My First Time Stamping Metal

As one of 20+ bloggers participating in the Thrift Store Décor Challenge this month, I am excited to share my first attempt at stamping metal.

 


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The Rules:

  • Upcycle an item(s) from a thrift store, resale store, or garage sale into a new piece of decor.
  • There’s no monthly theme.
  • There’s no budget to stick to.

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Jennifer | Cookies Coffee and Crafts – Michelle | Our Crafty Mom 
Pili | My Sweet Things – Denise | My Thrifty House
Debra | Shoppe No. 5 – Kathleen | Our Hopeful Home
 
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My First Time Stamping Metal

Stamping metal was much harder than I anticipated but I am not giving up. I have always loved the look of anything stamped with a personal sentiment especially personalized stamped jewelry.

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My husband found these old letter and numbers stamps during one of our many trips to the flea market. Regardless if I ever master the art of stamping metal, they are awesome to display in my office.

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What I Learned About Stamping Metal

  • Practice, practice and more practice
  • Get a good hammer
  • Practice, practice and more practice
  • Don’t double hit the stamp
  • Practice, practice and more practice
  • Pencil on spacing lines
  • Practice, practice and more practice
  • Don’t hit the stamp too hard
  • Practice, practice and more practice
  • Don’t hit the stamp too lightly
  • Practice, practice and more practice
  • Be prepared to make mistakes
  • Practice, practice and more practice

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After lots of practice, this stamped key chain made from the handle of a fork is what holds keys to the Glamper aka Bryant Chateau aka Chateau Bryant.

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After adding the black permanent marker over the stamped letters you can see which letters weren’t hit hard enough and the importance of adding spacing lines.

I love this key chain and will keep it forever as a reminder once I get better at this new found hobby.

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16 comments

  1. Kathleen says:

    I think I like it just the way it is! Not sure how I’d do with this though, I’m a very impatient person lol .xo Kathleen|Our Hopeful Home

  2. Debrashoppeno5 says:

    I have been wanting to try this. I have heard Habour Freight carries the stamping kit if you aren’t lucky enough to find out at a flea market. When I get the stamps I will follow your instructions.

  3. FLORENCE says:

    Denise, this looks very intriguing. Was it harder to get it to penetrate silver plate? Just wondering. I really like the look of it & I’m sure it does take lots of practice. I never thought of adding Sharpie to the lettering to make it stand out. That’s a good tip.

  4. Leanna says:

    I burst out laughing at the practice practice practice. I could just see you with the hammer, practicing practicing practicing lol. What a great find,

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