have, how much you want to cover, etc. I can tell you how many stones it will take to cover a certain area. Here is the method I would use, were I to cover a Cell Phone, Zippo lighter, iPod, etc.

• There is a company called Bling Ring that has Cell Phone kits. Their kits include 740 Swarovski Flatbacks and instructions starting Price $125.00. Check out the Rhinestone Cell Phone Kits
• Or you can use NYC-Peach they will do your phone from start to finish for $395.00 (Sorry No Nokias). This is the company Lindsay Lohan used. You may want to check out NYCPeach

Length times Width will give you the area of a surface.
Example: if the phone was 2 by 4 Inches, then it would have 8 square inches of surface.

We have to know how many of what size rhinestone you need to cover 8 Square Inches.

I would suggest the 10SS rhinestones the smaller the rhinestone, the less likely it is to be ripped off when handled roughly. The larger the rhinestone, the more likely it is to be torn off leaving a very shiny silver spot where a rhinestone used to be. You will be much more happy with the look of 10ss stones as opposed to larger rhinestones. If you have a steady hand and good eyes, then go with a smaller rhinestone for an extraordinary look. Of course, if you use a smaller rhinestone, you will need more rhinestones.

If you choose to interleave your rows of rhinestones offset every other row for a very tight set, then you will need more rhinestones, up to 1/3 more.

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