Monday, January 30, 2012

Western Style Glasses and Coasters

I have been wanting to try glass etching with my Silhouette but have been so nervous about it. I am not sure what I was so nervous about not because it was so easy!

I used vinyl and a Silhouette file to cut a stencil for each of the glasses. I placed the stencil on the glasses and made sure all edges were secure. I then added the Etching Cream and let it sit for about 10 - 15 minutes. When the time had passed, I scrapped the excess back into the Etching Cream jar and rinsed the glasses with cool water until all of the residue was removed. I then removed the vinyl and was left with custom drinking glasses.

Glasses need to be washed in warm soapy water before using. 


After using the vinyl stencil for the glasses I was left with matching vinyl horse heads. I placed the vinyl silhouettes in the center of tumbled tiles that were purchased at my home improvement center. The tiles looked a bit plain, so I purchased a barbed wire frame from the Silhouette store and cut one for each of the tiles.
I can't believe how easy this was and it made the perfect gift for my friend!

Files from Silhouette: 
Barbed Wire Frame C00481_22157
Horse Portrait C00187_23067



5 Creative People Talked To Me:

  1. You did a great job! They look fabulous!

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  2. Perfection, Tammy! I have the frosted vinyl that looks like etching and haven't tried it yet. I keep changing my mind where I want to put it! This looks fabulous!

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  3. What a fabulous project. These look amazing! I love them.

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  5. Beautiful project. I love the horse silhouette. I must try to do something like this for some friends who just got a horse.

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