There is something very gratifying about carving into a rock. This project was kind of therapeutic. I was thinking I’d carve some words into rocks and maybe start leaving them around Palm Desert to see if people find them…. [Read more…]
Jar o’ Elastic Hair Bands
I love these elastic hairbands (or hair ties)…..and with an etched glass recycled jar they make a cute, practical gift too!
On my last trip to L.A., I bought a bunch of foldover elastic (FOE) by the yard (I’ve seen rainbow lots of FOE on ebay if you are looking for a source):
Etched Soap Bottle
This is such a quick and easy project that anyone can do! I picked up this olive oil dispenser and thought that with a little glass etching it would be a much nicer soap dispenser than the generic plastic bottle version. You can pick up glass etching cream on Amazon.
Glass etching is the process where the glass is given a rough texture until it has a “frosted” look.
I used my Silhouette machine to cut out the letters “Dish Soap” from a piece of vinyl contact paper but you could easily use an exacto knife to cut out such a simple design:
I placed the stencil onto the bottle and made sure all the areas were adhered:
Following the directions of the etching cream, I brushed a thick layer on top of the stencil and left it on for a few minutes:
After the cream had time to “etch” the glass, I washed it off in the sink and peeled off the stencil:
The finished etched glass:
Hubby filled the bottle with soap…..
…..and finished!
