Long-time fear overcome!
Perhaps this title is a little over the top, but I have been a bit fearful for quite some time over it... I finally learned how to "install" a metal snap.  Now, I'm not talking about those cute little ones you sew on by hand.  This is serious business -- heavy duty!  Yeah, the kind where you have to cut a little hole in your project and use a hammer.  AND -- if you mess up, oh well.  You only get one shot.  See, it is a little scary when you think about it.
It was so simple.  The hardest part is double checking that you have the right pieces in the right order facing the right way through your project.  I'll be putting up some pictures of just how to do it.  My project is almost finished, but I ran out of light and I needed to do my pounding outside -- it scared my little sweetheart when I tried to do it inside :(.  Stay Tuned!