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  • DIY: Personalized Etched Glasses

    For a family of three, we produce a whole lot more dirty glasses in any given day than seems humanly possible. I thought etching our names in glasses would be a great way to reduce washing and make table setting more entertaining with Henry. I was a little scared of etching but it was easier than I thought and really fun. Wouldn’t it be a sweet wedding gift to give the bride and groom a set of etched wine glasses?

    Would you like to see how to make your own? Keep reading to see the full tutorial…

    Etching powder. Its a little scary and requires using rubber gloves since it’s highly toxic if it comes in contact with skin. Cheap though, I bought my bottle from amazon right here for $6

    I wanted it to be script (which is also better for stencils) so printed out some script names. You could also use a stencil, or if you have a fancy stencil cutting machine like a cricut, that would be perfect and save you a lot of time and do you live in SF? Please can I borrow it sometime xoxo

    I don’t have any fancy stencil cutting machines, so I simply taped the printed names onto clear contact paper and spent some quality time with my exacto knife.

    After sticking the contact sheet stencils onto the glasses, I carefully applied the etching cream with a paint brush. Dabbing it on very generously. Wearing rubber gloves so I wouldn’t have to call poison control.

    After a few minutes (check your bottle’s instructions) you can just wash it off and tear off the contact sheet.

    Voila! Wash them in a hot dishwasher cycle before using.

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    Posted by Liz Stanley on Mar 27, 2012

  • 17 comments

    1. Emily Ballard said… April 7, 2012 12:23 am

      Last year, we etched canning jars to make personalized time capsules: http://mleballard.blogspot.com/2011/07/craft-day-is-back.html

      I still want to etch all of my canning jars. . . someday.

    2. Tan said… March 27, 2012 9:21 pm

      So lovely and easy! How perfect these would be as gifts. Perhaps I’ll make them for my wedding party as part of their gifts :)

      • Liz Stanley said… March 28, 2012 4:57 pm

        Great idea! Love it

    3. Mara @ {A Blog About Love} said… March 27, 2012 8:20 pm

      I love this idea so much. Brilliant!

    4. Iris Mills said… March 27, 2012 5:52 pm

      I think I might have everything to make these. Great project

    5. Natalie Fleming said… March 27, 2012 5:49 pm

      These turned out adorable! Nice work

    6. janae said… March 27, 2012 11:31 am

      I had never thought of etching glasses (or anything but my casserole pans, for that matter) – BRILLIANT! I’ve always used regular scrapbook stickers. Either I use the letters and then make a rectangle around it with masking tape, or else I use the negative portion of the sticker letters (you know, the part around the letters) and seal any spaces with masking tape. It’s worked like a charm the eight or so times I’ve tried it. And it’s cheap. And really, really easy.

      • Liz Stanley said… March 27, 2012 11:56 am

        SO smart about using the negatives of sticker letters. would have saved me a lot of work, that’s for sure!

    7. Corinne said… March 27, 2012 11:25 am

      SO COOL, Liz!!!

    8. Wendy Ballsterw said… March 27, 2012 11:04 am

      Such a great idea, love the idea of washing less too!

    9. rebecca said… March 27, 2012 10:36 am

      thanks for the fun idea!

    10. Melissa said… March 27, 2012 9:01 am

      I love how your project turned out! It’s fun to see how you worked around the Silhouette and your point-of-view on etching.

      I used opaque contact paper and applied the paper before cutting out my image in my tutorial here: http://melissaesplin.com/2009/03/simple-glass-etching-tutorial/

      I found that was easier than cutting before applying, and since you’re etching into the glass anyway, it doesn’t matter if you take a scalpel to the glass. Also, you reuse the etching acid, you don’t have to rinse it off. Which would reduce the amount of acid you’re pouring down the drain.

      • Liz Stanley said… March 27, 2012 10:23 am

        Thanks Melissa! Headed to check yours out…

    11. Katherine K said… March 27, 2012 8:55 am

      What a great idea. We go through a riduculous amount of cups as well. Very smart.

    12. Debbie said… March 27, 2012 8:09 am

      Ooh love these!

    13. Whatever DeeDee Wants said… March 27, 2012 5:55 am

      I actually have all the supplies I need on hand, I bought them ages ago but I haven’t tried etching glass. I love the idea of personalized glasses.

      • Liz Stanley said… March 27, 2012 8:36 am

        Perfect! Can’t wait to see the result!

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