r/Rhinestoning Mar 30 '23

Rhinestoning Frequently Asked Questions – for your first time rhinestone project

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What kind of glue do you recommend?

  • E6000 or B7000 (use in a well ventilated area, is quite toxic)
  • Gem-Tac (great for fabrics, water based, no odor)
  • Liquid Fusion
  • Avoid superglue/cyanoacrylate, it’s extremely messy and you’ll end up with hazy fingerprints all over your stones reducing the sparkle. Plus it’s a runny liquid that won’t “hold” your stones in place until it’s done drying.

Applying glue is messy, any tips?

Yes, consider using a glue applicator bottle or glue syringe for more precise placement of glue.

What about the beadazzler or hotfix?

The beadazzler uses special stones with metal teeth on the back of a stone that push thru a fabric to hold it on. That really only works with fabric and not solid objects like water sippy cups. Plus glues have gotten good enough glue really is the preferred way now.

Hotfix uses heat to activate glue on the back of the rhinestone. It means you have to buy rhinestones pre-applied with the glue already and so limits your options. And not all fabrics can tolerate the heat used in hotfix.

Where should I get my stones? I want my project to look it’s best.

For maximum sparkle get stones made from glass or crystal. Consider avoiding plastic/resin/acrylic stones, it’s a less optical material and won't sparkle as nicely, but as discussed in the comments of this post there are definitely plenty of projects where plastic stones are the right thing to use.

Forget tiny overpriced bags at the hobby store. Most of us order from Amazon or AliExpress (slow shipping and can be hard to navigate). Alot of people in this sub recommend Etsy shop BlingeeThingee which is well organized and has competitive prices. She set up discount code REDDIT to save $5 off orders of $40 or more not including shipping&tax (we receive no compensation for this)

How can I “seal” my finished project to help hold the stones on?

Anything applied on top of the stones afterwards will dull their appearance and reduce your sparkle. Even "clear" sealers are not really clear and will reduce the sparkle of your project. A project should rely on the glue you used to set the stones to hold them in place. Good gluing will hold stones better than a sealer would ever help.

✨💎✨ Please remember to share a picture of your finished project with us! ✨💎✨


r/Rhinestoning 18h ago

Bridal wedding docs

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168 Upvotes

I saw these on insta but can't find any info about the maker or wearer.

Has anyone seen these before and has info?

Or any suggestions on how to achieve this look?


r/Rhinestoning 7h ago

Latest project

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r/Rhinestoning 14h ago

First time using rhinestones 🔥

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42 Upvotes

IG @ slowmotionbetter


r/Rhinestoning 22h ago

New hat

141 Upvotes

Commission for a drag performer who does a lot of “clown” acts. Approximately 5k stones, free-placed in the pattern.


r/Rhinestoning 10h ago

I design and draw my own rhinestone/diamond art

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15 Upvotes

I finished this today! Adding it to my wall of sparkly art!


r/Rhinestoning 14h ago

Did the trues

24 Upvotes

r/Rhinestoning 10h ago

Rhinestone worthy

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Hi hi you have probably seen me post many times😭. But I swear this is my last time mentioning this. So in the first photo I had an amazing Reddit user help me with a rhinestone design for this top I was going to buy. But the moment I was about to purchase I read many reviews and they complained how there is no boning for the top chest area. When wearing it, it separate and sometimes folds. So now as much as I love this I have to find another red top similar to this first photo. I have three other red corset I found which one will be good to rhinestone and where to a all day and night concert please🥹and other advice even if it’s to help with first photo will be appreciated please❤️


r/Rhinestoning 9h ago

How many estimated rhinestones would this take?

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5 Upvotes

I’m rhinestoning a cowboy hat for the first time no gaps, how many rhinestones would it take to make this? Top and bottom of the hat


r/Rhinestoning 14h ago

What yall think

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r/Rhinestoning 21h ago

Ready for Winnipeg Whiteout

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Custom order to transform this jersey to fit the Winnipeg Whiteout theme for Stanley Cup Playoffs 2024! She’s complete and being delivered back to the customer today! ❄️🌨️🏒🤍💎


r/Rhinestoning 1d ago

AirPods covers

78 Upvotes

Wanted to shine a little brighter at the gym


r/Rhinestoning 1d ago

Competition Bikini

417 Upvotes

Took about 18 hours and 1500ish ss16 and ss12 Precosia stones.

Colors are emerald, emerald AB, green tourmaline/AB, peridot/AB.

This was my first ever rhinestone project and jeez you guys are a dedicated bunch! I had fun but it was A LOT of work.


r/Rhinestoning 1d ago

First rhinestone project ever

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I would love to hear any feedback or advice from anyone. I have wanted to rhinestone something for a long time and never did and finally tried. Any tips or advice is gladly welcome. What glue do you guys use? I worked with E6000 because I seen a lot of people using that, but I don’t think I love it. For some reason my gallery isn’t loading for the original video. I wanted to post but this is the best I can post for now.


r/Rhinestoning 1d ago

Waterfall cape

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123 Upvotes

This waterfall cape for a nature costume. 6 months total to create


r/Rhinestoning 1d ago

Guitar Update 3

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21 Upvotes

Me again! Here’s another update. I’ve been through an entire 2k count of jet black rhinestones, 1 tube of B-7000 0.5fl oz glue and a wax pencil picker upper thing that I can’t remember the technical name of. About 12 hours of work at this point give or take.

*excuse the markup in the corner I had my partner hold the guitar up for me


r/Rhinestoning 2d ago

Luxurifying a Vintage M&M dispenser

118 Upvotes

May go back and do the hands and slippers as planned. Working on the red one currently and next is green.


r/Rhinestoning 2d ago

I call her Miss Boo-tique

459 Upvotes

I made this ghostie out of casting powder and it sat boring and undecorated for like a month before I decided she needed to sparkle. So happy with how it turned out! Forgive the background noise, it's my extractor fan. I made a version with music instead but I forgot to save a copy without the tiktok info and wasn't sure if that was ok to share.


r/Rhinestoning 1d ago

E6000 failed!

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Hey yall.. brand new to this community and needing some advice. I've done a couple shirts where ive glued rhinestones to the sublimination part of the t-shirt words with brand new E6000 tubes of glue. Turned out great however after a couple wears/washes, they've either fallen off or can just rub them off. One of them was so bad I ended up just completely rubbing the glue fully off and you'd never known otherwise.. Is there a better glue to use? This can't just be a me problem as I notice some other posts here have included/used the E6000. And please please don't tell me not to wash these items either.. theres no way we're meant to keep these delicately pristine... 😩😩

Editing to add: the E6000 has also turned yellow/goldish color as time passed..


r/Rhinestoning 2d ago

I just opened my own store!

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54 Upvotes

I originally started with rhinestone sunglasses but I was getting done with them too quickly, so I moved on to picture frames. I use b7000 with a precision tip, and a variety of different kinds of rhinestones.


r/Rhinestoning 2d ago

Blinged Pooper Scooper

104 Upvotes

In my search to find crazy yet functional things to bling I realized how I could juzh up my pooper scooper 🤣

I mean it's a gross job picking up after your fur babies, why not add a touch of luxury to the task🤣😂


r/Rhinestoning 2d ago

Trucker Hat

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78 Upvotes

My Aunt Billie is battling cancer. She asked for a bedazzled hat for her lil bald noggin. I think it describes her perfectly.


r/Rhinestoning 2d ago

bedazzled pusheen can

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28 Upvotes

r/Rhinestoning 2d ago

I draw/design my own rhinestone/diamond art

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27 Upvotes

Here is what I finished today! It’s my take on Rosie the Riveter!


r/Rhinestoning 2d ago

Crafting spree

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32 Upvotes

My new hand held fan and oil dispenser bottle


r/Rhinestoning 2d ago

Can anyone point me to a few good YouTube channel resources?

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I want like a start to finish stream I can have on in the background to learn from.