My Favorite Crafty Things 2016: Crafting Tools

Welcome back to My Favorite Crafty Things 2016! Today is all about crafting tools.

Throughout this series, I am sharing my favorite crafty products of the year… with each day sharing a different topic. If you see anything you want to purchase, be sure to use this discount:

Simon Says Stamps is offering my readers $10 off purchases of $75 or more! Use the code “JENFAVES” through 11:59pmEST on 11/24/16 when shopping HERE.

Dayspring is offering my readers $5 off any $30 purchase plus free shipping! Use “MYFAVES” at checkout through 12/2/16. (I recommend an apron from there in today’s video, but you can use the code on anything there… including their craft products HERE. You can instead use the code “FRIDAY16” for 30% off site-wide through 11/27/16.)

Today is all about tools!

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Excuse the long video! Lots to share…

[Wall products are linked to multiple sources in the thumbnails. Affiliate links may be used. To watch the video in HD on YouTube, click HERE.]

If you are interested in any products, click on one of the abbreviations under the product images… SSS for Simon Says Stamp, EH for Ellen Hutson or the manufacturer’s abbreviation.

Remember – this list of Favorite Crafty Things makes a great gift guide. Feel free to give this link to to a family member… or Santa. ?

You can see all of the topics of My Favorite Crafty Things 2016 HERE… and for my lists from 2015, click HERE.

GIVEAWAYS

Giveaways! Today I have giveaways for TWO lucky winners! You could win one of these prizes:

  • $50 Gift Certificate to Simon Says Stamp (Thanks, Heidi!)
  • A Hero Arts Heat Gun. You will love it!

For your chance to win a giveaway, leave a comment below by 11:59pmEST on 12/5/16 telling me your favorite crafting tool. (The winner’s name will be randomly selected, emailed and posted on my “Winners page” after the giveaway closes. International folks are eligible, too.)

See you soon!

 

[Most products in this post were personally purchased. The decision to include them in this list was my own. I truly like these products and companies.]


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907 thoughts on “My Favorite Crafty Things 2016: Crafting Tools”

  1. Maggie C. says:

    My two favorite tools would have to be my Big Shot and my Misti.

  2. Stacy V says:

    My current fave product is the Embossing Buddy. I have the baggie, but it works like a charm! And my must-have for stamping is my SU Stampin’ Scrub. Right now, I use Cutter-Bee scissors, but I’ve been eyeing up those new TH snips. Maybe those bigger handles will reduce the fussy cutting hand cramps lol!

  3. D.Ann C says:

    Can’t wait to try the Clarity Brushes that just got shipped out to me!!
    My favorite tool is the MISTI… It has saved me countless do-overs!!

  4. Amy Lee says:

    My most used tool has to be a toss up between my bone folder or my EK success cutter bee precision scissors.

  5. Pat says:

    Fiskers trimmer (with wire) been using for years and never even knew that the wire ever broke til heard on your video!

  6. Great video! There are a lot of tools that I love, but one that I got not too long ago and really love it that wire guide trimmer. Works great for me. One thing that I always have in my crafting space is “floss threaders” I don’t know if the link will come through in a comment, but I’ll try. These are great for putting any kind of string, thread, yarn or ribbon through a hole, easy to use and pretty inexpensive. http://www.pharmapacks.com/products.php?product=GUM-Eez%252dThru-Floss-Threaders-%5B840%5D-25-Each&gclid=CJa07d38vdACFZpMDQodrxcLog#.WDUSJLIrKUk
    Thanks for another great video.

  7. Mutzy Mia says:

    My favorite tool is my Cuttlebug. Thanks for all your suggestions on other items to improve the stamping process. I’ve developed quite a list!

  8. Ginajo15 says:

    I love my Fiskars trimmer. It is my most used tool.

  9. Phyllis Freese says:

    My wish list at SSS just got a bit longer. I invested in several of the tools you recommended last year and now I’ll be investing in more. Thanks for sharing these items that you regularly use and feel are worthwhile investments.

  10. Psdaa2 says:

    I would have to say my MISTI I could not live without. I had rotator cuff recently and I don’t think I could continue to stamp without it.

  11. scrapinator says:

    My favorite crafting tool is the Claritystamp Brushes besides my MISTI of course 🙂

  12. Marcieb says:

    I would say my mini ink blending tools, they make distress inks just so much fun.

  13. Clara Timmons says:

    There are so many great tools that you’ve introduced here; thank you! I’m lucky to own a few of them.
    Especially love my Fiskars trimmer, even though I’ve the smaller size, it gets the job done…cutting a straight
    line. 🙂 thanks for sharing all these wonderful tools.

  14. My favorite tool is my MISTI. I held off getting one for because of the price and got one for Christmas last year and I don’t know what I would do without it. Thanks for taking the time to put these videos together!

  15. Jen Hayes says:

    Thanks for doing this series! You’ve saved me a lot of time and money over the years because I’ve learned that I can trust your instincts on great products and tools! I think that the Misti would be a favorite tool……if I had one, lol……it’s on the wish list. The favorites I own are many, but my trimmer and Big Shot have gotten the most use. Thanks for the chance to win such generous giveaway prizes!

  16. Abby says:

    I love the heat guns! It’s magic to watch embossing magic happen!

  17. Cindy Blair says:

    HI Jennifer! My favorite crafting tool is my Silhouette Csmeo, That digital cutter just amazes me. I got my first one z year after starting to scrapbook and cardmsking. I had the SD version then. It just does so many things cuts, sketches, writes what more could you want. By the way I was in your first Thinking Inking class and that is where I learned about stamping and the cool techniques you can do with ink and stamps. Thanks that was a really great vlass!

  18. Jenny says:

    My favorite tool is the misti. I just purchased mine a few weeks ago and I went from taking hours to do one card I made 60 cards in one hour!!!

  19. Melissa says:

    I could not craft without my ancient Fiskars rotary trimmer. It not a fancy, fun tool, but I consistently use it more than any other. For fun stuff, I love my Big Shot.

  20. Tracy says:

    I would have to say that my MISTI is my favorite tool!

  21. Heidi says:

    I thought long and hard about a Big Shot: not just because of the machine but the dies are expensive to: finaly this year I bought one, and it was the best investment ever (but also very addicting, so now I HAVE to have lots of dies and embossing folder of course) 😉

  22. Bharati Nayudu (India) says:

    Loved the video.. some much information and so many useful tips…
    my all time fav tool is the ‘Mini Ink Blending Tool Foams’ , can’t imagine the using distress inks without those…

  23. Diane Nardozza says:

    My favorite crafting tools are my Big Kick and my MISTI. Thanks for giving us so many ideas for new crafting goodies.

  24. Rema DeLeeuw says:

    My favorite tool is my MISTI!!

  25. Tricia says:

    My favorite tool is the Misti. It has saved my projects so many times. I recently started using the shammy and I love it so much. I love this cardmaking industry so much and with tools like these it just gets better and easier every year.

  26. Sheila says:

    I so love these posts. I think it will become a part of the holidays for me. Maybe next year you could give your list to the vendors ahead of time so they will order enough for all of us!

  27. Robyn S says:

    My fav tool would be my well used fiskars wire trimmer, might have to check out the newer model!

  28. shareasmile says:

    I love all my crafting tools! They make the art of card making easier. My Fiskar’s paper trimmers are indispensable. I have the self-sharpening blade model that I discovered through one of your videos, and of course the lighter and more portable model can fit in my craft tote. In fact, I have two of the lighter models- one is for upstairs and the other stays downstairs. I recently added the Misti, EK Success Powder tool and Tombow Mono Sand eraser, and I don’t know how I ever crafted without them before.

  29. Mary Schmidt says:

    I have had the Milwaukee heat gun for many years and love it. It can even be used to peel paint on furniture when refinishing an item or in the winter to shrink wrap your windows in a drafty house.

  30. Becky says:

    hmmmm I think my favorite crafty tool would have to be my big shot. I love die cutting. Especially when I have the stamp/die set. That or my MISTI! It really is a game changer!

  31. Denise Costa says:

    Great list of tools. I have a few of them now to add a couple more.
    Thanks for sharing!

  32. Meredith says:

    My two most used tools are my Big Shot and my Tonic trimmer. I always enjoy your videos!

  33. Jeana says:

    Would love to have these! Such wonderful items thank you for the opportunity!

  34. Joy says:

    Love my Cuttlebug!

  35. Liz Shultz says:

    My Favorite crafting tool would have to be my Big Shot machine. Thank you for your videos, they are fantastic!

  36. Tina says:

    My favorite crafty tool is the wr envelope maker so much fun!

  37. Beatriz says:

    My favorite crafting tools, or at least my most used, are my Fiskars trimmer and my teflon bone folder. Thank you for these wonderful videos!

  38. Jill Tapper says:

    I love my heat gun, but I use my fiskers trimmer all the time to cut and score. As always, your videos are great.

  39. Nancy S. says:

    My favorite crafting tools are my Fiskars trimmer and Martha Stewart scoring board.

  40. Sharon Newport says:

    My favourite crafty tool would be my tim holtz scissors. I love that they are almost indestructable. From your list, the tool that excites me the most is the crystal katana. I really think this would be so handy for crafting !!!! Great idea.

  41. Jeanne mason says:

    My very favorite tool would have to be my Tim holtz metal edge ruler.

  42. Shona Patterson says:

    I use my TH Distress Sprayer all the time. I use it when cleaning my stamps and my stamping blocks and my craft sheet. I use it when I need to add water to my paints, set my Perfect Pearls, and make water drops in my watercolours. It is such a simple thing, but it sprays beautifully, and I keep it full of water and always within reach. It has become as important to me as my heat gun, cutter and Cuttlebug. I am constantly surprised how often I reach for this simple thing and how agitated I get if I misplace it.

  43. karenladd says:

    All of my tools are favorites but I couldn’t get by at all without my paper trimmer. I have two different sizes at all times, and like to make all my own card bases so my trimmer is a must-have!

  44. Jackie P. says:

    My favorite tool would have to be the big shot but I also love the magnetic plate that holds the dies in place. I really am thinking of getting the misti as I see how convenient it is especially when making multiples of the same card. So many things on my wish list:) I so enjoy your videos as you are open to sharing all your knowledge and experience. Thank for that!

  45. shartl says:

    My favorite tool is my Tombow Mono Adhesive. I use it for everything, including my daughter’s school projects. The small applicator is easy enough to a 6 year old to use, and to tuck into my tote bag.

  46. Lucette says:

    A guillotine trimmer and T- ruler are favorite tools.

  47. Thanks, Jennifer … more fabulous ideas to make our crafting lives easier! My favourite tools are the MISTI and the Absorber … I use them both with almost every card I make! Anita 🙂

  48. becky nickles says:

    Jennifer, i don’t know how i stumbled across your blog but I have been loving it so much. You are such a great instructor with clear instructions and pictures. I have learned so very much and have become a HUGE fan of yours. Simon Says Stamp should love you even more as after watching your videos I have bought many of the products you use or recommend too! You make things look so easy and beautiful that I want to create just about everything you show us. And the favorite crafty things videos have been most helpful especially the tools one. But when you mentioned your husband invented Press”N Seal I was blown away. I have touted that product for years to all my friends saying it’s the best thing since sliced bread! Thanks so much for your inspirational work and encouraging us all to be creative and “spread kindness”.

  49. Caren C. says:

    My favorite crafting tool is my Teflon bone folder. I even use it when hot glueing so I don’t burn my fingers. The cooled glue comes right off! I saw the Teflon bone folder on Jennifer’s last year’s list and decided to take the plunge. It is a bit pricey, but it’s worth every penny!

  50. Debra D. says:

    I think my favorite tool is my Fiskars trimmer. I’ve had it for years and is so easy to use. I’m also enjoying the Big Shot machine and using the Misti tool. It’s becoming one of my newer favorites.

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