Rhinestone headbands @ LA garment district

I've actually had these for a few months now and finally took some pictures. My mom and aunt bought me these. My aunt started digging through the bins when someone started grabbing ENTIRE BINS of headbands. She bought about $3000 worth. My aunt had to grab whatever she could basically.

These were all taken with my iPhone4. Can't believe how much better this camera is than the other! These pics are between 1.5-2 megabytes each. All pics are clickable so that you may relish in the sparkle.

I believe I had this headband in the last post about shopping. Well here it is again, it's still my favorite :)

A white flower one. This has got some felt wrapped around it. Haven't worn it yet so I'm not sure how that'll wear but it's an interesting touch. Some of the rhinestones are AB - aurora borealis. That's the iridescent shine on them. Apparently it's done with a layer of 24k gold but maybe not all the time :)

Blue butterfly. This one is on a little spring, like those old hair clips all the kids were wearing back when I was in Junior High. It's cool but I'm not sure how I feel about it, it makes a funny sound when I'm wearing it. I didn't know it was springy until I opened it from the plastic. It's still cute though :)

White and black butterfly. I never thought that black rhinestones could be so pretty. They remind me of hematite.

White and blue flowers. This one is more symmetrical than the others, and the decorations lie in the center rather than off to one side. Reminds me of a pixie or of the 60s.

Brown and white flower. I haven't been able to wear this one because I've been so lazy to dye my hair red. It's a strange blond/brown/strawberry color and this headband blends right in.

What girl doesn't love rhinestones? I've done some rhinestone work in the past, mainly with my cell phone and some toy cars. I used to buy them at Michael's craft store for like $2.99 for 20. I found a great site that sold 1,440 (a supergross?) for $30. I ended up getting 2 shades of pink and clear. I should bust them out and find something to bling, like some heels!

I find that gluing rhinestones is easy but filling in the little cracks is the problem. Any area that is exposed will cause the rhinestones to
1) oxidize and/or
2) become clogged with dirt and then
3) fall off

These headbands are really sturdy and the metal that the rhinestones are glued into have little holes for the rhinestones to perfectly sit into. As for storage right now I am keeping them in my underwear drawer. Figure it's the softest drawer I have right now so long as I keep them away from the walls.

<3 Next post, earrings! And maybe some more wood stuff... or a nail blog considering how long my nails have gotten. Sheesh...

PS. Is it the LA garment district or LA fashion district? Just wondering!