Wedding Projects

I have been hard at work on some projects for our older son's wedding - it is less than three weeks away!  Many of you have asked to see what I am working on and I will share these projects a little later this fall.  I want to keep them private until after the wedding.

I thought I'd share a link back to the post where I explained how I etched a mirror tile with lacy hearts to create a romantic centerpiece.  I did this project for Scrappy-go-Lucky and you can read all of the details HERE.

Etching is fun to do and the results can be quite impressive.  I won't be taking centerpieces like this to the West Coast - there is too much risk of breakage.  When you etch on a mirror the effect is a little different than etching on a plain glass surface because of the shadows that are created.  The etching is on the surface of the glass and the thickness of the glass before the mirror surface painted on the back will vary depending on the items you are using for your project.

If you have never etched glass before you might want to start with a simpler design - this was fairly ambitious to take on as a first project!   

I did see a request for a "yo-yo" lesson in the comments on yesterday's card and I will try to post directions in the next day or two. I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday!

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Lovestruck by Candlelight

I finally completed an etching project!  Over a year ago I bought a large jar of the Armour-Etch cream (with a coupon of course) and put it in a "safe place."  Apparently I outsmarted myself because whenever I thought I'd like to try it out I would look for the jar - I couldn't remember where I put it.  Our house is full of logical places to stash things to keep them away from small children and it must still be in one of them.  I was not prepared to go out and invest in a second jar when I knew that I have one...somewhere....

Fortunately, Mandy, the owner of Scrappy -Go-Lucky in Australia, sent me some new cartridges and supplies for Design Team projects and one of the items in the box was a jar of etching cream.  I used it to etch a mirror tile with a design I created from hearts on the Love Struck cartridge.

Here is one more view of my project from above.  For all of the details, lots more photos and the .cut file (with a bit of an explanation about "Hide Selected Contour") please visit the Scrappy-Go-Lucky blog.


I want to thank all of you who have left such kind comments about my blog during my "Blogoversary Celebration."  I really appreciate any and all feedback about the types of projects you would like me to post.  Don't forget to leave a comment on any post this week to have a chance to receive one of the seven gifts (I usually do three, but seven is my other lucky number and I had four things that I brought back from Italy).  Here is a LINK to the post with the details about the gifts.


I was surprised to find out that there are some of you who read my blog and don't use Design Studio - my goal will be to get you to at least try it.  Remember you can download the trial version and learn all about the software and how it works before you buy it.  You can even cut designs that use only the cartridge(s) that are "native " to your Cricut (George for the Personal, Don Juan for the Create and Plantin Schoolbook and Accent Essentials for the Expression).