EMBOSSED COPPER NAPKIN RINGS

I've made several sets of napkin rings over the years, and this week sold my last pair through Etsy. Usually I have saved notes for various projects, but had none for these. What gauge copper to use? Do I anneal the metal first? Fortunately, I have a file drawer full of scrap copper gathered through the years from our local supplier, Industrial Metals. Bins of small sheets of various gauges that you can buy by the pound.

I have this very old Vintaj Big Kick machine to use for this project.

The metal piece is placed into an embossing folder and fed through the rollers on the platforms provided with the machine. It's a craftsy-type rolling mill that is usually used for paper and scrapbooking projects. But works well with thinner gauges of metal.

Here's the embossed metal piece. Looks great!!

After rolling out four pieces, I trimmed the corners, sanded the edges, and shaped them around a mandrel using a rawhide hammer. This work hardened the metal.

I'll make a few more sets with different patterns and then decide whether to patina them with liver of sulfur or leave them this beautiful copper finish. I'll then treat them with a gloss or satin spray to protect the surface.

NEW EMBOSSED NAPKIN RINGS

I was so excited to sell my first set of embossed napkin rings a few days ago! They are so much fun to make ... so I made a few more sets. Before I add the photos, I want to share my feather earrings.

Copper pieces were first folded in half, annealed, opened up and hammered flat. The fold was still there. Then using my new feather die for the hydraulic press, the feather pattern was cut. I reshaped them a little and added texture. Then did a little wire wrapping, added the jump rings and dipped them in liver of sulphur patina. So cute! I'm keeping a pair for myself.

Here are a few of the new napkin rings. I love the swirl patterns!

I'm not sure about this butterfly set. I have a smaller butterfly embossing folder I'll try next.

This one has a very sweet floral pattern. Not the greatest photo ...

MORE EMBOSSED NAPKIN RINGS

Here are two more sets of embossed napkin rings finished this morning.

EMBOSSED NAPKIN RINGS

I used my new Sissix BigShot the other day to make a few napkin rings. They turned out so well! I dipped them into patina yesterday and gave them a gloss coating to protect their finish.

Check out my Etsy shop with lots of napkins and other hand made items!
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