I'm excited to share with you a craft project I worked on yesterday: Glass Etching.
I bought myself a Silhouette Cameo a few weeks ago along with a "Glass Etching Starter Kit". I have been playing around with the Cameo here and there. It is a pretty easy machine to figure out how to use.
Yesterday, I decided to try out the etching materials. I watched a couple of good videos on Youtube and then went in search of some glass. I found these cute little jars for $1 each at The Dollar Store! SCORE!
These jars are great because you can either use them upright or they can also sit at an angle.
Because I am in Back-to-School mode, I decided to make jars to put my paperclips, pushpins, and eraser caps in.
Of course I had a helper on this project. This is Cricket. She loves to be in the middle of the action!
When I was all finished (at about 12:00 last night) they weren't perfect, but pretty good for my first time etching! All-in-all the project cost me $4. The jars were a dollar each and the round borders cost me about $1 in the Silhouette store. Not bad for a practice project!
Thanks for letting me share with you! If you have any questions or comments, please leave them below!
I just bought a silhouette too (couldn't hold back any lover). I am on love with ittttt! I haven't been brave enough to try glass etching but can't wait to see what else you don with it. I might be bugging you for your silhouette files later :P
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Hi Hope,
DeleteI haven't done a lot yet, but plan on using it more when I get back to school and get my class list. I did make a little pennant banner for behind my desk and a card for a friend... lol... I had purchased the glass etching kit with the machine and just ordered the vinyl starter kit from Amazon.com. I want to make a decal for my laptop. :)