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Old 06-16-2006, 06:36 AM   #1  
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I'm wondering if anyone has found a good/reliable site to go to for colored brads, such as Making Memories brads?
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I've gotten brads from www.lifetimemoments.com
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I usually wait for sales at Joanns. They have their "essentials" line that includes packages of colored brads (usually in mixes, such as spring, fall, etc. colors). Otherwise, http://www.eyeletoutlet.com/ has tons of stuff and is a great site to order from.
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I usually wait for sales at Joanns. They have their "essentials" line that includes packages of colored brads (usually in mixes, such as spring, fall, etc. colors). Otherwise, http://www.eyeletoutlet.com/ has tons of stuff and is a great site to order from.

www.eyeletoutlet.com is where I would have suggested going as well
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Oriental Trading has colored brads too and at decent prices!

www.orientaltrading.com
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I prefer the matte brads by Lasting Impressions, Croppin' Paradise has then for a decent price. I usually end up spending $3.99 a pack at the lss.
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You can also take your regular silver (or whatever metal) brads, hold them with a tweezer and heat them up with your embossing tool. Then dip them into any color embossing powder and they melt immediately! You can keep dipping and heating to get more stuff on the head of the brad - but one or two dips is usually enough.
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