Eyelet Tips Eyelets are available in hundreds of colors, sizes and shapes. They have become a basic element to cards and scrapbook pages, in this section we will show you how to set eyelets and several ways you can use them. Eyelets Tips on this Page are divided into categories. You may click on any category to be taken automatically to that category or just scroll down the page to view all the categories. Basic Eyelet Tools How to Set An Eyelet Eyelet Project Ideas Basic Eyelet Tools To set an eyelet you will need the basic tools shown at left: Anywhere punch Eyelet setter Pounding or self healing mat Hammer The anywhere punch allows you to create a hole for your eyelet anywhere on the page. While you can use a regular 1/8" round hole punch the disadvantage to this is that you could only punch the hole on the edge of your paper. With the anywhere punch there are no limits to the placement of your eyelets. The eyelet setter is the tool that splits the eyelet so that it will adhere to your page. Without this tool your eyelet would not lie flat on the page or would fall out of the hole. The eyelet pounding mat is very useful to prevent damage to your workspace. If you were to use the anywhere punch or set your eyelet on your workspace without protecting it your workspace would be full of holes. If you do not have a pounding mat you can order one from our shopping section. How to Set An Eyelet First select an item in which you would like to place an eyelet. For this example we are using the butterfly diecut shown at left. Step 1: Punching Holes The first step is to decide where you would like your eyelets placed. It is much easier to mark the exact positioning first as there is less room for error. Once you have actually punched the holes you will not be able to move them. Use a fine pen you can see and place a dot where you would like the eyelet to go. Use your anywhere punch and place it over your ink dot and strike with your hammer. You will want to hit it hard as you need to push the punch through the paper. You will end up with an item that looks like the diecut shown on the right. Step 2: Inserting the Eyelets You will see that the "front" part of the eyelet is larger and more often colored. You will put this side up through the holes you punched as shown at left. You will then need to flip your project over without the eyelets falling out so that they can be set. This may be a little tricky at first but you will get the hang of it. You might find if you are setting several eyelets that you want to work on just a few at a time. Step 3: Setting the Eyelets When you flip the project over the eyelets will look like the eyelet shown at right. This is an eyelet that has not yet been set. To set this eyelet you will take your eyelet setter and place it in the eyelet hole and hit it hard with your hammer. If you have set it correctly, it will look like this. If it is not flattened like this you can hit it again with your eyelet letter until it is set. You might also want to tap it lightly with just the hammer to completely smooth out the back, don't hit it too hard though or you might squash the eyelet completely. Now your project is complete and you can adhere it to your scrapbook page or card! With more practice you will become an eyelet pro in no time! Eyelet Project Ideas 1. Connectors on paper piecing for moveable parts 2. Attaching vellum 3. Accents on journal blocks 4. To "hang" things from 5. Center of flowers 6. Center of letters 7. Spell out words (outline letters) 8. Corners of picture mat 9. Eyes of paper dolls 10. Nails in a fence 11. Earrings for a paper doll 12. Belly button jewel for a paper doll 13. "Stone" in a ring 14. Buttons on a snowman 15. Decoration on a child's ball 16. Stepping stones on a garden layout 17. Attach a fiber to a brad to make a yo-yo 18. Attach elements on a page by wrapping wire or fiber 19. To form "bullets" for a list of things 20. As an accent on the tail of a letter 21. In the hole of a tag 22. White - as stars on a black or navy blue sky 23. White - as dropping snowflakes 24. Light Blue - as falling raindrops 25. Orange - as pumpkins 26. White - as moonbeams 27. Jeweled belt on a paper doll 28. Brown - as chocolate chips on a cookie 29. Toppings on a pizza 30. M & Ms 31. Buttons on a shirt 32. Decorations on an Easter egg 33. Decorations on a Christmas tree 34. Purple - grapes in a cornucopia 35. Lights on top of a police car or fire truck 36. Center of a pinwheel 37. Center of tires 38. Tires on a toy car 39. End of antenna on a bug 40. Center of fiber spider web 41. Hair ornament on a girl paper doll 42. The "dot" on an i or j 43. Attach handle to a basket 44. To attach fibers or lacing something together 45. Attach a sign to a post 46. Rocks 47. Center of propeller on an airplane 48. On serendipity squares 49. Sesame seeds on a bun 50. Jeweled skirt on a paper doll. 51. Use as a spider & paint a face on it with the legs behind it or use wire for it's legs 52. Dots on a ladybug 53. As fillers 54. Use as nails on wood (like haunted house windows) 55. Christmas Bulbs on a tree paper piecing 56. Eye on a frog 56. Use to embellish the corner of tags or 57. Borders 58. Titles 59. Attach fabric, twistel or lace to paper 60. Use star brads to replicate a night sky 61. Ends of a hammock 62. Use on butterfly wings 63. Oval nailheads as Easter Eggs 64. Buttons on a dress 65. Shoe buckle 66. Dots on a clown suit doll or paper piecing 67. Sprinkles on an ice cream cone 68. Sprinkles on a cupcake 69. Use seashell nailheads on paper torn sand paper to create a beach look Click here to return to the main scrapbooking page with links to other tips.

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