Glass Etching
Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 7:10 pm
Here's some glass etchings I've been working on.
The first ones are "Beer" candles I am in the process of making , I will be filling the mugs with yellow colored gel wax and topping with a whipped paraffin wax to give it a foamy head look. The last one is pictures of my kids I've etched on glass blocks for a family member (photo is kinda fuzzy but the etchings came out quite clear). I've wrapped the glass blocks with 3.75" gold ribbon, followed by a 2.5" red ribbon and attached them with hot glue. I wasn't sure how well a photo would convert to an etching (I used Inkscape and converted the photo to bitmap) but it turned out great. Of course with each "success" my wife is finding more challenges for me!!!
The first ones are "Beer" candles I am in the process of making , I will be filling the mugs with yellow colored gel wax and topping with a whipped paraffin wax to give it a foamy head look. The last one is pictures of my kids I've etched on glass blocks for a family member (photo is kinda fuzzy but the etchings came out quite clear). I've wrapped the glass blocks with 3.75" gold ribbon, followed by a 2.5" red ribbon and attached them with hot glue. I wasn't sure how well a photo would convert to an etching (I used Inkscape and converted the photo to bitmap) but it turned out great. Of course with each "success" my wife is finding more challenges for me!!!