Pewter and Stencils: A Perfect Match

There are many different ways and techniques to do Metal Embossing. One of the easiest ones is using stencils.  The main advantages of using stencils are: *There are thousands of designs to choose from. *It is one of the fastest and easiest ways to do metal embossing ; just trace the outline of the stencil on the…

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Express Metal Embossing

If you want to create a unique  metal embossing project that is both hand made and easy to do, you cannot go wrong using STENCILS. Metal Embossing with stencils gives you an endless array of designs to choose form.  It’s super easy to do as you you don’t need to know much about the embossing techniques and  your…

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NEW ARRIVALS!!

We are really expanding our line of Stencils!! Not only  are we adding 7 new designs from our favorite metal stencils supplier, Dreamweaver, but we are adding  6″ x 6″ plastic stencils from The Crafter’s Workshop (TCW), Artist Cellar, Stencil Girl Products and i-Stencils… These stencils are ideal for Metal Embossing, using either Pewter, Aluminum or…

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Technique vs Machines

Usually people think of religious Icons when we talk about the human figure in Metal Embossing. With this portrait in pewter I wanted to show you one of the many other ways in which you can create most anything on metal, specially if you do it on Pewter which is , as I always say,…

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Metal Wax

Let me begin this new year’s post by saying that I  hope you have a spectacular 2013!!  I hope you are healthier, wealthier and happier than ever! I was in Mexico last month (again)… As you may recall, after my mom passed away almost one year ago, I have been going to Mexico City quite often to…

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Hurry!

Hurry! Our Anniversary sale is almost over!  Get 20% off in all your Metal Embossing online orders until Nov 15. We only have this very special sale twice a year! 20% off in all metals (pewter, color aluminum, real copper), patina, filling paste, tools, molds and background plates.  New Products online I love using this Coffee…

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Art and Soul Workshops

There are still a few spaces in my 2  “Metal Embossing Workshops” at the “Art and Soul” retreat in Portland Oregon. This is one of the many  pewter projects that will be done during the very Intensive classes this coming weekend. Beginner Workshop:  Friday Oct 5th from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm Intermediate Workshop: Sunday…

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Premium Metal Embossing Tools

One of the things that we are really proud of is the high quality of our Metal Embossing Tools. They were the first to be sold in America and the ones with the widest variety and, by far, the best quality. If you have used our tools, you know how professional and good looking they…

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Tangles and Doodles

Yes, I know it may seem that tangling and doodling have nothing to do with metal embossing. However, in MercArt we have been doing, some metal samplers using all sorts of doodles, to show the different textures of our tools for more than 15 years. When I saw some of the Zentangle ™ expressions in books and…

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Alcohol Inks and Color Aluminum

This was such an easy and fast project to do. I used MercArt gold aluminum and Color Solution alcohol Inks. The products I used were: * Teflon D-01  (to trace the design, outline the embossed areas and trace the “frame”  and leave’s lines). * Cup and Ball #4 and #6 (to emboss the leaves and flowers and…

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