Monday, 28 2010

diy till we die: glass etching

This extremely easy tutorial by pen n’ paper flowers designs for glass etching is amazing! She even used the most curious of glassware-a leftover Starbucks Frappacchino bottle (that turned out beautiful, by the way!) Glass etching is a great way to personalize a gift or decorate the plain glassware you have just sitting around at home.

1. Punch a hole with your decorative punch of choice & using the leftover “frame”, create a square “template” using scissors.

2. Apply adhesive to template & position as desired on your glass bottle.

3. Next, apply your letter sticker of choice in the center of your “frame/template”.

4. Now you are ready to apply the glass etching cream. Using a paint brush, just carefully dab on the etching cream…

5. Now wait 60 seconds – as the instructions suggest.

6. After the 60 seconds, rinse the entire area under running water until all of the etching cream has been washed away.

7. Next, use your thumb to remove/scrape off the frame & any leftover adhesive and then carefully peel off the sticker for reuse. (the felt stickers from Martha Stewart worked perfectly and were thick enough to withstand the water as well as being peeled off – allowing for use again in the future).