I'm so close to getting back to college, I can almost taste it! With school comes apartment life, and I am really excited to make it a little more home-y and a little less beige this year. I also have a tradition of getting matching gifts for my roommate and myself. This year, since my roommate and I are both 21, I decided to personalize wine glasses for us with a technique I found online: glass etching. I finally got around to it yesterday.
Glass etching is very easy. You buy etching paste from any craft store (below)
Glass etching is very easy. You buy etching paste from any craft store (below)
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| Note: those are not my initials! |
and use a brush to spread it onto your glass item. In order to etch a pattern, and not just a bunch of brush strokes, use a vinyl stencil to make sure the etching paste stays only where you want it.
I used vinyl for covering books (found at Office Depot), and traced my stencil from a print-out, and then cut it out with an X-acto knife.
Let the paste sit for about 5 minutes, and then rinse it off in the sink. Peel off your stencil, and ta-da! Beautiful etched glass!
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