Swarovski Crystals! Ooooh! Aaaaaah!

[OilemFirchen]

FTR, there's nothing terribly special about Swarovski. Dunno why posters are making such a fuss about it, but, for reference, you can buy 100 3mm full beads (not flat back rhinestones) for $11.39 from Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Authentic-Swarovski-Crystals-Xillion-SWA-b302/dp/B076DM6ZHX/ref=sr_1_10?keywords=swarovski+crystal&link_code=qs&qid=1576969481&rnid=2941120011&s=arts-crafts&sourceid=Mozilla-search&sr=1-10

That's $170.85‬ for 1,500.

Wanna go bonkers and buy 20mm beads? Here's a dozen for $22.58:

https://www.dreamtimecreations.com/product/6685/crystallized-swarovski-elements-5000-beads-round-20mm-crystal/

That's $2,822.5‬0 for 1,500. And that's retail.

But why go to the bother of stringing beads on wire to hang from a tree branch? Here's a monstrous chandelier overloaded with Swarovski crystals, already wired and ready to hang for a whopping $1,398.46!

https://www.amazon.com/Swarovski-Chandelier-CHANDELIER-LIGHTING-SWAROVSKI/dp/B009R4DL1K/ref=sr_1_10?crid=1P4TVUBRMX0HK&keywords=swarovski+chandelier&qid=1576971975&sprefix=swarovski+chande%2Ctools%2C146&sr=8-10



Two bottles of gimmicky wine pays for that.

[jberryhill]

1. How about a $230 Star Wars action figure?

[OilemFirchen]

2. Cute!

I'll wait 'til it's on eBay for $15.00 then contemplate it.

[Leith]

3. The chandelier reminds me of a similar chandelier I made back in the 1970s

out of twine after taking a macrame class. Mine had some fringe hanging down at the bottom, though.

[brush]

4. Looks like something trump once had in his now-bankrupt casinos, or what Melanoma would decorate...

the WH with for Christmas.

[IcyPeas]

5. I love their star ornaments - different every year

A company I used to work at gave these out every christmas. I love them. I have about 12 of them, all different. they sparkle and give rainbows all over the room. Makes a beautiful gift (IMO)






https://www.swarovski.com/en-US/p-5427990/Annual-Edition-Ornament-2019/

[BootinUp]

6. I think we should just forfeit the election now, so

We can concentrate our party on cleansing itself of its inner demons. It’s going to take awhile so no time to fight the pukes.

[IndyOp]

7. +1

[Blue_true]

8. Hell, not drinking 300 bottles of really cheap wine would pay for that beautiful

chandelier.