How to Make Hand Stamped Jewelry The Fast and Easy Way

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So, I hammered and stamped with a mouse pad under my metal. A few years later, I decided to stamp a special message on a jewelry gift for a beloved cousin, and I dug though my craft room looking for my mouse pad. I ordered my sterling-silver blanks from Beaducation; I even traced my blank on a piece of paper a few times and used the metal stamps in ink like rubber stamps to practice stamping, design placement, and letter spacing on the drawn blanks.

Yep, I thought I was so clever! So, when I hammered on my stamps, onto my metal blanks, onto my mouse pad, trying to stamp on sterling-silver blanks, I got … a dent. That time, I got a bigger dent and ruined my blank. Fast forward to my time in the jewelry-making world. None of the articles I saw about metal stamping said anything about using a rubber mat when stamping. Suddenly, I realized why!

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What It's About A feminist in Arkansas finds a way to smash the patriarchy, one hand-stamped bracelet at a time. Words of Wisdom Finding the best suppliers was a process of trial and error for Stacey. Notes from Chris Episode I love seeing how artists make money in different ways. When people really liked the bracelets, she listed them on etsy, since it was easy to get designs out there and available to buyers.

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Designs kept coming to her, and she got better and better at it. She then decided to build her own website using Squarespace. Eventually, she converted it to an ecommerce site, which allowed her to save money on processing and listing fees. She had to market herself, but wanted to be sustainable both in case etsy failed her and because she wanted people who wore her design to say they got them from Bang-Up Betty, not from etsy.

She's now shopping for her first house because Bang-Up Betty outgrew her apartment. Is there something that you're passionate about sharing with others? How can you build a strong brand that will resonate with that message? Stacey used Squarespace to setup her website Arkansas Women's Outreach: I grabbed a set of steel letter stamps. I found these in the jewelry making section. I picked a fun font angelina , but they had several to choose from. The initial cost is a little expensive if you are just planning on making one necklace, but if you use the stamps for more than one it will pay for itself!

I also bought a steel block , some small metal blanks mine already had links on them and also some masking tape.

Since I am just starting out with stamping metal… I am only doing initials here. As I get more experience I will show you how to make whole words and such, but the simple initial… was so easy! I just laid the small metal blank on the steel pad which had a towel under it and taped it down. I made sure that the part I was stamping was exposed. Next I took the stamp I wanted to use and carefully placed it on top of the metal blank.

With a hammer and a steady hand I pounded the stamp 2 times per letter. You may be able to get away with one pound of the hammer, but mine needed two to get a good impression. Just make sure not to lift the stamp up at all until you are done hammering. Once the impressions are made use a sharpie or other black permanent marker to mark inside the letter.

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Rub off the excess ink with a damp paper towel. String the stamped jewelry on a chain and add a charm if you want. I fully support their efforts to fight for freedom.

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Rachel is the creator of, Sprinkle Some Fun, a site dedicated to fun recipes, crafts and other ideas that bring families together. She enjoys undisclosed amounts of coffee, reading scriptures, long talks with her husband and watching her five kids grow up. Rachel, This is my next investment for my jewelry making arsenal. I too have wanted to try this and I believe this will be my next project.

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