Rhinestone heat applied vinyl combo

I've done it on a shirt and 2 messenger bags. I cut the vinyl (design reversed) and applied with heat press.
Then I hand set my stones using a Kandi Kane. You could certainly do the stones with the heat press as well.

I'm currently using Siser Easyweed as my vinyl, but am about to try out some others. I haven't had any issues with double pressing my vinyl, but you want to make sure you cover with teflon or kraft paper to avoid getting it on your upper platen, of course.

I have a few more designs that I've come up with, but I seem to be trending towards keeping stones in one area on the shirt, and vinyl in another. Guess I just like the look.
If you are wanting to mix the stones "on top" of the vinyl, you'll want to be sure to place little cutouts in your vinyl design, so that the stones are not trying to affix to the vinyl, but to the shirt itself. The glue from the stones may warp/melt where they touch the vinyl - I know the Kandi Kane sure did.

I guess you can't really see the stones very well on the 1st two photos, but you can in the following detail shot (the pink ones).

Here's an example of one of the designs that I mentioned where I seem to be trending towards rhinestones in one area and vinyl in another.....

I work with heatpress vinyl alot,, and combine it with stones,,
1.I love to work with flock,, and cut the holes right in it,, flock is a kinda felt material, soft and fuzzy and matt so when you put stones in it , it is awesome to see the 2 textures together,

2. Another process i use alot is the glitter or the halographic vinyl,, and lay stones around the outline

3. I have layed stones directly on some vinyl and pressed them into the vinyl, on skate dresses and such for bling on the ice.

always test your heatpress vinyl to see if you can press the stones in,, if they pop on your vinyl,, after they cool,, then cut a hole in your vinyl..

The glitter vinyls are amazing, and sell like crazy,,,

here is another thing i do,,
I take a Rhinestone pattern. and I cut vinyl to look like the rhinestone pattern, all the lil dots,, and then press it,, this is a faux rhinestone look, and if you do it out of glitter or halo, it Rocks,,

I do this alot of guys designs like this on top of screen print. as well

This is one like what i am taking about,,
I made this cross for my neices baby that was born 1. pound 2 oucnes over a year ago,, as a fund raiser,, it kept the price down, and made good profits for the family..
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Keep thinking outside the box