Etched copper

Copper etching gives your jewelry pieces a whole new look with a different finish. Now, it’s so much easier to do thanks to this great post from the blog Copperheart Designs. With just a …

Lots of pictures and lots of info in this one! I'm on another Facebook group called Aspiring Metalsmiths. I don't know about anyone else bu...

Hi gang, Nadine here with a tutorial on how to etch metal using salt water (electro) etching. In my last post, I shared a technique tha...

I decided to try some other resists other than PnP I used the Sharpie's to help with the other bracelets and decided to use a rubber stamp and some copper pipe to make some large beads. I got some copper pipe from Home Hardware - 3/4" and cut it with the pipe cutter Using Staz On Opaque - White (was all I had ) as a resist I prepared the rubber stamp and rolled the cleaned pipe over the rubber stamp. The Staz on dries pretty quickly I stamped a copper blank as well and put them into the…

Learn a simple method for etching lovely copper jewelry and gifts.

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How to Etch Copper (+DIY Etchant, Alternative to Ferric Chloride): In this tutorial, you will learn one technique to etch your own designs into copper. These designs can be printed from your laser printer onto Press-N-Peel paper, OR you can simply draw them onto the copper with a marker. I will also show you the M…

Just picked up the 1" wide bracelet blanks 1" x 6", 1" x 6.5" and 1" x 7" I wanted a thinner one so that I can use the GRS Bracelet former...

Stop Using Ferric Chloride Etchant! (A Better Etching Solution.): Ferric chloride is a traditional home-use circuit board etchant. It's easy enough to come by, and the Ferric by itself is no big environmental problem. However, once you've etched a board with it, you're left with a solution with a bunch of coppe…