Originally Posted by
cminor
My daughter and I worked yesterday on gifts for the 4 girls I work with. I wanted to do glass etching but never did it before. After testing it out on some glasses and a lot of time getting the old Cricut Personal to work the way we wanted I think they turned out really nice. Not perfect...but that is ok. I am really happy with them.
I spend $5.00 on the small glass dish and $6.00 for the big one. All in all after the Etch cream and the contact paper I probably only spent $15.00 on each girl and for that they get one big dish with their last name and one small dish with just the first letter of their last name. I have seen these on Etsy for close to $35.00-$45.00.
With a newer craft cutter - you could make a killing making these
The hardest part was getting the paper to line up right on the glass before you put the etch cream on it.
Has anyone else done this? If so please post a picture...I am very interested
In the old days the process used to use some very dangerous chemicals, so I'm glad it is an easier procedure now. My great grandpa's business was stained glass, coloured glass and lead light work and I was always warned off the etching because of the need to wear masks and protective clothing. If we see any of it over here it is always from a particular era.