Almost a year ago, I informed my wonderful husband that I really wanted one of those "hand stamped mother's necklaces" that seemed pretty popular on Etsy. My sister-in-law had given me one five years ago when my daughter was born, and I loved it. I wanted another one that had both of my girl's names on it. What usually happens when I have a picture of something in my head is that I search high and low, and this something doesn't really exist...at least not until I go through a great deal of trouble to make it myself. This case was no exception. (Although, I did find what I wanted in a cute little Etsy shop, but she was already so swamped with holiday orders, that she was not taking any new orders until after the new year. Unfortunately for me, that means I couldn't get it for my birthday last year, either!)
So, my wonderful husband bought me a starter kit complete with metal stamps and some blanks and all kinds of other fun tools so that I could just go ahead and make my own necklace! And so it began. Yet another crafty hobby for Jen!
I made this necklace for a friend of mine to celebrate the birth of her third son.
This piece is about 1 inch square, and has been hand cut and filed. The base is aluminum, which is much lighter than sterling silver, but just as shiny! The copper accent was also hand cut and stamped, and attached to the aluminum piece using bronze rivets.
