Scraps, Scraps, Scraps.... What to do?!

I hate to throw away anything. I will always look at my scraps and  wonder what I can do with them. Unfortunately, my table is usually covered with a project that I am already working on, so I end up tossing them. However, now, I decided to put a little bag that is tied to the leg of my table, and in that bag, I keep all my paper scraps. So, instead of throwing away that piece of paper that I could get 5 - 10 punches out of, I will stick it into that little grocery bag. I am sure you can find something cuter to use, but that is what I had closest to me :) This little bag accumulates quite quickly too. lol. So now, when I have a little downtime, or when I am watching television, I will grab a few punches, my bag and sit and punch a bunch and keep them all in a sandwich baggie. I am really surprised how many punches I get and how often I tap into that little bag too. I didn't think that I would, but I do. It also saves time later too, when you need a little heart, or a circle, because they're already punched. You'll be surprised how much you're actually throwing away once you keep your scraps and start doing this. I am kicking myself in the butt for not doing it earlier :)

ALOT of ways to use eyelets on your scrapbooking pages & cards

• Attaching vellum
• Accents on journal blocks
• To “hang” things from 
• Center of flowers
• Center of letters
• Spell out words (outline the letters)
• Corners of picture mat 
• Eyes of paper dolls 
• Nails in a fence 
• Earrings for a paper doll 
• “Stone” in a ring 
• Buttons on a snowman 
• Decoration on a child’s ball 
• Stepping stones in a garden layout 
• Attach a fiber to make a yo-yo 
• Attach elements on a page by wrapping wire or fiber 
• To form “bullets” for a list of things 
• As an accent on the tail of a letter 
• In the hole of a tag 
• White—as stars on a black or navy blue sky 
• White—as dropping snowflakes
• Light blue—as falling raindrops 
• Orange—as pumpkins 
• White—as moonbeams 
• Jeweled belt on a paper doll 
• Brown—as chocolate chips on a cookie 
• Toppings on a pizza
• M & Ms 
• Buttons on a shirt 
• Decorations on an Easter Egg 
• Decorations on a Christmas Tree 
• Purple—grapes in a cornucopia 
• Lights on top of a police car or fire truck 
• Center of a pinwheel 
• Center of tires 
• Tires on a toy car 
• End of antenna on a bug 
• Center of fiber spider web 
• Hair ornament on a girl paper doll 
• The “dot” on an i or j 
• Attach handle to a basket 
• To attach fibers or lacing something together 
• Attach a sign to a post 
• Rocks 
• Center of propeller on an airplane 
• On Serendipity squares 
• Sesame seeds on a bun 
• Jeweled skirt on a paper doll 
• Use as a spider and paint a face on it with the legs behind it or use wire for its legs 
• Dots on a ladybug 
• As fillers 
• Use as nails on wood (like haunted house windows) 
• Christmas bulbs on a tree paper piecing 
• Eye on a frog 
• Use to embellish the corner of tags or 
• Borders or Titles 
• Attach fabric, twistel, or lace to paper 
• Use stars to replicate a night sky 
• Ends of a hammock 
• Use on butterfly wings 
• Ovals as Easter Eggs 
• Buttons on a dress 
• Shoe buckle 
• Dots on a clown suit doll or paper piecing 
• Sprinkles on an ice cream cone 
• Sprinkles on a cupcake 
• Use seashells on paper torn to create a beach look

Want texture without using glitter?

Well, there are many ways that you can add texture. I personally like glitter and shimmer, but sometimes, you don't want anything shiny but you want texture. You can use sand. Sand is very cheap and you can even find it in colors. Also, you can even find the pretty colors in the dollar store.