This project uses glass etch cream to label glass containers in the kitchen. I got the bottle of glass etch at Hobby Lobby and it was like $9 for the smallest bottle. Now, unless I go crazy and decide to etch all the windows in my apartment (the landlord would LOVE that), I'll never use up this bottle. But still, $9? I used a coupon. You know I'm thrifty like that!
The hardest part of this project is cutting out your stencils. I'm not super great with an X-ACTO knife, so when I was at a local scrapbooking place (*shudder*) using their gear, I used their die-cuts on the contact paper to make my letters. Then all I had to do was peel the backing off, line up my stencils, and apply the etch cream.
I think they turned out pretty cute, and overall it was a really easy project. Yay!
they are really cute! I have some glass containers like the ones they have in the Ready Made tutorial, I think I might have to make a trip to the craft store!
ReplyDeletethese look fantastic! I was directed here from your comment on the ReadyMade post... I wanted to see another example =) and now I'm definitely going to make these. I'm gluten intolerant so I have tons of jars of flours... and sometimes it's hard to differentiate them! this will be oh-so-perfect.
ReplyDeleteI do have one question: in the ReadyMade tutorial, they outlined a section with masking tape to make a border area around the letters. I don't see this in yours - did you apply the etching cream just around the letters? In other words, are the letters themselves etched, or just the a little space surrounding them...? either way, I'm sure it would save a lot of etching cream for future projects!
Jeni,
ReplyDeleteYou are right. The Readymade tutorial left the letters un-etched and etched a block around them. I did the opposite, etching the letters. So I had to make stencils that left the letters as the empty space (to put the cream over.)
Haha, that isn't confusing until you have to put it into words! :)
I'm so glad I tried this project! I'm trying to think of something I could etch for Christmas gifts, any ideas?
Very nice job!
ReplyDeleteget some plastidip and dunk the edge of the jar mouth in the dip to create a rubberized edge - prevent chipping
ReplyDeleteMadrigorne,
ReplyDeleteI'd never heard of that before but I will definitely investigate! Thanks for the suggestion. :)
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Where can you get rubber seals for inside the lids?
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