Posts

Showing posts with the label California

East Coast/West Coast Cufflinks

Image
California-Nantucket Lovin' This anniversary, I got Chris the usual- a pair of cufflinks. It's my go-to project for him every year because it's the only bling a man can wear and I just love buying them.  This year I decided to try my hand at making a pair.  The K&S section of the hardware store was my first stop. I've had a Dremel for a long time but haven't really had the space to use it much but now with my new studio- it's much easier to work on messier projects.  Finally have been using it to cut and polish metal.  I wanted to go East Coast- West Coast with them because although we live here, his heart will always be in Nantucket. 1.  Trace shape of state on sheet metal with pin tool or a pin. 2.  Cut with metal cutters. 3.  Sand with Dremel. Here are the two shapes- California and Nantucket (not to scale ;)! 4.  Spray paint white then mix two part epoxy with epoxy dye. 5.  Dab on epoxy and let sit. ...