Not only is this necklace too cute to stand, it makes a wonderfully clunky jingle sound when the tags bump into each other. And, you don’t have to put dogs on dog tags - they can be stamped with any kind of images.
Aluminum . . .
We don’t know why we love working with aluminum flashing so much, but it has become a real addiction. You can cut it with ordinary scissors - although they should be scissors you don’t love because the metal will dull them - and punch holes with a hand held paper hole punch. You can even die cut it in your Sizzix machine but you may have to replace the die when it gets too dull.
Working with it . . .
Aluminum flashing comes in rolls in the home improvement or hardware store - this roll is approx 10" wide by we don’t know how many feet - and it is quite affordable.

But, handling it is not easy. The edges are not very sharp, but the roll is awkward to control - especially when you are trying to get a nice straight cut with a scissors. If you have a large workspace, try unrolling a little and taping it down to a cutting mat so you can measure your cut line and draw it on with a Sharpie Fine Tip marker.
It’s good to keep a clamp on your roll or it will partially unroll and take up much more space than you want it to. It might even chase you around the studio if it gets going!

We work with this aluminum a lot, and if you think you will too, we suggest you buy an inexpensive guillotine paper cutter at the office supply store (this one was $25 or so), and devote it to your aluminum cutting. The blade will get dull after awhile and the paper cutter may have to be replaced - thus the reason for getting a “disposable” one.

We know there are quite a few of our readers who like to try something before going out and adding a big bunch of it to their art stash, so, for that reason, we have added a package of two 5"x7" pieces to our Art Parts Dept. This is an easy-to-manage size and plenty to try these projects with.

You may also want to devote a 1/16" hole punch to your aluminum work as this is a great way to add holes for jump rings.

To smooth edges after cutting, we rub the them across of piece of emery cloth - a sort of sand paper for metal which is available also at the hardware or home improvement store.

Dog Tag Project
Step 1.
We cut our tags 1.5" x 2.25". You can cut as many as suits your purpose.

After punching holes, rounding the corners, and sanding the edges, we stamped dogs (DesignTime Stamps) on the tags with Stazon black ink. Then, to intensify and raise the images, we drew over them with our black Glaze pen and let the tiles dry.

You could also heat emboss but we find that the shine goes away with handling and wear, whereas the Glaze pen shine seems to last longer.