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 very happy to feature Evonne Buie today. She recently used our glass stain paints to create a faux stained glass design into the window of her house. She did an amazing job with the design and good use of color combinations- wow! The design has an assortment of patterns, flower petals and roses.
I thought this would be a great idea to share because some folks aren’t familiar with this product: a repositionable stencil adhesive spray. Recently, I was making my own flexible stencils out of a more durable material so they could be reused many times over. I cut the designs out of this material so they
It’s exciting to share these sandcarving glass projects today and feature Kay O’Neil! You might like this if you would like to expand your glass etching into other forms such as stained glass. Or even use this idea to create unique etched glass projects by using spectrum baroque glass, as she has done. As you
Sheila is the latest awesome subscriber to send in her work here. She stated that she frequently sandblasted the backside of the mirror and paints the frosted areas. To go along with this another idea she shared that you could do is to make birth announcement mirrors. I like the idea because it is a
In this post, we are featuring Gilly from Royal Blast in Dallas and his latest etchings of four different types. You may have remembered him in the past. I really like his work because he does such a wide variety of etchings and techniques. We have talked about some of these types which he did
Just wanted to share a recent sandcarve engraved rock I did to give you some ideas. It’s a very simple idea that was given to someone with the last name “Rose” as a retirement gift. Apparently he enjoyed gardening and was something he looked forward to upon retirement. Sandcarving Rock Ideas So engraved rocks can
A while back, I was talking about how I cut small but thick pieces of glass. This is the project I was working on for that and I forgot to share it. I hope it gives you some ideas. The idea I want to share here is my favorite item to sandcarve with 2 or
A fellow subscriber, Steve Davis, sent over this recent multi-stage sandcarving of a couple of flowers. He is looking for feedback on this project, so please leave him a response in the comment section at the end of this post. I personally think it looks awesome, but he would like any tips on things he
I am rather excited about discussing this today because this idea combined 3 different crafts: Bottle cutting Etching Candle making The process is very easy with the right technique, is fun, very customizable and inexpensive to make these. They can be made for gifts to give friends and family or sold in markets. Step 1:
Jesrina from the Youtube channel Neverending Creations was nice enough to test out our UpCycle EZ-Cut Bottle Cutter recently in the below video. Jesrina’s DIY Home Decor Ideas She created some cool project ideas from the video which were: Decorative Candy Jar– in this project she simply cut a wine bottle and put a modern
Our deluxe glass etching kit includes everything you need to get started with the basics of using glass etching cream. It also comes with a CD-ROM with additional etching patterns and instructional guides created by Eric Robert. The complete package includes: Etching cream (2.6 oz)- simply apply the etching cream over the stencil, wait and
