Matched Brass Keychains, I Made A Wish & You Came True, Hand Stamped
Solid brass keychains, cut from 16 gauge red, or jeweler's, brass*, each measuring 1/2" x 1 1/2", these have been stamped by hand with "I made a wish" & "and you came true", with decorative stamps including tiny hearts and stars. These come on brass-plated split rings, and the letters have been darkened with black metal ink. Hand stamping involves the use of small steel letter stamps; words are formed by positioning each stamp and striking it with a hammer, a time-consuming process which necessitates precision and meticulous care. I have been creating hand stamped jewelry for nearly five years. In addition to the wide array of fonts and design stamps at my disposal, I have recently begun working with a commercial-grade engraving machine, which allows me to engrave a virtually limitless number of designs. *red brass has a higher copper content than "yellow" brass, and more closely resembles genuine gold. It is a favoirite with jewelery artisans because of this, but because of the higher copper content, it can sometimes cause a reaction in those with a sensitivity to copper (though this is unlikely to happen with keychains, of course)
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I've been making stuff for over 20 years; if it can be done with my hands, I have probably tried it at some point, from embroidery, sewing, crochet and piecework to papercrafting, soaping, felting and all aspects of jewelry-making, particularly metalsmithing and beading. I am self-taught in almost everything I do, and try to constantly challenge myself to learn new methods and techniques so that my art will never become stagnant.
In 2010, I began making hand-stamped jewelry, and it was then that my 'hobby' business turned into a full-time job which grew almost faster than I could control. I incorporated in 2012 and now employ over half a dozen assistants in a little workshop/studio in Tujunga, California.
I still work primarily out of my home, though; when I began selling online in 2001 (my first successful handcrafted product was a line of pin-back buttons made from my own designs; to this day, I am still endlessly inspired by the concept and challenge of expressing a viewpoint or belief in a few short words or a single image), my primary motivation was a dislike of 'office' environments and a desire to work independently and on my own schedule, and this is still vitally important to me today.
My corporation is Rose Rose, Inc.; my primary business is Foxwise Jewelry. In addition to my for-profit corporation, I have a 501(c)3 corporation, The Dogs of All; we are an animal welfare and rescue group based in Tujunga, CA, whose purpose is rescuing, rehabilitating and re-homing abandoned pets. We focus primarily on dogs, with a secondary focus on turtles and tortoises, but are willing to help any animal in need - as evidenced by our office cat, Artemis, who was part of a feral litter born in our parking lot, and who was SUPPOSED to be adopted out,,,,but then shemanaged to sink her claws into our hearts…
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