Yesterday I was preparing some items ready for the festive time ahead , I had this plain glass pot/bowl with a candle in that just kept staring at me and needed some attention .
Some time's it takes me ages to think of a design and make one but for some reason - instantly a image popped into my head and I just went with it before I over thought about it and changed my mind .
Sorry I didn't take any pictures along the way as I wasn't planning on writing about it , but after I had finished , I was so happy I just had to share .
I just love doing glass etching and normally just do small images .
If you want to try this yourself at home, you need some :
glass etching cream (I use a product called "Etchall" )
self adhesive stencil vinyl
Small Paint brush
I designed my image and cut it out on my stencil vinyl , taking away all the parts that I wanted to be etched .
Apply the stencil down on the glass and make sure all edges are completely fixed otherwise the cream will seep under the stencil.
Apply the cream very thickly with a brush ( you take the cream off after and put back in the pot so not a lot is wasted ) . Be careful to not get any cream on any area of the glass that you don't want etched.
Once all areas are covered that you want etched , leave it to sit for about 10 mins.
After approx 10 mins , using your brush , remove the cream and scrape back into your etching cream pot.
Wash the glass under warm running water , I find warm water also helps taking the vinyl stencil off as it seems to harden once covered in the cream but the warm water softens it again.
Once all the cream and stencil is off and clean, wipe with a dry cloth and buff up your glass and hopefully you have a lovely etched image on your glass .
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