I use 3/16inch and 1/8 inch foamcore as well as matboard, all acid-free. I use a cutting mat and always use a scrap piece of non acid-free foamcore on top of the cutting mat to protect my knife blade when cutting the acid-free foamcore.

I will list most of my tools, but please note that this is just me, and most of these are NOT required. You only need a few basic tools.

Logan 301M mat cutter system (includes mat knife, straight cutter etc.) which I use to cut larger pieces of foamcore for when I am framing pieces. This one cuts "in the ditch", so I get a clean cut.

Logan FoamWerks circle cutter model WA-8001 - cuts circles from one to six inches.

Logan FoamWerks straight cutter model WC6001

Logan FoamWerks freestyle cutter - only one model on this one

and, the Logan 32 inch board channel rail that I use with the straight cutter as it fits in the groove and you get straight cuts.

Other small knives, such as the x-acto model that I show on the "ornification" post

and the Versa Tool hot knife that I just learned works on foamcore, thanks to Pinwheel.

Adhesives: I have a wide variety, just because I use them for cardmaking and other hobbies, so if you have some, and are not sure, just ask because I might have it. I use the
Crafty Power tape when I need double-sided tape for ornament finishing. It comes in 81ft. box, is acid-free and high tack. Glue - Aleenes I have the purple, the grey and the gold acid-free bottles, so it varies. I also use Scrapperfect Best Ever Glue when I glue the cording all around the ornament. It's more expensive, but I like it because I can get a very thin line.

Templates: shapes can be found on the Internet. When I find one that I like, I photocopy it 5-6 different ways (enlarge or reduce), so that I have different sizes of the same pattern. I then just tack the photocopy on any kind of thin cardboard and cut it out so I have a sturdy template.

Because I am into cardmaking, I have a lot of the Spellbinders and other companies dies. The Nestbilities dies come in shapes such as hexagons etc. so I can take any one of these dies and do the same as above. Ialso have a Cricut machine, so will also use patterns to make templates.

Ribbon - different sizes, fabrics and colours. I usually purchase mine from Ribbon Oasis in the UK, or Really Reasonable Ribbon in the US. I found two other sources last week when I asked here, so will be trying these. I store my ribbons in suitcase boxes that I find at Michaels. The boxes look pretty stacked up on top of shelving.

I am bow challenged, but you would not know that by looking at the bows that I made. That is only because I use the Zutter Bow-It-All bow maker. If you get this, just make sure that you get version 2.0 because it makes even more bows, such as the multi loop triple layer bows etc. Once you master the C-knot technique, you are only limited by your imagination. There are tons of youtube videos on this if you want to see how it works, and the best ones are the Reasonable Ribbon ones.

Cording - I use tatting thread, floss, Perle, crochet, yarn, beads and anything else I can think of when trying to decide. For the "ornification" video I am using floss to make the cording (coming up this Saturday). I used the Kreinik cord maker to make this one.

I will be posting my snowmen family finishes on this Thursday,s Christmas SAL. For this one, I used Lacis Power cord maker (battery operated), just because I wanted to make it on a 4 corder machine (3 heavy white tatting threads, 3 DMC Perle blue, 3 more heavy white tatting thread, and 2 Caron Snow to add sparkle). The bows were made on the Bow-It-All.

To get more of a corded braid look, I use the Diva cord maker. You can use a lot of different fibers for this one, can double up on the bobbins (more than one per slot), can use beads - whatever you like. It's sort of like Kumihimo, and I love it. Again, you can see a demo on youtube if you just google Diva cord maker.

Tassels - I use the Susan Bates tools.

Other embellishments - Kanzashi flowers, buttons, clay, etc.