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Pinch Me Pendant for St. Patrick’s Day

March 3, 2014 2 Comments

Pinch Me Pendant for St. Patrick's Day

Maybe everyone is not into St. Patrick’s Day, but I have a grandma who’s name is literally Mary Helen – there’s a wee bit of Irish in my family. I know that being Irish is supposed to automatically make a person pinch proof, but sometimes it’s easier to wear a bit of green to avoid having to explain – after being pinched – that I’m, in fact, of Irish descent. Today’s easy metal stamping DIY takes just minutes to make and is super cute. It’s also a little more subtle than a giant Kiss Me, I’m Irish button, right? :)

Supplies

shamrock-shaped stamping blank
metal stamping alphabet
metal stamping block
masking tape
hammer
green permanent marker
necklace chain
three jump rings
lobster clasp
jewelry pliers
rubbing alcohol
paper towel
ruler (optional)

Pinch Me Pendant for St. Patrick's Day

Directions

Begin by taping your shamrock blank to a metal stamping block. If you want your letters to be super straight, you can use a ruler and a marker to mark the blank’s center point and where to place other letters.

Pinch Me Pendant for St. Patrick's Day

Grab your hammer and the letters p-i-n-c-h-m-e from your metal stamping alphabet.

Pinch Me Pendant for St. Patrick's Day

Carefully align (or not – I decided to be more loosey goosey on mine for fun) your letters, beginning at the center of each word, and hammer them into your blank. New to metal stamping? Check out my metal stamping 101 tutorial and metal stamping 201 tutorial for tips & tricks. 

Pinch Me Pendant for St. Patrick's Day

When your letters are stamped, color them in with a green permanent marker. Quickly rub off the excess ink with a rubbing alcohol-soaked paper towel, leaving ink in the grooves created by each stamped letter.

Pinch Me Pendant for St. Patrick's Day

Attach your finished pendant to some jewelry chain with a jump ring, and attach a jump ring to each end of the chain, also attaching a lobster clasp to one of the jump rings.

Pinch Me Pendant for St. Patrick's Day

Voila! That’s it – a super simple St. Patrick’s day accessory that doesn’t screeeaaam: I’M WEARING GREEN TODAY, YOU GUYS!

Pinch Me Pendant for St. Patrick's Day

And here’s a close-up of my finished doodad. Super easy and cute, right?

Pinch Me Pendant for St. Patrick's Day

The metal stamping kit and shamrock pendants were provided by ImpressArt. 

Filed Under: DIY Style, Giveaways, Reviews & Sponsored, How-to, Metal Stamping, St. Patrick's Day Tagged With: craft, diy, diy style, metal stamped pendant, metal stamping, pinch me necklace, shamrock, shamrock necklace, st. patrick's day

About Heidi

Heidi Gustad is a craft book author & content creator in love with primary colors & vintage vibes. She specializes in knitting, crochet, latch hook and macramé, and her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now!

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  1. Rachel | 52 Weeks Project

    March 3, 2014 at 11:42 am

    So cute Heidi! That first photo is striking :)

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  2. alicia

    March 11, 2014 at 5:34 pm

    Those pliers are so cute!

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