The burrs I use everyday are on Amazon, called diamond tipped burrs. I use a soapy mixed water bottle with all my diamond tipped burrs, as this helps preserve the burrs. I taught myself the hardest way to do glass etching, which is with a steady hand and a rotary drill lol. I only use armour etch cream with some lettering. Clear water allows you to see through one side and see the etched design on the other side without having to turn it around. Colored water allows you to see each design clearly on each side. Contact Hudsons Bay to confirm product details. Roy, when I said I had to “etch each design on each side” its because there are two sides to the glass block and then it was filled with water and glitter. Product availability, descriptions and images provided by Hudsons Bay.

It’s a square in shape and can be filled with sand or water or any filler. Glen, the glass in this project IS a glass block and NOT a glass bottle. Let’s see, I use a dremel 3000 with a flex shaft. The first image below shows a collage of the steps she took to etch and decorate the above glass block and the second shows another Winnie the Pooh project she worked on. It can be shaken and looks awesome, like a sensory bottle! The other picture shows a different color scheme: clear water, clear Elmer’s glue and neon pink glitter. The one picture shows a green colored water with some silver glitter inside. I played around with some water colors as well. It adds an awesome color illusion without consuming the essence of the etching, and when the glitter completely dries, you can still see the etching! I purchased glitter sticks and strategically put some glitter to outline it but also left some of the etched lines bare without glitter. I found and scaled the design I wanted for a customer, transferred the design onto the glass using transfer paper and then etched each design on each side. This time she etched them with Winnie the Pooh designs and experimented with glitter sticks and watercolors to make a light colored glass blocks. Making DIY decorative glass block crafts are a growing idea to personalize, and etching them is one of the best ways to accomplish this. Cynthia’s custom etched glass block craft project of Winnie the Pooh.I am happy to post another etching project that Cynthia Gladis-Johnson shared with us! You can find her other DIY candle holder project here.

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