Rock Star

We all have a little rock star in us. Some of us more than others. I hand cut this disc from a sheet of sterling silver, filed and buffed the edges and stamped the letters. To get the letters darker I had to dunk the piece in liver of sulfa. This process is called oxidizing and must be done outside. Why you ask? It smells like rotten eggs in the worse way.

After you wash that stench off you are left with a black piece of metal that doesn't look like much of anything. This is when the real work comes. I took steel wool and buffed the heck out of it to reveal the beautiful, sterling silver finish. The neat part is the stamped image remains black.

To optimized the shine and to clean the charm well, I tumbled the piece. Hung on a leather cord with a hand wire wrapped hook and eye clasp and it is ready to go.