Girl in Air BLOG: Washer Stamping

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It's a BEADUCATION Giveaway!!

Have you always wanted to make some beautiful jewelery?
Well....you NEED a Beaducation!
Beaducation is a wonderful site that has all the information you will ever need to know about stamping and MORE!

They offer FREE classes!

YES! You read that right! FREE video tutorials!!

Check out these classes:
Stamping on Metal
and
Stamped Jewelry Design Ideas

They also Specialize in:
stamping blanks
stamping tools
letter sets
design stamps

I became interested in stamping over a year ago and bought a cheap stamping set....
then I searched the web for 'How To' information....
and I stumbled onto Beaducation...

I learned so much from their online classes that I decided to invest in their stamp set.
I purchased the Kismet Lowercase Letter Stamp Set 1/8"
Oh BOY am I glad I did!
Their stamps can't be compared to any other....
they sink like butter and the font is Beautiful!
For now I do little crafty things with my stamp set....

Like stamping washers for gift tags, pennies and garden markers...I even stamped centerpieces for a friends wedding.......BUT someday I will make all the awesome ideas from the Beaducation site!

I can't say enough wonder things about the site! Not only is there a TON of info on the site but if you have even more questions...they will RESPOND to you via Facebook or Twitter!!
I love that kind of customer service!
Oh and did I mention their BOOK?!?!?

You can purchase this book and DVD for only $24.95! HERE

Are you ready to get stamping??

The wonderful folks over at Beaducation are giving away a

Stamping on Metal Starter Kit
Included in the Starter Kit:

3/32" Economy Letter and Number set
1.25mm hole punch
3" x 3" copper sheet to practice your stamping
An assortment of blanks - typically our most popular circles in various gauges
An assortment of 18g jump rings
18" 2mm copper ball chain and clasp
16" 1.5mm sterling silver finished ball chain
1 Industrial Sharpie pen
2 pro polish pads -for shining up your metal blanks
8 page instruction booklet

plus a steel bench block
That is a value of over $85!! Woot Woot!

How to Enter:

Follow my blog:-)
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Tell me what you would make!

That's 8 chances to WIN...do one or do them ALL:-)
Please leave a separate comment for each entry.
GOOD LUCK!!!!
{ This giveaway is open to the US ONLY and will run through midnight on AUGUST 15th,
with the winner being announced the morning of AUGUST 16th
Winner will be chosen using Random.org from all valid entries and notified via email. Beaducation will provide shipping to the winner.}
Giveaway is now CLOSED!
Thank you to all the entered....winner will be announced shortly

Mason Jar Soap/Lotion Dispenser Tutorial

Look what I made!!

I'm madly in LOVE with this!!

I MUST show you how to make one too.

I think these would make perfect Christmas, Baby Shower, Birthday or HouseWarming Gifts!

I enjoy sharing the things I make so YOU too can make an inexpensive gift or maybe some income in your corner of the world.

I rent space in a shop in my local downtown that I keep stocked with items I make...(More on that later)

With that said on to the tutorial........

I knew I wanted to make ALOT of these for gifts AND to stock my shop........
so I went to Ebay and bought:

50 Brand New White Lotion/Soap Pumps with Locking Tops

Pump Dispenser for Lotions And Soaps Completes Your Handcrafted Container Or Jar, White (Pkg/15)

and some Zinc wide and regular mouth lids....

and from Wal-Mart White Plastic Storage Lids

I bought different sizes and styles of mason jars.....

Quart wide mouth and regular mouth pint, jelly pint and half pint.

I can't wait to hit some garage sales and find some of those blue and green mason jars.

You can also reuse a pump from something in your home

You will need to measure the top of your pump.

This lets you know what size bit to use in the drill for a perfect fit.

These pumps have a wider base and took a 7/16th bit

Now the FUN part.......

raid the hubby's tool box and find a cordless drill

Note: You can measure and mark your center.

This was the best way I found to drill a hole..........

I placed the lid on the driveway between my feet...

the zinc lids had a porcelain center that will break out....

Easy!

Perfect Fit!

Next you need to glue your pump in place......

I used clear Kitchen&Bath Adhesive Caulk from Wal-Mart

But I think any kind of Epoxy, Adhesive or Glue would work.

Glue in place.....

This is the quart jar with a wide mouth lid

With the white plastic lid

For a little added EXTRA you could wrap in twine or ribbon

with a hand stamped washer......

See one of my stamping tutorials HERE

Fill with your favorite soap, oils, lotions, or shampoo....

What a PERFECT gift:-)

~Please check my sidebar for all the wonderful places I link up and MORE great ideas.~

A Father's Day Keychain Kid's Project

Happy Father's Day!

This is a FUN project for kids~!

You can see my stamp tutorial post HERE

My outdoor stamping station.

Since my last tutorial, I bought an anvil and a NEW

'prettier font' stamp set from.....

Beaducation

Stop by and check out their site....it has some GREAT online classes, stamp sets, and tons of design ideas

I made up a few to give the kids some ideas

I love you

dad

#1 dad

world's best dad

I got a list of names so I could stamp before hand about 40 or so names took me about an hour.

So 'dad' was on one side with the child's name on the back

I left the names uncolored so the kids could choose

what color they wanted to use

Then I stamped a bunch of toppers

i love, world's best, #1, and we love

for more choices.

So once the kids found the stamp with their name, picked a topper, a color, then they could decide to make a keychain or a hanger for a rearview mirror or office for DAD~~

Kids LOVE choices and making a gift for DAD!

You can find a bag of keychains at most dollar stores or Wal-mart.

Or twine and beads at the same places

Pick a color, any color:-)

Rubbing alcohol or hand sanitizer

both work well for wiping off the excess ink

Wrap in tissue paper and ribbon and

watch Dad's face light up on Father's Day!

~Please check out all the wonderful Blogs I link up at in my left side bar and find even MORE great ideas~

Stamp Happy

I've gone a 'little' Stamp Happy!!

First.....LOOK at all the great stuff I made...
Then I'll show you the How To

My son's name for his dresser.

I also did his date of birth.

Soul

Mind, Body and Soul.

Laugh!

Love

I Love You

Love, Laugh, Sing, Dance

Coins

Flowers

Beads

Dill

Eat, Pray, Love

Necklaces

Ok maybe...I went a 'little' stamp CRAZY!

I didn't even show you the bookmarks and gift tags

but I think you get the idea....

Now for the HOW TO:

Here's what you need:

As you can see..anything from around the house
Stamping Set
Washers
Hammer
Twine or Ribbon
Sharpie
Baby Wipe/Sani Wipe

7 Items $7!

I LOVE the Dollar Store

Stamping Set

2 sizes $4/$7 at Harbor Freigh

I found that I like the smaller size better.

This set was $10 at Menard's

I liked it better and the organizer it comes with!

$1 for a bag of washers

Can be found at any hardware store.

I had to do a few practice tries to find my right technique. You need a hard surface. I used a steel plate thing from my hubby's shop and a garden glove for a good grip.