Here's where I buy mine .

Here is a link that might be useful: Crystal drops

Somedays flea marketeers have bowls of them

Old hanging lights, as used in entry, dining room or sometimes halls, called chandeliers, also old lamps but not as much. At YS look for box of glass & old chandelier laying there, the "glass" may be nearby in a shabby old box!! People can't seem to throw them away but don't seem to know what to do with them. Of course if you see a chandelier sticking out of someone's trash container, you might just stop & take a look as the crystals may be hanging off of it, not all chandeliers have crystals, just the more formal ones so may take awhile. I got a box of crystals for $3 last fall when family was moving, it was dirty & falling apart but I saw glass & wiped one off & saw it was full of all sizes. There can be probably 50 to 300 glass pieces on 1 chandelier. Google "chandelier" & look at couple of new ones so you know what to look for, the size & shapes haven't changed much over the years. You might also start asking at YS if they have any old ones as they might not be putting them out as they figure no one will buy them but too good to throw out. Good Luck! Jan

I bought mine on Ebay for $1.00 a piece (real crystal). I just saw some in a gift store last week for $1.50 each. You can get real crystal or a lucite type plastic.

Thanks for the input...I guess I'm just not hitting the right YS and TS yet! And thanks for the website Toomuchglass!!

I bought the chandelier crystals to decorate my little apple and crabapple trees on ebay, but can't remember the seller.

This place also sells them:
http://www.crystalchandelierparts.com/prodpage/crystal.htm

I'm lucky...there's 8 ts in my town and a few towns close by with some too so I am spotting them fairly regularly, plus when I was working at a ts (just quit, but worked there for 10mos!) I was really scoring lots of goodies!!! Even out of the recycle bins, stuff the people were recycling instead of giving to the ts. Got lots of blue bottles that way.....I'm gonna miss that job!!!ha!

Believe it or not, in my area I've seen them at Lowe's and Home Depot. The real thing too, crystal. Look in the fancy hanging light fixture department. They're not $ Tree prices but they're not that expensive either. Not as much fun as stumbling onto a "find" but if you really want 'em, there they are!

Only place here I've seen them is the antique mall, and no way am I paying those prices. A friend gave me an old black wrought-iron chandelier that had some on it, but only about 10. Not real crystal. The chandelier is now white, and I am planning to add birdhouses and tea cup feeders then hang it out back.

Hope you can find some crystals. I've given up, LOL.
hugs, Karen

Marlene, I have a few. Check your email. hugs ~tenderlee

I don't know if they're still on sale, but Hobby Lobby had real ones for $1, they might still be...if not, they will be again in a couple of weeks.

I know it's a bit out of season but I shop the after Christmas sales and grab up any ornaments that have anything resembling crystals on them.

Hey Sis - how many do you need?

Goodwill is always my first choice for any great glass find, but ebay has lots in every color. You should check out the prices at this web site too. I haven't ordered from them yet, but the prices are better than on ebay. Any one ordered from McGills Warehouse Supply?

Here is a link that might be useful: McGills Crystal

Hi guys,, just thought I would put my two cents in here, I just happened to find some fake ones in Walmart in the Bridal section, they are from Wilton, the cake people,, not sure how many are in the box, but it says it is 9.4 ounces, and I think it was like 7 dollars. It was really too much for me to spend, but it jumped right into my cart! so it came home with me,, there are the teardrops and some round ones in there also. just a thought.
Mary in PA