<P><FONT face=Arial color=#00007f><STRONG><U>Eyelets:</U></STRONG></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial>Eyelets come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. But to use them, you'll need a few basic tools; a hole punch (the one shown is from the Making Memories tool kit and comes with 3 different sized heads), an eyelet setter (I have included a comparison between the pointed and the flower setters. I've found that both work equally well), and a hammer or mallet. You will also need a self healing cutting mat to cushion the blow of the hammer... you certainly don't want to have pot holes in your kitchen table from hammering eyelets! <BR><BR><STRONG>Step 1:</STRONG> Set the size of the hole punch according to the size of the eyelet you will be using. Place hole punch on your project and hammer a couple times. Use a little pressure when hammering but there's no need to "whack it to death". Now flip your project over to the back and center the hole over the eyelet. <BR><BR><STRONG>Step 2:</STRONG> Position the eyelet setter snugly ontop of the back of the eyelet. Using the setter much like you did the hole punch, hammer a couple of times and then check your progress. Some eyelets need very little setting whereas others eed a couple more taps than normal. <BR><BR><STRONG>Step 3</STRONG>: Once the back has "folded" down to you're finished. In some cases, you may wish to tap the hammer directly onto the back of the eyelet only one or two times, in order to make it feel more flush with the back of your project. <BR><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><U><FONT color=#00007f>Rivets with washers:<BR></FONT></U></STRONG><BR>Rivets are just another form of eyelet, only with a flat top. Some eyelets come with washers, which may help when setting and holding the eyelet to you project. You set a eyelet and washer the same way you do a traditional eyelet, only adding the washer to the back of the eyelet before setting with the hammer. <BR><BR><FONT color=#00007f><STRONG><U>Brads:</U></STRONG></FONT><BR><BR>Just as eyelets are found in many different shapes and sizes, so do brads. Brads are much simpler to use than eyelets. There are no tools required and it doesn't matter what surface you work on. Brads also have the capability to hold more papers together than an eyelet may. <BR><BR><STRONG>Step 1:</STRONG>&nbsp; When working with sensitive materials that I don't want to chance ripping or wrinkling, I'll use a craft needle, point of scissors or sticker tweezers to make a small puncture in the paper where I want the brad to be placed.<BR><BR><STRONG>Step 2:</STRONG> Push the prongs of the brad through the front of your project.<BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial><STRONG></STRONG></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Step 3:</STRONG> Turn your project over to the backside and fold the prongs in opposite directions until flush with the back of your project. Now you've mastered a brad.<BR><BR><FONT color=#00007f><STRONG><U>Nailheads:<BR></U></STRONG></FONT><BR>Nail heads are not as commonly used as eyelets and brads, although they are becoming more popular. Nailheads can be plain or decorative and have sharp prongs on the backs. Usse caution when working with nailheads please! You will need a soft, penatrable surface, such as a mouse pad, to work over and something to help you bend the prong with. I like to use the blunt end of my sticker tweezers to do this.<BR><BR><STRONG>Step 1:</STRONG> With your project on the mousepad, carefully press the nailhead through the paper and into the pad. <BR><STRONG>Step 2:</STRONG> Turn your project over to the backside. You can remove the mousepad now, as you need the firm surface of your table to help bend the prongs. Add a bit of presure to the tip of the prong and push toward the center. Continue pushing the prong down until it is flush with your project, as desired. Repeat with each prong. </FONT></P>