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Hi there, for my first project of 2016, I decided to make a special wine mug for myself after a craft fail.  I had misplaced my  etchall® etching crème,  so I used the  etchall® Dip ‘n Etch  liquid to etch a name on a beer mug for my daughter, she was going to give it to her boyfriend's dad as a Christmas gift, I tried to etch only the center of the mug where the name was supposed to go, so I used a lot of masking tape to tape everything else, as you can see below.  However I didn't have enough of the  etchall® Dip ‘n Etch  liquid to cover the name, so I tried different containers and moved it around this way and that trying to only etch the area of the name, well, the name etched really good, however I guess with all the dipping I had to do, the masking tape was not strong enough to keep the etching liquid from getting onto the rest of the mug, so let's just say it didn't look good, not to be given as a gift, so I put it aside and tried it a...

This year my kids decided to give out some hand made gifts, personalizing a few glass beer mugs was an easy project and fun.  Glass etching is fast and easy, h ere you see the preparation starts, the names are printed and cut, I have my tip kit and etching cream ready.  Here are two of the mugs, you can see how easy it was to use the tip kit to write the names and add a few designs to the mugs, I sat these over a box, to keep them steady and after 15 minutes, it was time to rinse, I let the water run over the cream, and then I washed it off as fast as I could, making sure no cream was left on the outside or inside of the mugs.   The hardest part is to photograph the finished mugs, we made a total of four personalized beer mugs for family. Here is a short video to try and show the results, these were a hit with the family. MATERIALS USED: Clear glass beer mugs (4) etchall®  – Etching Cream & Designer ...