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Hi guys!
In this tutorial I will be showing you how to make this etched beer mug or etched beer glass using etching cream. Etching glass with etching cream is super easy.
I love using Armour etch to etch my glassware, because it’s super easy to do, just cut your vinyl, apply it to your glassware, let it sit for 15 minutes at most (depending on the type of glassware), wash it off and you’re all done.
All you really need for this tutorial is your glassware, some Armour etch, and your vinyl. Watch the full video below.
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Supplies you’ll need:
- Armour etch
- Alcohol
- Paper towels
- Gloves
- Masking tape
- Popsicle stick/paint brush
- Beer mug/Beer glass
- Cricut machine
- Vinyl
- Transfer tape
Add your text
Click the Text button and type your letter.
Click the Text button again and then type your name.
Change the font of all of your text to be Plantagenet Cherokee or use some other sans serif font that’s already installed on your computer.
Rotate your name 270 degrees and move it close to your design until it looks similar to my design.
Click the Shapes button and add a square.
Unlock the square and change it to a skinny rectangle.
Place the rectangle between the letter and the name.
Readjust the size of your letter or name so that they can be the same height or width.
Resize your design
Resize your design to fit your glassware. For my beer mug/beer glass, I made my design 2 inches wide.
Be sure that your design is centered vertically by clicking the Align button, then clicking Center Vertically.
Also make sure that you have enough space vertically between your letter, the line, and your name.
Click the Attach button.
Cut your design
Click the Make it button.
Position your design where you will actually cut it on your mat.
Click the Continue button.
Choose your vinyl type, I chose Premium Vinyl.
Put your vinyl on your mat and cut out the design using your Cricut machine.
Weed your design
Take your vinyl and start peeling away the actual design (the part you would normally leave behind).
Take some transfer tape and add it to the top of your vinyl and take your scraper and burnish the design.
Clean your beer mug/beer glass
Take a paper towel and add some alcohol to it and then clean off the side of your beer mug/beer glass where you will apply your design.
Be sure to let your mug dry off.
Apply your vinyl and tape to your beer mug/beer glass
Take your vinyl and apply it to your mug making sure it’s centered on your mug.
Peel off your transfer tape and get out all the air bubbles.
Take some of your tape and put it around the borders of your vinyl so that when you apply the etching cream to your beer mug/beer glass, you won’t get it on any other part of your mug/glass.
Apply your etching cream to your beer mug/beer glass
Put your gloves on first and then shake your etching cream really good.
Use a popsicle stick or a paintbrush to apply your etching cream to your beer mug/beer glass.
Smooth the etching cream onto your design and smooth it back and forth for about 3 minutes.
Now let the etching cream sit on your beer mug/beer glass for about 15 minutes.
Clean your mug/glass
If you have any excess etching cream on your design, you can take a popsicle stick and scoop it off and put it back into your etching cream bottle or dispose of it.
Now take some water and wash off the etching cream.
Dry your mug/glass with a paper towel.
Peel off the tape and the vinyl and use your weeder to get any small pieces of vinyl that may be left behind.
And that’s it!
One of my favorite parts about etching with etching cream is that you can put your glassware in the dishwasher unlike when you use vinyl on your glassware.
If you want to watch how I created this beer mug/beer glass step by step, check out the video here.
I hope that you enjoyed this tutorial on etching with etching cream on glass. Leave any questions or comments below and be sure to save and share this tutorial on social media!
