Why use sub-par components in your designs? As jewelry designers, we often try to find the nicest beads, the most gorgeous gemstones and charms only to use metals loaded with impurities imported from Turkey or China? Read past the description if you are curious about metals or metal content in jewelry findings. 15pc Angel Fish Charms 20x6mm 1.5mm hole on loop 100% Solid brass Domed (not flat) USA made Design ideas in last photos are only for learning purposes and ideas only. Metal pieces you receive will be raw brass. (No colored pieces or patina.) Fed up with buying garbage components that were being sold as “solid brass, solid copper, silver, etc.”, I sought to find suppliers with history and reputation for metal purity and quality controls. I use these in my own work and thought others might appreciate the findings as well. My personal experiences with cheaper findings had been terrible. Soldering didn’t bond, a piece instantly melted when I tried to solder jump rings or settings, rose gold plating didn’t take, metals bent, I realized many jewelry components out there advertised as solid brass or silver were using “alloys” or “base metals” were essentially full of lead, zinc and aluminum! I won’t sell anything I wouldn’t use myself. Dedication to my craft and to my customers includes the highest quality supplies I can source. ️