Comments on: Giant Staples… One More Time

By: Vinita

Vinita — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:50:05 +0000

Love your copper staple jewelry! I have saved copper staples from boxes for awhile now, hating to throw them away, but not really sure what to do with them. You gave me some great ideas. Thanks.

By: Nancy Vaughan

Nancy Vaughan — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:10:56 +0000

Hi Alice. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

I just went on an expedition looking for the staples but didn’t find the site you mentioned. However, I did find another one that sells carton staples in the same quantity. I can handle 2,000 but 20,000 is more than enough for three lifetimes. We’ll see how this works out.

Thanks again.

Nancy from the Left Coast

By: Alice Roberts

Alice Roberts — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:10:50 +0000

These are listed on Amazon.com, were they this size? I envisioned you referring to carton staples, if so, maybe these would work? Copper Carton Staples C5/8 JK561/15 Box Staple 2,000 Count 1 1/4″ Crown X 5/8″ L
$13.30

Your idea is very creative, and it would be a shame not to discover more ideas and uses! Alice in Georgia

By: Nancy Vaughan

Nancy Vaughan — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:41:05 +0000

Thanks Rena, Andrea and Lynda. It is always fun to play around with strange materials and great to know there are other who see the fun of it.

Andrea, I checked the source you you gave me for staples. They have exactly what I want but they only sell them in huge quantities and I mean HUGE! The minimum quantity is about 12,000. That’s definitely a life time supply. However, I may just check with them and see if they could refer me to a place where they sell smaller quantities from broken lots. Thanks so much for taking the time tell me about this source.

By: Lynda

Lynda — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:53:08 +0000

Nancy…I too have loved what you’ve done with such a mundane item as a staple. Creating beautiful pieces of jewelry and this copper and blue combo is no exception. Hope Andrea’s resource pans out for you!

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:26:54 +0000

Hi Nancy,
What a gorgeous necklace! I don’t know what you are specifically needing in the way of ‘staples’, but I found some at boatmanmarking.com. I don’t know if this helps you or not, but you might try. They even seem to have staples in a roll!
Thank you for sharing with us.
Andrea

By: Rena Klingenberg

Rena Klingenberg — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:25:08 +0000

I have enjoyed all of the pieces in your “Staples” series, Nancy! Such a clever use of the staples – and all of the jewelry you made with them is wonderfully artistic.

Also love how the blue in this piece works with the copper. Thanks so much for sharing this series with us! 🙂