These were awesome brads. A lot in the box but the box is small. I love the colors and they were really a nice mixture of sizes in the box. The colors are very pretty too.
Electrolux 5303937139 Dryer Drum Glide Kit
List Price: $31.11
Sale Price: $15.98
Today's Bonus: 49% Off
The product was received as described. I was able to repair the worn-out felt-glide (with adhesive included in package) with ease. Length of felt matched exactly and getting it online was fast.
Vintaj 36-Piece Decorative Washers
List Price: $5.19
Sale Price: $4.76
Today's Bonus: 8% Off
I'm a fan of the entire Vintaj product line. They have such a variety of beautiful metal components -natural brass, copper, pewter, and black art deco. 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. The brass goes through 7 stages of hand embellishing so every piece has its own unique color and luster.
These decorative washers are great for multi-dimensional layering over other Vintaj pieces or beads for added oomph and are especially helpful for those situations when you're trying to reach conformity with the hole-size in beads, charms, filigree, findings, etc. The package includes six 3/8-inch flat washers, three 5/16-inch fluted washers, and three 1/4-inch flower washers. For layering, the package includes three different sizes of rivets: 1/8-inch, 1/4-inch, and 1/2-inch.
These washers aren't just for jewelry-making, though. They can also be used for the little bits and pieces for decorating chip board, leather, grunge board, metals, canvas, etc.
So many interesting and beautiful pieces of jewelry can be made by using various components of the Vintaj product line. For inspiration for fun and creative jewelry, it's worth a visit to their website to see their gorgeous photos of finished pieces...each using many various pieces of the Vintaj line. It's easy to find by googling "Vintaj." There are also a number of YouTube videos on different techniques.
Fiskars scrapbooking paper trimmer with swing-out arm, 12 inches
List Price: $25.99
Sale Price: $25.02
Today's Bonus: 4% Off
this trimmer is great for us everyday people. i am not a tool snob. i love whatever is fast, efficient, and mobile. i scrap at home and at workshops. i usually have clutter when i am in a creative mood. this trimmer holds up WELL! i chuck it around through my mess and crop like a mad woman! i have used this and the smaller one for years but have recently gone to just this one because the 8.5 inch one sucked. it never cut straight. this one cuts straight because the arm/tracks are much more sturdy. i thought there might be something better out there so i went on a mission for 12 inch trimmers. i am a big creative memories customer so used theirs at a workshop and did not like it at all. i was disappointed that i did not like it. must have flipped open wrong, or didn't hold paper well. i just know it cut paper crooked. i also recently purchased two other new trimmers. the green and pink one from provo craft is ok but the arm is in my way because it only lifts up and the arm feels cheaper and wobbles. the other one is the new orange 12 inch trimmer from fiskars and i returned it the same day. the main reason is because the arm is made to swing on the other side, it opens up on the small side of the trimmer. IT SUCKS! there is no room to work with the paper or scraps with the arm open over the small side. i loved everything alse about the orange one, but that arm was a big deal. none of the other fiskars (euro) open this way. so now i am back to using the classic gray one and am perfectly content. i will just stock up on replacement blades for the future. and another thing, i think the blades last for a LONG time. i think in the last 8 years i have replaced mine 2 or 3 times.
ICE Resin Jewelers Grade Clear Casting Epoxy 1 oz Kit
List Price: $19.99
Sale Price: $16.09
Today's Bonus: 20% Off
This is my first review but while I was surfing Amazon for various resin items I saw this product that I have used before and wanted to give my opinion on it.
First off... the price listed here (23$) is VERY expensive... If you live close to a Hobby Lobby, they sell this particular resin in the jewelry isle next to the actual jewelry making tools... however the price at the store is 11$. Not sure if this company is trying to compensate for Amazon Prime 2day shipping? I'd only suggest that if you are going to spend 22 dollars for resin, go ahead and get some normal Clear Epoxy Resin and try that first.. you get much more resin for your money.
That being said, I bought this at Hobby Lobby with a 40% off coupon, so it was really an easy sell for me. The first night I tried it was the first time I've ever used resin. The couple of items I made with it came out fairly good. The smaller bezels came out crystal clear. However I did run into a snag with two bracelets that had multiple bezels. The first bracelet had maybe one or two bubbles total out of the 9 bezels. If you plan on working with this resin (or any resin really) the smaller the quantity the faster it's going to cure. I didn't know this, so the second bracelet I made was not fully prepped... so while I was cutting out the images to place in the bezels the ice resin sat there, and was slowly curing. When it was poured it was very thick, like syrup so there were way more tiny microscopic bubbles in each bezel which made the entire bracelet cloudy and unattractive. (Chalk that up to learning from your mistakes ;D)
The applicator/dispenser is really a joke. I can see why they wanted to make it simple to dispense an equal amount, but in the end it makes things more problematic because if you maybe cut one end wider than the other, you get an uneven mix... I would have preferred two tiny bottles that I could measure myself... it's really not that difficult to do and Amazon has plenty of small graduated measuring cups (100 for 2$) that are very handy.
This resin states very clearly that you should NOT use a heating gun to remove air bubbles. That clear of a warning kind of freaked me out, so I never tried it because I'm not sure why they made a specific point to write that on the instructions.
Curing time is about standard with other resin, and things go much quicker if you just have a simple florescent bulb shining on it (especially during these colder months)
So in short... if you see it in a Hobby Lobby and have a coupon maybe give it a try. Or try to buy the larger quantity bottles sold on here because the price is a rip off for this small amount of resin. Can work beautifully, but not seeing the immediate difference between just standard epoxy clear resin.
Hope this was helpful : )
Fiskars 195960-1001 Portable Paper Trimmer Replacement Blades
List Price: $5.25
Sale Price: $5.17
Today's Bonus: 2% Off
I had purchased the Fiskars Paper trimmer several years ago, and recently discovered that the retail store I purchasd it from no longer carried replacement blades.
Thanks to Amazon, I was able to locate and purchase the replacement blades.
The product is as expected, of good quality, and works perfectly.
Uchida 1314-12B Artwin Double-Ended Bullet-Tip Markers, Colors
List Price: $29.98
Sale Price: $22.93
Today's Bonus: 24% Off
Artwin Double-Ended watercolor markers are one of my favorite art tools. They are consistently long-lasting, perfect for fine line work using one end, and covering large areas with smooth color using the other. I have been using these markers for over 15 years and only now had to replace some which ran out. I decided to get an entire set because I love them so much. I highly recommend these to anyone who wants the control of a marker with the beautiful color range Uchida offers in the Artwin line. The color lays down beautifully on all kinds of media. They are worth the cost.