Ugh! Etched/Frosted glass is one of the hardest things to photograph. I promise you these beautiful bulbs are far more interesting in person!
Anyway, since I did my Personalized Pyrex over a year ago, I’ve had this glass etching cream sitting in my craft room. So, when I walked past the glass ornaments in a craft shop this weekend, I was suddenly struck by inspiration! These DIY Etched Glass Ornaments make amazing gifts, or just keepsake ornaments for each year.
What You Need:
- Glass Ornament
- Etching Cream
- Stencils, tape, stickers, etc to mask areas
How To Make It:
- Clean your ornament well. Place stickers, stencils, tape in any design you want. (I think a cut mask from vinyl off a Cricut or Silhouette would work well too!)
- With an old paint brush, apply etching cream. Let sit per instructions. If I had it to do over again, I would repeat this step. I find it makes a more solid etching without brush strokes.
- Rinse ornament and remove tape/stencils.
- That’s it! I know, it couldn’t be more simple! But look at the end result!
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Kayla Domeyer
My name is Kayla and I am a Graphic Designer. That means that I love pretty things, and also that I like to make free printables! I'm so happy that you've stopped by to visit my blog, and I hope you will follow me on Facebook, Twitter, Google +, Pinterest or Instagram!! (Yeah, and I'm totally addicted to the internet).
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I purchased glass ornaments from Hobby Lobby. I’ve etched it twice with etching cream for 15 min. It barely made a mark! I tried pre-cleaning with alcohol, but no difference. Have you ever had glass not etch?
Mary – no, I haven’t. What is even stranger is that my ornaments are from Hobby Lobby as well! The only thing I can think of is maybe your etching cream has expired?
Hi, does this work on plastic ornaments?
Sorry Serena, it does not. :C