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1. Update my goals for 2016 in January of 2016 :)
2. Maximize my crafting time!
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4. Learn how to Heat Press!!
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Monday, December 5, 2011

Snowflake Etched Ornaments



Happy December!!!  Just 20 more days until Christmas!!  I am the Guest Designer today at She's A Sassy Lady and I have some snowflake ornaments.  I FINALLY tried to etch ~ how fitting that I shared this project on Sheila's blog as she inspired me a long time ago when she etched a glass baking dish!
I bought these mirror ornaments at Michaels.
I used these snowflakes from the Christmas cartridge and sized it at 1 1/2 inches.  I cut out the snowflakes in vinyl.  I set my cricut to Pressure 3, Speed 3 and Blade 3 to cut through the vinyl layer only (not the backing).
I peeled back the extra vinyl using my dental tool.  It is helpful to roll the vinyl as you pull it away to prevent it from sticking to your project.
I weed out the inner cuts next.  I use clear Contact paper for my transfer tape.  You need to dirty it up a bit on your jeans to de-stick it a bit.  I placed the contact paper over my snowflakes and burnished it with my scraper. 
I placed the snowflake in the center of the mirror and burnished it again.  I slowly peeled off the contact paper.
I got out my Armour Etch that I bought at Michaels about a year ago!
I put some newspaper down and put a thick coat of etching cream on my mirrors.


After 5 minutes, I rinsed one off and it looked done.



Here are the ornaments after I rinsed them and dried them with a paper towel.
I peeled off the remaining vinyl.
I added some sparkly ribbon and a coordinating gem to each snowflake.  These would make a nice gift! 

Thanks Sheila for having me on your blog today!!!  I hope everyone over here has a wonderful Christmas!!

5 comments:

Kristy said...
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Kristy said...

Sorry... posted wrong name.. My fault! These are super cute still!
: )

Cricut Couple said...

Wow! This is SO COOL!!!

Doris P. said...

tfs such a cute idea. I have the etching cream - and I keep seeing those cute lil mirrors at craft stores! THANKS :) doris
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Sheila aka SassyLady said...

Lori, this is such a great project. I would love to see theses on the tree and night with the lights, I bet they just shimmer! Thanks for sharing this with us at She's A Sassy Lady!