Grommet Crafts for Holiday Ornaments and Keepsakes

Grommets are extremely functional pieces of hardware. They add strength to fabric, providing a sturdy place for laces, ropes, or ribbons. Without grommets, many common items — such as shoes, banners, tents, and tarps — would wear out after only a few uses.

But as useful as grommets are for the pragmatic purpose of battling wear and tear, they can be so much more. For the more craft-minded, grommets can be wonderfully decorative, especially around the holidays!

Choose Your Options for Grommets

Once you view grommets as decorative, the possibilities open up. Take a look at some of your choices.

Finish

The most familiar finish is probably brass, but many other finishes are available. You might prefer black or white for a project that requires more stark contrasts. You can also select antique brass or gunmetal to add texture or simulate age. You can purchase grommets in a nickel finish if you want a silver appearance rather than gold.

Size

Grommets are available from size #000 (5/32”) up to #6 (¾”). Remember that you’ll need a corresponding anvil or die for the size you choose, depending on whether you’re setting the grommets with a hammer or a press. You’ll also need an appropriately sized hole punch as well.

Unlike eyelets, grommets use a washer on the back side to hold them in place. Once a grommet is set, it will look identical on both sides.

Craft Ideas

If you’re crafty, you can make some stunning gifts, ornaments, and keepsakes that have more personality than something store-bought. Look at these ideas you can explore with grommets this holiday season!

Strengthen Ornaments

Whether you’re tooling leather or crocheting patterns for unique ornaments, grommets will ensure those ornaments can hang on the tree year after year. Set in your grommets, tie a ribbon, string, or even another piece of leather through, and enjoy for years to come.

Add Texture

Speaking of leather, if you’re making a keepsake item — such as a custom picture frame, purse, pouch, or any manner of decorative item — you can use grommets to make them particularly eye-catching. Contrasting the color of the leather with a set of well-spaced grommets creates visual interest that’s noticeable even at a distance.

Spice Up Traditions

Your Santa hat doesn’t have to be exactly like all the other Santa hats! How about grommets around the fur trim or even through the main fabric all the way to the pom-pom? Think about other traditional Christmas items, such as your stockings. How about a rustic leather or burlap stocking with a grommet for hanging on a nail?

Make Unique Jewelry

Fans of steampunk already know how versatile and interesting grommets can be. Think of earrings, bracelets, and necklaces, where grommets can be beautiful and functional anchor points for chains and straps.

Use different-sized and finished grommets in compelling patterns and designs. Leave them empty or route leather, twine, or string through them. It’s up to you!

Dare to Be Different

What other cool, crafty creations can you concoct? How about a key fob? You could do holiday-themed fobs with pictures and shapes associated with your favorite holiday and use grommets for the attachment points.

Consider all the possible items you could gift. Are you in the mood to try homemade oven mitts? Include grommets so the recipients can easily hang them in the kitchen. Want to make some adorable dolls? Grommets make wonderful doll’s eyes. If you’re crafty enough, your imagination can run wild.

Only Use Grommets

Grommets don’t have to be integrated into other projects — they can be the project! Use a stack of grommets to form a tiny Christmas tree, a candy cane, or a snowflake. You can also use a variety of sizes and finishes to create a picture set on canvas or wood.

Get Your Grommets and Setting Tools at GoldStar Tool

A project is only as good as the materials and tools used to bring it to life. At GoldStar Tool, we stock everything you need to make brilliant projects and designs for your holiday crafts. Create keepsakes your friends and family will love with quality grommets and grommet setting tools from GoldStar Tool! Shop our collection today.