Getting the tool, tweezers, wire brush, two wax pens, some rhinestones, hotfix tool, applicators, and a stand for $11.99 is a steal!I am a first time bedazzler and wanted to turn a black tulle cloak and skirt into a starry sky, so off I went to do my research on how to best approach this project. I wanted to avoid having to apply glue to rhinestones and then to fabric as much as possible, so having this as an option is a lifesaver. Glue would have ended up allllll over me and the tulle and ruined everything. Does the glue melt and spread out from the rhinestone and show on the fabric? Yes, a little, but nothing like what would happen if I had to use a tube of glue.The rhinestones that come in this package aren't shown in my picture, and this was taken at the beginning of my project, so it's only about 1/16 of the rhinestones that are on it right now. Bahahahaha.As a newbie, I have some recommendations for other newbies to hotfixing rhinestones, which are:- Use the wire brush to gently clean the end of the of the applicator when the tool is hot to get residue off. If you're applying light colored rhinestones the black residue that builds up from the glue that gets onto the applicators will rub off onto your rhinestones. I basically ignored this and didn't clean my applicators for the first six hours I was using it. This is not a good idea. Don't do this.- Let it heat up for five minutes so it gets plenty hot before you start using it. If you start using it when it's just barely hot enough you'll need to let it sit on the rhinestone longer and then as you progress through your project you'll continue holding it there longer than needed and that will result in more glue spreading out from under the rhinestone and possibly making your project look bad.- Buy quality hotfix rhinestones. Read reviews. I've tried five or six different brands and have found that those with at least a 4.6 rating and 500+ reviews are pretty solid.- Use a heavy duty magnet to keep track of the applicator tips on your workspace. Otherwise, they might roll off and you could lose one or more of them. So far I've lost one because I'm the messiest crafter I know and work on way too many projects in the wrong workspace. Don't be like me. Get a magnet.- Use a silicone mat under your project to keep the tool from burning or causing damage to your work surface. If you're applying the rhinestones to tulle, then you'll want to clean off the glue from the mat at least once an hour so it doesn't stick to your tulle and make your project look messy. You can get the glue off the tulle, but it's much easier if it's not there in the first place.- Again, this is likely just a recommendation for projects with tulle, but after adhering a rhinestone, use the tweezers or some other metal object to press the rhinestone down so that it sticks to the silicone mat. Let it cool so that it doesn't slide around. If it slides around while the glue is still hot, then you'll see glue on the tulle. This doesn't mean that you have to do one rhinestone at a time either. After you press one rhinestone down onto the mat, bunch up the fabric and then place the next rhinestone. This might only be an issue for me because my intent is to have a scattered starry sky effect, so there isn't really a pattern.