I have had the supplies for this project for months...and finally got to it this week. Glass etching is so easy and fun. And I love using letters around the house...I don't know why. Ask any of my friends...grammar is not my speciality. You would think I would have a "thing" for numbers. Nope. Letters. And the "&" symbol. I find myself drooling over interior design with the "&" symbol used somewhere in the design. I need to get me one of those.
This particular project is going to be part of my Christmas decorations. I can't believe that Christmas is around the corner. Wow.
Joy...real joy...is at the heart of Christmas. Christ's birth brings joy to earth. I love Christmas.
Imagine these vases with white lights, pine cones...or maybe some burlap. I didn't have the energy to dig through my Christmas decorations *quite* yet. I have an "after Thanksgiving" rule.
My project took very few supplies...these 3 vases, stencils, a paintbrush, and Armour Etch.
Armour Etch is easy to find at Michaels or Joann Fabrics. It is a small bottle but it goes a really long way. I hardly made a dent with this project. **side note...I just read the warning label as I uploaded this picture. Yikes...use with caution!**
I placed my stencils, or should I say stickers, on my vases. Because I was using the outside edge of letter stickers, I didn't have much of a margin. I used tape on the edges to make sure my etching 'goo' didn't get anywhere else on the glass. You can also use contact paper and pre-cut any design that you want.
I put the 'goo' in my letter area and tried to keep it even. Remember that this etches the glass very quickly...you only have to leave it on for 5 or 10 minutes. So don't let it get outside of your stencil area.
After 5 or 10 minutes, just wash it off. That is it! I did do a second coat on a few spots; I think my first coat wasn't as even as I would have liked.
That's it! So easy...and endless possibilities. I might have to try this again sometime soon.
This particular project is going to be part of my Christmas decorations. I can't believe that Christmas is around the corner. Wow.
Joy...real joy...is at the heart of Christmas. Christ's birth brings joy to earth. I love Christmas.
Imagine these vases with white lights, pine cones...or maybe some burlap. I didn't have the energy to dig through my Christmas decorations *quite* yet. I have an "after Thanksgiving" rule.
My project took very few supplies...these 3 vases, stencils, a paintbrush, and Armour Etch.
Armour Etch is easy to find at Michaels or Joann Fabrics. It is a small bottle but it goes a really long way. I hardly made a dent with this project. **side note...I just read the warning label as I uploaded this picture. Yikes...use with caution!**
I placed my stencils, or should I say stickers, on my vases. Because I was using the outside edge of letter stickers, I didn't have much of a margin. I used tape on the edges to make sure my etching 'goo' didn't get anywhere else on the glass. You can also use contact paper and pre-cut any design that you want.
I put the 'goo' in my letter area and tried to keep it even. Remember that this etches the glass very quickly...you only have to leave it on for 5 or 10 minutes. So don't let it get outside of your stencil area.
After 5 or 10 minutes, just wash it off. That is it! I did do a second coat on a few spots; I think my first coat wasn't as even as I would have liked.
That's it! So easy...and endless possibilities. I might have to try this again sometime soon.
Very cool! I've never tried etching but it looks relatively easy (no measuring involved) so I might give it a try.
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