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I can make cuffs in a variety of colors, including a natural brown leather. |
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I used a sharpie marker as the etch resist, which you can see here. The best way to use a sharpie as a resist is just letting it sit for a couple of weeks before you etch. since this was a commission and had a deadline, I use the secret shortcut. ( Don't tell anyone, but it's heat!) |
I love Commissions! Especially when the client trusts me to make something they will like. I basically got told to make 2 leather cuffs , one for Miss Polk county 2017, and one that said "Wanderlust" and had an anchor involved. My original thought -- stamp the letters. After some thought, I decided to etch instead. The lovely thing about text messages and using facebook messenger... I took photos along the way so the clients could see the projects develop as I worked them. It also gave them a chance to approve of the design options as I worked the process. I thought it would be fun to share the step by step! A huge thank you to Dina at
Five Monkeys who suggested me to the clients.
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After etching and clean up. I got a really good etch on these |
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Adding patina.. then cleaning it up again, and then renwax to seal. |
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adding the holes to attach to the bracelet |
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Finished cuff -- because the anchor I used is pewter and won't bend, I was afraid to rivet it directly, as too much pressure will break pewter. So I wire wrapped it to the cuff. |
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Hard to see in the photo, but I did end up using stamps.. i stamped 2017 in the heart. Since this is all brass or copper I only used rivets on this one. |
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