Faux Eyelets!

[ApocalipsisR]

Thanks for sharing. It is much easier than setting eyelets.

[Stampin'_Kiwi]

I add faux brads to my stuff - punch and then add Crystal Effects to give it that 3-D effect. This has a dual purpose on Vellum as you can attach your vellum to your base page with glue and then put the 'brad' on top to cover the glue. Way cheaper than having to buy them in every color too ...

[stamping_KML]

Wow! Very cool. Thanks so much for sharing!

[free2beme]

TFS...my ladies will love this technique.

[kphorse]

Use your Sukra Clear Glaze pens! It makes the paper brads and eyeletts look like metal! This way they *always* match!

[Lynn in St. Louis]

Hummmm...I didn't even know Sukura made a clear glze pen. Thanks for the info!

[webseitler]

Great! I'm going to add this to the List 'O Faux: Forums at Splitcoaststampers

[AshleyAnne]

HELLLLO!!! Where have I been?!? :rolleyes:


This is awesome ladies! Will be teaching at my next Hostess Club.


Thanks so much for sharing.

[stamps&cars]

This thread is so timely! I was just thinking this morning. Why don't they make a stamp in the image of an eyelet, then we could stamp and emboss in any color we wanted. Hmmmmmm........what could you do to 'make' your own stamp to do this......it would be way easier than punching and dealing with the tiny pieces.

[marciad]

If you have a paper drill(Japanese paper drill) you could probably use it. I will be trying this out this afternoon. The drill would allow you to punch anywhere on the paper. I've had trouble putting eyelets into altered books, and this technique would be great. Thanks for sharing.

[cstanka]

Oh I can't wait to get home from work and try this! Thanks so much!

[basurok]

Very clever! Great way to use scraps and like you said...no hammering required. For anyone that has smashed an eyelet or knocked the coating off AFTER putting it on a project, this is way better than sliced bread!;)

[scrappinchick]

Neat idea! Thanks!

[Cathy H]

I like the "faux" eyelet technique -- but Ann got me thinking. Could you poke a hole in a clean, new pencil eraser and then use that as a stamp or I'm I being too silly again????

[marciad]

You could even just stamp the eraser and then use a small punch in the middle of the stamped image. That would make a neat thingy at the top of custom made tage. Thanks for the idea.

[Cathy H]

We're geniuses !!!!!

[stamps&cars]

Okay, I think we are on to something with the eraser. What else could we use that would get it closer in size?

[Cathy H]

UM ---- maybe if we trimmed the eraser evenly? (Yeah, like I could EVER do anything evenly !) ?!?

[MNCarol]

The faux eyelets will work great for the In Color series. Six new eyelet colors to mix and match with your six new color papers. I like it!! Thanks.

Carol in Central MN

[lacyquilter]

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Originally Posted by stamps&cars

Okay, I think we are on to something with the eraser. What else could we use that would get it closer in size?

There are eraser refills for mechanical pencils - some are smaller in diameter than a regular pencil.

[stamps&cars]

That might work but how would you get a hole in it. If you used a pin or needle, the rubber just closes back up?

[stamps&cars]

Hey! What about using fun foam. You could just use your punches to make the eyelet shape. I might have to work on that tomorrow morning.

[Cathy H]

I think that the fun foam would work great. I tried it - sort of - but I don't have the correct size circle punch. But it should work

[librarian]

How about pulling eraser out of mechanical pencil, stamp pencil end on pad, then punch hole in stamped image. You would have to use the color cardstock you want. I'll try this evening if possible.

[stamps&cars]

Last night I tried to punch fun foam.......no luck.......the foam was too thick to fit into the punch. Then I took some of the pieces that I had trimmed from a new stamp set and peeled off the rubber from the foam. It did fit into the punch. Now my only problem was that the punches I have are just a little bigger than an actual eyelet. It didn't really stamp and emboss all that bad. When I get a chance tonight or tomorrow, I'll post my results!

[marciad]

It just occured to me to make the faux eyelets and thenpop a real brad into the middle. I bet most of you had already thought of this

[Cathy H]

Ann, that was clever. I didn't realize that the punch would punch the rubber. I would have thought that the foam was easier. Shows what I know ! (not!)
And Marcia, using a brad is a great idea. Lots of ideas in this thread

[stampinlynn]

I got a silent setter for Christmas last year and really like it nice and quiet, now with your idea I can put an eylet anywhere in any color how cool is that guess my gift will soon start collecting dust but then again maybe not LOL
Just wanted to say TFS
Lynn:mrgreen:

[downeyd]

Wow - what wonderful ideas I found in this thread. The brainstorming was worthwhile. Thanks for sharing all your ideas. This will be a valuable thread for a long time to come.

[Oceangirl]

That is a cool idea, I too was wondering if anyone had tried CE with on them. Also, if you use the 1/2" punch instead of the 1/4" you get the little reinforcements that are on the tops of the string tags or whatever those tags are called.

[SilentRN]

Very Cool!

[njbaker]

How freaking cute does that sound?? I'll give it a try very soon!!

[shirolives]

Two more items to add to my shopping list:

hole punch 1/4"
hole punch 1/8 or 1/16"

Whhhheeeeee!

[qvande]

I read this some time ago and have done the faux eyelets as well as faux brads. I add ce to them for some shine and they look pretty real.

[munchkin25]

thank you! thank you! thank you!
you are truly brilliant, i just tried it and it looks good. i am always looking for eyelets, and end up with colors that dont match what i am doing at the time because i am "out of stock", now i will never be out!

[islandblossom]

that's such a great idea. thank you for sharing!