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Etched Glass Juice Glasses Cut From Bottles
I enjoy taking something that no longer has use and making it into “something else”. Old glass bottles, a little acid etching cream, and that “something else” can end up attractive. Here’s how I do it:
Cut a design out of clear contact paper. In this case, I traced a fern and cut it out.
I placed the contact paper on a glass jar that had contained sea salt.
I covered the entire jar in Armour Etching Cream, available at any craft supply store. In the case of the green juice glasses at the top of this post, I did the reverse. The fern design is etched. With the clear bottle above, all but the fern design is etched.
After 5 or minutes, I washed off the etching cream. (A friend saves the cream to re-use. I tried that and just ended up with a mess). I added a pump to complete my soap dispenser.
Here is a wine bottle I use to water plants.
Have you tried etching glass? What projects have you completed?
Shared at Making Your Home Sing, Strut Your Stuff
Yep! I love it!!!
I did a glass coffee mug for my dad for Christmas
He wanted palm trees on it (I have done my own stencils with contact paper before as well – but the ready-made design I had for palm trees was just too easy and allows you to have much more detail in the design – have you seen those before?)
the special thing was – he asked for the palm trees – but I added something secret.
On the bottom of the glass I did a mirror image of “papa”, so that when he finished his coffee, he would see the words greeting him at the bottom of the glass
I was just recently at his house and put away the dishes in the dishwasher. When I saw that mug from years ago, it brought back such joy!!!
Ohhhhh! What a sweet story. I have seen the ready made stencils, but haven’t used them. I do like the idea of more detail.
Susan, these are gorgeous! Great project for my girlies and me.
Thanks, Nicole. Let me know what you make. It’s really quite easy.
My favorite are the juice glasses. I love this project, Susan. Did you do all of the etching recently or over time? Tracing the fern was a great idea. No, I haven’t completed a project lately but I do daydream about it, and you inspire me. And I still have plenty of jars packed away in my shed. When I do, I’ll let you know….
p.s. love your new banner – where is it?
Thanks! This is taken from the deck of my sister-in-laws home at Lake Shickshinny.
Most of this was done recently, although I did the wine bottle about a year or so ago. I love the juice glasses, too, although I’d like to retake the photo when I have the opportunity. I cut the glasses from beer bottles and they seemed a bit plain so I decided to etch them. I’m still learning and they aren’t perfect, but I still like them. I think store bought stencils may give better results with cleaner edges.
I was going to ask you if you made the glasses,- which you should blog about before we loose you to gardening. haha. Ja’wan & I have been seeing a lot of them in our wash, sad to say. Beer bottles. I thought it was very unique that you traced a real fern for the stencil.
I have a number of things I want to make with the cut bottles before I blog about it. Mike just gave me the bottle cutter for my birthday in January, so it’s still a learning process. I broke a dozen or bottles already. The juice glasses are from beer bottles and I plan to give them to Seth as part of his birthday present next week.
I love that idea! When I get use to all of this making yogurt and fermenting a million things at one time, I might take up my crafts once again *SIGH*
HaHa! One thing at a time, right?
I am loving this!! So creative and beautiful!
Thanks, Jennifer! It’s quite easy as well.
These are amazing!! Thanks for linking up to “Strut Your Stuff Saturday!” We hope to see you next week! -The Sisters
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