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Decor with Bling; rhinestone dress & laptop bag tutorial

Nothing is safe from bling at my house. N.O.T.H.I.N.G.

My daughter’s favorite dress got some sparkly bling:

Even my super boring laptop bag got a Pick-Me-Up fit for a tween.


{Get it? A star for House of Hepworths? No need to point out how much of a dork I am. I am already well aware.}

Like the cute rhinestone embellishments I added to my daughter’s dress and my laptop bag?

  

Here’s how I did it. I started with a Rhinestone Starter Kit from Silhouette.

These images were found at the Silhouette Store. I hate wasting my supplies, so I crammed them as close together as I could get them. Now I have additional material leftover so I can use it again to make another new project.

When you cut rhinestone projects with your Silhouette you cannot resize the images. They are created to fit the rhinestones perfectly.

I started with the flower first and used the rhinestone positioning brush to quickly get all the rhinestones placed. I’ll show you more in depth on the star decal in a minute.

Once all the rhinestones are positioned use the transfer paper to move the rhinestones from your board to your project surface.

Cover with a thin sheet or towel and hold the iron on firmly until the rhinestones adhere.

Once they are stuck to the fabric simply peel off the transfer paper to reveal an adorable rhinestone embellishment.

My daughter went absolutely nuts when I gave her her newly embellished dress. And it was such an easy addition.

Now for the laptop bag. I started with this boring but super functional bag for my laptop. As a blogger I am always lugging my computer around with me.

I wasn’t sure how the nylon fabric would handle the iron but I just threw caution to the wind and did it anyway.

I started by removing the super boring Jansport logo from the front of the bag. A simple seam ripper had the logo removed in just a few minutes.

I used the rhinestone positioning brush to position the rhinestones.
{Note: these rhinestones are a larger size than come in the kit and will need to be ordered separately.}

To position the rhinestones just pour a pile of them onto your cut rhinestone paper and then gently move the brush around over the top of the rhinestones. It’s seriously like magic. Most of the stones will turn over the right direction and will magically appear in the proper holes.

For the additional stubborn rhinestones, I used the Pick-Me-Up Tool to push the rhinestones into place. The opposite end of the tool grabs and picks up all the leftover stones.

After adhering the stones to the transfer paper it was time to find out if an iron will melt nylon.

Fortunately the fabric help up beautifully and I am now left with a huge bling-y star instead of a boring patch.

**edited to remove all expired giveaway and promotional info.**

  

{This giveaway is now closed. The winner is comment #2 – Jen Burger.}


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  2. I love this post!! Who wouldn’t want their very own Rhinestone Starter kit? I subscribed to Silhouette’s Blog and I pinned the pic of your daughter’s dress. Thank you for such an awesome contest!

  9. Wow! Would love to win the cameo and I am following silhouette’s blog! I love yours too!

  14. I already subscribe to the Silhouette blog and I pinned a great photo on Pinterest.

  16. Pinned the rhinestone flower image to Pinterest! Thanks for the opportunity!

  19. I’ve just recently discovered the Silhouette Cameo and have Ben saving towards it. How awesome to read your blog today and find out a way to WIN one!! I’m now following the Silhouette’s blog too.

  20. I follow the Silhouette blog through Google Reader and Facebook and have for several months!

  26. I follow Sihouette Blog. Would love to win one and make some beautiful deor for my house and gifts too !! Thanks

  32. Would love to have this. I have been saving for one. It will take awhile. but it will be so worth it. Will be following there blog. I know my girlie girl would love the bling on her many purses.

  36. I pinned the messenger bag. Why haven’t I thought to use my seam ripper to remove ugly tags on things? 🙂

  43. I pinned an image!

    What an awesome giveaway! I have been wanting a cameo so badly and hadn’t even considered it’s rhinestoning capabilities. The possibilities are truly endless!

  53. Would love to win this combination. Have been looking at this particular machine. Thanks for the opportunity to win.i also pinned the star bag. Love it.

  55. Another fantastic give-a-way! I follow the Silhouette blog! *Fingers Crossed*

  65. I follow the Silhouette blog. I would love to have the Cameo!! Nancy J

  68. [sing to the tune of “One Day My Prince Will Come”]:
    One Day a SIlhouette I’ll win!
    I follow the Silhouette blog.

  69. I follow the Silhouette Blog. Thanks for the chance to win a Cameo!

  73. I would live to try the rhinestones… Looks so easy. I already follow Silhouette!!!

  78. I follow the Silhouette blog 🙂
    Thanks for sponsoring such a fantastic give away!

  79. I love following HofH on Pinterest – fun ideas – and I pinned the cute messenger bag 🙂
    Thanks for sponsoring this great giveaway!

  86. I am following Silhouette blog!

    (Your blog is one of my bookmark tags across the top of my internet browser… you are faithfully checked every.day! In a non-stalkerish way 🙂 I may need to look into this “following” option.)

  91. I follow the Silhouette blog AND pinned the cute bag to my Pinterest! Love pretty much everything you do on your site!!! I’ve copied several items as well….and without shame!

  92. I follow the Silhouette blog. I love the idea of rhinestones on simple dresses. My daughter would love that!

  104. I follow the Silhouette blog. LOVE all your ideas and inspiration w the rhinestones!

  110. Love your computer bag makeover… the work-issued bags are so ugly, and it’s such a simple way to get rid of the ugly. I follow the silhouette blog.

  113. I follow Silhouette on Facebook and their blog. I pinned your daughters rhinestone dress. Oh how I have been drooling over the new cameo, it came out about a month after I purchased my Silhouette SD. I’m ready to try a rhinestone project

  121. I’m now following you on Pinterest! Love your ideas! Your blog is what got me so excited and interested in the Silhouette Cameo! Fingers crossed—hoping to win!!!!! 🙂

  122. I pinned the image off your daughter’s dress. What a fantastic idea! Plain dresses/shirts are normally cheaper, and this is a great way to add some pizzaz! Thanks, Allison!

  135. I pinned a picture of your blinged-out bag. That would be perfect from my daughter’s swim team bag!

  139. I already follow silhouette’s blog. I would love to make some sparkly onesies for my new grandaughter. Thanks for the chance to win

  143. Just pinned a pic!! Always so excited for these giveaways! I hope to make the Cameo a part of my craft closet someday, one way or another!

  146. I signed up to follow the Silhouette blog & pinned from this post. I hope today is my lucky day!

  147. I’ve been following the Silhouette blog for quite some time thru Google Reader. Thanks for the giveaway.
    twelve30(at)gmail(dot)com

  152. I follow the Silhouette blog on google reader, thanks for the giveaway!!

  156. I follow Silhouette’s blog by email, AND I pinned this page! Cant wait to get my hands on a silhouette 🙂

  160. I follow Silhouette’s blog, feeling depressed I can’t make any of their great ideas! Help me join the silhouette club!

  173. I follow Silhouette’s blog. Now I just need a Silhouette to do all the cool things they email everyday.

  175. I follow their blog via rss feed in my Google Reader! It’s my morning ‘paper’ 🙂

  176. I have an SD, but I NEED a Cameo! (Then I can spread the love and gift my SD to my sis in law who covets it! 😉 I follow Silhouette’s blog!

  184. I am a follower of Silhouette’s blog with RSS. I follow yours as well 🙂

  205. I pinned a picture of the fancied up messenger bag. I think I’d totally do this to the bag I carry to work every day if I won this bad boy. I REALLY hope I do. 🙂

  212. I follow the silhoette blog. OMG this was made for me to win, my soon to be kindergartener refuses to wear some of her shirts because there are “no sparklies” on them!

  216. I follow Silhouette’s blog by email. Thanks for a chance to win.

  222. I have been following Silhouette’s blog for a while now. I’ve been hoping that if I stare long enough it might magically appear on my desk! Ha!

  231. I follow Silhouette’s blog. I am so jazzed about all the 4th of July crafts, those are my favorite!!

  234. What an awesome contest! I subscribed to Silhouette’s Blog and I pinned the pic of your computer bag with the star. Thank you for the chance to win!

  241. I follow the Silhouette blog. Thank you so much for the giveaway opportunity!!

  248. I follow Silhouette’s blog, but it would make my year to actually get one!

  250. I follow the Silhouette blog! Thanks for hosting such an awesome giveaway!- AND for sharing all your awesome projects. I love your blog! I hope I win!!!

  267. Okay….I’m signed up to follow Silhouette. One entry please!

  268. Pinned an image. Love the wall hook your bag is hanging on. One more entry, please!

  271. I follow Silhouette’s blog, and it just makes me want this machine even MORE! LOVE its versatililty. My little girlies and I would have so much fun if we were lucky enough to win this! I love what you’ve done with that shirt 🙂

  272. I pinned the image of the dress (oops, called it a shirt in my last comment because I was picturing my girls in that dress worn as a shirt with leggings underneath..wouldn’t that be darling?!) Thanks for the fun giveaway!

  279. My wife would love to win one of these machines! Following the Silhouette blog now.

  283. I follow the Silhouette blog via email. Thanks for the chance to win!

  287. I pinned an image on Pinterest. Thanks for such a great opportunity to win an awesome crafting tool!

  288. I follow Silhouette’s blog avidly. I SO want to win one of these lovely machines!

  294. I Pinned an image on Pinterest and I also follow you. 🙂
    Thanks, and good luck everyone!

  302. Woohoo!! I’m following the Silhouette Blog and I pinned an image on Pinterest!! I hope I win. Love what you made.

  324. I just read where you were in an almost fatal car accident. OMG how scary! I hope further action was taken with the drunk idiot!! I’m so glad you are okay!

    I follow Silhouette’s blog already. These are really awesome projects, too!

    I have a Cricut and I’m kicking myself (hard) for not buying a silhouette instead! Urgh!

  327. I pinned the dress on my pinterest! Thanks for the opportunity to participate!

  328. I follow the Silhouette blog. 🙂 I would love to win one of these!

  330. Pinned the image of the bag using your “pin it” button on this post. Crossing my fingers that I win! 🙂

  336. I have been following Silhouette’s blog for a while now! Seems so cool! Thanks for the chance. LOVE your blog.