Metal

Altered artists love to play with shiny things! Here are some ideas for incorporating metal into your work.

Metal Flashing Mail Art

Metal Flashing Mail Art

Make some cool stuff from metal flashing.

Altering Bottle Caps

Altering Bottle Caps

Here’s a quick lesson on how to beat those bottle caps into shape.

Altered Juice Lids

Altered Juice Lids

Recycle your frozen juice lids into all sorts of clever art items.

Prepping Tins For Altering

Prepping Tins For Altering

Here are three ways of turning empty candy tins into alterable surfaces.

Polished Stone on Metal

Polished Stone on Metal

Use alcohol inks on metal to create an interesting effect.

Adding Texture to Metal Sheets

Adding Texture to Metal Sheets

Here’s a simple method for embossing craft metal.

Easy Metal Leafing

Easy Metal Leafing

Curious about gold leaf? Try this lesson on working with its less expensive cousin.

Beaded Altoids Tin Ornaments

Beaded Altoids Tin Ornaments

Here’s a quick lesson on turning Altoids tins into ornaments or shrines.

Working With Metal Leaf

Working With Metal Leaf

Here’s how to turn the surface of just about anything that hold still long enough into lovely, mellow gold.