April showers may bring May flowers, but you can bring them even sooner by making these pretty May Flowers DIY Metal Stamped Earrings!  Using a design stamp, texture hammer and ImpressArt‘s new SoftStrike blanks you can make stunning boutique chic jewelry in under 30 minutes.  You’ll be amazed how easy it is to make these earrings and we’re going to show you how!

You will need:
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2 ImpressArt, Pewter Stamping Blanks, River Stone
2 ImpressArt Stamping Blank Circle, 1.25-Inch, Alkeme
2 Beadalon Jump Ring 6mm Silver, Plated
2 Dapped and Spring Ear Wire, Nickel Free Silver Plate
Folk Art Enamel Acrylic Paint, Licorice
Ergo-Angle Metal Stamping Hammer
ImpressArt 2 by 2-Inch Steel Block
Texturing Hammer
ImpressArt Face Chasing Hammer
Double Metal Punch, 1.5mm & 2mm
ImpressArt- 6mm, Tulip Design Stamp
8 Punch Dapping Block Set
Paper towels

Step one: Center your tulip stamp making sure the entire stamp is in contact with the pewter blank.  Strike top of stamp once with a firm tap.  (Design Tip Don’t hit the stamp more than once to prevent skipped or ghost impressions.)  Step two: Use the round end of a ball pein hammer to create texture around the edge of your blank.  Step three:  add a hole at the center bottom of your blank using the smaller side of the 2-hole punch.  Step four: Swipe black acrylic paint, multi-surface paint or jewelry glaze across surface of blank.  Allow it to set for a minute and then wipe clean with a paper towel.

Step five: Place blank in dapping block with stamped side facing up.  Strike top of dapping tool with your brass hammer, moving the tool around in the dapping block to curve or round your blank.  Step six: Strike the blank working from the edges into the center using the texture hammer.  Alternate the placement of the hammer so you get a nice variety of marks.  Step seven: Add paint.  Step eight: Remove paint.

Step Nine: Use smaller side of 2-hole punch to add a hole to the top of each of your textured blanks.  Step Ten: Attach the blanks together as shown using pliers to open and close jump ring securely.  Step Eleven: Attach ear wire to top of each earring.  Step Twelve: Make two!

Would you make and wear these May Flowers DIY Metal Stamped Earrings?  How would you style them?  Let us know in the comments!

Cheers,
Margot and Avalon

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