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. Lissette santana says:

    My favorite crafts is my sizzix.

  2. Teresa Godines says:

    My favorite tool will always be my trimmer. I could never cut a straight line without it. Second would be my big Kick.

  3. Carolynn says:

    Thanks so much for this great series of your favorites. I love tools- they are our little helpers- and I think Crystal Ninja will be joining my team very soon! Your cleanup favorites make my list too, along with a lint roller for “deep” pick up of glitter, paper fibers, etc. Wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving!

  4. Berina Febin says:

    My favorite tool is my Fiskars paper trimmer. It’s a smaller size than the one you showed in the video. Thank you for the info about the full adhesive post it notes and the post it tape.

  5. My favorite crafting tool is my heatgun

  6. Susan McKay says:

    My favourite tool is my embossing buddy. I almost never liked my embossing results until I got it. Now I love embossing!

  7. sftbalrcks says:

    My favorite crafting tool is my mini ink blending tool.

  8. Nancy James says:

    My favorite crafting tools are my Fiskars trimmer and my Big Shot.

  9. Eleanor Sloan says:

    My favorite tool is my Sizzix’s Tim Holtz Vagabond. Since dies have become one of my favorite things to, the Vagabond makes using dies a snap!

  10. Joyce says:

    My ranger mini stapler has to be my favorite tool to use.

  11. June S. says:

    Your cards are so lovely and professional looking, and the reason is that you use great tools. You have given me so many great tips, and the anti-static powder tool is one of the best. I am so glad I got the Big Shot machine. It is my favorite tool because I love how die cuts make my cards look so professional.

  12. Michelle S says:

    The crafty tool I reach for the most is my Fiskar Trimmer

  13. kristen says:

    Teflon bone folder

  14. I guess my favorite tools (yes, I can’t narrow it down to just one! LOL) are my Wagner heat tool & my 2 trimmers. I have the Fiskars one with the aluminum rail–love it! And a 12″ guillotine trimmer by Tonic. All of them can be a bit on the pricey side, but so worth it. Thank you for emphasizing the benefit of good tools, Jennifer! The right tools can make or break the crafting process, imho. Great video too, of course! 🙂 ~ Andrea

  15. Nena Micinovac says:

    My fav is Fiskars trimmer and heat tool by Tim Holtz.

  16. Vicki Dillon says:

    My favorite is the Misti !

  17. Wenche Anita Johnsen says:

    My favorite crafting tool is my cutting mat, i like cutting images whit my detailing blade

  18. Cindy K says:

    Thank you for another great video! My favorite crafting tool is my Silhouette Cameo.

  19. Zina says:

    My go to crafting tool has to be my trimmer (I have more than one)

  20. jengd says:

    I fussy cut a lot so my fine tipped scissors are heavily used.

  21. Gwen says:

    I can’t narrow it down to one thing. My fiskars trimmer is always used, my MISTI is amazing and I LOVE my Big Shot! Also love heat embossing so my heat gun is a fav.

  22. jlt301 says:

    Right now the MISTI is my favorite tool but I think I could really use the heat gun you showed as well as the hand held vac.

  23. COEngrGirl says:

    My favorite tool ov fall is mt teflon bone folder. Still, love the new fiskars cutter with the aluminum rail and of course, the MISTI, too!

  24. Tammie J. says:

    So many great tools out there but the one I have relied on the longest is my Fiskar’s trimmer with the wire guide. It’s clutch! I could not have made all the cards over the years without. Literally use it on every.single.project!

  25. Kristine Heilman says:

    The Tim Holtz guillotine trimmer is my favorite! Thanks for helping me create my Christmas list.

  26. Sherrie Johnson says:

    My favorite tool is my Misti stamp tool. And my Rotatrim Monorail trimmer! My husband got this for me last Christmas.

  27. Diane Bakehouse says:

    I love my heat gun because I love to heat emboss. It’s still so magical and fascinating to me. I like that it’s useful for other techniques, too.

  28. Beatrice Lawson says:

    The heat gun by far!! i had one for years – different brand and it just died on me – the tip literally melted and then the whole thing fizzed out, left the house smelling like burnt toast and me completely baffled as I wasn’t doing anything different. So I am definitely going for the heat gun next:-)

  29. sSherylH says:

    Favorite and most used tool is my heat gun — I never get tired of embossing.

  30. Melissa Bass says:

    My favorite tool is my ATG. It’s the perfect size for me.

  31. Patty Eifert says:

    Thank you so much for your 2016 Favorite Crafty Tool Video!! A couple of new items I am happy that you mentioned are the Mono Sand Eraser & the Crystal Katana!! My go to crafting tool is my Lawn Fawn Stamp Cleaning Cloth (stamp shammy) which you mentioned in your video. I probably won’t purchase the “Stamp Shammy” keepers you mentioned although if I had money to burn I would because every time I stamp something…of course..I have not wetted my shammy yet and have to run to the sink immediatley…LOL!!

  32. Rkp62 says:

    My cutting mat is one tool I always use but my new favorite tool is my Misti.

  33. Sandi R says:

    I think my favorite tool would have to be either my trimmed or my tweezers

  34. Loly Borda says:

    My favorite tool is My Fiskars trimmer with aluminum guide, that I purchased recently after watching one of your videos. Thanks for the informative video!

  35. Swapna says:

    Thank you so much for a wonderful information…
    There are so many in my favourite list…
    To narrow it down heat tool, paper trimmer and guillotine…

  36. Gloria Lai says:

    I love the fiskars cutter, its so much better than the other ones I’ve used. I had to buy two more because it would be a tug of war with the fiskars cutter during some crafting parties. I just purchased the SSS grid paper so I’m excited to try that out!

  37. Kat says:

    My top three favorite tools are Fiskars paper trimmer, bone folder, and score tape.

  38. Stephanie Burgess says:

    I love my Fiskars trimmer. I purchased it after watching one of your videos.

  39. Rissa says:

    Great video! thanks for sharing! I would have to say my favorite tool would have to be my sizzix big shot, my misti, and my wagner heat gun. I actually just recently purchased that after becoming too frustrated with the cheapy heat gun I bought when I started out. After watching several of your videos I picked it up and have not looked back! So thanks for the stellar product recommendation!

  40. Rachel M says:

    My favorite tool is my paper trimmer. There are so many items in your video that I am going to have to try out. Thanks for posting the links to them.

  41. Alma Hughes says:

    Probably my round foam blending tool. I love distress inks and use that tool more than any other 😀

  42. Aimee says:

    The mini ink blending tools! Oh and my Misti! I just got it, so excited to try it out!!!

  43. Susan Huffman says:

    My favorite crafting tool would be my Fiskar’s paper trimmer! It’s hard to narrow it down to just one item!

  44. Cherie says:

    I recently purchased the MISTI stamping tool and have used it on every project that I’ve made in the last two months. For an imperfect stamper like myself, who’s struggled to get clean, crisp stamped images in the past, this tool is my new favorite.

  45. Vicenta Ghylin says:

    Thank you for the informative video. I think my favorite tools are the MISTI, the anti static powder tool, the shammy and then it is my paper trimmer.

  46. Emily Daniels says:

    My favorite tool is definitely my Big Shot!

  47. Ann Gibbins says:

    Always great watching your videos. I love my Fiskars paper trimmer, and my big shot.

  48. Darlene says:

    I love the Fiskars trimmer and so want the Misti stamping tool.

  49. Marija says:

    My favorite crafting tool is my NT cutter crafting knife. It cuts wonderfully, exchanges blades easily and it is a multi purpose tool. But it’s difficult cutting everything with it so I hope I get a paper trimmer for Christmas 🙂

  50. Kristin McCann says:

    Love your videos as always! It’s hard to pick a favorite tool, but I’d have to say the fiskars trimmer-almost any style!

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