{"id":19928,"date":"2025-12-09T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.evildressmaker.com\/?p=19928"},"modified":"2025-12-08T00:14:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T22:14:47","slug":"9-12-25-metallipakotus-metal-embossing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.evildressmaker.com\/?p=19928","title":{"rendered":"9\/12\/25 Metallipakotus \/ Metal embossing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Moniaita vuosia olen jo ehtinyt ihailla netin ihmemaailmassa erilaisia metallipakotuksella tehtyj\u00e4 joulukoristeita. Lapsuudesta muistan, ett\u00e4 on olemassa ihan tarkoitukseen tehty\u00e4 ohkolevy\u00e4, johon kuvia voi pakottaa, ihan vaikka lyijykyn\u00e4ll\u00e4. Sitten n\u00e4inkin jo videoita joissa k\u00e4ytettiin hommaan ihan kotikeitti\u00f6st\u00e4 l\u00f6ytyv\u00e4\u00e4 kierr\u00e4tysmateriaalia, nimitt\u00e4in tomaattipyretuubeja. Pyretuubeissa sis\u00e4puoli on kullans\u00e4vyinen, joten niist\u00e4h\u00e4n saa vallan oivallista kierr\u00e4tysmateriaalia joulukoristeisiin. Enk\u00e4 kyll\u00e4 sinappituubin hopeanhohtoista s\u00e4vy\u00e4k\u00e4\u00e4n hyljeksisi. Pit\u00e4\u00e4 testata sit\u00e4 sitten kun nykyinen tuubi tyhjenee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

T\u00e4llaisessa kierr\u00e4tysmateriaalissa on se huono puoli, ett\u00e4 meill\u00e4 tomaattipyrett\u00e4 kuluu todella v\u00e4h\u00e4n. Emme k\u00e4yt\u00e4 sit\u00e4 kovinkaan moneen ruokaan, joten materiaalin saamiseen on kulunut melko tavalla aikaa. Lopulta n\u00e4m\u00e4nkin vaivaiset kaksi metalliarkkia sain pyretuubeista, jotka oli ehtineet menn\u00e4 vanhaksi. Leikkasin tuubit auki vanhoilla saksilla, pesin ja kuivasin ne, sek\u00e4 tasoitin sile\u00e4ksi pyyhkeen p\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 puisen voiveitsen tasaisella kahvalla. Puukauhakin varmaan k\u00e4visi hommaan. Tai tavallinen lusikka. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

N\u00e4in hitaasti kerrytett\u00e4v\u00e4\u00e4 materiaalia en halunnut haaskata, joten suunnittelin kuviot mahdollisimman optimaalisesti, jotta hukkapaloja j\u00e4isi v\u00e4h\u00e4n. Minua vieh\u00e4tt\u00e4\u00e4 paljon juuri nyt viktoriaanisen ajan tyylinen kuvasto joten kuvioiksi valikoitui pyh\u00e4 syd\u00e4n, kuumailmapallo ja lintu. Metallia j\u00e4i ylikin, ehk\u00e4 viel\u00e4 kolmeen koristeeseen. Haluaisin tehd\u00e4 viel\u00e4 taivaankappale-mobilen, mutta siihen materiaali ei taida viel\u00e4 riitt\u00e4\u00e4. Piirsin kuviot muotoilupuikolla ja vanhanaikaisilla kukkaraudoilla jonka olen hankkinut joskus ikuisuus sitten. Muotoilupuikko on alunperin tarkoitettu paperille kohokuvioinnin tekemiseen, mutta aivan yht\u00e4 hyvin se k\u00e4y metallilevylle. Kuvioita voi piirt\u00e4\u00e4 mill\u00e4 tahansa muullakin tylp\u00e4ll\u00e4 kuten vaikka eri vahvuisilla neulepuikoilla. Pakotusalustana k\u00e4ytin p\u00f6yd\u00e4ll\u00e4ni olevaa muistivihkoa. T\u00e4ysin kovalla alustalla kuviot eiv\u00e4t tule kunnolla n\u00e4kyviin. Parhaan lopputuloksen saa kun painaa kuvioita levyn molemmin puolin. Silloin kuvioista tulee enemm\u00e4n kolmiulotteisia kuin yhdelt\u00e4 puolelta painaen ja ainakin omaan silm\u00e4\u00e4n n\u00e4ytt\u00e4v\u00e4t kauniimmilta, mutta t\u00e4m\u00e4 lienee makuasia. Lintuun ja syd\u00e4meen maalasin punaisella kynsilakalla syd\u00e4met ja kuumailmapalloon v\u00e4ritin osan koristeista vihre\u00e4ll\u00e4 ja sinisell\u00e4 glitter-lakalla. Lopuksi leikkasin kuviot irti metalliarkista ja tein yl\u00e4reunaan pienet rei\u00e4t ripustusta varten. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

L\u00e4helt\u00e4 katsottuna n\u00e4m\u00e4 n\u00e4ytt\u00e4v\u00e4t tietysti melko kotitekoisille, mutta kuusessa roikkuessaan ja kynttil\u00f6iden valon heijastuessa niist\u00e4, ne n\u00e4ytt\u00e4v\u00e4t melko ylellisille. Jos takapuolen kirjavat kuviot h\u00e4iritsev\u00e4t, takaosan voi halutessaan maalata kullan tai hopean v\u00e4risell\u00e4 askartelumaalilla. Metallilevy on lopulta melko pehme\u00e4\u00e4, joten n\u00e4m\u00e4 kannattaa s\u00e4ilytt\u00e4\u00e4 litte\u00e4ss\u00e4, riitt\u00e4v\u00e4n suuressa rasiassa niin samoja koristeita voi k\u00e4ytt\u00e4\u00e4 my\u00f6s tulevina vuosina. Joskin, n\u00e4it\u00e4 koristeita on helppo tehd\u00e4 lis\u00e4\u00e4 jos joku vaurioituu k\u00e4yt\u00f6ss\u00e4. Ja koska materiaali on kierr\u00e4tetty\u00e4, rikkin\u00e4isen koristeen pois heitt\u00e4minenk\u00e4\u00e4n ei harmita niin paljoa. <\/p>\n\n\n

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For many-a years now, I have been admiring various seasonal decorations made with metal embossing in the wonderful world of the internet. I remember from my childhood that there is a special type of cardboard that you can emboss with pictures, even with a pencil. Then I saw videos where people used recycled materials found in their kitchen, namely tomato paste tubes. The inside of tomato paste tubes is golden in color, making them perfect recycled material for Christmas decorations. I wouldn’t turn my nose up at the silvery hue of mustard tubes either. I’ll have to try it out when my current tube is empty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The downside of this kind of recycled material is that we use very little tomato paste. We don’t use it in many dishes, so it took quite a while to collect enough material. In the end, I got these two measly metal sheets from tomato paste tubes that had gone bad. I cut the tubes open with old scissors, washed and dried them, and smoothed them out on a towel with a wooden butter knife with a flat handle. A wooden spoon would probably work too. Ot ordinary spoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I didn’t want to waste this slowly accumulated material, so I designed the patterns as optimally as possible to minimize waste. I am currently very attracted to Victorian-style imagery, so I chose a sacred heart, a hot air balloon, and a bird as my patterns. I still have some metal left over, enough for perhaps three more decorations. I would like to make a celestial mobile, but I don’t think I have enough material for that yet. I drew the patterns with a embossing tool and old fashioned flower irons that I bought ages ago. The embossing tool was originally intended for embossing paper, but it works just as well on metal sheets. You can draw patterns with any blunt object, such as knitting needles of different thicknesses. I used a notebook as a pressing surface. The patterns don’t show up properly on a completely hard surface. For best results, press the patterns on both sides of the sheet. In my opinion this makes the patterns more three-dimensional than when pressing just on one side, but this is probably just a matter of taste. I painted hearts on the bird and sacred heart with red nail polish and green and glittery blue decorations on the hot air balloon. Finally I cut them out and made small holes in the top edge for hanging. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When viewed up close, these obviously look rather homemade, but when hanging from the tree and the light is reflecting from the candles, they look quite luxurious. If you don’t like the colorful patterns on the back, you can paint them with gold or silver craft paint. The metal sheet is quite soft, so it’s best to store these decorations in a flat, sufficiently large box so that you can use them again in future years. However, it is easy to make more of these decorations if any are damaged during use. And since the material is recycled, it doesn’t hurt so much to throw away a broken decoration.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Auki leikatut, pestyt ja silotetut tomaattipyre-tuubit ja erilaisia pakotusty\u00f6kaluja. Neulepuikotkin k\u00e4y. \/
Tomato pure tubes are cut open, washed and smoothened, different sorts of tools are used to create pictures. You can use knitting needles too. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Jos tuubin painokuviot h\u00e4iritsev\u00e4t, kuvioiden takaosat voi maalata askartelumaalilla. \/
If the backsides of the decorations are not desirable, you can paint them with crafting paint.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Jouluvalot heijastuvat kauniisti hohtavasta pinnasta. \/
Lights reflect nicely from the surface. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Koristeet voi maalata kynsilakoilla tai j\u00e4tt\u00e4\u00e4 maalaamatta. \/
You can paint the decorations with nailpolish, or leave them unpainted. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Ehk\u00e4 joku kaunis joulu minulla on n\u00e4it\u00e4 niin paljon ett\u00e4 saan kuusen t\u00e4yteen. \/
Perhaps sometime in the future I have enough of these to fill the whole tree with these. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Moniaita vuosia olen jo ehtinyt ihailla netin ihmemaailmassa erilaisia metallipakotuksella tehtyj\u00e4 joulukoristeita. Lapsuudesta muistan, ett\u00e4 on olemassa ihan tarkoitukseen tehty\u00e4 ohkolevy\u00e4, johon kuvia voi pakottaa, ihan vaikka lyijykyn\u00e4ll\u00e4. Sitten n\u00e4inkin jo videoita joissa k\u00e4ytettiin hommaan ihan kotikeitti\u00f6st\u00e4 l\u00f6ytyv\u00e4\u00e4 kierr\u00e4tysmateriaalia, nimitt\u00e4in tomaattipyretuubeja. Pyretuubeissa sis\u00e4puoli on kullans\u00e4vyinen, joten niist\u00e4h\u00e4n saa vallan oivallista kierr\u00e4tysmateriaalia joulukoristeisiin. Enk\u00e4 kyll\u00e4 sinappituubin… <\/p>\n

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