Handmade Monthly-Glass Etching Gifts for Disney Lovers

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       Madalynn had a great idea to make Disney themed dishes to use on our Family Reunion trip to Disneyland next year.  She is all about the details.  I had only done glass etching once before, so I was excited to try it with her.  It ended up being such a fun and simple project and very inexpensive. If you know someone who loves Disney, (or any other motif), a set of dishes or dessert plates would be such a fun and appreciated gift!  Here are the things that we used: 

Classy Coolers

   I love the shape of these glasses from DollarTree!  They really do look classy, and they have nice flat sides that are easy to stick a stencil to and do the etching on. You can order them in a case of 24, so that would be 3 sets of 8 or 6 sets of 4 to make and give as gifts! Wow! 6 gifts for only $24!  

Clear Glass Dessert Plates

    These clear glass plates are also from Dollar Tree and you can order them 12 per case!  They have a nice wide, flat bottom to place your stencil on for etching.  Wait until you see how these turned out! I love them.  They will make a "sweet" dessert plate! 

Glass Bowls

   I purchased these bowls at Dollar Tree as well, but I can't find them online.  They did have many of them in our store so go check!  We etched on the underside of the bowl because Maddy and I thought it would be nice to finish eating your cereal or ice cream and then see the cute Mickey or Minnie image at the bottom of the bowl! 

Salt and Pepper Shakers

     I picked these shakers up at our local grocery store.  They have smooth sides that lend them to easy etching as well! It is hard to see on these with the salt and pepper in them, but one has Mickey and the other has Minnie on them. The photo in the collage above is a little easier to see. 

Armour Etch

   This is the compound that you use to etch the glass.  I picked it up at Michael's, but here is a link to get it on Amazon.  I don't remember what I paid at Michael's.  While you must apply this Armour Etch on liberally, it really goes a long way.  We did two complete sets of these dishes, bowls and glasses, plus the salt and pepper shakers and we still have A LOT left to do much more! 

   You will also need peel and stick vinyl to use to cut out your stencils.  My Daughter-in-law cut ours out for us on her Silhouette cutter.  She went to the Disney site and found some designs that she used with her cutter.  If you have a Silhouette, you will know what I mean.  If you don't have access to a vinyl cutter, here are some stencils you can purchase on Amazon.  They need to be adhesive stencils. 

Here are the easy steps to etch your glass items:

First, be sure that your glass surfaces are clean. You will need a cup of rinse water, the etching cream and an old paint brush.  You may want to wear gloves when working with the etching cream. 

Finally, when the cream is all dry, rinse it off under running water. You will want to use a scrubbing pad or rag to get all of the cream off. Then, remove the stencil and look at your amazing results! 

    *My first attempt has one or two mishaps.  Sometimes the coverage was spotty, so I went back and tried the cream again.  But, I learned that if I was patient and went over the stencil liberally with the cream and rebrushed it a couple of times and then let it completely dry, the results were much better! It really doesn't take very long for it to totally dry. 

     Maddy and I are so happy with the results! 

I love the cute Minnie and Mickey plates!

What do you think? 

Now I have to get busy making more! I can think of so many fun applications!