I'm ready to branch out

[Alice28]

Okay ladies, after receiving all of my glorious MK swap stuff, I am going to invest in some eyelet stuff. I saw a little hammer set at Michaels, which I will buy with the next coupon....where is a good place to buy the different colored eyelets? Michaels? Online somewhere? I want to start slow, and just get the simple colored eyelets at first.

Thanks!

[Disneyland_emily]

I *love* eyelets :)

I ususally use either the ones from Making Memories or doodlebug-

Doodlebug is nice when you just need a few of each color (I think there is 20 in a pack) Making Memories has some great combo sets that have 5/6 different colors in them along with packs of single colors and they also have some cute other shapes (stars/hearts etc) With Making Memories you get usually 100+ in a box but they do come in a nice storage container-

Often times a Scrapbook store sells them indivually for 5 cents each- Which I love if its a color I know I wont need lots of (like pink...) or if I can't decide what shade of green looks best-

I think now days there are setters that are interchangable but the "old school" one I have just sets the basic size-

Just make sure when ya set them you do it on a surface that can be dinged and dented (ie NOT the kitchen table...) I have a spare piece of board I use to set them on-


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[disneymom1980]

I bought my first eyelet set off of QVC. The set came with six different colors of eyelets and the hammer and eyelet setter. Just an idea for you. :wave:

[Alice28]

Oh boy oh boy....I went to Michael's today, JUST TO LOOK....I can't believe I haven't wanted to do this before today! I didn't buy anything (can you believe it!) because my mom is coming up at the end of the week and she has the tools...she said she would bring them so I can play with them. On Tuesday my LSS has double punches on their frequent buyer card, so I am going there to buy several colors of eyelets and vellum. Can't wait!

[inky dinky doo]

Just a hint from a relative newby . . .

I use an old Spiegel catalog to pound on when I set eyelets. Why buy something special when an old catalog works just fine!

Have fun experimenting, Alice! I love the look eyelets give to a page.

Pat

[Spinning]

Welcome to the fun side!
I stayed away from eyelets for so long and now I love them. They just seem to add something to the page.
I buy a lot on line
www.eyeletqueen.com is a good one