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Money Clips

Money Clips

Money Clip Gift Ideas

Of all the many things we make there’s no doubt I like nothing more than creating a new money clip design. I’ll confess that until two years ago I’d never owned or used one, but now I’m never without mine.

Therefore, as a gift idea they’re simply perfect for the man who already has everything. Because there is no real design limitation, they can be personalised to suit anyone. It’s also the type of gift that it doesn’t really matter if the recipient already has one, as I find it’s not possible to have too many! I have two ‘favourite’ money clips right now and rather more back-ups, depending on where I’m going! I’m always thinking about whats going on my next one too of course.

So currently there are around 20 hand stamped and etched money clip designs on our website. These examples give a rather good idea of how much detail and content we can fit on each clip. Whilst I love making each and every one of them, I love nothing more than receiving a request for a custom one.

Money Clip Designs

So, what can we do? Well hand stamping offers the most simple (also effective) form of personalisation. Hence the popularity of initials on the front and short message on the rear to make a really special gift. In addition, dates and coordinates are also a popular choice. Consequently, we’re happy to look up the latitude and longitude of any location and hand stamp this on the rear of the money clip. Hence, these make particularly good gifts for wedding favours, making brilliant keepsakes and usable everyday items too.

If it’s something more eye-catching you’re looking for, then our etched money clips certainly offer greater design opportunities. These can feature images and text relating to occupations, hobbies, pastimes, music, travel, cars, etc., the list is endless. Initials and messages can also be etched in just about any size and style of font.

My personal favourites are the ones that combine both etching and hand stamping. Hand stamping gives some texture and earthiness to the copper, and as a result of this, a more rustic feel is achieved. Additionally, by texturing the edges of the money clip with a ball pein hammer a beautiful weathered appearance can be achieved. An added bonus to hand stamping and texturing is that the process also ‘work hardens’ the copper making for a more effective spring tension within the clip.

Finally the Finish

Whilst bright new shiny copper is lovely, aged, rustic, distressed copper looks even more stunning. The rich coppery tones I strive to achieve on our money clips is all due to the final few processes.

Once sanded and textured an application of an ageing patina darkens the copper anywhere from a light brown tan colour to near pitch black. The use of patina is twofold. Primarily it is to make the design really stand out. The recessed areas of the etched image or hand stamped letters retain the dark patina and consequently provide a clear contrast to the copper colour. Secondly, a light application of patina adds age to the clip, highlights the textures and brings out a vast array of rich coppery tones that ‘new’ copper simply doesn’t have. The lightest of polishes with fine wire wool and several protective coatings of Renaissance Wax then completes the clip.

There’s no substitute for actual ageing though. Because of this, I find that the older and more used that a money clip is, the better it looks. This is one of the many things I love about copper in general.

Create Your Own Bespoke Money Clip

So, buy any of our money clips as listed, or add your own personalised touches to our existing designs. Since no machine processes are involved, no two money clips will ever be exactly the same. However, if you’re feeling inspired to create a truly one-off gift for yourself or someone else, why not get in touch now and we’ll help you create a stunning bespoke design that’s perfectly suited.

Finally, if you’re completely stuck for ideas we can always offer a full custom design for you. Tell us as much as possible about the recipient and we’ll take care of the rest!

Money Clips

All our money clip designs are also available from our Etsy Store

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Star Wars

Star Wars

Star Wars Themed Coasters

We’re loving how these first few Star Wars themed coasters have turned out. After our beautiful sugar skull design coasters were so well received we kicked off the Star Wars theme with a Day of the Dead inspired Storm Trooper. With a the new movie Rogue One on the way, we though why not etch a few classic Star Wars related images and make a set of coasters?

We think they’re looking pretty awesome!

Currently, we’ve only etched two classics, the Death Star and the Millennium Falcon. We’ll be adding a Tie Fighter and X-Wing any day now! When completed, this set of four classic ships will look amazing. We’ll be adding new photos as soon as we can, so keep checking!

Like all our other coaster designs, these are etched in solid copper and backed with cork. Not only beautiful to look at, but practical too! At 10 cm square they’re large enough to handle just about any cup or mug.

They will be available very soon, both here and in our Etsy store. If you wish to pre-order or commission a particular design, please get in touch via the ‘Contact’ link.

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Wedding Anniversary Gifts – 7th Copper

7th Wedding Anniversary Traditional Gifts

Copper has long had a traditional meaning of prosperity, good luck, and good fortune. Couples honouring their seventh wedding anniversary are celebrating their good fortune in finding one another.

Wedding Anniversary Gifts
7th Wedding Anniversary Plaque

Our love of all things copper means we’re ideally suited to make a special one-off piece for your 7th Wedding Anniversary.

A simple copper keyring or wallet card/insert with a personal message makes the perfect keepsake that can be carried always. Our personalised copper plaques make a beautiful reminder of a special occasion or celebration. A pair of coasters to are ideally suited for a copper wedding anniversary gift and our beautiful copper bookmarks are a gift that can be loved and used for all time.

You can personalise any of our existing pieces or create your own bespoke design for that special, one-off gift. Let us make the ideal traditional copper anniversary gift for your seventh wedding anniversary.

Use our contact form or email: chris@harrison-bond.com

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Personalised Coasters

Gin & Tonic

I still get so excited about our personalised coasters. Every time I make a new one to add to our range of custom gift ideas, I just love them even more!

Personalised, handcrafted copper coasters. Fully customised to your requirements with an image, and/or text. Measuring approximate 10 cms (4″) square as standard, it can accommodate the chunkiest mugs, (can also be sized to suit).

Each coaster is individually handmade in solid copper and backed with cork for insulation and to prevent table damage. These unique pieces look and feel amazing and of course can be fully customised to make the perfect gift for absolutely anyone. Great commemorative gift – birthdays, anniversaries, wedding gifts, christenings, retirement, exam results, holiday mementos……. everyone needs somewhere to rest their mug!

We already have existing orders to complete, so look out for more example images very soon, or just go ahead and commission your own custom coaster set now.

Further details and pricing…

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Custom Personalised Keyrings

Personalised Heart Keyring

Personalised Keyrings

As we’ve recently  added several custom, personalised keyrings including a beautiful heart shaped design to the website, it seems like a good time to remind our visitors that as everything we make is completely handmade, we can pretty much create anything you want!

Why settle for a regular keyring, when you can have a custom keyring in almost any shape you like? We’ve made several custom aircraft designs before, along with more than a few cut-outs in the shape of countries and states. The choices really are endless, and when you add a personalised message, dates and names to your gift, it makes them just that little bit more special.

If there’s a design you’d like made to suit a particular job, hobby, sport or pastime, just let us know and we’ll create your very own unique personalised keyring as the perfect gift for loved one, a friend, or even just for you!

Take a look at our previous designs and ready to buy options, or get in touch to discuss a one-off personalised keyring. View Our Keyring Designs

or email: chris@harrison-bond.com