Have a brad or two in your stash? Have a look...

Happy January! Do you have brads in your stash?  Since I started scrapbooking, I’ve collected all sorts of brads in various colours, shapes, and styles. Today I created some fun winter tags to show some fun ways to use brads as decorative elements in your craft projects.

How about using a brad to mimic a photo clip?  Just roll the brad top so that it is flush with the prongs and slip over a photo or journal mat.  I just used a glue dot to hold the brad in place on my project.

How about using a brad as a ribbon scrunchie?  Turn the brad over, slip the ribbon between the opened prongs and voila you have a really pretty ribbon detail.

Just for something different how about using a brad as a button topper?  Open the prongs and adhere on top of a button and tie some twine around the brad.

Supplies: My Mind’s Eye pattern paper, Making Memories brads

Hope this inspires you to use your brads in different ways.  If you have a unique way to use brads, be sure to share it in the comment section below!

~ Virginia 

Comments

[Heather Carpenter]

What great ideas for use of brads. Thanks!

[Emily Halliburton Muto]

I love the ribbon scrunchie idea! Thanks for sharing!

[Rose Stannell]

What great ideas. Never thought to use them that way and I do have tons of brads.

[Nicole Doiron]

SUPERB ideas! Now i just hope i can remember when i create! Thank you! :)

[Laurie]

These are some great ideas! I will have to try them all and maybe think of some more.

[Amy K]

Love these ideas, especially the ribbon scrunchie. Thanks for sharing.

[Becky Fleck]

Super ideas, Virginia -- LOVE the photo turn idea!

[ToucanScraps]

fabulous ideas, thanks for sharing

[Joan Tipping]

Thanks for the ideas! I have started a file called Good Ideas for when I am stuck for something novel.

[Kathy P]

I might have a brad or two...more like two million, to tell the truth! Thanks for sharing these awesome ideas on how to use some of them in a cute, novel way--love them!

[Michelle Liimatainen]

GENIUS!!! I just cleaned my scraproom and realized I had waaaay too many brads. Now I have a plan! ;)

[Svetlana]

Great ideas! Thanks for sharing!

[Sue Alg]

Such great ideas. Love it when we can use our embellishments in different ways. I must have at least 1000 brads in my stash, so perhaps I'll use up 50 or so with these ideas.

[Angie Ashuk]

Great ideas. I love it!!!

[Sue W]

Love your ideas! 👍

Sometimes, I put two or three as an accent. Similar to the way you could use bling.

I also use them as eyes or noses on critters. Looks very cute for kid' cards.

thanks for sharing a few new ones with us. 😃

[Shari Green]

What great ideas! Thanks so much for sharing them with me. I LOVE the Robbon Scrunchie idea, may just borrow that idea as I have soooooo many brads sitting in my room just staring at me and begging to be finally used!

[Anna Petitt]

Ahhhh how cute!! Will have to try those!! Awesome! I love the inspiration from you guys!!

[Cynthia B.]

Love these ideas- so creative! And yes, I have a ton of brads, so thank you!

[Romaine]

Thanks for the ideas!

[Jimjams]

I have loads of brads and will certainly be using some of these fab ideas to use them up! TFS

[Donna]

All of these are great ideas and I am sure there are plenty more if we just think a little about it. TFS

[Phyllis]

never thought of using brads tht way, great ideas!

[Susi]

What a super duper idea! Thanks so much for sharing this.

[Linda S.]

what a great idea! I am definitely going to do them, thanks!

[Donna Rawbone]

I love the brad with the ribbon.