All charms are not created equally. Well made charms make jewelry designs far, far better. One company which makes charms and other findings exceedingly well is
TierraCast which is based in California. I received their newest line, the
you too Collection (shown below) for review. It didn't disappoint.
They've following up their original
you collection
which I also reviewed a while back. The
you too collection has numerical charms as well as whimsical ones such as the bird, paw print and heart in 4 different finishes. They also introduced their ball chain and ear wires. But the delicate bezels are the showstoppers because Tierracast precision manufactured to fit Swarovski flat back SS34 crystals (7.1 mm i.d.).
But my absolute favorites from this new line are their bezels and rivoli frames with pre-glued Swarovski crystals! They come in 15 colors - 12 birthstone and 3 neutrals.
I used the smaller pre-glued Swarovski crystals in bezel charms as well as some of their new charms to make geometric inspired spiral wire bookmarks. The tutorial for this will come out later this week.
Charms come in useful for all sorts of bracelet designs - kumihimo, wire work, crochet, beading etc! I used Tierracast charms including those from earlier collections for a series thread and cord wrap bracelets designs. I also used some of the clasps Tierracast makes too. The tutorial for making these bracelets
FAST with a simple tool will also be out later this week.
TierraCast's inhouse designers have more inspirational ideas :
Giveaway If you would like to win
TierraCast's new you too collection worth $75, please make a comment below. Make sure you leave contact info if you do not have an online shop or blog.
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It ends in a week's time
at 6 pm EST Monday, September 28, 2015. I will pick the winner randomly and announce the results as soon as possible after. So be sure to leave a contact email if you don't have an online link or make sure you come back and check! Otherwise I will redraw in a week. Good luck!
Disclosure Photography All images were captured using my iPhone 5, the camera+ app and the Modahaus TS320 Tabletop Photo Studio in natural light. Photo editing was done in-app with final tweaks in Adobe Photoshop Elements. Click for more information on my
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