Here's a tutorial with 12 Easy Steps for making your own set of earrings!
Step 1:
Purchase a 20-gauge Tessellated Triangles Pressing from Metal Maven.
For these earrings, Metal Maven used a 20-gauge Tessellated Triangles pressing, but any of our all-over background style pressings would work just as well!
This pressing is available in copper and sterling silver in different gauges on the Metal Maven website.
Step 2:
Use an Ultra Fine Tip Sharpie marker to draw vertical lines on the pressing where you want to cut. Metal Maven made hers 1/2” wide.
Step 3:
Use a guillotine shear or jeweler’s saw to cut a strip from the pressing.
Step 4:
Cut the strip in half so you have 2 pieces of the same size.
Step 5:
Round the corners using a flat file.
Step 6:
Mark where you want your hole to be, use an awl or small nail and a hammer to put a shallow dimple where your mark is located.
Step 7:
Drill the holes, then use a ball bur to remove any sharp burs from the edges of your holes.
Step 8:
Use a file or fine grit sandpaper to smooth all edges.
Step 9:
Dip in Liver of Sulphur, Gosiba, or your choice of blackening agent.
Step 10:
Use 2000 grit wet/dry sandpaper to sand the surface of the two pieces.
Step 11:
Tumble in a rotary tumbler with water, a drop of Dawn dishwashing liquid, and stainless steel shot for 2 hours, or hand polish using a Sunshine polishing cloth.
Step 12:
Add ear wires and your earrings are finished!