My sister stayed with us this winter to help with the new baby. It was wonderful. But she and I kept getting our glasses mixed up. Not that I minded too much, but I like to use one glass all day... less dishes to do. And I like to keep my germs to myself.
So here is our solution... a simple project for your glass tumblers.
First, cut shapes from contact paper to make stencils. Paper punches, QuicKutz, or even an Xacto knife work well for this. The shapes should be unique, so every glass is different... so you can easily tell them apart.
Make sure the glass bottoms are very clean, and adhere the stencils to the bottoms.
Next, carefully paint some glass etching paste over the design. Wait five minutes and rinse well (or whatever the package instructions say). Peel off the contact paper stencils, and voila!
Now you can tell which glass is yours by its unique design... and your glasses will still match each other when set at the table.
And every time you take a sip, you will smile at how clever you are. We have also found these to be great conversation pieces.
I used several images, but monograms, punctation, or geometric designs would work too.
This makes a great semi-homemade gift! A 12-pack of glasses at Target is about $6. The etching paste is about $5 (the small bottle will go a long way!). And if you don't have lots of paper punches, come over and borrow mine.
So here is our solution... a simple project for your glass tumblers.
First, cut shapes from contact paper to make stencils. Paper punches, QuicKutz, or even an Xacto knife work well for this. The shapes should be unique, so every glass is different... so you can easily tell them apart.
Make sure the glass bottoms are very clean, and adhere the stencils to the bottoms.
Next, carefully paint some glass etching paste over the design. Wait five minutes and rinse well (or whatever the package instructions say). Peel off the contact paper stencils, and voila!
Now you can tell which glass is yours by its unique design... and your glasses will still match each other when set at the table.
And every time you take a sip, you will smile at how clever you are. We have also found these to be great conversation pieces.
I used several images, but monograms, punctation, or geometric designs would work too.
This makes a great semi-homemade gift! A 12-pack of glasses at Target is about $6. The etching paste is about $5 (the small bottle will go a long way!). And if you don't have lots of paper punches, come over and borrow mine.
3 comments:
brilliant!!! and it looks good to boot :)
Good thinking! I never thought about etching on the bottom of drinking glasses. I've done some glass etching so I have all the supplies. Now I just need to make time!
Amazing! This is a great idea. Now if only I could get the assistant dish washers in my home to stop breaking my glasses...
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