Scrapbook My Life

Even though they’re not exactly one of the more “trendy” scrapbooking supplies available, I love using eyelets on my scrapbook pages. I have one of the newer silent eyelet setters, but I usually use my old-fashioned hammer and setter. It’s fun to pound out your frustrations! However, if you seldom use eyelets on your layout, you don’t need to invest in a set of eyelet tools. Just make a whole in the paper with an X-Acto knife, insert your eyelet, and bend back the edges with a wire cutter. Instead of an overpriced eyelet pounding mat, use on old mousepad to protect your workspace.

Want to go beyond using eyelets as the center of a flower, mock photo corners, or a way to adhere journaling blocks? Try pounding a variety of different sizes and shapes of eyelets into plain cardstock to create your own custom background paper with lots of texture and dimension. If you don’t have enough eyelets in coordinating colors, cover the entire piece with a layer of acrylic paint when you’re finished.