My Journey: When I first got into glass etching, I was most interested in the sandblasting process and was about to spend over $10,000 on equipment advertised by manufacturers. Just before I was about to make the irrationally quick decision, I decided to research other lower cost solutions and ended up piecing together a great setup for at least 90% less. My goal through our ebook and membership area is to provide this information so you too can save, while still etching like a pro. It is my aim that a small investment in this information will actually save you thousands.
I am happy to post about Glenn Kelley. He is sharing a few samples of his sculpted etchings known as sandcarvings which were done on acrylic glass and provides his story on how he got into business doing this. That is always interesting to hear! He shared the below: We started sandcarving items as Christmas
Carl sent this latest post and pictures of his sandblasted glass mugs and pilsner glasses. He also sandblast engraved into some wooden boards. This seems to be catching on more lately. He provided the below details on these projects: The first one shows a bottle with a stencil and the unmasked version which was blasted
Danny Elser shared these unique sandblasted rocks with various design through the form. I thought they had a unique, clean appearance that I loved and asked him if he polished them of some sort. Danny stated that he grinded the rock surface and used an outdoor sealer, which I am guessing is what give it
Ross Wease sent in these sandblasted projects through the submission form which consists of glass signs, a stone and a wood sign! Technically, I call the stone a sign as well since it displays an establishment. This is a great post because I have been wanting to discuss sandblasting wood signs, so I hope this
I am rather excited to share with everyone the new website which has many upgrades: It is now mobile friendly so you can view the website better on mobile and other screen sizes like tablets. We are now featuring the blog posts on the home page! You can now submit your etched glass or any
This featured post shows the work submitted to me by Jay Swartz. She thought that everyone wouldn’t like these since the etchings are specific to Martha’s Vineyard, but I think the overall idea alone will give you some creative project ideas! I haven’t thought of this, but she etched fillable lamps which were then filled
This featured sandblasting work was submitted by Cheryl. I thought these were cool and will give you some great ideas! This shows the great variety of items that can be sandblasted. She sandblasted a concrete block which others may call a patio stone, a decorational mirror, pilsner glasses and a shorter glass which might be
My hand won’t fit in that small hole “So I blew it!” This helpful tutorial and creative idea was submitted to the blog by Jon Mallory. What an awesome idea to allow you to place patterns/images inside hard to get areas of a glass for engraving! Please read Jon’s tutorial that he provided us below:
We are featuring Kevin Retelle today with his rotary engraved glasses. I have done a similar personalized glass like this before, but used the sandblasting process and different software, but I haven’t documented it well, so this makes a great fit! It is a lot simpler than other methods such as using a halftone photoresist
Nadina Piehl has been a subscriber for almost as long as I’ve had this website and she sent me these photos. She sent over a picture of: • A blue glass jug with an etching of a ship on the front (great contrast). • A pitcher etched with some oceanic scenery • A glass bowl
We featured Doug K. before. This time around he sent me these interesting items he etched. He etched some glass jars/ canisters, flutes for a wedding, candles which could be a great idea for Valentine’s day coming up, NFL etched glass sets, and a blue glass mug! He shared the following details: The floss canisters
