How To Etch Glass

Hello Everyone,

 I am going to teach you how to etch beautiful glass pieces. Please read all the instructions before you get started.
Here is a list of all the supplies that you will need for this project:
 • tape
 • clean dry cloth
 • latex gloves
 • safety glasses
 • a design to etch
 • a piece of glass
 • rotary tool
 • diamond tips for rotary tool

 Ok. You have all your supplies to get started, let’s etch some glass.

 1.) Find a picture that you like and want to etch. To find my pictures, I look through coloring books and on Google for printable images. Until you are comfortable with etching glass, try to choose something that is simple. This is my picture that I choose.

 2.) Find a piece of glass that you want to etch on. Make sure it is the appropriate size for the picture that you have chosen. This is the glass piece that I will be using.

3.) Tape your picture on the back of the piece of glass, facing up. Tape it good so that it want move on you.

4.) We will be cutting into the glass with the diamond tip so there will be powder pieces of glass. Please wear your latex gloves and safety glasses.

5.) If you already have or have purchased a rotary tool for this project, use the smallest diamond tip that you have at first. My rotary tool has different settings on it from 1 to max. I use it in 1.

 6.) Hold your rotary tool in your hand to where it is comfortable for you. Don’t be scared. It is just like writing or coloring a picture. You don’t have to press down hard the rotary tool will do the work for you. Trace out your whole picture.

7.) Once you are done tracing all the lines on your picture, you can take the picture off of the back. You should have all your lines from your picture on your glass. Don’t worry if it doesn’t look good right now. We aren’t done yet. It will look great.

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8.) Switch out your diamond tip to one that is slightly bigger. Changing your tip to a bigger size will give you a thicker line when you go back over them and will shade in better.

9.) Now look at your glass with your picture on it and decide what areas you think would look good shaded in. When you shade in tour piece it is just like coloring a picture. Stay in the lines and make sure everything is colored. While you are shading in, if your glass gets dusty, just wipe it with your clean cloth and keep shading.

10.) When all of the areas are colored in and you have it the way you want it, you are done. Great job!!

 * You can etch on glass, mirrors, glass vases, or glasses. Now you can hang your piece, set it on a shelf, sell it, or give it away.

Great job! Please send me pictures of the etch glass that you have created. I would love to see your creations. I hope you enjoy etching glass.

Next we will be learning how to dip wooden flower pieces into nail polish. I look forward to hearing from you and any comments, suggestion, questions, or ideas that you might have. Below are a few of some of my etch glass pieces.