Findings
Bails
A bail is a metal piece that enables a pendant to hang from a chain. Using a bail adds a professional finishing touch to any dangle, charm or drop that you create for a necklace. Bails can be found in precious and base metals, and in simple to ornate designs.
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Bead Caps
Bead caps are small components that literally sit like a “cap” on the top of any round bead of your choosing. Bead caps take a simple stone from basic to beautiful instantly, finishing off your creation with creative flair. Bead caps can be found in precious metal, base metal, even pewter with color hues. They are available in a variety of designs to suit your needs.
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Bead Tips
Ideal for necklace making, bead tips join stringing material (typically thread) into a clasp, creating a strong, durable closure for your jewelry piece. Bead tips are available in both precious and base metals to match your jewelry piece.
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Clasps
Besides being a necessary finishing touch on a jewelry piece, clasps add a beautiful, creative touch to necklaces, anklets and bracelets. Many clasp designs and metal colors are available to finish your jewelry creation.
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Cones
Cones are an extremely versatile finding, giving you the ability to make tassels, add a cap to a large or oddly shaped bead, or finish a multi-strand project. Cones can be found in simple to ornate designs, and in both base metals and precious metals.
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Crimp Tubes and Covers
Crimp tubes are a necessity in beading projects, allowing you to create a tight line of beads, eliminating sliding or shifting on your strand. Simple or ornate crimp covers allow you to hide the bland appearance of the functional crimp bead, by simply slipping the cover over the crimp in place.
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Earring Findings
A vast selection of earring findings are available on the market, ranging from French hooks to lever-back hooks, hoops, post earrings and embellished earring starters. Chandelier earring forms also fall under this category, and can be found in a myriad of styles. Simple to ornate designs are available in all of these products, and they are all available in precious and base metals.
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Head and Eye Pins
Head and eye pins are essential items for nearly any jewelry project. Both are available in a variety of designs and metals (both precious and base), along with a variety of lengths and wire gauges.
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Jump Rings
Another jewelry making essential, jump rings can be incorporated into nearly every jewelry project. Use of jump rings in earrings, necklaces, anklets and bracelets allows your jewelry pieces to have the element of motion – enabling embellishing pieces to move along the ring. Jump rings also serve as great connecting pieces. They are available in both solid and split ring form, and come in different wire gauges and metal choices (precious and base).
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