I had purchased these spoons back in December at an antique mall, thinking that I would attempt to stamp sayings, or names on them for Christmas gifts, but soon realized that my time had run out. And - I was chicken to start whacking on these pretty little spoons.
For some reason I got the courage today to just jump in and try it. I think they turned out pretty good, for my first ever attempt. The key, I discovered, is to really whack them hard! and... to do it with a towel on the drive way instead of the wooden workbench (which is way to soft).
So -
here we have the finished product: A gift card to the local ice cream parlor, 2 ice cream dishes, a thing of sprinkles and one silver plate spoon with the words "Ice Cream". Ta Da!
I read this blog post at Window Ledge Arts before attempting the whacking process - you might want to check it out too!
4 comments:
Awesome! Thanks so much for the link, and what a creative idea for stamping spoons - I love it!
Cute! Love the garden markers too. Where do you get the metal stamps?
I got my metal stamps from under the carnage my husband calls his "workbench". Good Luck!
(try Harbor Freight - read somewhere they had a cheap set)
Hello! Looks like you used these spoons for eating but the tutorial you linked to hamered them flat first...Yours dont look flattened. Whats your secret?
-L
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