As altered artists, collectors, and curious beings we are always on
the look out for fun and unique materials to create our Embellishment and Goody Packs with. We believe the best part of these offerings is the fact that like prized found objects, they are limited in quantity. Treat yourself to our unusual assortments of altered art goodies and always feel free to send us photos of your creations for the possibility to win cool prizes.
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3D Metal Crown Embellishments $3.00/ea.
I just adore these crowns. They are 3D, but flat on the back. There is a little ring atop them so you can use them on jewelry, or you can very easily snip it off with tin snips or whatever handy sharp cutting tool you have at your disposal. Chose between silver or golden... or get some of each.
See the colors better, and the backs, here
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Small Bird Charm $3.25/ea.
I seriously don't know what's up with me lately but I have an obsession with making little cards and tags to accompany the new batch of goodies I'm adding to the site. The mere act of shoving it into a baggy just isn't enough. These wee bird charms measure about an inch from beak to tail (and vice versa). They would be a great addition to any project.
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Large Bird Charm $7.95/ea.
Sewn sweetly, though rather randomly to one of the new Altered Bits ATC backgrounds (coming soon to collage sheets), this hefty bird flies. S/he measures not quite 2" from tail-tip to beak, and has a wing-span of precisely a little more than 1.25". I'm making a necklace from the one I'm keeping. Ohhh, so envious all will be!!
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Numbered Pocket Watch/Watchmaker Vials
I can't get enough of these numbered pocket watch/watch maker vials! I just love them! These are vintage, though nowhere near as old as the previous lot I posted from the 1800s. If you'd like a specific number, let me know and I'll see if I have it for you, or you can let me chose. Update: all 13s were sold within 15 minutes of posting these, sadly -- that is my favorite number too.
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Small Metal Wing Charms $3.75/pair
Measuring approximately 1.25", these dainty metal bird or angel wing charms are perfect for spicing up any altered art or mixed media project. use them in altered books, assemblages or jewelry. They also rust up pretty decently too, if you're into that. Small wing charms come packed in a wee baggy with a reuseable cloud tag (cause I'm kind of obsessive over packing this week).
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Large Metal Wing Charms $4.95/pair
"Large" is probably an overstatement. I should say "Larger Than Small". These charming bird or angel wings measure just over 1.5" from wing-tip to connector hole. They are gorgeous for jewelry, assemblage, altered books, etc. They also rust up pretty decently too, if you're into that. Wing charms come packed in a wee baggy with a wing and cloud tag.
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Large Hummingbird Charm $9.95
I am so in love with this little guy! He is larger than he looks though: just shy of 2.25 inches in width (from beak tip to tip of front wing) and 2.25 inches tall. He has a small hole for possible threading on the tip of his front wing as well as a small hook on the back of his right wing and another on the back of his tail. He would look gorgeous on the cover of a book, or as a piece of wonderful hummingbird jewelry.
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Two-Pack of Small Natural Bamboo Tiles $1.75
I love these bamboo tiles due to their never-ending list of uses. They are fantastic to collage or paint and varnish for necklace centerpieces, string together for chunky bracelets, add to altered books, etc. There are two parallel holes from top to bottom (vertically) and they measure 3/4" x 1 1/2".
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Small Capped Bottles Packed w/ Glass Micro Beads $3.95
These beads seriously rock (and the bottles are too shabby either). I use the beads for texture in collages, paintings, assemblages, in jewelry, etc. Here is an example of both clear and black ones I used on a shrine I made for a recent show: Ada Lovelace Shrine.
Available with clear or black beads (and when they are gone, you can do something very magnificent with the bottle!).
P.S. The bottle is about an inch tall and half an inch thick, not including cap or neck.
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Miniature Birdcage Pendant $6.95
These tiny birdcages make perfect pendants on necklaces or wonderfully whimsical additions to your assemblages or other mixed media or altered art projects. The rusty metal birdcage measures 1.5" tall and has an opening door and movable perch.
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Black Velvet Beads $2.25 for 4
I am not sure how old these are, but they remind me of a flocked babyblue necklace and old neighbor lady used to wear when I was a wee lass. They measure about 14mm in width and are as soft as can be.
These are fantastic for a timeless addition to jewelry or for use in just about any mixed media project. Becauset hey are fuzzy though, they seem to enjoy collecting stray lint particals here and there. Personally, that just adds to their charm for me. Four come in each packet.
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Vintage Mother of Pearl Button Bottles $17.95 $12.50
I have always adored both mother of pearl and buttons so to me, these are just magical. I used to play with a tin of my mother's old buttons when I was a little girl and some of my favorites were just like these. This bundle comes with an assortment of 1940s-ish mother of pearl buttons; 5 large flat ones, 5 large ones with the metal dot on top, 5 octagonal, and 5 tiny little ones that are so perfectly aged looking. These come packed in old Japanese stopper bottles and tied with pretty brown furry fibers.
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Coloured Bead, Button and Embellishment Bottles $9.95/ea.
I had two old Japanese stopper bottles left and thought I should fill them with something bright and pretty. In each of these bottles you'll find a color coordinated menagerie of beads of various sorts (glass, wooden, ceramic, etc.), buttons, crystals (at least in the pink one), and other random goodies. If you like blue or pink, you'll likely love these for use in your altered art or jewelry project(s). THE PINK BOTTLE IS SOLD.
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Two Praying Man Milagros $4.95 Free Shipping
Here are two praying man milagros. I believe one is brass and one is copper. They face each other... and came with some limbs and body parts which is pretty much the only reason I have them, no offense.
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Miniature Birdcage Pendant $6.95
These tiny birdcages make perfect pendants on necklaces or wonderfully whimsical additions to your assemblages or other mixed media or altered art projects. The rusty metal birdcage measures 1.5" tall and has an opening door and movable perch.
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Woman Cameos $5.00/ea.
I am not sure what these gorgeous Cameo Ladies are made from but they appear to be a resin or plastic of sorts rather than the traditional shell, agate or glass. Regardless of their lack of age, they are wonderfully fun and lovely indeed! These beauties measure 1.5" tall by almost 1.25" wide. Use in or on altered books or art journals, in assemblages or jewelry, or on any mixed media or altered art project for a delightful addition.
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Metal Barn Star $3.95/ea.
Yeehaw! These metal barn stars are three dimensional and measure 4" in width and height. They are painted antique white and are distressed, and have a handy little hook on the back for hanging. These would be a fabulous addition to any altered art piece or assemblage project.
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Antiqued Brass "Wing" Beads 4 for $1.25
These tiny little antiqued brass wing beads are so dang cute! You could use them in any art project imaginable, in jewelry or hung from altered book or art journal pages. They are 3/4" wide.
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Vintage Crocheted Lace Wings $5.25 ea.
These beautiful crocheted vintage lace pieces resemble wings -- see how I used mine here.They come with a hanger at the top which you could keep or remove. They measure 3.5" x 4" not including string. Due to their varying degree of age and wear, these pieces are
not all exactly the same -- some are a lighter or darker hue than others. Let us pick one (or more) for you!
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Glass and Acrylic Bead Bundle $6.25
This little acrylic and metal bead bundle comes with two long drop beads, two "caged" glass beads and four acrylic and metal tear-drops in two sizes. These look fabulous tied to ribbon or vintage lace and hung from the pages of altered books or art journals, or hung from an assemblage.
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Wood Rudraksha Beads $2.25 for 8 beads
This is a small lot of eight 11mm wood Rudraksha Beads in a red-brown hue. Rudraksha is a seed that is traditionally used to make prayer beads used in Hinduism. These make lovely additions to mixed media projects such as assemblages and shrines, look fabulous dangling from an ATC or altered book, or a wonderful addition to a piece of jewelry.
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Acrylic Bead/Heart Bundle $6.75
Inside an organdy bag along with a large chipboard heart (to protect the beads in shipping), you'll find four 1.5" long acrylic and metal drop crystals in two hues, 3 small and 3 large teardrops in 3 different colors and a smoky quarts caged glass bead tied to the bag.
I love to use these to adorn my altered books and art journals.
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Asian Coins and Charms $9.00
These little red Asian envelopes come with two large coins and two charms, perfect for decorating altered books, adding to assemblages, etc. These would also be a fun little "favor" at your next art party or workshop.
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Skull Bead Bundle $11.50
Who could live without these? Not us! This popular little black baggy contains a large skull bead carved from antiqued bone, a medium skull antiqued bone bead and three small hand-carved wooden skull beads.
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