I have Lisa Niven Kelly's book out and was going for a variation on the stamped ladder bracelet - making a ladder pendant with a quote from the Buddha, "the way is in the heart."
I measured.
I counted letters.
I measured and counted meticulously.
Everytime I'd put the script style stamp down in the measured area, it was either too far or too close or too high or too low. They weren't behaving like the larger boxy type style.
Arghhh!
I made 8 scrap pieces to every 1 that came out half way decent. I say half way because take a look at the finished products....
They didn't turn out the way I envisioned through no fault of the materials. I ran out of the brass sheet trying to create what I had in my head. After the brass, I switched to copper round blanks without any quotes. These came out much better although the photo is a bit blurred - my Canon is on the fritz and I had to take these pictures with my iPhone!
That, my friends is how I finally finished the project I started last Saturday! I'll give away a set of two of the stamped copper saucers to the winner of the July 9th Studio Saturday. If you haven't made a comment, be sure to go on over and tell me about how projects move through your studio!
