r/Rhinestoning

Princess Peach Bag complete!

I have been wanting to do a bag based off of Princess Peach’s castle window. When I found this bag with its star clasp, I knew I had the right medium for the base of this design. It was a lot of line work, but the end turned out so pretty.

Window template base: Etsy seller - FreshlySqueezed
Bag: Zara (thrifted)
Rhinestones: mix of glass and acrylic from Amazon
Glue: B7000
Time: 40+ hours

Veil Bar Pro Evo in Dawn

Used clear AB rhinestones from Amazon sizes 2mm-6mm. Gemtac is what I used as glue. Took about 2 hours in total.

I loved the ombré base color of this device and felt like it would be gorgeous with some clear shimmery stones.

I got a tiny cake stand from Walmart and painted it white.

The “cake” is made of foam and is 4” in diameter. I painted it light purple and then covered the top and sides with rhinestones.

The “icing” is spackle mixed with white paint. I piped that on the top and bottom borders. When it dried I added seed and bugle beads to look like sprinkles.

I added flower beads to the edge of the cake stand and put a rhinestone in the center of each flower.

Then I gave it a clear coat and I was done!

Hi! A couple of year ago, I stumbled into a new hobby of making giant paper mache masks for my friend’s parties/raves. I made this giant Eagle mask most recently and felt compelled to rhinestone it - and I’ve now fallen in love with rhinestoning and I want to keep getting better at it. ✨✨✨

While I really love how it turned out, I know there are also some things I could do to improve it and make it even better. I didn’t watch any tutorials, and just sorta winged it - but now that I’ve found this page, I’d love some guidance for my next project: my cow diva, Norma Jean. 🐮💕 I actually made her over a year ago, but she never fully felt complete to me, so I’m giving her a full color/rhinestone makeover so that she reaches her full potential.

The Eagle’s Process:
I used glass AB rhinestones (all ss20) doing what I now know to be the honeycomb method. I used Gem-tac for the glue, and applied the glue directly to the plaster. This worked *mostly* well, but it was tricky getting even coverage given the odd shape of the mask, so i had to force them into place quite a bit , AND I noticed that the structure itself got a little bendy/pliable once it was all put together. Even some of the plaster underneath started cracking a little. (The venue of the party was pretty hot/sweaty - and so I wonder if the glue combined with the paper mache not being sealed contributed to that… Is that a thing? Could the gemtac have melted and allowed moisture to get to the plaster?

The Plan for the Cow:
I’m choosing to do the scatter method for this one, with ss12, ss16, and ss20 (for the main color of her face I have ss10 bc ss12 wasn’t available). I currently have Liquid Fusion glue, which I’ve heard is comparable to gemtac. I also made the plaster even thicker this time to make it sturdier, I painted the base the coinciding colors, and I also plan to seal it with mod podge before I start the rhinestoning.

My Questions:

1. Placement/Outline: I understand that with the “scatter method”, i simply use whatever size stone is being called for. However, when it comes to placing stones around the eyes (for instance), should I line the entire eye with the smallest stone first and then start scattering out from there? Or do I scatter from the beginning - even at the edges? Is there any value to using the same size stone for outlining anything? Or is it “all scatter all the time”?

2. Glue: It seems like E6000 is one of the more suggested glues - but I was turned off by the “toxic” component. Do you think Liquid Fusion will be sufficient for what I’m doing - especially since I did extra layers of plaster and have painted and sealed it? Or is E6000 really that much better?

3. I ordered glue syringes to use this time, as I think I may have used too much glue last time by not being able to control how much comes out. Is there a general rule of thumb for how much glue to use? I know it’s “too much” if the glue squeezes out around the rhinestones - but how do I know if it’s enough? This may be a dumb question, but it was hard for me to find the balance for some reason lol

Sorry for this being so longwinded! I tend to overthink things, so wanted to cover as many details as I could to make sure I make it as good as possible. I have at least 30+ more hours of this ahead of me, so I wanna make sure I do it right! 🥲🥰

Thanks so much in advance. Pics attached!

Is this tiny amount of glue going to be enough for these rhinestones? I’m afraid of going overboard. Would a better option be to apply the glue directly to the rhinestones?

I had this wooden box from Michael’s laying around, so I decided to turn it into a fake cake! I painted the exterior white and the interior pink. Then I colored some spackle using acrylic paint - it had the same texture as buttercream! I added that to a pastry bag with a decorating tip and piped the borders. I painted little round wooden beads red and bedazzled them to look like raspberries. I added pearls from some junk jewelry I had. Then I added flatback pearls and nail art charms. The sprinkle are seed beads. For the last step, I added some acrylic leaves and then sprayed the whole thing inside and out with a clear coat.

Rhinestoned the Hunger Games 5 book box set for a friend

Found the art at the thrift and decided it needed some bling! Before picture at the end! Finding my way into my bedazzled space!follow here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYOCHJDMm\_l/?igsh=MXRmcTQwbW84cmM3ZA==

this damn jersey took MONTHS to finish, i’m so happy it’s finally done!! i started this project in october and i finally finished it yesterday. i had some setbacks while working on it; i did other projects and i fractured my wrist in march so i wasn’t able to work on anything 😞 but its finally finished and it looks so good and it looks even better in the sunlight!

when i first started this jersey i was using E-6000 Fabri-Fuse glue, but recently I’ve switched to using hotfix rhinestones, and I quite like it better than the glue! i have shaky hands, so using the hotfix rhinestones help keep my lines straight! and if anyone was wondering whether hotfix rhinestones ruin the jersey at all, it doesn’t! i was a little worried about that when i switched to hotfix rhinestones but the jersey was completely fine and didn’t get damaged from the heat or the rhinestones at all!

if anyone in here is a mets fan and is coming to the game on the 14th, you’ll see me there!

How do I make the glue…less messy? When I see videos, people are putting down a thin layer of glue and then add the stones. I’m doing that but the glue disperses out and then globs. Using b-7000 btw. Hope the picture can show what I mean

I had this wood tray from Michael’s and I got an idea. I made some fake cupcakes using styrofoam cupcakes. I painted them to look like chocolate and vanilla. Then I use air-dry foam clay and piping bags for the icing. I made cherries out of polymer clay and the stems are made of bugle beads and glass leaf beads. Using tweezers, I added more bugle beads, seed beads, and other beads as the sprinkles. I added rhinestones to some of the cherries, but two of them I did not bedazzle because I wanted to see what they looked like. I have the cupcakes a clear coat. Then I painted the tray red and affixed the cupcakes using Alien Tape. I hung it in the wall by our coffee bar in the kitchen! The Frankenstein piece is my personal artwork that I made as well.

My husband and I had a date night at the Chicago Symphony for the Music of Square Enix concert. I made this bag based off the opera scene from my favorite SE game- Final Fantasy 6. Side B of the bag is a moogle. It was another fun project :)

Bag: Amazon
Rhinestones: mix of glass and acrylic from Amazon
Glue: B7000

The mushroom sculpture+dome is from the craft store. Rhinestones are color "Ghost Purple" size SS12 which is 3mm. I applied the glue with a blunt needle tip and glue syringe. Glue is Gemtac. Stones were applied using a wax tip pencil. Honestly the spot between the mushrooms was so tight there were times I was adjusting stones into their final spot using a straightened out paper clip, I never want to do a project this tight ever again 😂 but this is for a friends birthday tonight. PS I'm the founder of r/rhinestoning which shockingly didn't exist until 2020.

Hey, I want to make some custom vans like these. As in the photo the company is using a hotfix applicator.

1. anyone knows what kind of hotfix applicator ist this, is it an industrial one?
2. any tips for me? is hotfix the best option if I want to do 2 pairs for now?
3. where could I find the corrects stones and pearls like in the picture

Thankyou already if someone could help me

just finished my first project ever!!!! i didn’t watch any tutorials lolll, but i did research the best cheap stones (ended up choosing beadsland) and the best glue!! i guess we’ll see how it holds up against time and wear haha :)) (side note should i do the A patch? my dad said that’s too much but my sisters think it looks unfinished. i also did the side patches but i don’t have pictures)

18,000 rhinestone later, and I'm so happy with how these turned out! I wish I could wear them everyday

Materials used to make these:

• Boots - Ankis Knee High Platform Boots... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D3ZY8GM6?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
• Rhinestones (white) - 5000pcs 5mm Resin Rhinestones... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C3CVT1K4?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
• Rhinestones (blue) - qiipii Light Blue AB Resin... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPN8KC5Z?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
• Glue - E6000