For the first Homemade Christmas hosted once again by my cousin, Emily Rose, I decided to share what I will be doing this Christmas. On Monday night, I took a class on glass etching, which was very simple, and so I now have another thing which I can do for Christmas gifts.

Glass etching with the acidic cream is simple. One picks out a stencil, traces it onto contact paper, then cuts out the shapes, leaving an outline. Next, one places the peels off the back of contact paper, leaving the part to stick onto the glass. Next, we dab on the Armour Etch Cream onto the part where we want the frosted look to be, usually on the inside of the stencil. It looks like this…

I chose a dragonfly stencil from a library book, but one can chose anything to suit holidays, names, personalities, etc. The teacher put her son’s name on one side and then a helicopter on the other. Mom also had the idea of putting a word like “Jellybeans” or “Sugar” onto a jar, then filling it with that substance.

Not many people do this regularly, but it is easier than “actual” glass etching. There are endless ideas for this craft, and Christmas can be a great opportunity for experimentation.

A few more posts that I have done earlier in the season which could be used for Homemade Christmases:

The Blanket Buddy

Preparing for Homemade Christmases

Fingerless Gloves