How To Hand Stamp Jewelry
Tape down your piece.
How to hand stamp jewelry. You should feel the ridge the tape makes. Also get out your metal stamps. Drag it down to the line of the tape. Then tape the metal blank to the steel bench block.
That will help you keep it straight since you won t be able to see it when you re stamping. Repeat to complete desired word message or quote. Use a texturizing. After you have added letters and symbols to your metal piece you may decide to flatten out the.
Flattening and adding texture 1. 1 it holds the blank in place so it won t travel as you are striking the stamps. I started in the center and worked outwards. Position your metal stamp on the piece making sure it is straight up and down.
Grab your metal blank sterling silver is always going to be your best bet but other metals work great too. Hold the stamp flush and firmly in place by applying a little bit of pressure and anchoring the side of your hand on your workspace. Decide how you want to stamp as in where you want the name or initials that you are stamping. In this quick 5 minute tutorial video lisa introduces you to the basic tools and techniques to make your own.
Strike the stamp once with medium force using metal stamping hammer. Stop there with the stamp and then strike hard with the hammer one time. 2 it can be used as a guide to keep your stamps in a reasonably straight line. Align your blank then tape it down onto the metal block just below where you would like to stamp it.
Line up your stamp carefully on your blank and give it 2 good whacks with the hammer. You can strike it again if you need to just make sure your stamp is still in place or you ll get a ghost impression. Slide your letter stamp down the surface of your piece of metal until you feel the bottom edge of the stamp design catch on the tape. Line up your stamp with the mark you made and lay it gently.
The tape has two purposes. Strike the stamp firmly once with your hammer. Stamped metal jewelry is not only fun and easy it s all the rage right now. First line up the stamps you intend to use.
First line up the stamps you intend to use.
How to hand stamp jewelry. You should feel the ridge the tape makes. Also get out your metal stamps. Drag it down to the line of the tape. Then tape the metal blank to the steel bench block.
That will help you keep it straight since you won t be able to see it when you re stamping. Repeat to complete desired word message or quote. Use a texturizing. After you have added letters and symbols to your metal piece you may decide to flatten out the.
Flattening and adding texture 1. 1 it holds the blank in place so it won t travel as you are striking the stamps. I started in the center and worked outwards. Position your metal stamp on the piece making sure it is straight up and down.
Grab your metal blank sterling silver is always going to be your best bet but other metals work great too. Hold the stamp flush and firmly in place by applying a little bit of pressure and anchoring the side of your hand on your workspace. Decide how you want to stamp as in where you want the name or initials that you are stamping. In this quick 5 minute tutorial video lisa introduces you to the basic tools and techniques to make your own.
Strike the stamp once with medium force using metal stamping hammer. Stop there with the stamp and then strike hard with the hammer one time. 2 it can be used as a guide to keep your stamps in a reasonably straight line. Align your blank then tape it down onto the metal block just below where you would like to stamp it.
Line up your stamp carefully on your blank and give it 2 good whacks with the hammer. You can strike it again if you need to just make sure your stamp is still in place or you ll get a ghost impression. Slide your letter stamp down the surface of your piece of metal until you feel the bottom edge of the stamp design catch on the tape. Line up your stamp with the mark you made and lay it gently.
The tape has two purposes. Strike the stamp firmly once with your hammer. Stamped metal jewelry is not only fun and easy it s all the rage right now.