All brass blanks, charms & motifs are brass and manufactured from
original vintage patterns by predominantly hand crafted family owned
companies in Germany, Czech Republic and France dating back to the early
1900s.  A few of these companies still survive today and manufacture
original vintage styles like this one!

INSPO
For inspiration on how to make earrings from this lovely charm check out our free tutorial: click here

WHY WE LOVE WORKING WITH BRASS AND YOU WILL ALSO!

• Brass is highly durable
• Brass is polished easily
• Brass is corrosion resistant
• Brass is green: a highly machinable material makes it
  able to be accurately manufactured with less scrap, less rework and less
  energy than other materials. Products made from brass generally have
  good “cradle-to-grave” characteristics as not only do they show good
  durability but brass is also readily recycled at the end of the products
  working life.
• Brass is lead and nickel free
• Brass has a soft muted honey colouring, which makes it the most complimentary of all metal finishes.

CLEAN

brass will naturally darken (called a patina) as it ages. You may like the
antique it creates however if you want to bring the piece back to a
shiny brass simply use one of these cleaning methods:

• Boil 1 cup of water, add a tblsp vinegar
  and drop of washing up detergent. Combine all ingredients in a jar &
  shake for 30 seconds. Dry on a paper towel.

“Making good jewellery is made up of three basics…good materials, good tools, and good techniques.”