Nothing, though, is permanent. I may be able to stay on the the streak and make new pieces everyday. I got a fun new tool today that will pique my interest for the immediate future. I may not though. Nothing is permanent. Okay, maybe one thing is... tattoos. Lots of my friends sport a little ink. I would, but I am not a fan of pain...or very confident about how it would age.
I figured if I wasn't going to get one myself, I would make one. Inspired by vintage motifs, it is a tiny piece of nostalgia around your neck. I come from a line of sailors, so it seemed appropriate.
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| Inspired by my grandparents. My grandpa was in the Navy and I regret never seeing his actual dog tags. The piece is an aluminum dog tag, a copper banner, and copper rivets. |
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| This piece is a copper heart, brass banner, and vintage chain. |
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| First, I stamped the words onto the banner. I used a pre-cut banner piece, but you could cut your own. I started from the center of the piece and stamped out from there to keep the phrase centered. |
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| I used my chasing hammer to deckle the edges and then used my round nose pliers to give the banner movement. |
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| After a dip in the liver of sulfur bath. |
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| I used my Crafted Finding rivet tool to attach the two pieces. I added a vintage heart charm that also reminded me of an old-school tattoo. |
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| The rivets from the back. Check out the finished piece at the top of this tutorial. |
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