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We use so many glasses for water around our house that I feel like I'm constantly washing dishes all day long. I thought it would fun to personalize one glass per family member with their own design, and they could use one glass a day instead of 6 new cups a day. Drinking 8 glasses of water a day from your own kitty glass is fun. Washing dishes all day is not.
Each child drew a design on their own, along with their name, and followed directions. We haven't used these for gift ideas, but it would be worth a try.
You will need: Plain clear or colored glasses, white vinegar, contact paper, carbon paper, craft knife, spoon, 1/4-inch adnesive vinyl letters, fabric paint pen, rubber gloves, etching cream, paintbrush.
1-Clean glasses with hot water. Rinse with white vinegar. Be careful not to leave any fingerprints. Draw pattern or design. Cut a piece of contact paper 1 inch larger than design.
2- Use carbon paper to trace the pattern onto the contact paper. Cut out shapes using a craft knife. Set the cut out portions aside and peel the backing from the remaining piece of contact paper and place it on the glass. Burnish with spoon.
3-Paint on etching cream (love this stuff!) wearing rubber gloves. Allow to set and then rinse.
4-Peel off the contact paper, paint, letters. Wash and use! Simple.
I acquired several truck back windows that were tossed when people switched to sliders. I used them to experiment with different designs.
If you think you'd like to try your hand at glass etch, I highly recommend you check out Eric Robert's web site at:
I don't normally etch Mi-Teintes since the contrast is poor. An etch + outline was slow but provided the most legibility.
It's freeeeezing here! (-6° with 24 mph winds!) We tried to go outside to blow bubbles and watch them freeze, but it was too windy and cold, so I just snapped a few pictures and ran back inside. No school today, hopefully tomorrow will be the same! :)
The peaks of the Teton Range were pretty much cloaked in cloud during my short visit and capturing the drama was difficult.
Image quality depends on how good and tight your mask is. The mask in this case was just the 4 strips of masking tape shown in the other photo.
The setting sun describes the outline of a spectator at the Folk By The Oak festival in Hatfield Park. Given the summer of cancellations and washouts, this turned into a festival of people remarking on the lack of rain, with folk music. A good day
An ornate wooden door with its finish removed. I love this sort of attention to detail that was common in nineteenth-century architecture. Even when it gets a little ridiculous and every square inch of everything seems to be covered, etched, or painted with some intricate pattern, it's still pretty charming.
etched glass mugs, personally etched for each person at christmas, made into cocoa gift packages- 3 different cocoa flavor packets, 3 different flavored candy canes, bag of marshmallows, bag of chocolate chips
Ink Drawing with 1.0 drafting pen. Blogged at apinnick.wordpress.com/2010/11/22/drawing-on-the-side/