"Bloom" Etched Glass Vase with etchall®

Combine etchall® Resist Gel, etchall® Etching Cream and stencils to create a unique vase for summer flowers.

Posted by Cindi B.

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Fill with water and fresh flowers and enjoy! Or, fill with water, add a small amount of blue food coloring to make the unetched images really pop on the vase, and add an artificial flower.

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You Will Need (9 things)

  • etchall® Resist Gel
  • Fine Paint Brush
  • Foam Brush
  • Alphabet Stickers
  • etchall® Etching Cream
  • Glass Vase
  • etchall® Designer Tip Kit
  • DecoArt® PatioPaint Home & Garden Stencils
  • Westcott® Brand Self Healing Mat

Steps (8 steps, 60 minutes)

  1. 1

    Spell out “BLOOM” on vase with alphabet stickers as shown.

  2. 2

    Fill bottle from Designer Tip Kit with etchall® Resist Gel, add finest tip.

  3. 3

    With vase on Write out “where you are planted” beneath BLOOM stickers.

  4. 4

    Let writing begin to dry clear (this will reduce risk of smearing during the next step).

  5. 5

    Place flower/fern stencil onto vase in desired location. Use paintbrush to apply thin coat of Resist Gel over stencil.

  6. 6

    Carefully lift stencil and repeat with additional stencils until all desired images are on vase.

  7. 7

    Let dry until Resist Gel is completely clear.

  8. 8

    Use foam brush to apply etchall® Etching Cream to each side of vase. Let set 15 minutes, then remove cream and place back into bottle. Rinse vase to remove remaining etching cream.