Give Your Leftover Beads a Makeover!

Transform those thrift shop or yard sale beads into original works of art! Use wood, plastic, metal, resin, bone beads, inexpensive colorants, add ribbon, fiber, foil, rhinestones, and more to get beads uniquely yours. Our Altered Bead Guide lists eight different techniques that you can combine to get dozens of effects!

Acrylic Flowers and Leaves

Beautifully molded and finished translucent mat-finished acrylic flowers and leaves. Flowers include morning glories, dogwoods, baby's breath, Iris, Calla Lilies, colorful leaves.... Lightweight and saturated with color, these flowers are great for any project that needs them in clusters and colors.

BRASS FILIGREE
Perfect for any type of project!

BRASS CHARMS that are of exceptional quality. Raw brass, unfinished, can be tinned and soldered, very nice detail. Easy to stain, enamel, paint or patina.

FABULOUS PARTZ FOR CRAFTING, JEWELRY MAKING, ALTERED ART

Handpicked or handcrafted materials you're not likely to find anywhere else for you to make jewelry, hair accessories, decorate your own craft project. We do the treasure hunting, so you can spend your time creating fabulous art. Product questions? Email

Handcrafted Polymer Settings, Faux Lockets and Filigree Drops Made by our Partz Diva

Technique combines mica dust, gold, silver & varigated metal leaf, embossing powders, and other incusions. Finished with 2 coats of sealer.

FRAME PENDANTS, LOCKET-STYLE AND FIXED

Frames and lockets offer the option of a removeable back or inserting and resin-setting your own artwork.

Teardrop-Shaped Lockets and Frames are Pendant Sized

Measuring just 2 1/16" high by 1 1/2" wide, these beautiful frames are a fabulous and intricate work of art. They atttach to a chain with a hole drilled front to back. By special order we can offer this style with a side drill.

REMOVEABLE BACK

It took a bit of engineering, but we've developed a version that allows you to change the image in your "pendant frame" using a removeable bacl. Instructions on how to secure the sliding panel are included.

FIXED BACK

Our fixed back version comes with a template so that you can create your own work of art to wear proudly. A resin sealer is not your only choice. We offer:

• A thick laminating film that can be trimmed with scissors.
• Hand-cast polyurethane "cups" to fit
• clear resin cabs that can be trimmed (we are still testing this method)

Top or side-drilled pendant/frames with Fixed Back-priced for resale.

Beautifully shaped pointed oval design with circular hole, ready for beading with either center gole or side drill. Solid back. Pendant is approx 2" high with a 1" dia. hole. Comes with template. Easy to trim and place your own artwork into the frame, then fill with resin. Made of polymer clay, same beautiful finish as others on this page. Assorted colors (black, purple, blue) -- Select Quantity -- 2 - $8 6 - $15