How to Make Your Own Iron-on Rhinestone Transfer for Your T-Shirt Design?

Iron-onrhinestone transfers are favored by modern girls and become more and more fashionable ever since Victoria's Secret Shows used them to make the whole event sparkling. Now when you want to buy some bling rhinestone or glitter decoration to your shirts, jackets, dresses and jeans, you can easily find them on the internet by searching key words such as “hot-fix rhinestone designs”, “iron-on rhinestone transfers”, “iron on rhinestone motif”, etc. You can find so many amazing, beautiful and creative designs, and can even custom your special ones online.

But there are girls who love DIY sewing and designing trainings, like Jenny in Gossip Girls. You may prefer creating your truly unique rhinestone transfer designs on your own. Then you can enjoy the devotion you put in when you wear them everywhere.

Therefore, let’s see how we can make our own iron-on rhinestone transfer.

Skill level:

Hard

Preparation:

The picture or photo you’d like to make into an iron-on transfer:

you can choose your own photos or other beautiful images you appreciate. You can choose whatever you like on the internet and print it out. But before printing, set your printer to the “reverse” or “mirror” settings. This is because first you need to print the reversed picture as a template to arrange the rhinestones, and then apply the rhinestoned design to your clothes which will be seen as backwards again by others.

Iron-on transfer paper:

it is a special kind of sticky paper, which has 2 layers. The clear layer is clear and sticky which can keep the rhinestones staying stilly as you design. The other layer is made of silicone that protects the rhinestones from moving. The silicone tapes are commonly white and some are yellow.

A pack of iron-on rhinestones:

you can buy them online or at your local stores.

Tweezers:

to place rhinestones on the iron-on transfer paper.

An iron:

to apply the rhinestone transfer you have made to the clothes.

Clothes that you want to have the rhinestone transfer on:

for example a t-shirt, a dress, a jacket…

Tape:

to fix the picture and the iron-on transfer paper on the desk or flat surface.

Instructions

1

Tape your design to a flat work surface.

Print the picture that you choose. Remember to print it reversed. Then tape it to the desk or any other surface that is flat as you will arrange the rhinestones on this surface.

2

Cut a piece of iron-on transfer paper that is a 1 inch bigger for each side than the picture. Remove the white layer of the transfer paper off the clear layer but remain the sideline on it. Put the clear layer right on the design and tape the corners of it on the desk to keep it from moving.

3

Place the rhinestones face down along the lines of the design using tweezers, face down meaning that the top side of the rhinestones should be sticky to the clear transfer paper and the back side with glue on it should face you. The backs of the rhinestones should be facing up. Keep the rhinestones about 1/16 in. apart from each other.

4

Remove the tape from the corners of the transfer paper. Cover the white layer of the transfer paper you set aside earlier on the clear layer, so the rhinestones are sandwiched between the 2 layers of transfer paper.

5

Now turn the whole transfer with rhinestones over and you can see it is a superb iron-on rhinestone transfer that is made out from the picture that you tape on the desk. You can regulate rhinestones that are not placed correctly by slightly pushing them with your fingernail.

6

What you need do for the final step is to apply the iron-on transfer you have just made to your beloved clothes (t-shirt for instance). Place your t-shirt on the flat surface while pre-heat the iron at temperature of 350F Degree. Peel off the white layer of the rhinestone transfer and place the sticky layer with stones on the shirt, at the place you like. Press the iron on the sticky transfer paper for 10 to 15 seconds and move forth and back if the iron is too small to cover the whole transfer. Wait the transfer to cool for seconds and peel off the sticky paper.

Then here you are! A renewed DIY shirt that is shiny and unique!

Do you love the whole magical DIY work to change a clutter of rhinestones into an amazing artistic design? Start to make your own now!

Some Sharing in the end:
Rhinestone iron on transfers are widely used in clothing fashion these days as it gives the clothes shiny brightness. If you are interested in knowing more about this niche, you can start with shopping it online. There are many online stores out there selling rhinestone materials and ready-to-use transfers. Some of them even offer custom design service for free. Get into the bling world, and you'll love it!