About Us

Our Story: From Kitchen Table to Crafting Community

Welcome to Craft Supplies Depot LLC (the home of Emptyshotgunshells.com). We are a family-run business based in Arizona, driven by one simple belief: beauty exists in the most unexpected places.

Craft Supplies Depot LLC is your source for genuine once-fired empty shotgun shells, inert spent brass casings, and polished bullet slices for DIY crafts, jewelry, and props.

What began as a small project at our own kitchen table has grown into a passionate mission to give new life to once-fired brass and empty shotgun shells. We believe that every casing has a history, and we take pride in helping you transform that history into something beautiful for your home, your jewelry designs, or your business. 

George B., founder and owner-operator of EmptyShotgunShells.com, remains personally involved in product development, processing, inspection, customer questions, and the research behind our educational guides.

Why Quality Matters to Us

We don't believe in impersonal, machine-automated sorting.

Every single piece of brass you receive is hand-inspected and triple-checked by our team. We personally weed out dents, dings, rust, and fading so that you don't have to. Our goal is to provide consistent, jewelry-grade quality from project to project, ensuring you spend less time sorting and more time creating.

From Our Hands to Your Door

We don't just say we hand-inspect everything — here's what that actually looks like, straight from our workspace:

This is the same process — checked for fit, checked for wear, checked one more time — behind every order that ships, no matter the caliber or gauge.

What Our Customers Create

We love seeing what people make with our supplies. A few favorites:

"Dummy bullet goodness!" — ★★★★★ Amber H., Verified Buyer
"Love the .22 caliber dummy bullets! Great product with different sizes and colors available for my creating needs! Fast shipping :)"

Customer-made layered necklace set with bullet pendants, by Amber H.

"The best in the business" — ★★★★★ Tyrone M., Verified Buyer
"I can't tell you how glad I am that I found your website. My skull projects and your shotgun shells go hand in hand."

Customer-made resin skull art with embedded 308 brass shell casings and patriotic flag design, by Tyrone M.

A guitar, inlaid with our headstamps — not something we ever expected to see, and exactly the kind of creativity we love featuring.

Customer guitar inlaid with shotgun shell headstamps

Join Our Crafting Community

We love seeing our supplies in action! Whether you need props for a film project, are designing rustic wedding boutonnieres, crafting custom bullet jewelry, or working on a steampunk art piece, we want to hear about it.

  • Share Your Work: Send us photos or links to your finished projects. We love showcasing our customers' creativity and would be honored to feature your work on our site.
  • Need Something Specific? If you don’t see a caliber or item you’re looking for, please reach out. We are here to support your creative process.

Our Commitment to You

  • Authentic & Inert: We strictly supply spent, once-fired brass for crafting, jewelry, and display purposes. We do not sell live ammunition. All casings are completely inert and void of powder or live primers.
  • Hand-Inspected: Quality is our top priority. We include a little "extra" in every order—just in case something slips past our eyes—because we want you to be 100% satisfied with your purchase.
  • Family-Owned & Operated: Based in Phoenix Metro Area, we are proud to serve the crafting community with honest, dedicated service.