Lead-Free Pewter and Jewelry

I made the wooden bracelet and necklace with our Lead-Free Pewter.  The tools used were: Teflon D-01 (to outline and clean), Refiner (give texture to the background), Paper Stump (#3-#5 are my favorites), Star Wheel (to make the rows of small dots between the squares) and Decorative Wheel Squares (as a frame for the squares in the bracelet).

I used some of Fiskars texture plates. I added the pewter Patina and polish it with a polishing paste and painted  the bracelet with silver "Dazzling Metallics" by Decoart.

Stencils and Colored Aluminum

I believe that the easiest and fastest way to do Metal Embossing is by using Stencils. They are great for fast and easy- to -do projects. Stencils can be used with any metal but Colored aluminum seems to be the perfect match.
Here I used:
 Dreamweaver's heart stencil LL567 and
Mercart's Bronze and Red aluminum.  Dots around the hearts were done with the "Star Wheel"

Instead of embossing the design, I chose to "deboss" it.   The backround was done with Fiskars textured plates.  I sanded the aluminum to remove the color.In particular places you can also use the Brass Brush or the Fiber Glass tool to remove the color.

Love Trees

Some years ago, while I was in our booth at  CHA I met artist Landis Lundquist. I showed him the main 1,2,3 of  "Repujado" (metal embossing) and he not only loved it, but he eventually became an expert.
I used one of his designs, "Love Trees", to do this project in Pewter. 
I used the "Screw and Cup" stamping tool in the corners. The burnished look in the frame was done with the Fiber Glass Tool (though you can get a similar look with the Brass Brush). The row of dots was done with the Big Wheel.

Welcome to The Metal Embosser

I have been wanting to create this blog for quite a while. People ask me all the time if I have one so I thought it was about time for me to sit down and do it!
I'm excited about all the news, projects, ideas, tips and pictures we will be sharing with you. I hope you join us in this new journey and that you enjoy doing "Repujado" (Metal Embossing) as much as I do.
Best wishes!