A list of tutorials for etching, engraving and sandcarving glass art.
As promised, after I sandcarved this marlin in glass, I thought it would be fun to experiment and document the process of using these new glass stain paints on that etching. I am now distributing some of the best permanent glass paints that visually appear like stained glass here. You can see another example of
Today I wanted to show you how to cut a wine bottle with the Kinkajou bottle cutter which is now sold on our website. Also see our branded bottle cutters with the Basic kit, Deluxe kit, Ultimate Kit and more on Amazon. This came out a few years ago. It’s relatively newer and really a
I started distributing glass stain paints awhile back which people have been enjoying on Amazon as shown here http://amzn.to/2dgVpdu , but I wanted to get more feedback so I invited a friend over to experiment with it as well. This was her first time glass painting so it didn’t turn out perfect but this tutorial
I am happy to post another etching project that Cynthia Gladis-Johnson shared with us! You can find her other DIY candle holder project here. Making DIY decorative glass block crafts are a growing idea to personalize, and etching them is one of the best ways to accomplish this. This time she etched them with Winnie
I’ve seen homemade DIY candle holders before, but this latest submission from the form by Cynthia Gladis-Johnson is my favorite! Why you might ask? Because it integrates the combination of a beautifully stained wood holder/stand, an etched glass insert and the idea of using markers to add some color– love it! You could even try
I wanted to cover a few topics in this post: Idea of experimenting patterns and etching them on bottles Finding excellent free patterns Tips on how to photograph etched glass Experimenting patterns and etching idea A lot of times I like to experiment with various patterns on glass to see how they look or I
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:
This is one of my favorite, featured glass etchers I’ve seen lately. She provided a great explanation and goes into great detail to etch photos for clients. She provided the below. Love it! (Click on any of the photos for an enlarged view) My name is Schelesia Mangus. I am the owner, designer and curator
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I recently received a question from one of my subscribers asking: how do you get 2 different textures, light and dark with etching cream? Most people know that this can be done with rotary engraving and I have been doing 2 tone etchings with sandblasting through the use of either 2 stage sandcarving or shade
A while back, I asked my newsletter subscribers to submit some questions that they were interested in and I would try to make some tutorials. A subscriber named David asked me to do a tutorial on how to autograph glass by etching. Basically he wanted to add his signature to his stained glass projects after
In the previous post, I created a video on how to cut a wine bottle and included plans on making a cutter yourself. I hope you enjoyed that project idea. I didn’t really talk much about sanding the edges smooth where the bottle was cut. Most people use sandpaper to smooth these by hand sanding
