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Tiny Hole Punch Tip

By Noreen 12 Comments




By Noreen Doll.

Here’s a great tiny hole punch tip for when you want to make a neat small hole without tearing the paper.

How to Punch a Tiny Hole by Crafty Journal

This tip is really handy when you want to add a brad to your project, and you need a small hole for the point of the brad to push through.

Crafty Journal - Tiny Hole Punch Tip

It would also be perfect to punch small holes in paper or card stock to which you want to tie a button.

You need a push pin and a small eraser.

Crafty Journal - Tiny Hole Punch Tip

Place the part of the item you want to punch on the eraser and press the push pin through into the eraser.

Crafty Journal - Tiny Hole Punch Tip

For this flower, I made a hole in each layer, as well as the paper I wanted to attach it to.

Crafty Journal - Tiny Hole Punch Tip

Crafty Journal - Tiny Hole Punch Tip

Add the brad through each layer and it’s done.

Crafty Journal - Tiny Hole Punch Tip

Tips

If you don’t have an eraser, you could use an old mouse pad or a chunk of craft foam.

Instead of a push pin you could use an ice pick or other sharp pointed tool.

Noreen Doll

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  1. mummsie says

    April 25, 2015 at 1:04 am

    THIS is so dern clever girl!! Can’t tell you how many times my tiny hole punch wasn’t long enough to stretch to the spot I wanted. I would wind up selecting a new spot (sigh)

  2. Stella Lee@ Purfylle says

    May 12, 2015 at 1:54 am

    This is such a great tip, and I love the little embellishment on the corner of the paper. I’d love to get a note with that cute flower.

  3. Stephanie Volkert says

    May 12, 2015 at 6:10 am

    I’m having a total “Why didn’t I think of that?” moment. It really is genius.
    Visiting from Create.Link.Inspire.

  4. Sarah J says

    May 12, 2015 at 3:27 pm

    Popping over from Totally Terrific Tuesday =) What a wonderful tip! Makes me want to go make crafts that require small holes 😉

  5. Jennifer S. says

    May 13, 2015 at 1:40 am

    very clever – now I can have tidy, small holes

  6. Gentle Joy says

    May 14, 2015 at 12:01 am

    Good idea…. I have used this… and it works great. 🙂

  7. Kati says

    May 14, 2015 at 3:50 pm

    So brilliant! Thanks for the little tip 🙂

  8. Jann Olson says

    May 20, 2015 at 3:58 am

    I have used this trick and it works great! Thanks for sharing it with SYC.
    hugs,
    Jann

  9. Elaine says

    May 20, 2015 at 7:28 pm

    I needed this for a wedding favor!! Thanks for sharing on My 2 Favorite Things on Thursday!! Hope to see you again tomorrow!! Pinned!!

  10. Meshae says

    October 10, 2016 at 10:46 pm

    Thank you so much for this! I like to keep my earrings organized but I am running out space. This will be such money saver for me!

  11. Br Seraphim says

    September 19, 2017 at 3:23 am

    Many thanks, this also works well for making something like a sewing pattern, only its for a hat made of manila cardstock (from an old file folder): wanted a permanent “master pattern” or template, with 1 mm or 1/16″ holes through the dots, to transfer to the working material from which the hat would be folded and stapled/glued. Engineer’s hat, with eight box pleats, some holes are far from the edge.
    I found the “burr” that would clog the holes can be removed if I use the rounded end of the icepick handle on the reverse side (again, with eraser behind the material) to flatten the burr *away* from the hole; and repeat it all from the other side, with point, then with handle-end. Works like a charm. Thank you for the tip!
    (To buy a “real” or “official” hand-held, circle-cutting tool for holes far from the edge. would cost around US $45 (2017) and it seemed ‘too dear’.)

  12. Noreen says

    September 23, 2017 at 9:01 pm

    Thanks for that additional tip – it’s handy to know.

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