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Alterables Alterables 2 ATC, Etc. Beads & Findings Books Brads Calligraphy Charms Clearance Ephemera Fibers Game Pieces Game Pieces 2 Glass Things Global Wares Grungeboard Hardware Odds & Ends Playing Cards Punchinella Tarot Cards Tools & Bags Valentine's Day Watch Stuff	Hardware for Art Not your Father's Hardware Store! We've found an assortment of metal doodads that are perfect for altered books, special treasure boxes, purses, gourds, even gourd purses. Many of them will also work on greeting cards and other papercrafts. Dorchester Glouster Hampstead Newcastle Nottinghill Whitewashed Ornamental Escutcheons The same resin escutcheons we have below, but with a whitewashed finish. Use them as is or color them to match your color scheme. Only the small ones are available in white, and there is no Glastonbury. Price: $3.00 Style: 4 Small White Dorchester (3/4" tall) 4 Small White Glouster (3/4" tall) 4 Small White Hampstead (3/4" tall) 4 Small White Newcastle (3/4" tall) 4 Small White Nottinghill (3/4" tall) Dorchester Glastonbury Glouster Hampstead   Newcastle Nottinghill   Ornamental Escutcheons Resin copies of old escutcheons or drawer keyholes, in two sizes. With their flat backs and light weight, these nicely detailed pieces are perfect for your journals, altered books, or even cards. The small ones are roughly 1/4 of the size of the regular ones. Click the names below to see the small and regular ones side by side. Style: Price: $1.50 Price: $3.00 Dorchester (1-1/4" tall) Glastonbury (1-3/4" tall) Glouster (1-3/8" tall) Hampstead (1-1/2" tall) Newcastle (1-1/4" tall) Nottinghill (1-1/4" tall) 4 Small Dorchester (3/4" tall) 4 Small Glastonbury (3/4" tall) 4 Small Glouster (3/4" tall) 4 Small Hampstead (3/4" tall) 4 Small Newcastle (3/4" tall) 4 Small Nottinghill (3/4" tall) Victorian Escutcheon Hardware for your altered art from 7gypsies. This wonderful door knob would make an excellent handle for your best book! Nicely detailed in antique brass finish. Metal brad-like fasteners on the back let you easily attach it to any project. 4" x 1-1/8" Price: $7.00 Antique Brass Pull Plate Hardware for your altered art from 7gypsies. Decorate journals, scrapbook covers and more with this antique brass Pull plate. Metal brad-like fasteners on the back for attaching to your project. Add flair and personalization to your altered book or a shrine or treasure box. 4" x 1-1/8" Price: $7.00 Rusty Keys Rusty Keys in two fun shapes. These are not fakes nor rusty-looking, they are pre-rusted and it's flaking off a bit. Rusty metal is IN these days! The set of 12 comes in a plastic bag tied with gingham ribbon and an antique looking tag. Also available in a set of 6 assorted. 2-1/4" and 2-1/8" long. Style: 6 assorted keys $2.00 Bag of 12 keys $3.75 Keyhole Plates Sturdy brass plates with keyhole-shaped cut outs. Not easily bent, yet thin enough for all your altered books or even an ATC (Artist Trading Card.) They are 9/16" x 11/16". Price: 3 for $0.90 Oval Keyholes Brass plates with a keyhole cutout in the center. Lightweight and perfect for your altered art, a greeting card, or an ATC. 1" x 3/4". Price: 4 for $1.00 Style: Gilt (Gold colored) Nickel Flatware Wonderful small pieces of flatware, stamped out of medium-weight brass. Adorn your recipe swap or tie one onto the family recipe book you've compiled. Fork and spoon are 2.5"; the knife is a tiny bit taller. Price: $0.60 each Style: Set of 3 for $1.75 Spoon Knife Fork Tabarelles Wonderful little metal tabs for your cool projects! We've seen them called Photo Turns or Photo Anchors, but why limit them to photos? The idea is they hold something down in a temporary manner. Attach them with a brad, paper fastener, grommet, piece of wire, etc. Six colors with a raised center ridge.About 3/4" tall. We've labelled the larger picture thusly: black (B), gold (G), nickel (N), antique copper (C), antique pewter (AP), and brass oxide (BO). Metals don't scan too well, but they do look very nice. Price: 25 for $1.00 Style: Black Gold Nickel Antique Copper Antique Pewter Brass Oxide 3 Sizes Small Medium Frame Hangers Hangers are meant to be attached to frames so they can be hung on the wall. But we're sure you'll find lots of exciting uses for them. Attach them to your projects so you have a place to tie fibers, ribbons, or even chains. The Small and Medium Frame Hangers come in 6 colors! We've labelled the larger pictures thusly: black (B), gold (G), nickel (N), antique copper (C), antique pewter (AP), and brass oxide (BO). Heights: Small 3/4". Mediums 13/16". Large 1-1/4". Price: $1.00 per packet Style: 25 Small Black 25 Small Gold 25 Small Nickel 25 Small Antique Copper 25 Small Antique Pewter 25 Small Brass Oxide 25 Medium Black 25 Medium Gold 25 Medium Nickel 25 Medium Antique Copper 25 Medium Antique Pewter 25 Medium Brass Oxide 5 Large Antique Copper Fluted Disk with Ring Another wonderful piece of Hardware for Art! This Fluted Disk has a ring on the front and two prongs on the back, like a brad (paper fastener.) The fluted disk and the ring are each 3/4" in diameter. Price: 3 for $1 Out of Stock Lotus Pad with Ring Metal Lotus Pad with a ring pull is a perfect accent for your altered books, cigar boxes, purses, etc. The base has holes for small tacks or screws. Antique Brass finish. 1-1/8" wide base. 1-1/2" with loop. Price: 2 for $1.00 Lion's Head Pulls Brass pulls in the shape of Lion's Heads would make a fun addition to your altered book, shrine, collage, or even a painting. Background rosette is 3/4" across and flat on the back. The ring lifts. Nicely detailed. Price: 2 for $1.00 Drawer Handle An antique brass Drawer Handle for a small drawer or even as a pull on a book cover. 1-3/4" wide. Bowed out 1/4" at the center. Price: 3 for $1.00 Box Clasps Hardware for smaller boxes. The two lightweight pieces both have prongs on the back, as shown in the larger image. Gold finish. 3/4" wide. Price: 3 for $1.00 Oval Card Frame Oval Card Frames for labels on your projects. The bigger image shows the front (left) and back (right). 1-3/4" x 13/16". Antique Brass (shown), Antique Pewter, or Black. Price: 2 for $1.00 Color: Antique Brass Antique Pewter Black Label Frames Shiny brass frames to hold labels, just like the ones you remember from library card file drawers. Add labels to altered book covers, shrines, or many other items. 1-7/8" wide and 7/8" tall. Price: 3 for $1.00 Fancy Rectangular Catch Hardware for treasure chests, gourd purses, or other cool projects. Hefty metal catch with fancy engraving and a nice shape to the latch piece. 2-1/8" wide and 1-3/4" tall overall. Price: $1.50 Fancy Oval Latch Another fancy latch with scrollwork of a flower and leaves. Use on boxes, gourds, and other 3-D projects. 1-3/4" tall x 1-5/16" wide. Price: $1.00 Fancy Handle This very hefty metal piece has fancy open work and a handle that moves. 2-3/4" wide and 1-3/4" tall. Price: $1.50 Butterfly Latch A fancy two-piece latch with a butterfly on the latch. 1-1/2" diameter. Price: $1.00 Out of Stock Scalloped Latch A nice, fancy latch with scrollwork, as seen in the larger image. To see the latch pieces apart, click here. Use on boxes, gourds, and other 3-D projects. The top piece has a flap that closes over the knob on the bottom piece plus a little hook that swivels sideways and fits into a hole in the knob on the bottom piece. For a closeup of this little hook, click here. 1-7/8" x 1-1/2". Price: $1.00 Ye Olde Key Set Replicas of 8 different old keys in sturdy metal. Nice detail on the front, and the backs are flat. The two large ones are brass oxide finish, the other six are antique pewter. Sizes range from 1-5/8" to 2-7/8". Click here to see the flat backs and the sizes relative to the Royal Measuring Quarter. NOTE: The vendor is out of stock on one of the keys, so there will be one duplicate key in the package. Price: $4.50 Two of the antique keys from the set are now available individually. The medium Circles-Topped Key is brass oxide and 1-3/4". The large Square-Topped Key is antique pewter and 2-3/4". Style: Circles-Topped 3 for $1.00 Square-Topped $0.70 each <--- NEW! Bottle Caps Brand new, unused, bottle caps. Put little pictures inside or embed some wee things in UTEE. Smash them flat or use them 3-D. Caps may be silver or gold colored. Quantity: 20 Bottle Caps $1.00 100 Bottle Caps $4.00 Book Corners Metal corners for your bookcovers. These brass corners are meant to slip over the corners of a hardback bookcover, to protect and beautify it. We think it gives a very nice finished look to an altered book or a journal. Numbers 1 - 3 will fit most books. Number 4 needs to be a thinner cover. Click the image for a page with closeup pictures of the corners, the backs, and how to use them. Style: 1. Small - $0.46 each 2. Small Curved - $0.33 each 3. Triangle - $0.45 each 4. Fancy 144 pieces $115 ($0.80 each) Due to a huge price increase ($1.00 each), we have discontinued this style except for Special Orders of 144, which we will discount by 20%. If you need more than 144, write us at Orders@SkyBluePink.com . Ribbon Buckles Brass slide buckles made to slip on ribbons. Unlike a buckle on a watch band, there is no prong that goes through a hole, just a bar across the middle (which is behind the ribbon in the picture.) A nice finishing touch to an altered book cover. Use one as a closure by sewing the ribbon end around the middle bar. They are numbered according to the larger photo (click the small one), Left to Right, 1 through 6. The largest ribbon width that would work with each buckle is given below. Style: 1. Fancy Oval (3/8" ribbon) - 3 for $1.05 2. Pointed (1/8" ribbon) - 4 for $1 3. Filigree (3/8" ribbon) - 3 for $1.17 4. Scalloped (3/8" ribbon) - 3 for $0.90 5. Rectangular (3/8" ribbon) - 3 for $0.90 6. Very Fancy (3/8" ribbon) - 2 for $0.90 Set with 1 of each for $2.00   Connectors Bells Drop Loops Ball Chain Ball Chain, which is also known as Shot Chain, Bead Chain, or That Key Chain Stuff, is available by the foot. This is steel, plated with either nickel or gilt (gold color), size #2.4 (2.4mm). Very handy for making your own necklaces or key chains, but we're sure you will find uses for it in your altered books, shrines, etc. Add-ons Bells go on the end of a chain, like on a ceiling fan pull chain. Or use them to keep beads from slipping off the end. Drop Loops pop over the last ball on the chain and let you either hang the Ball Chain from something or hang something from the Ball Chain. Connectors make a loop out of a length of chain, slipping over the last ball on each end. All available in nickel or gilt. Choose Style: Chain: $0.40 per foot   (add more in the Shopping Cart) 100 Foot Spool: $35 Connector: $0.07 each Bell: $0.16 each Drop Loop: $0.18 each Color: Nickel Gilt Fancy Hinges A fancy hinge for your Altered Books, Shrines, boxes, or journals. They are a nice, shiny gold color, but metals are hard to scan. Opens 270º, or 3/4 of a full circle. In other words, a cover would open completely flat, and then go another 90º backwards. 2-5/8" x 5/8". Includes screws. Price: 3 for $1.00 Hinges Tiny hinges are perfect for your cigar boxes, shrines, and altered books. Lightweight brass plated with 18k gold or nickel. Both A and B are 1/2", measured along the center of the hinge. C is 5/8". D is 7/8". B, C, and D come with matching screws; A does not. Price: A, B, C are 8 for $1.00. D are 4 for $1.00. Style: A 1/2" Squared Silver (no screws) A 1/2" Squared Gold (no screws) B 1/2" Rounded Silver B 1/2" Rounded Gold C 5/8" Rounded Silver C 5/8" Rounded Gold D 7/8" Scalloped Silver D 7/8" Scalloped Gold Special Services Need Gift Wrapping? Secret Sister shipping? Birthday presents shipped? We provide all of these services and most of them are free. Click here for more information about our special services. Newsletter To be notified of new products, sales, and receive the weekly newsletter, send an e-mail to: newsletter@skybluepink.com.
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