Etching Glass

One of my favorite new crafts is etching glass.  I have etched several Pyrex dishes (with people's last name) , a glass for Allen, and most recently, I etched wine glasses.  There are so many different things you could etch.. I keep thinking of new things I want to try!

So, here is a quick tutorial on how to etch glass!

Things you will need:

- Something glass

- Cricut Machine (or stencil and utility blade)

- Vinyl

-etching cream

- sponge brush

-paper towels

Step 1:

The first thing you want to do is get ready: Wash the surface of the glass you are using, and set your Cricut machine to a blade depth of 5. (If you don't have a Cricut machine, you could try cutting your own stencil by using a utility blade. I haven't done this, but I'm sure it would work.)

 Step 2:

Next you want to cut the words, letters, shapes, or numbers that you plan to etch. To do this, use your Cricut to choose what you want. Once you know what you are going to etch, load a piece of vinyl into the Cricut machine and hit "cut". 

 Step 3:

After your stencil has been cut,  gently peel the vinyl away from the backing and place it in the desired place on your glass. 

 Step 4:

Now you will apply the etching cream.  Dip your sponge brush into the cream and then carefully brush the cream onto the glass.  (Make sure it's not too thin of a coating)

 Step 5:

Wait. --The directions on the bottle say to wait 5-10 minutes, but I usually wait about 30.

Step 6:

Once time is up, use a dry paper towel to wipe the excess  cream off. Once the excess is off, peel off the vinyl and then use a wet paper towel and wipe over the area you etched. 

Step 7:

Clean your glass and ... TADA!