One of the fun things about crafting is that there are a lot of accessories, and sometimes you can craft those accessories or craft things related to those accessories.
One good example of that is scissor fobs. This is definitely a non-essential accessory but it is also fun to give your scissors a little bling and make them easier to find on your crafting table. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve lost my little scissors after just putting them down, and I think having a scissor fob on one of the loops might help.
Sirious Stitches has a couple of posts about making your own scissor fobs, whether you want to make one with cross stitch or by beading.
The older post about cross stitch scissor fobs talks about reasons why you might want to use a scissor fob and how you can make one with a couple of small pieces of cross stitch. This is a great way to make your stitches super fancy or even to code your scissors so everyone else in your household will always know which scissors are the fabric scissors.
They recently posted a new post all about using beads to make scissor fobs, which is definitely a faster option than making a cross stitch tag. It goes through all the supplies you might need and has a step by step photo tutorial as well as a video showing how to make it. This is super helpful if you’ve never done any beading projects before. But you can also just thread some beads onto string and make a simpler version that the one shown.
Do you use scissor fobs? Did you make your own or buy them somewhere? And most importantly, do they help keep you from losing your scissors as much when they are right in front of you? I’d love to hear your thoughts.
[Photo: Sirious Stitches]
