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  • Easy Metal Stamped Penny Necklace

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    Stamping on a curved surface is a great way to practice and master metal stamping. Stamping straight lines is challenging for beginners, but by marking and stamping around a curve, you can begin to get a feel for what it takes to make deep, crisp, even impressions. Here’s a simple, layered Metal Stamped Penny Necklace that features stamping letters on a curve and adding textures to metal blanks. Turn your lucky penny into a pretty keepsake, or make one for a friend featuring their birth year or a special date!

    You will need (Disclosure: Links below are affiliate links, if you click on a link and make a purchase, we get a small percentage of the sale. That’s how we keep the lights on, folks.)

    Penny
    ImpressArt, 8 Petal Flower, Copper, 15/16″ Stamping Blank
    ImpressArt, Heart, Brass, 1 1/2″ Stamping Blanks- 24 pc.
    Beadalon Chain Figaro Medium Gold Plated
    Beadalon Jump Ring 6mm Nickel Free Gold Plated
    Folk Art 4032 Enamel 2-Ounce Acrylic Paint, Licorice
    ImpressArt Basic Metal Stamp Set, Uppercase, San Serif, 3mm
    ImpressArt 2 by 2-Inch Steel Block, Small
    Metal Hole Punch Pliers for Sheet Metal, 1.5mm
    ImpressArt Face Chasing Hammer
    ImpressArt Brass Stamping Hammer
    ImpressArt Texture Hammer, Cross Hatch/Rectangular Stars
    2 Pairs Chain Nose Pliers W/White Sparkle Handles-
    Non-permanent marker
    Cotton swab
    Soft cloth or paper towel

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    Step one: Use a non-permanent marker to mark even placement of letters. Step two: Stamp the center letter. Step three: the bench block so the area you plan to stamp is facing you and stamp above your marks as shown to spell the word LUCKY. Be sure to hold the stamp straight, it needs to be in full contact with the blank to make an even impression. If you hold it straight and hit it firmly dead center, you should get a good impression. If you flinch while stamping, don’t lift your hand or move the stamp and you can hit it again. Step four: Use the round end of a chasing hammer to add texture to the flower blank as shown.

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    Step five: Strike surface of heart blank with texture hammer making a criss-cross pattern. Step six: Mark and pierce one of the petals of your flower blank. Step seven: Mark and pierce top center of penny. Step eight: Mark and pierce top left corner of heart as shown.

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    Step nine: Use a cotton swab or your finger tip and apply an even coat of acrylic enamel paint to surface of heart, dig the paint into the stamped areas. Wipe clean with a soft cloth. Step ten: Repeat the process with your stamped penny. Step eleven: Slide a jump ring through all three blanks, the penny is on top, then the flower, then the heart. Step twelve: Attach the jump ring to the chain, secure closed with tension using two pairs of chain nose pliers.

    That’s it! If you don’t want to have the layers, just stamp the penny and attach it to a chain, key chain, earring wire, bracelet, or stamp a penny and give it as a keepsake without the pierced hole. Make an Easy Metal Stamped Penny Necklace of your own in just a few simple steps and in the process, master the basics of metal stamping.

    Cheers,
    Margot and Avalon

  • DIY Flower Earrings

    DIY Flower Earrings

    I love these flower shaped base metal stamping blanks, they’re so much fun to use in layers. These DIY Flower Earrings would be perfect with our Shine necklace, or on their own. Easy and fun to make out of copper blanks with just a single design stamp in a repeated pattern to add texture. Hammer, stamp, ink and layer and if you like you can make your own head pins and ear hooks using 20 gauge wire.

    What you need:

    2 ImpressArt, 8 Petal Flower, Copper, 15/16″ Stamping Blanks- 24 pc.
    2 ImpressArt, Scalloped Washer Stamping Blanks, Copper, 1 1/8″- 24 pc.
    2 Copper Ear Wires
    2 Preciosa Czech Fire 6 mm Faceted Round Polished 2 Glass Beads, Transparent Dark Grey, 200-Pack
    Artistic Wire 20-Gauge Bare Copper Wire,15-Yards
    2 Premium Jump Rings, Copper, 18 Gauge, 3/16″- 200 pc.
    ImpressArt Design Stamps, 3mm, Whimsy Heart
    ImpressArt Face Chasing Hammer
    ImpressArt Stamping Hammer
    ImpressArt Steel Stamping Block
    Folk Art Enamel Acrylic Paint in Licorice
    Dapping Set Block
    1.25mm Round Hole Punch Pliers for Sheet Metal
    Cotton Swab
    Paper Towel

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    Step one: Hammer the heart stamp into the center of the smaller flower blank repeatedly, this is to create texture. Use round end of chasing hammer to hammer flower. Step two: Use round end of chasing hammer to hammer larger flower blank. Step three: Use dapping tool to dap smaller flower into a curved shape.

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    Step four: Use hole punch to pierce holes in top center petal of both blanks. I use chain nose pliers to pull one of the petals on the smaller flower back a little so it hangs nicely. (If you want the stamped areas on the center of the blank to be more defined, use a cotton swab to wipe some acrylic enamel paint on the blank. Let set for 30 seconds and use a soft cloth or paper towel to wipe away the excess.) Step five: Cut a 1″ segment of wire. Bend and loop the ends using round nose pliers. Step six: Hammer the loop flat with the flat side of your chasing hammer.

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    Step seven: Slide bead on wire. Bend wire flush to top of bead at a 90 degree angle. Cut wire to 1/4″. Grasp end of wire and bend into a loop. Step eight: Your ear wire loop needs to be bent perpendicular so the earring will hang to the front when attached. Use your chain nose pliers to gently bend the loop. If it opens up, be sure to secure it closed. Your round nose pliers can help with that. Step nine: Assemble the layers large to small attaching them to the jump ring and the ear wire as shown.

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    Hearts and Flowers

    That’s it! Fun, fast and fabulous. You can make these in mixed metals, add larger beads, use colored paint and make this project your own. Adding texture to your metal really gives it an artisan appeal and it is so easy to do. With winter looming, these pretty DIY Flower Earrings give you just a touch of spring even on the coldest days.

    Cheers,
    Margot and Avalon

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  • DIY Naughty Nice Earrings

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    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:

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    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.

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    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.

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    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!