Crafts Unleashed

Darice Hot-Fix Rhinestone Setter

I fully admit it, I am a bling girl!  I love the sparkle and shine of glitter, rhinestones, and crystals.  I’ve been eyeing up the Darice Rhinestone Setter for quite some time now wondering how it would work along with my many paper crafting projects.  So I ordered this tool along with a package of Multi 4mm Hot Fix Crystal value packs.

Once my package arrived, I could hardly wait to rip it open and take my new bling beauty for a spin.  What fun we would have together creating sparkle and shine together.  The first thing I noticed was the lovely purple color of the tool.  I am a pink girl at heart, but purple is a close second and this color does not disappoint!  I love that it has a stand included so when you are heating your tool you do not have to worry about scorching your work surface.

The next thing I notice was the great variety of tips included in the package.  You simply screw in a new size when you want and then can fasten any size hot fix crystal or stone that you want.

I have to admit that one of my crafty tool pet peeves is the fact that plug in tools have a short cord.  Not the Darice Rhinestone Setter!  The cord was plenty long to reach all the way to the top of my work surface and give me plenty of slack to work with.  I really appreciate this in a tool.

So I plugged my tool in to the outlet and set it up on my work surface on the handy stand.  I then selected the tip that would work with my 4mm Darice Multi Hot fix stones and screwed it on to the end of my tool.  The package instructions say to heat it up for 2 minutes before using and I decided to give it 5 minutes. Then I simply picked up the stone I wanted and attached it to the chipboard floral piece that I had been working on.  You simply lay it down and kind of slide it right out of the tip as you push the tip off to the side.  You do have a couple of seconds to move it around a bit before it is cool and secure.

Remember not to touch the tip and also let the stone cool for a few minutes before touching that as well.

I was not sure how well this would work with paper.  I knew it would work well with fabric of course.  I would suggest if you are using it with paper that you work quickly and not linger too long with the hot tip next to the paper for too long as I am guessing you could in fact scorch your paper, although I had no trouble with this.  It does remind me a bit of a wood burning tool so I am guessing it would not be too long before a scorch mark would appear.  Working quickly on paper should not be an issue.

I am so glad to finally be the proud owner of my very own Rhinestone setting tool!  This works amazingly well for my paper crafting needs!

Do you have a Hot-Fix Rhinestone setter? What do YOU “bling up?” We’d love to hear from you!

(See Lisa’s Altered Flower Box Craft and the snazzy crystals she used on it!)

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