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Cheers,
Margot and Avalon

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August 7, 2023
Metal Stamped Valentine Pendants

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Love is in the air and Valentine’s day is almost here! Make some Metal Stamped Valentine Pendants to show your special someone you cherish them forever! We’re going to show you how.

Once you’re married, it can be tough coming up with something original for Valentine’s Day. Flowers, candy…been there, done that. Why not stamp up a personalized set of pendants for your sweetheart with both of your initials and wedding date? Isn’t it romantic? She can wear the heart, he can wear the date, they can wear them together or apart. This makes a lovely DIY wedding gift too. It’s so easy to stamp into these new SoftStrike pewter blanks from ImpressArt, anyone can do this.

You will need:
ImpressArt- Basic Newsprint Uppercase Letter Metal Stamp Set
ImpressArt- Basic Newsprint Numbers Metal Stamp Set
Wood Handle Scratch Awl
Ergo-Angle Metal Stamping Hammer
ImpressArt 2 by 2-Inch Steel Block
ImpressArt Stamp Straight Tape
ImpressArt Stamping Blank Rectangle, 1.5-Inch by .3125-Inch, 2-Pack
ImpressArt, 0.75-Inch by 0.75-Inch, Pewter Hearts
Beadalon Jump Ring 6mm
Ball Chain Necklace With Clasp
Folk Art Enamel Acrylic Paint, Licorice
Cloth or paper towel

Step one: Tape your heart blank down to the bench block, align tape just below the center of the heart. Stamp ‘&’ symbol in center and the first initials of the happy couple on either side. Step two: Wipe paint across letters, wipe off excess with paper towel. Step three: Use bent and chain nose pliers to attach pendant to jump ring and chain. Step four: Tape the rectangle pendant to the bench block. You can stamp left to right or top to bottom. Stamp date. Use an awl or a period stamp in between the numbers of the date. Make sure you don’t hit the awl too hard, pewter is softer than base metal. Step five: Swipe paint across surface of stamp. Wipe off excess. Step six: Attach pendant to jump ring and ball chain.

Now you can make Metal Stamped Valentine Pendants they’re sure to love! New to metal stamping? Here are some tips for metal stamping success. Want more metal stamping? Subscribe via email in the sidebar and never miss a post!

Cheers,
Margot & Avalon

*DIY Project Policy: Our tutorials are meant for your creative inspiration. Feel free to make and gift or wear these designs. Please make sure that you give credit to us as the designer if you make and share these designs on your blog or social sites. Please do not make and sell copies of our designs or sell them as kits. Please do not teach these designs as classes for profit. This is how we make our living and we ask that you respect our creativity and the time it takes to design, photograph and write these free tutorials. You may use a single photograph from each project online in blog round-ups or blog posts if you include a direct link back to our tutorial. Any use of these designs for retail sale for profit online in places like Etsy or eBay or in retail bricks and mortar, flea markets or outdoor fairs is not permitted. Thank you!

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July 11, 2023
DIY Wonder Woman Cuffs

I may not be Wonder Woman, but there are days when I feel like I could surely use some super powers. How about you? If you’re standing strong in the face of adversity or just navigating the challenges of day to day life, a little bit of super hero inspiration may be just the thing you need to stay the course. In this case, I was inspired to whip up some Wonder Woman cuffs I can use to deflect whatever life tosses my way. Now if I can whip up a golden lasso of truth, saucy bustier and an invisible plane, we’ll really be talking!

Here’s what you need to make some Wonder Woman Cuffs of your own! Kapow!

Materials

2 1.5″x6″ aluminum cuff bracelet blanks
2 dimensional metal star charms
2 silver tone 1/8 Inch Hollow Rivets 1/16 Inch Diameter
ImpressArt- 3mm Fun Star Design Stamp
ImpressArt 1lb. brass stamping hammer
ImpressArt metal stamping block
Folk Art enamel acrylic paint licorice
Beadsmith EZ-Rivet 1/16″ Piercing and Setting Tool
Bracelet bender
Ruler
Beadalon flush cutter
Cotton swab
Paper towel or soft cloth

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Step one: Use the star stamp to stamp stars around the edges of the bracelet blank. Use the round end of your brass hammer to add texture to the edges as shown. Step two: Use a ruler to mark the center point of your blank. Step three: Snip the tops off of the star charms with flush cutters. (You can sand these edges with a heavy grit sand paper or jeweler’s file if you like.)

Step four: Use the piercing side of the riveting tool to make a hole in the marked center of your bracelet blanks and your star charms. Step five: Place rivet into the holes on the star and the blank, the rounded side faces up, the star should be facing with the raised areas towards the bracelet. Use the riveting side of the riveting tool to screw the rivet down securing the star and blank together. Step six: Insert one side of your bracelet into the bracelet bending pliers as shown.

Step seven: Bend the bracelet over the arch of the bracelet bending pliers as shown, this will bend one half of your bracelet. Step eight: Flip the bracelet over and repeat. Now you have a bracelet! Step nine: Dab the enamel paint into the stamped stars with a cotton swab or your finger tips. Let this sit for about 30 seconds, then wipe the ink from the surface, leaving some in the stars to help define them.

That’s it! You’re a crafty super hero! Aw, yiss.

These Wonder Woman Cuffs make me feel like I can take on the world. How about you, wonder woman?

Cheers,
Margot and Avalon

*DIY Project Policy: Our tutorials are meant for your creative inspiration. Feel free to make and gift or wear these designs. Please make sure that you give credit to us as the designer if you make and share these designs on your blog or social sites. Please do not make and sell copies of our designs or sell them as kits. Please do not teach these designs as classes for profit. This is how we make our living and we ask that you respect our creativity and the time it takes to design, photograph and write these free tutorials. You may use a single photograph from each project online in blog round-ups or blog posts ONLY if you include a direct link back to our tutorial. Any use of these designs for retail sale for profit online in places like Etsy or eBay or in retail bricks and mortar, flea markets or outdoor fairs is not permitted. Thank you!

(FTC DISCLOSURE: *This post contains affiliate links, if you click on a link and make a purchase we get a small percentage of the sale. The blogger is employed by ImpressArt, but this is her personal blog. All opinions are 100% her own!)

April 18, 2023
11 DIY Metal Stamped Necklaces

Stamp it, bead it, wrap it, wear it! Whatever your style there’s a little something for everyone in this week’s round-up of 11 stunning DIY Metal Stamped Necklaces. We love them all! How about you? Get the tutorials for these in the links below. Make sure you show all of these talented bloggers a little love.

Stamp and bead a little lucky charm. Make this, it’s easy!

Stamped jewelry gets some clever DIY packaging with I Spy DIY!

Stamp, texture and form a simply charming necklace with Studio Dax!

Make a Disney inspired commemorative necklace with Magical Day Weddings.

Get ready for summer with this layered Gypsy necklace from Beaducation.

Stamp up a lovely layered necklace with Bubbly Nature Creations.

Make gorgeous bridesmaid necklaces with Rings ‘n Things.

Show mom some love with this stamped and beaded Mother’s Necklace from Crazy Little Projects.

Make and wear a fabulous stamped and beaded eye candy necklace!

Stamp and rivet a rainy day homage with Beaducation!

Turn that lucky penny into a pretty dapped and stamped necklace with Happy Hour Projects!

There you have it, folks, 11 FABULOUS DIY Metal Stamped Necklaces. Enjoy!

Cheers,
Margot and Avalon

April 4, 2023
DIY Atlas Pendants

No matter where you roam, home is where your heart is. Show your love for the place you call home with these DIY Atlas Pendants. We used vintage atlas pages, you can find these at thrift stores, flea markets or yard sales. Or you could print out an image of the place you call home on a map to size. Add a stamped metal charm, tiny paper heart and some decoupage medium and you can wear your heart around your neck any time you feel a little homesick. (Want to get started metal stamping? We’re GIVING AWAY a kit with everything you need to get started this week!)

Materials:

1.5″ acrylic circle pendant
1/5″ punched atlas page circle
Red card stock
Collage Pauge Instant Decoupage Glossy
Folk Art Enamel Acrylic Paint, Licorice
Brass Heart Stamping Blank
Beacon Zip Dry Paper Glue
Large Circle Punch
10mm Silver Tone Jump Ring
Ball Chain with Connector
1/16″ Metal Stamp Uppercase Letters
Awl
ImpressArt Brass Stamping Hammer
ImpressArt Steel Stamping Block
Impress Art Stamp Straight Tape
Toothpick
Cotton swab
Paper towel

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Step one: Tape your blank to your bench block. Slide stamps down to top of tape, start in center and stamp to edges. The letter ‘m’ should be in the center because you’re adding a period. Use an awl or punctuation stamp to add the period. Step two: Dab paint into letters. Let paint set for 30-40 seconds. Wipe off excess on surface. Step three: Punch or cut the atlas circle to fit pendant. Fold red card stock and use small scissors to hand cut tiny heart. Step four: Use a toothpick to apply a small dab of paper glue to back of heart. Press heart on to the area of atlas you want to highlight. Allow to dry. Step five: Add a thin layer of decoupage medium to back of pendant and front of atlas paper. Press together, gently pressing out any bubbles with fingertips. Allow to dry, paint a second coat of decoupage medium. Allow this to dry overnight. Step six: Use chain nose pliers to connect stamped pendant to acrylic pendant. Attach to your ball chain.

These are simple to make and fun to wear. They make fabulous gifts for students heading off to college! Make a map full of DIY Atlas Pendants for family and friends. We’d love to know where you hang your heart, tell us in the comments.

Cheers,
Margot and Avalon

*DIY Project Policy: Our tutorials are meant for your creative inspiration. Feel free to make and gift or wear these designs. Please make sure that you give credit to us as the designer if you make and share these designs on your blog or social sites. Please do not make and sell copies of our designs or sell them as kits. Please do not teach these designs as classes for profit. This is how we make our living and we ask that you respect our creativity and the time it takes to design, photograph and write these free tutorials. You may use a single photograph from each project online in blog round-ups or blog posts ONLY if you include a direct link back to our tutorial. Any use of these designs for retail sale for profit online in places like Etsy or eBay or in retail bricks and mortar, flea markets or outdoor fairs is not permitted. Thank you!

(FTC DISCLOSURE: *This post contains affiliate links, if you click on a link and make a purchase we get a small percentage of the sale. The blogger is employed by ImpressArt, but this is her personal blog. All opinions are 100% her own!)

February 10, 2023
Last Minute Metal Stamped Earrings

If you’re still looking for the perfect DIY holiday gifts, it doesn’t get easier or prettier than these last minute metal stamped earrings. Using design stamps is a lovely way to make a personalized gift. These are easy for the novice stamper if they use softer metal blanks like aluminum or pewter. The trick with design stamps is keeping the stamp in full contact with the blank and then rocking and hitting it from multiple angles. It does take a little practice, so get some sheet metal and perfect your technique. Use gift tags to display the earrings for a perfect presentation.

You will need (These are affiliate links, if you click on a link and buy something we get a small percentage of the sale, that’s how we can afford to share these free tutorials!)

2 ImpressArt, Circle, 1/2″, Aluminum Stamping Blanks
ImpressArt Design Stamps (We used Bumble Bee and Horse Shoe)
2 6-MM Jump Ring, Silver Plate
2 Beadalon Ball Earwires Silver Plated
2 Christmas Gift Tags
Ergo-Angle Metal Stamping Hammer
ImpressArt 4 by 4-Inch Steel Block
ImpressArt Hole Punch Pliers
2 Pairs ImpressArt Chain Nose Pliers
ImpressArt Stamp Enamel or Folk Art Enamel Acrylic Paint, Licorice
Dapping Block Set
Paper Towel

(Click on graphic to see more detail)

Step One: Tape blank to bench block.

Step Two: Hold stamp firmly centering and hitting dead center once. DO NOT LIFT STAMP. Rock stamp to top left, hit, top right, hit, bottom left, hit, bottom right, hit and dead center and hit one last time. As long as you don’t lift the stamp, this will help you get a full impression.

Step Three: Repeat for second blank.

Step Four: Use hole punch pliers to pierce a hole in the top center of each blank.

Step Five: Place blanks in dapping block, place dapping tool over blank. Hit top of dapping tool with hammer, moving tool around as you hit to form a concave shape. Repeat for second blank.

Step Six: Apply enamel, let sit for 10 seconds, wipe excess with paper towel.

Step Seven: You need to use jump rings with these blanks so they’ll sway when you wear the earrings. Gently grasp and turn the earring wire loops as shown so the earrings will hang straight when worn. Connect earrings with jump rings to earring wires with chain nose pliers. Make sure the rings are closed with tension!

Step eight: Pierce the gift tag with a straight pin and insert the earrings.

We used Organza Drawstring Gift Bags to wrap these. Simply fabulous. You can make these last minute metal stamped earrings in just a few minutes, so stamp up some for every gal on your gift list! If you make some, tag them on social media with #handstampedholidays! We love to see your creations.

Cheers,
Margot and Avalon

January 15, 2023
DIY Lucky Charm Metal Stamped Necklace

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! We’ve got a DIY Lucky Charm Metal Stamped Necklace that you can make and wear anytime you need to feel lucky. You’ll learn how to make the charm and how to create a coiled and beaded chain in this easy tutorial. Get kisses, not pinches, when you sport this on the town.

Here’s what you need:
ImpressArt SoftStrike Pewter 15/16″ Circle Blank
4mm Swarovski Crystals in Shades of Green
4mm Oval Freshwater Pearls
Daisy Spacer Metal Bead, 4mm
Shamrock Charm Bead
4 Beadalon Jump Rings 6mm Silver Plated
Beadalon 10-MM Jump Ring
Beadalon Ball Pin Medium Head Pins
German Style Wire, Round, Silver Plated, 24 gauge
Folk Art Enamel 2-Ounce Acrylic Paint, Licorice
Folk Art Enamel 2-Ounce Acrylic Paint, Evergreen
Beadalon Chain
Toggle Clasp
ImpressArt- 6mm, Four Leaf Clover Metal Stamp
ImpressArt Basic Metal Stamp Set, Uppercase, 3mm
Ergo-Angle Metal Stamping Hammer
ImpressArt 2 by 2-Inch Steel Block
ImpressArt Stamp Straight Tape
Round Nose Pliers
ImpressArt Bent Nose Pliers
ImpressArt Chain Nose Pliers
ImpressArt Flush Cutters

Step one: Stamp the clover in center of blank. Stamp around the edges, spacing the letters out and turning the block to face you as you stamp. Start in the center, working your way up both sides to spell Lucky Charm.

Step two: Use your fingertip or a cotton swab to wipe a small amount of paint into the clover. Let sit for 30 seconds, wipe off surface leaving paint in stamped area. Try to avoid getting green paint in the letters.

Step Three: Use your fingertip or a cotton swab to rub black enamel paint into letters. Allow to sit for 30 seconds and wipe paint off of surface.

Step Four: Use beads and a pearl to make beaded charms.

Step Five: Make your first coiled bead in your beaded chain. You’ll need to make wrapped coils on both ends. If you don’t know how to make coils, here’s a video tutorial.

Step Six: This is what the coiled bead should look like!

Step seven: To make the second coiled bead, make a finished coil on one end. Start your loop on the other end, thread it into one side of the first coiled bead, finish wrapping to connect them. Keep going, alternating between crystals and pearls on both sides for a total of four pearls and four crystals.

Step Eight: This is your finished chain. The pendant will hang between the two pearls in the front.

Step Nine: Connect the beaded chain to two chain lengths using jump rings. Finish the chain with a clasp. The toggle bar should be attached directly to the final chain link, you can open and close it with your pliers. The circle end is attached with a jump ring.

Step Ten: This is the front half of your necklace. Attach the stamped charm with a 10mm jump ring and the dangles all hang in between the first crystal and second pearl on the left side of the design. That’s it! Simply charming, yes?

We hope you enjoy making and wearing this Lucky Charm Metal Stamped Necklace as much as we do! Happy St. Patty’s Day from our home to yours.

Cheers,
Margot and Avalon

*DIY Project Policy: Our tutorials are meant for your creative inspiration. Feel free to make and gift or wear these designs. Please make sure that you give credit to us as the designer if you make and share these designs on your blog or social sites. Please do not make and sell copies of our designs or sell them as kits. Please do not teach these designs as classes for profit. This is how we make our living and we ask that you respect our creativity and the time it takes to design, photograph and write these free tutorials. You may use a single photograph from each project online if you include a direct link back to our tutorial. Any use of these designs for retail sale for profit online in places like Etsy or eBay or in retail bricks and mortar, flea markets or outdoor fairs is not permitted. Thank you!

January 14, 2023
DIY Longitude Latitude Necklace

Changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes,
Nothing remains quite the same.
Through all of the islands and all of the highlands,
If we couldn’t laugh we would all go insane” Jimmy Buffet

We just got back from a delicious week at the beach with family. We were in Ocean City, New Jersey, which is a lovely beach indeed. Still, my favorite beach by far is Tybee Island off of the coast of Georgia. I have a collection of shells from Tybee and I’ve been meaning to make this necklace for ages. The past week at the beach reminded me that I always leave a piece of my heart at the ocean. So, here is my favorite place in longitude and latitude. You can pick yours, sand, sea or soil and make your own personal DIY Longitude Latitude Necklace. We’d love to know where you’d pick, so leave a comment!

Here’s what you need:
2 ImpressArt Pewter Stamping Blanks Rectangles
Small Glass Mini Bottle with Cork Top
Stainless Steel Screw Eye w/Ring
Beadalon Chain Rolo 3.8mm Silver Plated
4 6mm Beadalon 6-MM Jump Ring, Silver Plate
Beadalon Lobster Clasp Swivel
Jute twine
Extra Tiny Sea Shells
Sand
Folk Art Enamel Acrylic Paint, Licorice
Aleene’s Max Tacky Adhesive
Beadsmith 36 Piece Letter & Number Punch Set For Stamping Metal 1/8 Inch 3mm (1 Set W/ Wood Case)
Letter & Number Punch Set 1/16 Inch 1.5mm
Metal Punctuation Stamp Set, 1/16″
ImpressArt Large Metal Stamping Block
ImpressArt 1 lb. Brass Stamping Hammer
1.25mm Round Hole Punch Pliers for Sheet Metal
Cotton swab
Paper towel

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Step one: Use the 1/8″ number stamps to stamp your first two numbers, add the degree mark using the 1/16″ number stamps and the number zero. Step two: Continue stamping your numbers, using the apostrophes as shown. You can find the longitude and latitude of your favorite place with a simple Google search. I abbreviated my numbers as they were super long, you can opt to be more exact if you desire. Step three: The last thing you’ll stamp is the direction using the uppercase premium font. Make a stamped blank for longitude and a second for latitude.

Step four: Use the metal punch to pierce a hole in the bottom of each stamped blank. (Design tip: If you want the stamped areas to have more definition, swipe some paint across the top with a cotton swab and wipe off excess with a paper towel.) Step five: Stuff your tiny vial with shells and sand (or whatever you wish to represent your favorite place.) Step six: Add some max tacky glue to the cork and allow to dry. Add glue to the tiny screw bail and screw into center of cork, this turns your vial into a pendant.

Step seven: Tie a tiny piece of twine around the neck of your glass vial. Dab a little glue on the knot and let it dry. Step eight: Connect the stamped blanks to the pendant and chain as shown. Step nine: Attach a jump ring to the end of the chain and a clasp to the other.

Wear your lovely DIY Longitude Latitude Necklace any time you need a little virtual escape. I can almost hear the tiny waves coming from mine.

Okay, not really.

Still, it makes me smile and that’s something.

Cheers,
Margot and Avalon

*DIY Project Policy: Our tutorials are meant for your creative inspiration. Feel free to make and gift or wear these designs. Please make sure that you give credit to us as the designer if you make and share these designs on your blog or social sites. Please do not make and sell copies of our designs or sell them as kits. Please do not teach these designs as classes for profit. This is how we make our living and we ask that you respect our creativity and the time it takes to design, photograph and write these free tutorials. You may use a single photograph from each project online in blog round-ups or blog posts ONLY if you include a direct link back to our tutorial. Any use of these designs for retail sale for profit online in places like Etsy or eBay or in retail bricks and mortar, flea markets or outdoor fairs is not permitted. Thank you!

(FTC DISCLOSURE: *This post contains affiliate links, if you click on a link and make a purchase we get a small percentage of the sale. The blogger is employed by ImpressArt, but this is her personal blog. All opinions are 100% her own!)

December 2, 2022
Stamped Metal Necklace

This week’s DIY is a stamped metal necklace on a leather cord. You’ll learn how to stamp, ink, make a two part pendant and turn leather cord into a necklace with 20 gauge plated craft wire. We love leather cord for guys and gals to give your jewelry a more casual, laid back appeal.

My sister-in-law Alison was visiting us this weekend for her birthday. I had just *received the new arrow and heart stamps from Beaducation along with their fabulous new beginner’s metal stamp kit and an array of blanks and this design came together from there. One of the best things about hand stamped jewelry is that you can easily share a personalized message using images, numbers and letters. Aluminum blanks are soft and very easy to stamp, I like them best hammered to give them texture and make them look more like precious metal. This is a very easy design to execute and Beaducation has everything you need in their beginner’s kit. In fact, I’ll be giving this kit away on Wednesday, so make sure you come back to enter for the chance to win! (US Residents only.)

You will need:

Beaducation aluminum blanks in flower and heart
2 4.5mm jump rings
Black leather cord
20 gauge silver plated copper wire
Lobster clasp
OR Black leather finished necklace
Beaducation Stamping on Metal Starter Kit: Includes bench block, economy stamps in 1/8″ size, 1.5mm hole punch pliers, Sharpie marker, printed instructions, video tutorial CD, copper sheet, ball chain necklace, copper blanks, stamping tape, pro polish pads
Heart Arrow Stamp
Tiny Fat Lined Heart Stamp
1 pound brass stamping hammer
Chasing hammer
Black acrylic paint dabber
Round nose pliers
Chain nose pliers
Flush cutters
Paper towel

Step one: Use round end of chasing hammer to hammer texture on surface of both blanks. Step two: Stamp MY AIM and arrow on flower blank as shown. Step three: Stamp IS TRUE and heart on heart blank as shown. Step four: Use pliers to pierce a hole at the top and bottom petal of flower and top of the larger side of the heart blank as shown.

Step five: Dab paint into stamped areas of blanks. Wipe off excess with paper towel. Step six: Connect the two blanks with a jump ring. Attach a second jump ring to the top hold in the flower blank. Step seven: Cut leather to desired length. Step eight: Use round nose pliers to create a small loop in the end of your wire coil.

Step nine: Wrap wire around leather, working up from turned loop. You will need to leave about 1/4″ of leather on the tail and will coil approximately 5 times. Make sure you wrap this tightly and take your time so it’s neatly coiled. Step ten: Cut the end from wire when you have almost reach the end of the leather. Use cutters to remove excess leather. Step eleven: Grasp the final coil and turn it up to create a loop using your chain nose pliers. Adjust the loop, making sure it’s flush to the top of the leather end with your round nose pliers. Use the chain nose pliers to gently compress the coils together to remove any gaps. Do this on both sides of your leather. Step twelve: Gently open one end loop to attach a clasp. Step thirteen: Attach the pendant to the front of the leather using pliers. Step thirteen: Wear!

What song lyrics would you use for this stamped metal necklace? Let us know in the comments! Don’t forget to come back on Wednesday for the GIVEAWAY!

Cheers,
Margot and Avalon

(*FTC DISCLOSURE: Blogger was provided product for this post and the giveaway, all opinions and instructions are 100% her own.)

*DIY Project Policy: Our tutorials are meant for your creative inspiration. Feel free to make and gift or wear these designs. Please make sure that you give credit to us as the designer if you make and share these designs on your blog or social sites. Please do not make and sell copies of our designs or sell them as kits. Please do not teach these designs as classes for profit. This is how we make our living and we ask that you respect our creativity and the time it takes to design, photograph and write these free tutorials. You may use a single photograph from each project online in blog round-ups or blog posts ONLY if you include a direct link back to our tutorial. Any use of these designs for retail sale for profit online in places like Etsy or eBay or in retail bricks and mortar, flea markets or outdoor fairs is not permitted. Thank you!

October 26, 2022
DIY Naughty Nice Earrings

Have you been naughty or nice? Or perhaps a little bit of both? No matter, we’ve got you covered! These DIY Naughty Nice Earrings are so easy to make and perfect for the holiday season. Whip up a pair for yourself and perhaps some of the folks on your naughty nice list! Get the instructions below! (Our posts contain affiliate links, if you click on a link and make a purchase we get a small percentage of the sale. Ho, ho, ho!)

What you need:

2 ImpressArt- Pewter Stamping Blanks, Circle, 15/16.
2 Dapped and Spring Ear Wire
2 6mm Jump Ring
2 Tiny Jingle Bells
3mm Uppercase Sans Serif Font Set
ImpressArt Brass Stamping Hammer
ImpressArt Steel Stamping Block
Impress Art Stamp Straight Tape
ImpressArt Face Chasing Hammer
Dapping Set Block
Folk Art Enamel Acrylic Paint, Licorice
2 pairs Chain Nose Pliers
Paper Towel
Cotton Swab

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How to make:

Step one: Use round end of a ball peen hammer to add texture to the surface of your blanks. Step two: Stamp NAUGHTY on one blank. Stamp Straight tape secures the blanks and provides an edge so you can stamp across the center. The word NAUGHTY just fits, so start stamping in the center and move out to make sure you get it all on the blank! Step three: Stamp NICE on the second blank. Step four: Place blank bottom side up in dapping block, make sure the blank fits the block so you get a nice dome.

Step five: Place corresponding punch into block and hammer with brass hammer. Move the punch around as you hit to make an even dome. Step six: Repeat the dapping process with the second blank. Step seven: Use a cotton swab to apply paint to surface of blanks. Allow to sit for 30 seconds. Wipe off excess with paper towel. Step eight: Slide blank, bell and earring wire on jump ring and connect with chain nose pliers. Be sure to close your rings with tension so they’re secure. Repeat for second earring.

Jingle, jingle, you naughty little minx! Or nice minx. Whichever!

If you make a pair of DIY Naughty Nice Earrings, we’d love to see them! Leave a link in the comments.

Cheers,
Margot and Avalon

*DIY Project Policy: Our tutorials are meant for your creative inspiration. Feel free to make and gift or wear these designs. Please make sure that you give credit to us as the designer if you make and share these designs on your blog or social sites. Please do not make and sell copies of our designs or sell them as kits. Please do not teach these designs as classes for profit. This is how we make our living and we ask that you respect our creativity and the time it takes to design, photograph and write these free tutorials. You may use a single photograph from each project online in blog round-ups or blog posts ONLY if you include a direct link back to our tutorial. Any use of these designs for retail sale for profit online in places like Etsy or eBay or in retail bricks and mortar, flea markets or outdoor fairs is not permitted. Thank you!

June 5, 2022