SilverCrow Creations - Krausbouillion (Crinkle Wire), Tinsel & Glittery Things
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Red and Silver Spiral Krausbouillion Tinsel
More Krausbouillion
More Ornaments
Red and silver krausbouillion has been wrapped around a wire and then curled into a spiral. You can use just as it is, or bend and shape the wire any which way you choose. We love that if varies between silver and red tinsel!
Curled as it comes, it measures about 7-1/2 inches long by about 1 inch in diameter. There is a bead at each end to keep the krausbouillion (crinkle wire) on the wire so that it doesn't slip off. These are produced by Midwest of Cannon Falls and arrive in a nice storage tube if you choose to use this as an ornament. We think there are so many other uses!
Imported
18February2013
Was: $3.99 Now: $2.99 each
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Silvery Krausbouillion - Old Fashioned Crinkle Wire Metal Tinsel - A Generous 1/2 ounce
More Krausbouillion, Crinkle Wire & Other Tinsel
Old-fashioned crinkle wire, just like the tinsel used on antique European holiday ornaments. Use it as is or stretch it out and use it in its crinkly form. Wrap it around your project, bunch it up it up, just play with it. You might even want to use it as a curly tinsel garland for a feather tree!
SilverCrow offers our Silvery Krausbouillion in generous 1/2-ounce packages. Silver Krausbouillion is the traditional color used in most older European ornaments. Over the years, expect a lovely patina to develop.
The original Krausbouillion is made in Germany and Austria. Ours is made by a modernized process that plates copper wire, so it is less expensive. It's quite beautiful and lends old world elegance to any project.
Made in India
SilverCrow Classic
Price: $4.50 per Package
Vintage Antique Gold Angel Hair Bullion - 10-12 gram package
More Vintage Things
Other Ornament Components
If you love krausbouillion, you'll adore this much more wonderful vintage version! From the mid-20th century or earlier, our lovely bullion can be used to decorate your finer ornaments, or sew or embroider it and make your very own passementerie! The antique gold color is amazing!
You can pull it just like our other crinkle wires, but this one is ever so smooth and slippery. Once it is pulled and lengthened, the crinkly wire is silky smooth and delicate so it just must be a real angel's hair. It's diameter is just about 2mm.
Made in Germany
16November2012
Out of Stock
Vintage item - Limited Availability
Price: $10.10 Per Package
Sampler Vial of Brown German Glass Glitter
More Pigments & Paints
More Tinsel, Krausbouillion & Other Shiny, Sparkly Stuff
We packed a plastic medicine bottle with brown glass glitter from Germany for you to try. We hate having to buy giant sized things and then finding out that they don't work out. Our glass glitter is the true German kind and is very highly reflective. We fill the bottle to the top, but it does settle a bit in transit.
Warning: This product is sharp slivers of glass - not polyester glitter sold for children. Use extreme caution when handling this material and when cleaning up after your project.
NOT FOR CHILDREN
8November2012
Price: $3.50 each
Sampler Vial of Grass Green German Glass Glitter
We packed a plastic medicine bottle with grass green glass glitter from Germany for you to try. We hate having to buy giant sized things and then finding out that they don't work out. Our glass glitter is the true German kind and is very highly reflective. We fill the bottle to the top, but it does settle a bit in transit.
Sampler Vial of Celery German Glass Glitter
We packed a plastic medicine bottle with celery glass glitter from Germany for you to try. We hate having to buy giant sized things and then finding out that they don't work out. Our glass glitter is the true German kind and is very highly reflective. We fill the bottle to the top, but it does settle a bit in transit.
Sampler Vial of Gold German Glass Glitter
We packed a plastic medicine bottle with gold glass glitter from Germany for you to try. We hate having to buy giant sized things and then finding out that they don't work out. Our glass glitter is the true German kind and is very highly reflective. We fill the bottle to the top, but it does settle a bit in transit.
Sampler Vial of Red German Glass Glitter
We packed a plastic medicine bottle with red glass glitter from Germany for you to try. We hate having to buy giant sized things and then finding out that they don't work out. Our glass glitter is the true German kind and is very highly reflective. We fill the bottle to the top, but it does settle a bit in transit.
Sampler Vial of Christmas Green German Glass Glitter
We packed a plastic medicine bottle with Christmas green glass glitter from Germany for you to try. We hate having to buy giant sized things and then finding out that they don't work out. Our glass glitter is the true German kind and is very highly reflective. We fill the bottle to the top, but it does settle a bit in transit.
Sampler Vial of Aqua German Glass Glitter
We packed a plastic medicine bottle with aquamarine blue glass glitter from Germany for you to try. We hate having to buy giant sized things and then finding out that they don't work out. Our glass glitter is the true German kind and is very highly reflective. We fill the bottle to the top, but it does settle a bit in transit.
Sampler Vial of Pink German Glass Glitter
We packed a plastic medicine bottle with pink glass glitter from Germany for you to try. We hate having to buy giant sized things and then finding out that they don't work out. Our glass glitter is the true German kind and is very highly reflective. We fill the bottle to the top, but it does settle a bit in transit.
10October2012
Black Krausbouillion - Old Fashioned Crinkle Wire Metal Tinsel
SilverCrow offers our black Krausbouillion in generous 1/2-ounce packages. Although silver Krausbouillion is the traditional color used in most older European ornaments, we think that you'll be able to fashion some wonderful newer ornaments with this fun black crinkle wire, too!
15March2008
A Generous 1/2 ounce Package
Price: $3.50 per Package
Sampler Vial of Silver German Glass Glitter
We packed a plastic medicine bottle with silver glass glitter from Germany for you to try. We hate having to buy giant sized things and then finding out that they don't work out. Our glass glitter is the true German kind and is very highly reflective. We fill the bottle to the top, but it does settle a bit in transit.
20September2012
Vintage Silver and Gold Stanniol-Lametta (Tin Foil) Icicles
More Christmas
These are the original (not modern reproduction) lead and tin icicles made for Christmas trees during the early and mid-20th century. Made of real metal, this German tin-foil tinsel will tarnish with time, rendering it even more wonderful looking! These packages are original and some are in better condition than others. It is rare to find both gold and silver icicles in the same package, so we were so very excited to find these!
We were lucky enough to find many packages of these. Some packages are more complete than others, but all have a generous supply of tinsel. Please be careful when separating the individual strands as these are vintage. They will be quite beautify year after year if you take care when using and storing them.
We are showing three packages so that you might see the pretty graphics on the front and back as well as the fantastic icicles inside. There are little cutouts on the outside that you might use for your putz
This item contains lead. Please use caution.
17July2012
Not Returnable
Vintage Item, Very Limited Availability
Price: $24.50 Per Package
Vintage Silver (Tin Foil) Lametta Icicles in the Original Box
These are the original (not modern reproduction) lead and tin icicles made for Christmas trees during the early and mid-20th century. Made of real metal, this German tin-foil tinsel will tarnish with time, rendering it even more wonderful looking! These packages are original and some are in better condition than others. These are market Thüringer Glasschmuck Lauscha - Thuringer Glass Jewelry from Lauscha. This is a well known center for Christmas decorations in Germany.
We are showing two packages so that you might see the outside graphics as well as the fantastic icicles inside.
This item contains lead. Please use caution..
10July2012
Price: $19.00 Per Package
Silver-Plated Medium Krausbouillion Crinkle Wire by the Strand
Similar to our real German krausbouillion, this less expensive alternative is great for recreating vintage holiday ornaments and other crafts. It is also great to use as tinsel on a holiday tree.
This brand new silvery crinkle wire is made in a similar manner to the German variety, but is less expensive as it is silver-plated copper. There is a slight spiral look to this wonderful stuff - and it is still stretchable - just like the vintage type and the German-produced gold wire.
We love the zig-zag look to this thicker bullion. Each strand is about 13 inches long. The diameter of our stunning wide golden krausbouillion is around 2.5 mm (not quite 1/8 inch wide). Each strand is individually packaged.
Made in Pakistan
19February2012
Price: $1.50 Per Strand
Gold-Plated Medium Krausbouillion Crinkle Wire by the Strand
This brand new golden crinkle wire is made in a similar manner to the German variety, but is less expensive as it is gold-plated copper. There is a slight spiral look to this wonderful stuff - and it is still stretchable - just like the vintage type and the German-produced gold wire.
We're showing the krausbouillion as it arrives on the left and, on the right, a portion of it stretched.
25-Yard Spool of Silver Zig Zag Krausbouillion 28 Gauge Crinkle Wire
More Ties, Ribbon, Wire, etc.
We've never seen anything like this fun zig-zag wire before. It is copper wire that that has been silver plated - we're not sure of the process, but with all of our (unofficial) testing, we've not been able to get the color off easily.
There are 25 yards (yes, that's right, 75 feet) of this wondrous 28-guage wire on each spool. You can use it for all kinds of things - floral applications, jewelry, altered art, boutonnières, holiday ornaments and more!
The spool ends are able to hold the wire in place so that the entire roll doesn't come apart and it's reusable, too.
The pre-crinkled wire is just so special, we haven't even considered all the possibilities.
Price: $3.99 per Spool
25-Yard Spool of Black Zig Zag Krausbouillion 28 Gauge Crinkle Wire
We've never seen anything like this fun zig-zag wire before. It is copper wire that that has been colored black - we're not sure of the process, but with all of our (unofficial) testing, we've not been able to get the color off easily.
25-Yard Spool of Pink Zig Zag Krausbouillion 28 Gauge Crinkle Wire
We've never seen anything like this fun zig-zag wire before. It is copper wire that that has been colored pink - we're not sure of the process, but with all of our (unofficial) testing, we've not been able to get the color off easily.
25-Yard Spool of Teal Zig Zag Krausbouillion 28 Gauge Crinkle Wire
We've never seen anything like this fun zig-zag wire before. It is copper wire that that has been colored turquoise or teal - we're not sure of the process, but with all of our (unofficial) testing, we've not been able to get the color off easily.
25-Yard Spool of Red Zig Zag Krausbouillion 28 Gauge Crinkle Wire
We've never seen anything like this fun zig-zag wire before. It is copper wire that that has been colored red - we're not sure of the process, but with all of our (unofficial) testing, we've not been able to get the color off easily.
25-Yard Spool of Purple Zig Zag Krausbouillion 28 Gauge Crinkle Wire
We've never seen anything like this fun zig-zag wire before. It is copper wire that that has been colored purple - we're not sure of the process, but with all of our (unofficial) testing, we've not been able to get the color off easily.
25-Yard Spool of Gold Zig Zag Krausbouillion 28 Gauge Crinkle Wire
We've never seen anything like this fun zig-zag wire before. It is copper wire that that has been gold plated - we're not sure of the process, but with all of our (unofficial) testing, we've not been able to get the color off easily.
25-Yard Spool of Brown Zig Zag Krausbouillion 28 Gauge Crinkle Wire
We've never seen anything like this fun zig-zag wire before. It is copper wire that that has been colored brown - we're not sure of the process, but with all of our (unofficial) testing, we've not been able to get the color off easily.
Vintage Golden Lametta Metal Garland - 6+Feet
More Garlands
We are so very delighted to offer this wondrous old golden garland! It was made in Germany in the early 20th century and is a sight to behold! The 1-inch wide tinsel is made of real metal and attached to a cotton string through the center. The string is wrapped with a very thin wire, which makes it easy to model the garland. This is wonderful for making vintage style holiday ornaments for for using on a feather tree.
Each garland measures over 6 feet long, and some are longer than others. These are pre-made to size and can be tied together if you buy more than one!
6December2007
Vintage Item - Limited Availability
Was: $45.00 Now: $35.00 Per Package
Golden Krausbouillion - Old Fashioned Crinkle Wire Metal Tinsel
SilverCrow offers our Golden Krausbouillion in generous 1/2-ounce packages. Although silver Krausbouillion is the traditional color used in most older European ornaments, some ornaments were made with gold crinkle wire as well.
Re-Added 15march2008
Real German Krausbouillion Wide Zig-Zag Crinkle Wire Strand
This is the real deal! Our old-fashioned crinkle wire is exactly like the tinsel used on antique European holiday ornaments - only it is new. This authentic crinkle wire is made in the same manner as it was years and years ago. There is a slight spiral look to this wonderful wire. But, it is stretchable just like the old-time crinkle wire. We love the zig-zag look to this thicker bullion.
Use it as is or stretch it out and use it in its crinkly form. Wrap it around your project, bunch it up it up, just play with it. You might even want to use it as a curly tinsel garland for your feather tree!
Each strand is about 1/2 metre long (just over 20 inches). The diameter of our stunning wide golden krausbouillion is around 2 mm (a touch over 1/16 inch). Each strand is individually packaged in a reusable small plastic round container.
29April2010, Updated 6September2011
Extremely Limited - No Longer Made
Price: $8.50 Per Strand
Old-Fashioned Silver Lametta Fringe
This gorgeous lametta trim is made in the same fashion that it has been for decades! Use it to create reproduction Victorian ornaments for your holiday décor. It is wired for easy crafting. It is made using real silver-plate - so that it will develop a tarnished patina over time - allowing your creations to appear as the real German ornaments of old. Each piece measures 1 meter long and the fringe is about 1 inch.
22October2007
Price: $13.00 each
Old Fashioned Silver STanniol-Lametta (Tin Foil) Icicles
You can't get more old-fashioned than these silver tinsel icicles. Made of real metal, this German tin-foil tinsel will tarnish with time, rendering it vintage looking. We love that quality in newer products.
The strands are 21-1/2 inches long and each package contains about 100 strands. The package is filled by weight (75 grams), not strand count.
This item contains 95% lead. Please use caution.
21April2011
Price: $9.75 Per Package
Red Krausbouillion - Old Fashioned Crinkle Wire Metal Tinsel
Price: $4.50 Per Package
Black Mica Glitter Flakes
More Mica and other Pigments & Paints
This is the really neat old-fashioned, original glitter that was used for holiday decorations of all types since the end of the 19th century. The white form of mica glitter is usually used to imitate snow or to add an iridescent glittery effect. We can only imagine what you might be able to create with BLACK MICA!
Mix mica with paint, ink, glue, any artistic media. Sprinkle it on your holiday decorations. Grind it. Mix it with a tiny amount of any powdered pigment (including the cost-effective tempera pigment) to give it color. Experiment. Have fun!
We've packaged the mica in reusable plastic jars that measure about 2 inches in diameter and 2 inches high. The mica is quite lightweight, so a little goes a long way!
So, you'll have plenty for lots of projects. For Hallowe'en, gothic and other projects with a black or midnight theme, our Black Mica might be just perfect!
Mica is not toxic in its natural state, but it can be an irritant, so please use caution. There is some color transference with black mica, so be careful!
1November2010
Was: $3.50 Now: $2.50 per Jar
Vintage Silver Lametta Roping - 1/8-inch Diameter - 10 Feet
This gorgeous lametta roping is made of real silver-plated tinsel. Although such tinsels are still made today, ours is vintage and, because of that, shows signs of tarnish - which we absolutely love!
It is wired and quite flexible. The patina will deepen even further with time, allowing your creations to appear as the real German ornaments of old. Each piece measures a bit over 10 feet long and is 1/8-inch in diameter, making the tinsel appear compressed.
10June2010
Vintage Item, Limited Availability
Price: $35.00 each
Tiny Silver Smooth Krausbouillion
If you love krausbouillion, you'll adore this much finer version. It arrives in one very smooth silvery 36-inch strand - less that 1mm in diameter! Don't let the bright silver fool you, this is true silver and will tarnish nicely over time so that it will resemble the ornaments of old.
You can pull it just like our other crinkle wires, but this one is ever so smooth and slippery. Once it is pulled and lengthened, the crinkly wire is so very fine and delicate that it just must be angel hair.
Please be careful when removing the bullion from the package as it stretches easily to many times its original length.
The illustration shows about 4 strands - both original and stretched into crinkly wire.
15May2010
Limited Availability
Price: $4.25 Per Package
Natural Mica
More Natural Specialties
This is the really neat old-fashioned, original glitter that was used for holiday decorations of all types since the end of the 19th century. You might also recognize it as the snow used in the cinema.
This wonderful mica comes packaged in a convenient wide-mouth clear plastic jar. There's a LOT of mica in there!
Mica is not toxic in its natural state, but it can be an irritant, so please use caution.
Packaged in USA
Price: $5.50 Per Jar
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Close-Up of Single Ornament
Vintage German Tinsel Stars!
More German Items
More Vintage Items
Our rare tinsel stars are from Germany and were made around Nuremburg before World War II. Each star is made of tinsel that is just a bit crinkled for fullness. This crinkle also creates the most beautiful shimmer when holiday lights reflect. These are old store stock and are in superb condition.
Each 6 cm ornament is packaged in a protective plastic box and may need a little fluffing for fullness. Or, you might want to flatten one and add a vintage die cut scrap for a special ornament. There is a self hanger for your convenience.
18November2007
$4.75 each
Sampler Vial of Black German Glass Glitter
We packed a plastic medicine bottle with black glass glitter from Germany for you to try. We hate having to buy giant sized things and then finding out that they don't work out. Our glass glitter is the true German kind and is very highly reflective. We fill the bottle to the top, but it does settle a bit in transit.
24February2010
Vintage Silver Angel Hair Bullion - 10-12 gram package
If you love krausbouillion, you'll adore this much finer version - and it's vintage as well! From the mid-20th century or earlier, our lovely bullion can be used to decorate your finer ornaments, or sew or embroider it and make your very own passementerie!
You can pull it just like our other crinkle wires, but this one is ever so smooth and slippery. Once it is pulled and lengthened, the crinkly wire is so very fine and delicate that it just must be angel hair. It's diameter is about 1.5mm in diameter and it stretches out to such a fine strand that we cannot measure it once pulled apart!
25January2010
Antique-y Tinsel Garland
Just like the old time garlands, this wonderful tinsel garland arrives in a reproduction box, so it appears to be antique itself! It even feels old! Perfect for your feather tree or for making reproduction ornaments, this silvery vintage style garland even looks good if you never remove it from the box.
The garland measures 9 feet long is about 1/2-inch wide.
Price: $9.00 Per Package
Real German Krausbouillion Crinkle Wire - Medium Golden Strand
This is the real deal! Our old-fashioned crinkle wire is exactly like the tinsel used on antique European holiday ornaments - only it is new. This authentic crinkle wire is made in the same manner as it was years and years ago. There is a very slight spiral look to this wonderful wire. But, it is stretchable just like the old-time crinkle wire. It seems a bit more buoyant than our other wires.
Each strand is about 1/2 metre long (about 20 inches). The diameter of our stunning Pistachio Green krausbouillion is just over 2mm in diameter. Each strand is individually packaged in a reusable small plastic round container.
30December2009
Price: $2.80 Per Strand
Real German Krausbouillion Spiral Crinkle Wire - Medium Golden Strand
This is the real deal! Our old-fashioned crinkle wire is exactly like the tinsel used on antique European holiday ornaments - only it is new. This authentic crinkle wire is made in the same manner as it was years and years ago. There is a slight spiral look to this wonderful wire. But, it is stretchable just like the old-time crinkle wire.
Each strand is about 1/2 metre long (about 20 inches). The diameter of our stunning thin golden krausbouillion is around 1.7 mm (just about 1/16 inch). Each strand is individually packaged in a reusable small plastic round container.
15January2010
Price: $2.75 Per Strand
Vintage Golden Metallic Spiral Wire by the Inch
More Vintage
Treasured family Christmas ornaments have become sought after heirlooms - even for those who might not have had any as children. They are quite rare because of their fragility and ephemeral quality. Many were made for the fashion of the time, never expected to last over 100 years.
Even more treasured are the vintage and antique components from which the ornaments were made. We are so fortunate to have found this wonderful example of such a component - and such a unique one at that.
Our golden spiral wire is created from a tough tread that has been covered with woven metallic fibers and then formed into a spiral. The metallic fibre creates a wire-like structure that allows for some give in the spiral. This truly special piece might also be used for passementerie and other projects requiring metal fibers.
It offers a nice patina, showing its age. We gauge this spiral to hail from the 1920s or 1930s. Indeed, it just might be older than that.
The base thread allows you to manipulate this into circles around ornaments, boxes, appliqués and more. It is quite a treasure.
The woven metallic is about 1mm in diameter. The spiraled piece is 9mm or just under 3/8 inch wide.
The spiral is sold by the inch. Your selection will arrive all in one piece, which can be cut with scissors. However, it cannot be re-pieced easily without gluing or sewing, so please measure carefully for your project.
The wire is tightly coiled, so you get a lot in 1 inch!
02November2009, Updated 27February2011
Vintage Item - Extremely Limited Availability
Price: 88¢ Per Inch
Spun Glass Angel Hair
More Tinsel and the Like
Trimming a holiday tree became prominent during the Victorian times, and spun glass angel's hair or fairy's hair like this was on of the favorites then as it is now! It adds a touch of elegant whimsy to any display - especially when there are electric lights. The soft glow of the cloud-like hair enhances any lights - either white or color.
Still handmade in the traditional manner by a family company, each bag contains 15 grams of non-inflammable super-fine spun glass fibers. Although such spun glass hair is available from other sources, the German spun glass angel hair is truly curly hair. It does not compress easily and will stay curly. Use it as you would tinsel for special effects.
*****Please be careful when decorating or crafting with Spun Glass products. Remember, they are made of glass and might cause some irritation. Please cover your work surface with paper or plastic to catch any stray fibers and consider wearing gloves rather than your bare hands when using the Angel's Hair.
We are providing a pair of hypo-allergenic puncture-resistant, unpowdered Nitrile gloves, size Medium, to help protect your hands with each bag of Angel Hair.
Spun Glass Made in Germany Gloves Made in USA
23November2008, Updated 02December2010
Price: $4.50 per Set
Copper (Orange) Krausbouillion - Old Fashioned Crinkle Wire Metal Tinsel
SilverCrow offers our coppery orange Krausbouillion in generous 1/2-ounce packages. Although silver Krausbouillion is the traditional color used in most older European ornaments, we think that you'll be able to fashion some wonderful fall and autumn projects with this versatile color.
1September2008
$3.50 Per Package
Navy Blue Krausbouillion - Old Fashioned Crinkle Wire Metal Tinsel
SilverCrow offers our Navy Blue Krausbouillion in generous 1/2-ounce packages. Although silver Krausbouillion is the traditional color used in most older European ornaments, we think that you'll be able to fashion some wonderful newer ornaments with this fun navy crinkle wire, too!
29September2008
Pink or Magenta Krausbouillion - Old Fashioned Crinkle Wire Metal Tinsel
SilverCrow offers our magenta Krausbouillion in generous 1/2-ounce packages. Although silver Krausbouillion is the traditional color used in most older European ornaments, we think that you'll be able to fashion some wonderful newer ornaments with this wonderful pink crinkle wire - especially for Valentine and any other projects celebrating love and romance.
26August2008
Brown Krausbouillion - Old Fashioned Crinkle Wire Metal Tinsel
SilverCrow offers our brown Krausbouillion in generous 1/2-ounce packages. Although silver Krausbouillion is the traditional color used in most older European ornaments, we think that you'll be able to fashion some wonderful newer ornaments with this wonderful brown crinkle wire - especially for autumn and Thanksgiving projects.
26July2008
Diamond Dust Glass Glitter
More Glitter, Mica, Pigments & Such
We love glass glitter - it just sparkles so! And, this affordable 6-ounce jar is extra special - check out the shaker lid! Diamond Dust is crushed glass glitter made from the finest, ultra-thin flakes of glass, giving it a twinklingly brilliant, crystal shimmer. Unlike most glass glitters, the glass granules are slightly varied in size and shape, which makes for a much brighter sparkle.
Made in USA or Imported
11February2009
Price: $6.85 per Jar
Turquoise or Teal Krausbouillion - Old Fashioned Crinkle Wire Metal Tinsel
SilverCrow offers our teal or turquoise Krausbouillion in generous 1/2-ounce packages. Although silver Krausbouillion is the traditional color used in most older European ornaments, we think that you'll be able to fashion some wonderful newer ornaments with this fun teal or turquoise crinkle wire, too! It's great for ocean-inspired projects.
4June2008
Olive Krausbouillion - Old Fashioned Crinkle Wire Metal Tinsel
SilverCrow offers our olive Krausbouillion in generous 1/2-ounce packages. Although silver Krausbouillion is the traditional color used in most older European ornaments, we think that you'll be able to fashion some wonderful newer ornaments with this fun olivine crinkle wire, too!
7May2008
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