Collage Supplies: Metal, Decorative

I've split the metal and metallic supplies into misc. charms, charms for dolls (includes crowns, hats, shoes, hands...), filigree, decorative (this page), and functional.

These Decorative Brads & Eyelets, Photo Turns, Watch Parts, Nailheads (and pronged things), Tin Ceiling Tiles and Metal Mesh are great additions to your art supplies.

Metal foil tapes are on the adhesives page. Metal alphabet tiles and ribbon slides are on the Alphabet Items page.

Click on any photo to see a larger picture.

Pretoria Paper Clips

Nice, decorated paper clips to dress up your office or create little tabs in a collaged book. Flourishes and text that include "notes" and "play".

$2.99

Watch Hands

Tiny, fragile watch hands. Various sizes, some glow in the dark. Set of 20 in a round plastic "tin".

$1.99

 
Button Covers
Hinged covers for adding decorative buttons to existing buttons (you can remove the button covers before laundering... or change the designs to fit your mood). Glue an object or tiny collage to the front. Just flip open the top and slide the back over an existing shirt or coat button. Samples below are from vintage button covers.

$1.99/10


 

 
Gothic Cross Ribbon Slides

Set of 5 in a nice little tin. Mix of antique brass and silver colors (they are metal but I can't vouch for what kind). They're a little over 1/2" tall (5/8" ribbon will gather just a bit when laced through the hole).

Metal alphabet ribbon slides are on the Alphabet Items page.

$3.99

 
Tiny Jingle Bells

Set of 10 or 100. A little under 1/4" diameter each.

Here's a sample using some of these bells.

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Decorative Brads & Eyelets

See also: Alphabet brads, Chipboard brads, Fabric brads, mini brads.

Sugared Painted Brads

Purple, yellow, pink, green, gold and dark red. Set of 180.

2 styles of coordinating papers.

$4.99

 

 
Sugared Glazed Brads

2 sizes of patterned brads (with clear, slightly domed resin tops). The small ones are 3/16" diameter. Set of 24.

2 styles of coordinating papers.

$3.99

Loopy Brads

Such a simple idea but so much fun. Brads with an extra loop... to hang a bead or a charm off of. Or use 2 rows of brads and lace a ribbon between them. Set of 40. 1/4" diameter. Antiqued nickel color.

More brads below.

$3.99

Zanzibar Brads

Warm curry colors. 2 sizes (largest are just under 1/2" diameter). Clear, slightly domed resin tops. Set of 24.

$3.99* $4.99*

Spider Brads

Set of 8.

$0.99

Copper Leaves with Brads

Not really brads, but they come with matching brads. Set of 9 (3 each of 3 designs). 1-1/8" tall.

$5.49

Backordered.

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Ornate Copper Snowflakes

Beautiful snowflakes... not really brads, but they come with matching brads. Set of 6 (2 each of 3 designs). 2 large designs are 1-1/4" diameter each, the smaller design is 3/4" diameter.

$4.95

Pewter Snowflakes

Set of 25. A little under 3/4" diameter each. Not really pewter, but a less shiny finish than "silver."

More snowflake embellishments are here.

$2.49

Screw Head Brads

Pewter-finish metal brads embossed with Phillips & slotted screw heads. Set of 24. 1/4" diameter each.

$2.95

 
Heart Eyelets
1/8". Set of 100. Picture shows them larger than they are.

Heart charms are here.

$1.99

 
Photo Turns

 
Black Photo Turns
Set of 20; painted steel; 3/4" long

$0.99

 
Brass Photo Turns
Set of 20; brass-plated steel; 5/8" long

$0.99

Watch Parts

 
Tiny Clock Faces
Set of 3; flat brass backs; slightly domed fronts (clear resin); 7/16" diameter

$0.99

 
 
Tiny Watch Gears
A plastic "tin" holding tiny (very tiny!) watch guts. Most of the gears are approx. 1/4" diameter. Gears would make lovely little halos for tiny little angels...

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Set of Watch Faces
Set of 10; mainly brass; sizes vary but most approx. 1" diameter; most are round but some are rectangular (click on photo at left to see an example). Can be etched.

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Nailheads

Some pronged seahorses are with the seashell charms.

 
Furniture Nails
Antique brass-colored metal; set of 20. 3/8" diameter.

$1.49/set

 
Pronged Curved Shields
Antique bronze metal; set of 10. 5/8" wide.

$1.99/set

 
Pronged Shields/Crests
Antique gold-colored metal; set of 10. 3/4" tall.

$1.99/set

 
Pronged Arrows
Antique brass-colored metal; set of 10. 1-1/4" tall.

$1.99/set

 
Tin Ceiling Tiles

Tin Ceiling Tiles

Silver or rust color. Light-weight metal. They can be cut with scissors, shaped or bent, painted or left as is. The 4" square size is perfect for Chunky (Fat) books (probably as a cover as they are embossed). Note: the rust color has a metal coating that may chip if you plan on drilling holes.

4" x 4".

12" tiles are sold out.

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Metal Mesh

Brass or Copper Mesh

Very fine (80 mesh) metal mesh can be pleated, folded, wrapped around other items, etc. Available in Brass or Copper. It cuts easily with scissors or a Japanese Screw Punch. It was also be oxidized or colored with a blow torch. Contains one folded sheet, 16 in. x 20 in.

Here's a photo to show the sheerness (sorry, lots of glare from the flash)

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Inspiration


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