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Recent Custom Etched Beer Mug

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Eric Robert Posted in Blog Content, Sandcarving Examples 3 Comments

Recently someone wanted me to custom etch some beer glasses for a gift, and I like to update this blog with some simple samples to help generate ideas in your head.  These were created this week which can be a great gift idea to give, because it’s something different and is more meaningful.

What I did here was find a few free graphics off of the internet and converted them to be cut with the free stencil software which I talk about in the e-book.  This allowed me to have the stencil cut from my computer and free software programs that I have mentioned.  You can see in the picture below is a rose flower etched into the glass with the person’s name directly under it.  I usually try to use a cool font and angle it in a unique way which flows along the flower.  Try different angles and fonts in the software and see what looks good.

Etched glass beer mug of a flower and name personalized.

Also you can see, the rose is actually a line pattern and has only been etched with a single stage.  Most line patterns are used with double or multi-staged, but sometimes a line pattern looks fairly good.  Since I etched the mug from the front side, I left it as a single stage.  If I did this from the inside of the mug, you probably could carve multi-stage etchings into it for three dimensional effects but pouring drinks into the glass would stain the frosted areas.  You can see more glass mugs and I will try to photograph each unique one that I do. Hope these inspire you!


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3 thoughts on “Recent Custom Etched Beer Mug”

  1. Shauna says:
    May 4, 2010 at 12:39 am

    I love the pattern. I am going to have to give it a try. Thank you.

  2. Paula says:
    May 5, 2010 at 10:42 am

    Very nice. I agree with doing it on the outside of the mug. Drinks would ruin it.

  3. Jay says:
    April 29, 2014 at 8:37 am

    Could you help with ideas for micro blasters. Could you post a picture of what you use. I have read the the Pasche remote air Eraser, posted by Eric, is not very reliable? I will do a lot of etching and need a good small sandblaster. Having a hard time finding a good one. Thanks

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