| A greeting or wedding card with sparkle | Loose glitter in a shaker, or flat sequins | That it lies flat, so the card still closes and posts in an envelope | Glitter Bottles Pack of 12, Mini Star Sequins, Golden Craft Glitter Bottle |
| A name bracelet or a bag tag | Letter beads and a cord that suits the wearer | Whether the letter is printed on one face or all four — a name on one-sided beads reads as gibberish | Plastic Alphabet Beads, Transparent Craft Beads |
| Something that has to hang — earrings, favours, danglers | A charm with a moulded loop | That the loop is cast into the piece rather than glued on, which is what works loose first | Small Star Charms, Heart Padlock Charms, Medium Star Charms |
| A dupatta, kurta cuff or embroidered neckline | Pearl beads sewn on, not glued | That the hole takes a doubled thread on a fine needle before you buy for a whole garment | Moti Pearl Beads Pack |
| Rustic gift wrap, jar wrapping or macrame | Jute twine, natural or dyed | The stated length — the brown roll says 50 metres, and most twine sold locally states nothing | Jute Roll Brown 50m, Coloured Jute Roll, Suter Gola White Thread |
| Resin coasters, pendants or a gilded frame | Gilding leaf for solid cover, foil flakes for broken veining | Which effect you want — sheets plate a surface, flakes deliberately leave the background showing | Metallic Leaf Sheets Pack of 25, Metallic Foil Flakes Jar, Gold Leaf Sheets Pack of 100 |
| A dream catcher, mask or school costume | Craft feathers in the right length | Stiffness — a long quill stands upright, a soft body feather flops over at the neck | Long Quill Craft Feathers, Fancy Craft Feathers 20 Pcs, White Craft Feathers 20 Pcs |
| Something sewn onto cloth that gets washed | Buttons or felt with stitching holes | That it has holes at all — a glue-only embellishment comes off in the first wash | Wooden Flower Craft Buttons, Felt Craft Cut Shape |