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Happy Girl Hand Stamped Earrings

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Happy Girl Hand Stamped Earrings

It’s easy to be happy in these DIY earrings that are stamped, hammered, dapped, and embellished with sparkling SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS crystals. These are the perfect little pick me up on a cloudy day and a sweet little statement that you’re staying on the sunny side regardless of the weather!

Materials
2 ImpressArt 0.75-Inch with Hole Alkeme Blanks
2 Swarovski Crystal 5000 8mm Light Rose Beads
Folk Art Acrylic Enamel Paint, Licorice
2 Beadalon Dapped and Spring Ear Wires, Nickel Free Silver Plate
2 Beadalon Ball Pin Small Head Pins Silver Plated, 24-Piece

Tools
ImpressArt Lowercase Juniper
ImpressArt 4 by 4-Inch Steel Block
Beadalon Leather Pad For Block
ImpressArt Stamping Hammer, 1-Pound, Brass Metal
ImpressArt Face Chasing Hammer
8 Punch Dapping Block Set
7/8” size
Round Nose Pliers
2 pairs Chain Nose Pliers W/White Sparkle Handles-
Beadalon Flush Cutters
Marker
Cotton Swab
Paper towel

Step one
Mark placement of letters evenly spacing around edge of blank about ¼” from edge with marker (don’t use a permanent marker so you can wipe them off.)

Step two
Begin stamping in the center with the letter “p.” Rock stamp on blank, hit firmly one time, lift and move to the next letter.

Step three
Continue stamping the letters as marked until you have stamped the word “happy” around the edge.

Step four
Wipe off marker

Step five
Mark the second blank as shown.

Step six
Stamp the word “girl.”

Step seven
Use the round end of the chasing hammer to add texture around the edges of the blank.

Step eight
Insert blank into 7/8″ dapping block impression as shown, stamped text facing up.

Step nine
Strike the top of the corresponding dapping tool with the flat end of your brass hammer while moving the round end around in the cup to form the blank into a concave shape.

Step ten
Repeat for second blank.

Step eleven
Use your finger tip or a cotton swab to apply paint to stamped areas.

Step twelve
Let sit for 30 seconds, wipe off excess with a soft cloth.

Step thirteen
Create coiled top dangles with head pins and beads.

Step fourteen
Turn ear wire loops sideways using chain nose pliers, this will allow your blanks to hang forward.

Step fifteen
Slide jump ring into stamped blank, looped dangle and loop at bottom of earring wire. Secure closed with chain nose pliers.

Step sixteen
Make second earring.

Wear your Hand Stamped Earrings with pride because you made them yourself! Go you!

Design Tips: Stack dapped and flat blanks together to make lovely dimensional jewelry. Create texture around the edges with pattern stamps.

October 19, 2025
Easy Metal Stamped Penny Necklace

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

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.

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.

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

March 25, 2025
Introducing SoftStrike Stamping Blanks

New Product Alert! Big news for metal stampers! ImpressArt recently debuted a new metal alloy called Alkemé™ along with their fabulous cast pewter and aluminum SoftStrike™ stamping blanks at the CHA Show and the Tucson Gem Show. People were freaking out, as well they should be, because this is a big deal. Up until now, the affordable options for metal stamping fell under the base metal category. Base metal can be difficult to stamp consistently. People become easily frustrated when they don’t have consistently great results. If people are frustrated, it’s unlikely they’ll continue doing something. Plus, making a mistake on a sterling silver blank is an expensive proposition. The focus at ImpressArt is coming up with tools and materials that help make it easier for the novice and the metal stamping enthusiast to have consistently great results.

The pendant above is a simple stamped Alkemé washer. I polished it with jeweler’s rouge and a flexible shaft tool. Alkemé doesn’t tarnish, polishes to a mirror finish shine, is very affordable and stamps like buttah! The pewter blanks have a more antique, brushed metal appearance. They’re soft and easy to stamp, you get really deep impressions with a single tap of the hammer. I love them both for different reasons. If you’re just starting out, I recommend aluminum, the most affordable option. It’s perfect for practice and can be hammered, dapped and formed with ease, plus it comes in over 100 different shapes!

Look for the new ImpressArt SoftStrike stamping blanks online and in retail stores!

Cheers,
Madge

(DISCLOSURE: I am the Public Relations and Creative Director for ImpressArt metal stamps, that said, if I don’t like it, I don’t blog it. Period. This post contains an affiliate link, if you click on the link and buy something I get a small percentage of the sale.)

July 25, 2024