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Originally Posted by stamping_jen I got an Oriental Trading book in the mail. Boy do they have some great prices! 150 jumbo eyelets for $2.95 (list price $8.99)
Does anyone know if these are good quality eyelets? |
I haven't purchased the eyelets, only the brads. They are of average/norm quality when I compared them to other brands I've purchased.
From the photos, I can't tell if the eyelets are aluminum or brass. If they are brass, they may be a buggah to set (brass is extremely hard, whereas aluminum is soft and sets easily). I don't know for sure if the eyelets they carry are bulk purchase from Making Memories, but I suspect they are. If that is the case, then MM eyelets are indeed made of brass, unless they have switched over to aluminum. I haven't bought any MM brand eyelets in years, but to the difficulty in setting them.
I've seen it--but what you really need to see is what some folks have done with it! ;)
I believe
LunarLana and
Iris have used it to great effect on some of their projects and do like this gizmo!
Check out their galleries by clicking on their names in the paragraph above. I think they have some uploaded that feature it?
Or, put in an advanced search while in the galleries using "fascenator" as a keyword. I'm sure it'll turn up some projects, too.
Some projects feature silk flowers, some use the paper (mulberry). Prima makes both fabric/silk and paper flowers. MM offers paper flowers, too, and probably even silk, as well.
This is a trend that many scrapbooking embellishment manufacturers are all jumping in on.
HTH,
oriental trading eyelets/staples
