Stamping Part is a crafty way to express your jewelry making creativity. With inexpensive stamps you can add names, dates or whatever message you decide to pass along. You can add stamped metal charms to bracelets or necklaces or use them alone as earrings. However you decide to use them, your stamped metal pieces will help you make a personalized handcrafted statement. When stamping metal or performing any metal to metal activity, there's always a chance of a mishap. Protect your eyes with an inexpensive pair of safety glasses available at hardware stores.
These are exactly as the name suggests. They are simple blank metal pieces with room for stamping on words or textures. Some metal blanks come with one hole that makes them convenient for earrings, charms or necklaces. Others have two holes to create bracelets. Some come in decorative shapes. If you know how to use a jeweler's saw or metal shears, create your own custom metal blanks in whatever size or shape you choose. Order copper, brass, sterling silver or gold filled sheet from a company like Rio Grande or Indian Jewelry Supplies. A resourceful crafter may also find usable pieces of copper or brass at a local scrap yard. If you make blanks yourself, you'll need a manual hole punch or drill to add holes.
A quick Google search turns up a number of metal blank suppliers for stamping. Rings & Things has decorative blanks in several shapes. A few Etsy shops sell handcrafted metal blanks as well. Select the metal blank of your choice, then decide what you want to say. Keep the message simple. Stamping letters on metal can be a bit tedious. To get the letter spacing and hammer pressure that's right for you, practice stamping a few letters on a scrap of metal. Remember, once you stamp a letter on your metal piece, it's pretty much permanent. You can remove it, but it will take a lot of filing, sanding and possibly hammering to correct a mistake.
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