Welcome back to my little space of the blog world. My daily project today is again a little different from my norm. My dad's birthday was the end of May and I decided this year to make him his very own special beer mug for those super hot days. I've done the engraving on Christmas ornaments before, but nothing this major.
I bought the beer mug at the local Dollar Tree. I never knew what a treasure trove that place was. I never would have guessed what this mug would look like (well I would have but I would have been wrong). I can be a snob at times, you know the more you pay for something the better it must be right? Well, I gotta tell you, this is a pretty thick mug for just a buck.
I decided to make it kind of fancy smancy and used Blackletter. I love this font, except it is hard to read the capitols. The old world feel I thought was perfect for this project. I cut the "D" at 2.53", put the negative image of vinyl on the mug and then covered the open area with the armour etch. The directions on the bottle say to wait for 5 minutes then wash the armour etch off. This is what's left. I've always had difficulty taking pictures that allow the designs to show up well.
Thanks for visiting my blog today! Have a great summer day, I hope I've inspired you with a fun project for today.
Recipe:
item to etch
Armour Etch
brush
Blackletter cartridge
vinyl
