Man, it is SO HARD to photograph etched glass… or even just glass in general, because of the reflection. And it makes for such a beautiful and subtle touch. No expensive engraving or messy sand-blasting.

That’s PERMANENT folks! Can’t be scratched or washed off… ever. It really pops once it’s completely dry!Īfter it’s dry, clean your glass and pop it in the frame! If this isn’t instant gratification, then I don’t know what is! You won’t be able to see the etching very well at first. When it seems like you’ve gotten all the paste off, peel off your masking tape and stencils, and rinse off any remaining residue. Once the whole design is covered, let it sit for one to two minutes while the acid eats away at your glass! Then wash it off in the sink, being careful not to get any of the paste on your skin. You want it to be a thick enough coat that the design is completely covered. Time for the fun part! Slap on some gloves to protect your hands, and dip your paint brush into the Armour Etching Cream and start globbing it over your design. They’re REUSABLE STENCILS! Once you get them just perfect, put masking tape all around the perimeter of the stencils to help protect the glass around it from accidentally getting etched. It’s important to make sure you put them on straight and centered, but don’t panic because you can totally take them off and re-place them as many times as you need before you go at it with etching cream. stencil with the intertwined rings between them as the ‘and’ sign. Next I gathered my supplies and poured over which etching stencil to use. But YOU could do it anywhere around the perimeter, or even over the picture! (Our amazing wedding photographer is Hannah Goering!) And I decided to etch on the space above the picture. I decided to etch on both frames, but for this tutorial, I’m going to etch the frame on the left because I love how it’s a ‘floating frame’ and you can see the wall behind the pic! I printed out a 5×5 pic from Nick and my wedding to go between the two pieces of glass. I snagged a couple picture frames at Hob Lob for this project. Over ‘n’ Over Stencils (we chose the Wedding themed ones here and here!).Let’s do this! Supplies for Acid Etched Wedding Frame If you look close, you’ll see that the glass on these frames is ETCHED using acid etching cream! This is such an easy and fun process, even the most novice DIYer could pull this off with flying colors. Thank you for supporting the amazing brands that make Reality Daydream possible!* *This post is sponsored my Armour Etching Products. But this year, I decided to try something completely different! Although it’s still something to hang on the wall. My previous go-to gift was one of these handmade bracket-shaped signs with their last name and year ‘established’. Wedding season is upon us! And I love the idea of making something super personalized as a gift for the happy couple.

Etched glass photo frame