the husband drew my older brother's name for our homemade gift exchange. the biggest challenge for the hubs and me is to make something that the gift receiver will not only enjoy, but use. so for my brother this can be really challenging. after multiple ideas we came up with something that the hubs thought the brother would really enjoy. personalized pilsner glasses.
the project started with a few simple supplies:
a set of pilsner glasses from IKEA, etching cream, and left over shelf liner.
then we needed an image to make into a stencil and etch on to the glass. so, the "H" from the family business and his last name was a perfect image to use. husband printed multiple sizes of the "H" on to cardstock, he decided on the perfect size for the size of the glass.
the image was then traced on to some shelf liner that I had left over to make an adhesive stencil, the stencil was then cut out with a razor blade. an individual stencil was needed for each glass in order to be sure that it stuck strongly enough to leave a crisp edge to the image. this was the most time consuming and difficult step of the process, both the cutting and placing of the image took patience and attention to detail.
the etching cream was used according to package directions --brushed on in one direction and let to sit around 10 minutes before rinsing off. rinsing it off.
the final product was great... a nice sharp "H"... we were happy with how appropriate they were for a guy, not at all crafty and girly. my brother loved them too!
the gift was accompanied much like the wine stopper gift. we added my brother's favorite, a 6 pack of bud light and a bottle of clamato to make his own "red beer".
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