I'm a fan of most of the Vintaj product line and enjoy making customized jewelry from their extensive line of charms, filigree, and findings. They use a variety of beautiful metals in their components -natural brass, copper, pewter, and black art deco (with pewter interior). I particularly like the natural brass...it adds an earthy touch to jewelry. Vintaj natural brass is a solid brass made up of 85% copper and 15% zinc.
Vintaj has several size and style options for ear wires for making earrings. I prefer these smaller French Ear Wires, though, because they allow the design of your earring to begin closer to your ear rather than dropping it lower. You can still end up with finished earrings that have a significant "drop" to them...but the beads, filigree, crystals, etc. all start up closer to where the wire leaves your pierced ear.
So many interesting and beautiful pieces of jewelry can be made by using various components of the Vintaj product line. I've found a lot of finished pieces on the Vintaj website that serve as inspiration. There are also a number of YouTube videos on different techniques to be found if you need help with ideas.
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