This will keep the sticky part of the transfer paper from sticking to the template. You may want to place a piece of wax paper on top of the template.

Once you’ve downloaded the template, place it on your work surface. Make a Rhinestone Transfer with Hot Fix Rhinestones When you’ve finished gluing all the rhinestones, let the glue dry on a flat surface for 24 hours. This is very important as this creates a seal that helps prevent the rhinestones from falling off. Some of the glue should seep out from the sides of the rhinestone. Gently press the rhinestone into the glue drop.

Removing 1 rhinestone at a time, place a drop of glue slightly smaller than the rhinestone in its place. Then, using the template as a guide, place the rhinestones as indicated. Cover with paper and iron.How to Use Flat Back Rhinestones with the TemplateĪfter prewashing your shirt, lay it out as flat as possible. Cut your template out of the cereal box, place the template on your fabric, shake the rhinestones over the top, remove the extras. Cheaper Option Step By Step - Instead of purchasing a backing board, special transfer tape, and sticky flock, this tutorial uses an old cereal box.Step By Step How To Apply (Summary - you cut the design, apply the design to a board, dump the rhinestones on the board, shake so they fall into the template, remove the extras, apply a heat or 'hot fix' transfer tape, then iron the design on.).Rhinestone Starter Kit (Silhouette brand,but this will work with cricut!) includes all the supplies you need to start.I still have not tried it - I need to order rhinestones, but below is a list of free svgs, if you want to try too - or if you already know what you are doing and just want more free designs. All you need to buy is the rhinestones! It may not be practical for more complex designs, but just to try it out - all you need is an old cereal box, and some paper (I'd use parchment paper, but they literally just used paper.) Cut the template from the cereal box, place it on the fabric, dump the rhinestones on, brush the extras off, make sure the stones in the template are all right side up (so you may need tweezers after all, but just for a few stones, not all of them!) place the paper over the top, and press! That's it! That's a little more my speed. THEN I came across an instructables tutorial.

Downloadable rhinestone templates