Hammering tip from @macksonstudio - “So if you're working with two small pieces of metal that you need to hammer flat you know they can tend to fly everywhere so try this instead:
Take a piece of clear packing tape and tape your pieces down to your hammering block, making sure they're nice and secure. Then just hammer away until both pieces are flat.
Then once they're done to make sure they're straight, grab them with your pliers using a cloth between them so as not to mar your metal and then lightly tap the sides until the pieces are straightened. Then voila, you have two flat straight pieces of metal you can shape into your next pair of earrings!” Thank you so much for sharing this with us! 🙌 We appreciate it!!