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Silvertone/Silver-Plated Findings

Findings are all those little bits that you need to make up your jewellery: crimps, connectors, earring wires and studs, clips, etc.

Where we know, we have listed what they are made off, but often our suppliers is unclear also. Please note the nickel allergies are becoming more and more common. We have ceased to carry any beads or findings with a lead content. Silver and gold here referred to colour or plating. Gold and silver plating is thinner than gold-filled.

Note: for scale, some items are shown on a gridded background. There are 4 squares to the inch in this grid.
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26032229a
Eyeglass Loop - 25 mm Classic Eyeglass Holder Loop - Black/Silver (Pair)
Make your own eyeglasses leash from your favorite beads. Centre metal coil slides to tighten up on eyeglass arms. 25mm By the pair.
Price: $ 0.70
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errr1157nic
Eyeglass Loop - 25 mm Pleated Ball and Wrapped Elastic - Black/Silver (Pair)
Some of you are mighty picky about your eye glass holder findings! So, by popular request - here is another type. These have a stretchy elastic instead of a rubbery loop, and a wire loop for attaching to the bead strand. Make your own eyeglasses leash from your favorite beads. Centre metal coil slides to tighten up on eyeglass arms. 18mm By the pair.
Price: $ 0.90
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helcs6009as
Eyeglass Loop - 40 mm Sheep-shape - Silvertone (1)
Stay organized and sheep-shape with this nifty eyeglass holder. A loop on the back to thread onto a chain or beaded necklace, and a big loop to hang your eyeglasses through. If you've reached the age (as some of us have) where you need to cart an arsenal of lenses around with you just to function, add a little style and have a little fun with it. As you unhook your reading glasses, you can complain about how baaaahd the light is and that it is all very well for ewe, if you want to ram your point home, and you aren't feeling too sheepish. 35mm x 40mm By the each.
Price: $ 6.75
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helbf1000
Findings - Large 2 Hole ID Badge Clip - Nickel (1)
Just because you have to wear an ID badge - doesn't mean it can't have your own stylish leash to match your outfit. Spring loaded clip, holes in both sides, one is 3.4 mm, t'other is 6.25 mm. Jaws slightly offset. 13mm x 27mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.20
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24000980
Findings - 1.5 mm Bead Bumpers - Clear (50)
Itty bitty black rubber bead bumpers. Bead Bumpers are tiny flexible beads that grip onto beading wire. Use instead of knots or crimp beads to separate beads, add interest to jewelry designs. Since they are stretchy, they fit onto different diameters of beading wire. Use with pearls to prevent rubbing and damage. Also use in earrings, etc. 1.5mm Hole size is approx. 0.5 mm. By the pack of 50.
Price: $ 8.25
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24000980-01
Findings - 1.5 mm Bead Bumpers - White (50)
Itty bitty black rubber bead bumpers. Bead Bumpers are tiny flexible beads that grip onto beading wire. Use instead of knots or crimp beads to separate beads, add interest to jewelry designs. Since they are stretchy, they fit onto different diameters of beading wire. Use with pearls to prevent rubbing and damage. Also use in earrings, etc. 1.5mm Hole size is approx. 0.5 mm. By the pack of 50.
Price: $ 8.25
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24000980-02
Findings - 1.5 mm Bead Bumpers - Black (50)
Itty bitty black rubber bead bumpers. Bead Bumpers are tiny flexible beads that grip onto beading wire. Use instead of knots or crimp beads to separate beads, add interest to jewelry designs. Since they are stretchy, they fit onto different diameters of beading wire. Use with pearls to prevent rubbing and damage. Also use in earrings, etc. 1.5mm Hole size is approx. 0.5 mm. By the pack of 50.
Price: $ 8.25
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s10257
Findings - Cell Phone Bead Loop - Silvertone (1)
2.5 inch loop, with an 8 mm split ring. Attach beads to your cellphone, purse, keychain - whatever! The nylon cord goes though a loop on your cellphone (usually with much cursing), loops through itself, and then hang the beads off the split ring with wires, loops, etc. I'd show you, but my cellphone doesn't have a loop! Not long enough to be a wrist strap, I'm afraid. So you can tell your phone from all the others. Works for purses, totes, keys, PDAs, whathaveyou. 65mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.20
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25400999
Findings - 3 Loop Cha-cha Bracelet - Silvertone (1)
15 mm wide, 3 loops for hanging beads or whatever off. Just a little shake of the wrist and you have music. Cha-cha-cha! This is a medium silvertone colour. By the each.
Price: $ 3.95
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74201092
Findings - Chain Extender - Bright Silvertone (Pair)
Make that short necklace a little longer. Gives more flexibility to choker lengths.Two in a package By the pair.
Price: $ 0.85
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26030190
Findings - 19 mm Choker Ends (with teeth for ribbon) - Silvertone (Pair)
19 mm long. Used for making fabric or ribbon chokers, toothed edge clamps down on ribbon. Pair By the pair.
Price: $ 0.35
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26030188
Findings - 22 mm Choker Ends (with teeth for ribbon) - Silvertone (Pair)
22mm, fold over ribbon and squeeze shut. 22mm By the pair.
Price: $ 0.42
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24011318
Findings - Clamshell Tips - Silvertone (20)
Clamshell tips are a a nice finishing touch. Pass the thread through the hole, hide the knot inside or knot around a bead, and fold the "clam" shut, use the loop to attach to a clasp. This is a medium silvertone colour. By the pack of 20.
Price: $ 2.00
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24011318b
Findings - Clamshell Tips with Open Loop - Silvertone (100)
Clamshell tips are a a nice finishing touch. Pass the thread through the hole, hide the knot inside or knot around a bead, and fold the "clam" shut, use the loop to attach to a clasp. By the pack of 100.
Price: $ 2.55
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23401064
Findings - Clasp / Pearl Shortener - Silvertone (1)
Traditional pearl shortener clasp. Take a long string of beads, fastened, double it up, loop this through as a clasp. If really long, you can double again. An elegant solution to an old problem. Wear that too-long necklace as a shorter necklace. 27mm x 22mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.55
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23410017
Findings - Coil end connector for Leather - Silvertone (10)
11 mm total length, 2 mm hole. Good for leather. Doesn't crimp well - goes kind of squashed and funny - but glues well. I like a nice thin glue that you can be precise with and works into the coils for better grip - like the hypotube cement. This is a medium silvertone colour. By the pack of 10.
Price: $ 0.65
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24001013
Findings - 3 mm Crimp Covers - Bright Silvertone (100)
These are 3 mm long, well, I get a measurement of 2.7 mm - so they will cover a 2 mm crimp. These are plated with silver (the metal). Plating is not as durable as Sterling silver, which is solid, but these are also cheaper. Squeeze closed over a finished crimp to hide it and make it look like a round bead. Also useful to fill in gaps that have opened up in the necklaces that you made before you really got it all figured out. ;-) 3mm x 3mm By the pack of 100.
Price: $ 2.85
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24001011
Findings - 4 mm Crimp Covers - Bright Silvertone (100) (Bulk pack)
Crimp covers. Hate the site of ugly crimp beads wrecking your beautiful jewelry? Or worse, the beads have settled and now you have a big, nasty gap in your necklace? The solution is HERE. These curved covers slip over your crimps after you have secured them, and squeeze them gently shut with the outer curved notch in your crimp pliers, taking care to align the ends. They cover a 2 mm crimp nicely. Could also be used to take up the slack in a necklace with a big gap. I'm in heaven!!!! The final result looks like a 4 mm bead. Bulk Pack. 4mm x 4mm By the pack of 100.
Price: $ 3.99
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car193-001
Findings - 1.25 inch Delica Pin - Silver (1)
Miyuki Delica pinback. A pinback finding specially sized to work with Delicas. Hmmm - could someone whip me up a sample? 30mm x 13mm By the each.
Price: $ 4.60
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h-fwsh
Findings - Heavy French Wire - Silver (15 inch)
Fine coiled wire - slip this over your thread that passes through the loop on the clasp. Makes for a very nice finished look. Also called "gimp." You get a minimum of 15 inches, maybe a little more! By the pack of 15 inch.
Price: $ 2.35
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h-fwsm
Findings - Medium French Wire - Silver (15 inch)
Fine coiled wire - slip this over your thread that passes through the loop on the clasp. Makes for a very nice finished look. Also called "gimp." You get a minimum of 15 inches, maybe a little more! By the pack of 15 inch.
Price: $ 1.75
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71801015
Findings - .5 inch Hair Comb - Silvertone (1)
Add beads, add crystals, add sizzle. Make your own hair decorations, decorate your up-do. Weddings, holiday parties, proms, glamourous nights out. I used to know what a night out was. 15mm x 37mm By the each.
Price: $ 1.99
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71801006
Findings - 2 inch Hair Comb - Silver (1)
Silver coloured - possible nickel content. 35mm x 50mm By the each.
Price: $ 2.00
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24232227
Findings - 6 inch Hat Pin - with end - Silvertone (1)
hat pin, or stick pin, 6 in long, with stopper w rubber insert. silvetone. By the each.
Price: $ 0.60
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24011315
Findings - Leather Crimps - Grooved - Silvertone (10)
Nickel, 11 mm. Fold down one side, then the other. This is a medium silvertone colour. By the pack of 10.
Price: $ 0.50
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24011325
Findings - Leather Crimps - Grooved - Bright Silvertone (10)
Shiny. Fold down one side, then the other. 3.5mm x 11mm By the pack of 10.
Price: $ 0.70
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24011313
Findings - Leather Crimps Smooth - Silvertone (10)
Nickel. Crimp onto leather cord or strips. This is a medium silvertone colour. By the pack of 10.
Price: $ 0.80
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26001014
Findings - Loopy Finger Ring - Silvertone (1)
Rings on your fingers - and beads too. 10 loops on the top to add beads or whathaveyou. You can make quite the crystal dazzler with this. Nickle. Adjustable, from about a 6 to about a 10. Cute. Makes a great gift for teenagers or kids. By the each.
Price: $ 0.65
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23410082
Findings - 20 mm Metal Zipper Pull - Nickel (1)
20 mm zipper pull or handle clip. By the each.
Price: $ 0.10
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Findings - .75 inch Pinback - Nickel (1)
Small pinback for brooches - glue on or wire on. Safety catch. 20mm By the each.
Price: $ 0.10
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24211263
Findings - 1 inch Pinback with Safety - Nickel (1)
1 inch long pin back or brooch finding with safety clasp. Holes in bar let you glue onto the back of a brooch, or wire through it, as you prefer. By the each.
Price: $ 0.11
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71801005
Findings - 1 inch Tiara Comb - Silver (1)
Top has curved lip to clip over the tiara band and hold it in place. Silver coloured - possible nickel content. 25mm x 25mm By the each.
Price: $ 1.45
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