December 5, 2011

Etched Snowflake Ornaments


 

Happy December!!!  Just 20 more days until Christmas!!  Lori here from Scrappin'MyStressAway with some snowflake ornaments.  I FINALLY tried to etch ~ how fitting that I shared this project on Sheila's blog as she inspired me a long time ago when she etched a glass baking dish!


I bought these mirror ornaments at Michaels.



I used these snowflakes from the Christmas cartridge and sized it at 1 1/2 inches.  I cut out the snowflakes in vinyl.  I set my cricut to Pressure 3, Speed 3 and Blade 3 to cut through the vinyl layer only (not the backing).


I peeled back the extra vinyl using my dental tool.  It is helpful to roll the vinyl as you pull it away to prevent it from sticking to your project.



I weed out the inner cuts next.  I use clear Contact paper for my transfer tape.  You need to dirty it up a bit on your jeans to de-stick it a bit.  I placed the contact paper over my snowflakes and burnished it with my scraper. 


I placed the snowflake in the center of the mirror and burnished it again.  I slowly peeled off the contact paper.




I got out my Armour Etch that I bought at Michaels about a year ago!




I put some newspaper down and put a thick coat of etching cream on my mirrors.




After 5 minutes, I rinsed one off and it looked done.





Here are the ornaments after I rinsed them and dried them with a paper towel.


I peeled off the remaining vinyl.


I added some sparkly ribbon and a coordinating gem to each snowflake.  These would make a nice gift! 

Thanks Sheila for having me on your blog today!!!  I hope everyone over here has a wonderful Christmas!!

11 comments:

  1. What a fun project. Kiddos would love to makes these too. :)

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  2. Lori - these are GORGEOUS! I love how you did the negative etched...it's beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
    hugs,
    M

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  3. Nice jobs with these ornaments. Cool.

    Barb from Toronto, Canada
    http://barbsmithdesigns.blogspot.com

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  4. Oh Lori these ornaments are adorable! I just love etched glass projects and this one is awesome.... I bet they just sparkle on the tree! Thanks for sharing with us today... great tutorial.

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  5. These ornaments are beautiful. I haven't tried etching yet. You make me want to try.
    Jen

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  6. Beautiful ornaments!! Love them!

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  7. Oh my goodness!! You have totally inspired me to make these!! Thank you so much! They are just beautiful!!

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  8. What a great project! So many differnt possibilities. Thank you for sharing this, I just love it! :)

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  9. Terrific ornaments, I may give it a try one day...scared but they look so lovely, I might be brave a try :)
    Great tutorial
    Hugs
    Adele

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Thank you for your sweet sweet words of encouragement.