Word Finder - brads

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A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin.

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(elementary school usage) A paper fastener, a fastening device formed of thin, soft metal, such as shim brass, with a round head and a flat, split shank, which is spread after insertion in a hole in a stack of pages, in much the same way as a cotter pin or a split rivet.

Create a mini-album using your favorite digital kit and attach it to your paper layout with brads, eyelets, or a strong adhesive.

Don't forget to raid the kitchen for glass jars, which are great for storing buttons, glitter, little pieces of fabric and ribbon, brads and other decorative items.

Embellishments include a border, silk flower and a variety of brads and tags.

If you're going to use a quote as your page title, combine sticker letters, alphabet brads, and chipboard to create a fun mixed media effect.

Use fuzzy white yarn wrapped around a series of silver brads to make a spider web background for your layout.

If you can find enough childproof pill bottles, these containers work very well for storing eyelets, brads, and other very tiny embellishments.

Frame a photo with a border made from coordinating eyelets and brads.

You can also try combining buttons, brads, eyelets, ribbon, paper scraps, and leftover stickers together to make a collage tag featuring the dominant color of each page.

You can use buttons, eyelets, brads, and ribbon scraps to make outfits for your dolls.

See the LoveToKnow Scrapbooking article Digital Scrapbook Freebies for a list of websites that have downloads of buttons, brads, ribbons, and chipboard accents to match many different layout themes.

Many also include sections for other scrapbooking embellishments, such as stickers, brads, eyelets, and die cuts.

Visit any paper crafts or scrap booking store to find a wide variety of ribbons, charms, brads, rivets, die cut shapes, and other embellishments.

You can use buttons, sequins, stickers, glitter and brads to dress up the gift card envelope.

A modern film script looks just like scripts looked before WWII, a typed document with cardstock covers bound with brass brads.

Pull silk flowers off an old bouquet and attach them to your card with small brads.

Ribbon, lace, eyelets, brads, charms, buttons, and beads also make great additions to handmade cards.

Or, you can purchase the Christmas quote stack from Die Cuts with a View and attach each vellum sentiment to your card with brads or eyelets.

You won't find small items like brads, ribbons, buttons and other such accessories.

Give the design a homemade look by adding glitter, small buttons, brads, or eyelets.