Paper Clips, Staples, and more...
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Heart Shaped Brads and Designer Paper Clips
Of course, paper clips have been around the office for a long
time!  They work so well in paper crafting because they can
attach things together without any permanent adhesive.  It's
fun to clip a tag onto a card, or note onto a paper pocket on a
layout.  Please be careful with moisture.  These can rust over
time, and the rust will stain what ever paper it is touching.  

Staples have been around for a long time, too.  WIth
scrapbooking and card making you see them being used in a
whole new way.  And our wonderful manufacturers have
seen the need and developed colored and painted staples for
us to use.  EK Success even came out with a special stapler
that uses wider and thicker staples - they look like decorative
bars.  The Fascinator has some wonderful uses.  I'll feature it
and show some samples of fun techniques in our "TOOLS"
section.