This is not a new idea by any means. This idea comes from the blog – Not So Idle Hands.
In fact- I made these a year ago. I love how they turned out. Not So Idle Hands has a great tutorial on how to make these.
I use realllly small jewels and glued them on using – Aleene’s Jewelry & Metal Glue-.7 Ounce
It is a great glue to add pretties to my washers.
The washers I got from my local home improvement store. I used 3/8 ” and 1/4″ washers. Very inexpensive.
However — I did not like using the Harbor Freight Stamp set as the other blog did. I just did not get success. After using it once- the letters started to “smoosh” and I couldn’t use it any more. After returning 3 sets and wasting gas- I finally purchased an amazing set off amazon. That has been wonderful ever since.
TEKTON by MIT 6610 5/32-Inch Letter and Number Stamp Set, 36-Piece
Adding some pretty ribbon- and I was able to make book marks as well for 2 sisters that were getting baptized together. Something they can add to their scriptures. 🙂
It’s such a fun craft. And easy to whip up a gift like this on the fly when you may need a little something for friends, visiting teachers, birthday gifts or tags etc. I have been using mine a year on my key chain and it looks great. The jewels are still there 🙂
Both deaf since the age of 3, Chad and Mary Beth enjoy not only raising their little family but photographing together, cooking & crafting as well. Living in Central Florida with their ...
Beautiful! I had been considering getting the Harbor Freight set. I never got around to making the trip over there though. Now I am glad I didn’t.
I love these! I have been wanting to make washer necklaces with the scrapbook paper, but I like these even better, so nice to personalize for gifts! (Gotta get that letter/no. stamp set now!)
I always thought it would be fun to try stamping on metal. Maybe someday I’ll be brave enough to give it a shot.
Great job! I would love for you to link up your fabulous projects on Thursday to “It’s a Party”!
The hubs still carries his on his keychain. We made it for Father’s Day last year. Love the jewels you attached to yours!
I’ve been wanting to make these for over a year now and just haven’t done it. I even bought the letters last summer. They are so cute!!!
Thanks for your review on Harbor Freight’s letter stamps. I’ve been hesitant in buying those because I was sure the quality wouldn’t be good enough, now I know. And an extra thank you for the link on what you did get! That helps a ton!