30 Incredibly Useful Must-Haves for Craftaholics Cupboard

1. Super glue – quick fix and quick dry.
2. Gem-Tac – best to use for gluing bedazzles and buttons to fabric.
3. Staples glue – works best for paper, cards and boards.
4. Mod Podge – I usually use these for glossing.
5. Disposable wipes – for cleaning blades, surfaces, etc.
6. Fiskars Self-healing two sided Mat – cutting felt, fabric and paper.
7. E6000 glue – permanent adhesive that I use for clay, glass and metal items
8. Tweezers – applicator for my teeny-tiny beads and gems
9. Grip binder– my 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th extended hands
10. Flexible Hobby wires – soft and flexible, good for fastening art projects
11. Cookie cutters – round cut out for claying
12. Plastic round ruler – circle drawing template
13. Sewing pins – for quilting and holds fabric
14. Pen and paper – note taking like measurements notes etc.
15. Acrylic clay roller – used to roll out polymer clay
16. Beading pliers – to string beads, etc.
17. Hole punch and eyelet setter – punches 1/8” x 3/16” holes and sets eyelets
18. Seam ripper – for unpicking stitches
19. Drafting compass – great for marking circles
20. Fiskars Paper Trimmer – Scrapbooking fave etc.
21. Office one hole puncher – create holes 1/4″ in diameter
22. Clay Extruder – creates variety of extrusions for clay decorations
23. Scissors – cutting cloth, paper and any other materials
24. Rotary cutter – fabric cutter, super easy and fast.
25. Hand blade – great for slicing clay bars
26. X-Acto Knife –non-slip textured grip sharp blade for precise cutting paper, clay, plastic etc.
27. Paint brushes – multi-purpose paint brush for decorating
28. Glue gun – heating adhesive for bonding
29. Rotary hammer drill – useful for drilling holes to jewelries, shells, clay, etc.
30. Stainless ruler – Always useful for straight lines and shorter measurements

It’s great to work when you have all the tools that you need. You don’t necessarily need to purchase everything on my list since you may not need them depending on your projects.  Also, my list isn’t complete; there are still other tools that I want to purchase, but will do so when I need them. I am more than happy with what I have now. Most of the tools might already be in your house…you just need to put everything in one crafting cupboard or toolbox to keep organized.

These go-to tools have made my projects more manageable and easy during the creative process.  They are incredibly useful in allowing me to make both homemade and handmade projects.  I purchased most of them online and in stores from Jo-Ann, Amazon, Shopify, and Dollar Tree.

Note: Sewing and cutting machine, camera, computer and mobile phone were not included.

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