On eyelets

Ok - I am officaly an eyelet fanatic. I love love love them. I use them to attach vellum, to tie ribbon through, to attach pictures to my scrapbook album, as dots on ladybugs, etc... You need a hammer, eyelet setter and anywhere hole punch. I use a self healing mat also, for underneath when I'm punching the hole and for when I'm setting to protect my table. I got my eyelet setter and hole punch from SU - it was around $8. The one I have is for 1/8 inch eyelets- that's the size I use. Michaels carries a kit for around $20 - and it does all size eyelets. I saw the other day at Walmart that you can purchase a similar set for only $9 - and they are starting to carry some eyelets too.

~Donna~ SAHM Val Gal 16, Wendy Woo 14, Seany 10 6 years of Stamping Bliss

I enjoy playing with eyelets. Apparently, many people do. Eyelets can be used to create many different effects--from cutesy to elegant--depending on the materials used.

How to set eyelets (with photos):

have found that using a rubber mallet instead of a metal hammer works betterwith less damage to the eyelets.)Other Eyelet Info: (In the "Tips" section) I had no idea that there are so many eyelet shapes.)Another place to see what others are doing with eyelets (on greeting cards): on the "Choose a Technique or Type" box and select "Eyelets".Have fun pounding!

Sincerely, Risible

I thought I was the only one that pounded in the front and thought to myself, how do people go on and rave about the eyelets when I can't get them to work.. Oh boy thanks for admitting you did it also.. Marlene

Whew, glad I wasn't the only one. LOL OK how many more are going to 'fess up?

:-)

Bijoux

Once you start using eyelets and see the effects they have on things (cards, scrapbook pages, etc), you won't want to stop!!!!

The options are endless! Explore! Experiment! and most of all, HAVE FUN!!!

Since I started using eyelets a couple of years ago, I've been looking for more and more types of them (Stars, flowers, squares, angels, Christmas trees, stockings, snowmen, turkeys, pumpkins, leaves, and of course I have lots of colors of the regular round eyelets).

You need a hammer, eyelet setter and a hole punch as mentioned already.

I have the eyelet setter and hole punch set from Stampin up...though they work they are NOT the best.

My sister ordered a set from QVC and the set she got was MUCH better. However, she also, later, got the set from Michaels.

I now have the hole punch that she got with her set from QVC because she liked the punch from Michaels better. And she gave me the setter that she got with the set from Michaels because it is better than the one from Stampin Up, yet not as good as the one from QVC.

I'm not recommending that you buy both the set from QVC and the set from Michaels, but I'm telling you that the best punch I've used is the one from Michaels; the best setter is the one from QVC and ANY SMALL hammer will work (I happen to have the one that came in the set from Michaels because my sister kept the one she got from QVC).

The self healing mat is WONDERFUL...just make sure you don't use the back side of it...the back side does NOT heal!

What great ideas.....Thanks all

I did go to Walmart's yesterday to look for the tool, but they were so busy (On a Sunday) that I decided to wait and try Michael's. If my Walmart has them, I sure didn't see it.

Any way thanks again..

Also check out

On the front page there is a link for the Project Gallery and Tips and Ideas for using eyelets and so many more. You can get lost in there! There are alot of ideas, tips and a Project Gallery where you can enter you own layouts and cards.

Angie