Debuting NEW 3×1.5 antique brass purse frame!
I added a new finish to my “Little Guy” – a term I use for my cute 3×1.5 purse frame.
Just in: 3×1.5 antique brass purse frame.
How cute is this little one?
3x1.5 antique brass purse frame.
It has the same u-channel width and kisslock ball dimensions as the 3×1.5 nickel-free purse frame.
I got your back!
These will be listed for sale at my Etsy shop tomorrow. I am wayyyyyy behind on my webstore listings. Thanks for being patient! Continue to email Thy or convo her for custom listings if you cannot find what you are looking for … cuz our store has over 200 items!
As always, we combine ship. Why pay more for shipping when you don’t have to???? 🙂
Have a great day!
~Winn
Purse frame inventory status: ANTIQUE BRASS 8×3 – BOTH styles are in!!!
At last, they are here. And they are FABULOUS! They are so great that I’m starting a new production because I am going to stock up as many of these as I can!!!!
I’m going to be a hoarder of these frames! Don’t turn me in!
The 8×3 antique brass are in. I have them in with loops and no loops.
Check them out!
8x3 antique brass purse frame. AT LAST!!! The right tone - a beautiful finish!!!
They will be inspected starting tonight at 9pm!! Ready to ship tomorrow!
For those who have been patiently waiting …. THANK YOU! These are FABULOUS! It took me 5 different plating companies to get it right, but … how fabulous are these??
No scratches, no nothing.
Not too dark.
Not spotty.
Not too brassy.
Not too orangy.
Not too golden.
Not too antique so that it just looks, well, old.
Just pure gleam!
*Swoon*
I am sorry that I cursed you Antique Br*ss,
As you are no longer my pain in the *ss.
*exhale*
🙂
It’s up! DiamondCut(TM) brushed antique brass just listed!
Guys …. THANK YOU for your patience. I still don’t have much of a voice. Still recovering. I’m exhausted and my hubby leaves tomorrow for 3 weeks abroad … I’ve been trying to get well in anticipation of being a single parent again …
But I just got the first listing of the DiamondCut(TM) brushed antique brass.
Check it out:
Product listing page!
I have not even come close to getting the new sizes and styles listed at my webstore. As you know, I am the developer, SEO, head coder for that as well … 🙂
When you have a home-business, you have to cut costs where you can and hiring out someone to do my webstore will only drive prices up, so no thank you … I’ll just take my time and do it when I can! I prefer Etsy’s venue due to their ease of use!
The first shipment will start THURSDAY, April 28th. We will keep to this 72-hour shipment window: we will ship it within 72 hours of your order. I’ve been building up stock of it so that we’ve got a cushion, so the first orders will ship out within 24 hours of April 28th.
First order in, first order out.
I am so excited with this new finish. As they are custom hand-finished, each one takes the same amount of time to finish. There are a minimum of 6 steps per frame to get it done, and each one takes the same amount of time to get done. That is, there is no time savings to finish 1 or 10. But I have given small price breaks for volume purchases, though just not as generous as all the other manufactured frames.
Thanks everyone! Have a great Easter holiday! ~Winn
Debuting NEW Antique brass chains – shoulder length!
Thank you for your kind messages during my bout of allergies and bronchitis! I really appreciate your thoughts. My first official illness in 2 years … thank goodness Thy took over all the packaging and shipping for me!
I wanted to let you all know of my new antique brass chains coming out later today or tomorrow. It’s 45 inches long from tip to tip of the lobster claw. These are made with the new bigger jump rings and bigger lobster claws. These will coordinate with the antique brass purse frames that I will have back in stock within 2 weeks, as well as the new DiamondCut(TM) brushed antique brass!
Speaking of which, the new DiamondCut(TM) brushed antique brass will be listed by this week and will be ready to ship. Due to my sickness, it got tabled until I recovered. But I did get to working with it and will have a tip sheet that goes with every order. I plan to include: how to take pictures (to maximize the sparkles), how to remove Gutermann glue from the frame (got a solution that will take it off 100%!), and how it differs from all other frames on the market (oils from your fingers are desireable – it adds to its luster!).
Here’s a sneak peek of the shoulder length antique brass chain.
Longer shoulder length antique brass chain for your antique brass purse frames!
These will be up for sale later today or tomorrow at my Etsy shop. (Haven’t had time to write code for the webstore yet … as always, email me if you need a special order and it’s not yet listed.)
Debuting DiamondCut(TM) Brushed Antique Brass
I am quite thrilled to announce my new DiamondCut(TM) brushed antique brass. The feedback has been a resounding one: it has gotten the best feedback that I’ve ever gotten on any new purse frame. I am completely satisfied with this finish and am excited to show you here first.
It is truly unique because it is hand-finished to order.
Reflecting indoor light. Sparkling!
Orders will ship within 24-72 hours of your order depending on demand. Since this is brand spankin’ new and I don’t know how the orders will come in, you will be notified in case it takes longer. Orders with higher quantities will take 2 days to complete per 100 frames. So, an order of 300 frames will take 6 days. All will ship via Priority Mail. All will come with my standard 30-day full refund guarantee.
This proprietary and trademarked DiamondCut(TM) brushed antique brass offers a 2-for-1! 2 looks at 1 price! 2 looks in 1 frame!
In natural light, it is a subtle brushed antique brass soft finish. But it differs from the traditional antique brass in that you will see the brush textures!
I had a couple of handbag makers who mentioned that they “wished” for a more textured look, and here we are… ! 🙂
DiamondCut(TM) brushed antique brass shown with natural light.
But under any indoor light (fluorescent, incandescent, halogen, you-name-it)? It will shimmer. It will sparkle. You will see silken threads of pure gleam!
Imagine this clutch sitting at a dinner table in the glow of a candle! Amazing!
Paired with my peacock feather fabric. Shimmers in the light!
Natural light:
Paired with a green brocade in natural light.
Indoor lighting:
Shimmering silken threads can be seen easily with indoor lighting. Shown reflected with my high-hat bulbs in my ceiling!
Frame only in natural light:
Beautiful sheen with subtle textures - antique brass in tone.
In indoor lighting:
Another look at the same frame with indoor lighting from incandescent bulbs.
The pricing will vary according to volume discounts. I will have these listed for sale this weekend. Of course, please convo me if you would like a custom listing. I really expect these to do well as these hand-finished frames are truly unique. I cannot wait to see all the amazing fabrics and materials that will be used with this frame. I expect it to hit big with the bridal market as this is the high-end of my high-end frames!
On other news…
I’ve been working hard on the antique brass finish and you all have been so patient. I have encouraged you to source your antique brass purse frames from other sellers to meet your customer’s needs. And I’ve heard your comments about the lower quality found elsewhere. Please know that I continue to invest and work on finding the right finisher for the antique brass. I’ve gone through 3 production samples and am still not happy with the quality yet. I’ll keep plugging along … I know that you are “making due” with others, and I sincerely appreciate your patience on my antique brass frames. As soon as I have it, you will hear about it first!
Etsy shop update
I wanted to update all of you on what’s happening with the shop, the inventory, and the overall shop transition.
The shop and transition:
As all of you have known, Y has been training with me to take over the packaging and shipping of your orders. She was here in New Jersey for 3 weeks learning and working. She has been back to her home in Florida for the past 3 weeks getting her office space set up to ship your orders. Here’s a pic of her studio!
Yes, even our cubbies are green and brown!
With the shop transition happening, I’ve been drawing down on the inventory and shipping orders as per usual from my home in New Jersey while Y has been setting up her office. This helps in 2 ways:
1. ZERO disruption to shipping your orders. There is no OFF day when we do not ship. We maintain the same Monday – Saturday noon schedule to ship out your orders. 🙂
2. It minimizes the shipping cost of transferring my inventory to Florida. Shipping heavy frames is extremely costly!
In addition, many of you took advantage of the great “make good” sale when I ran out of antique brass frames so that helped to draw down some inventory as well. (It was the one with free nickel-free chains with the same order of frames with loops.) I am sorry that I cannot extend that offer past the 2 weeks it was on sale. I hope you all take advantage of sales when they happen. You are always the first to know here on my blog.
Which leads me to fill you in about the antique brass frames.
First, thank you for your patience. Those of you who have come to love my antique brass frames and depend on the quality, I hate to say that I have been unable to have a manufacturer who can provide a good finish that I need and prefer.
Y worked with 3 companies in Florida in the past several weeks, and unfortunately, they were charging more than what I can (or want) to sell them for. They were charging 4 times what my guy in the Mid West was charging!
My antique brass coating is a very labor-intensive process. It is not just one coat but contains 2 different coats whose application takes longer to perfect. The second coat gives it some “antiquing” in spots. And if it’s not done right … it can look really bad.
So I am having samples made by 2 more manufacturers right now and hopefully their batches will be what I’m looking for. They will be made with the same Perfect Fit 6(TM) u-channel that I designed and the kisslock balls will be solid like before.
Antique br*ss has become a pain in the *ss ... 🙂 haha
So thank you, wholeheartedly, for those who sent convos letting me know that you’ll “wait for (my) frames”. I urge you to do what is best for your customers, though I truly appreciate your loyalty. This unfortunate set of circumstances has been beyond my control and both Y and I have been working really hard (and logging miles) to find the right manufacturing partner.
Another update: Gutermann glue is in!! My importing costs on this doubled so I will need to raise the prices. That’s why they have not been re-listed.
I do want to let you know that the price of it will also increase in May — by the manufacturer. So the price of it worldwide will increase. But I feel they can command the price since it’s such an integral part of making clutches. It’s d*mn good glue!
However, I’ve been asked to test a new glue made my another manufacturer and submit my feedback. This glue costs less than Gutermann glue but I’ve not worked with it. The only reason I would switch is if this new adhesive has better adhesion properties. That’s the utmost importance!
I’ll keep you guys in the loop as I experiment with it next week.
BUT if you buy glue with my fine frames the price of the glue will be cheaper than buying the glue alone. I will offer a bundled listing of glue and frames. These new listings will go up by this weekend so look for it.
1 tube of glue will come bundled with 5 frames.
Well, it’s almost midnight. I hope you all had a wonderful President’s Day!
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I am the #1 US seller of purse frames and I’ve been incorporated since 2001. This blog is mainly aimed at my audience of clutch handbag makers. I have a very small niche that is comprised of 99.9% women. I am loyal and promote handbag makers who are loyal to me by using my fine purse frames. When they are successful, then I am successful.
The two businesses that I own are:
*purse supplies, Gutermann glue, and DIY clutch kits at whilebabynaps.etsy.com, whilebabynaps.com
*up-cycled purse supplies PurseFramesOutlet.etsy.com
To find clutches made using my fine metal purse frames, LOOK to see “Trademarks of WhileBabyNaps.com and H&D LLC” and you’ll know the clutches are made using the finest metal purse frames that are tested for lead and that have a protective coating to lengthen the life of the clutch. You can go to any of the sellers on the Sellers page.
****NOTE: If you want someone to make a clutch for you, please contact any of my sellers and inquire. They will gladly make custom orders!****
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Warmly,
Thy Khuong
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