Easy Glass Etching

I’ve been wanting to try glass etching for a long time, but I put it off, thinking it would be messy and wouldn’t work.

 Sooo not true! Turns out, etching glass is super easy! I started with an simple project, etching a glass jar to display some of my vintage silverware…

Got a minute? If so, let me show you how easy this is!

Here’s What You Need:

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*Glass Etching solution (I used Armor Etch)

*A glass container

*Clear Contact Paper (for making a stencil)

*X Acto knife

*gloves

*tape

*paint brush

*graphic of choice (Graphics Fairy has some great free graphics)

* Self Healing Cutting Mat or very thick piece of cardboard

Print out your graphic and cut a piece of contact paper the same size…

Stick contact paper to self healing mat…(If you’re using cardboard as opposed to a mat, don’t remove backing from contact paper- just tape the contact paper to the cardboard)

Tape your graphic on top of contact paper…

Using your X Acto knife,  carefully cut through the stencil and the contact paper…lift the cut-out graphic and you’re left with your stencil…

Carefully pull the contact paper off of cutting mat and place on (clean) glass container…press out bubbles and using your fingernail, press down all edges so they’re sealed…

Tape around the contact-paper stencil so you don’t accidentally get etching solution on your glass…

Using an inexpensive paint brush, put a generous amount of etching cream onto your glass…

In my research, several people said not to simply leave the etching cream on for 6 minutes – instead, during that 6 minutes, brush horizontally …

Brush vertically ….

Brush diagonally … you’re working the etching cream into the glass…

After 4-6 minutes (see directions on jar)…rinse the cream off…

Remove tape and stencil! This was my first try and it worked like a charm!!!

Wouldn’t this make a pretty Mother’s Day gift for the vintage loving mom?

I’ve already got another etching project on the docket because I absolutely love this process …

Have you ever used etching cream? If so, did you make your own stencil?

Sending love my friends ~ ox

I used : Armour Etch Cream, 10-Ounce - in this edition of My Year of Reckless Crafting!