Vintaj Patina Embossed Earrings

It's an ugly day here, and I've been wanting to make some earrings for quite a while with the Brass Blanks and Embossing Folders from Vintaj.

 

I thought I'd give the Patina's a try and see what happens.



 

I had 4 - 22mm Brass Blanks and used 2 here to experiment. I decided to try them again and got 2 different images the second time. I used the Moonlit Night Embossing Folder.

 

You just place the blank in the folder as shown and run it through an Embossing Maching as directed.

 

 

I used the Metal Reliefing Block to sand and polish them. This shows a good image of a before on the left and an after on the right when you use this wonderful tool.

 

 (these pieces already came embossed. I just used them here to show you the difference the block makes.)

Next I painted in the backgrounds. Don't be too worried about covering up a bit of the reliefing. You can sand it down again when it's dry.

 

Then I turned it over and used the Wood Dapping Block to bend and shape the pieces. The Dapping does not hurt the paint.

 

A hole is already punched in the blanks making it very simple to add an ear wire or jumpring for a charm.

 

This was the result after I polished them up again. I just added them to a set of earwires that came with a copper ball!

 

Try this easy technique. I used my Vagabond, but there are several embossing machines that work perfectly for this project.

 

You can find the Patina's at Inspiration Emporium and use my iecain code for 10% off. The Embossing Folders are sold at Sizzix here.

 

Linda