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Etching Wedding Gifts & Updates

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Eric Robert Posted in Blog Content 15 Comments

Now that Spring is here and Summer is approaching quickly, it’s that time of year for many couples to start getting married. The wedding industry can be one of the biggest niches to etch and sell products to as I discussed before. Whether you etch for fun or for a business, these can be great gifts.

I have etched a few wine & champagne bottles before for friends, family, & friends of family. Most of them are fairly simple, but are still unique & thoughtful ideas for a person’s wedding.

Wedding bottle design etched with silver paint and red coloring.Wedding bottle design etched with gold paint.

 

I typically put together designs that has the following components:

  • Some type of ornament art or icon design which adds a little flair
  • A image of a bride & groom
  • Their names
  • And the date they got married

It can look even cooler when you add in paint as I discussed in the member’s area here. Usually, I like to experiment with the design and colors to see how it looks on old wine bottles first. In the photos above are two of the different designs that I am experimenting with. I am trying to figure out which design and color looks best.

What does everyone think? Leave a comment below and feel free to upload any wedding projects you have been etching lately. I hope this post gave you some ideas.


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15 thoughts on “Etching Wedding Gifts & Updates”

  1. Jerry says:
    May 17, 2013 at 2:30 pm

    Thanks for the updates and software.
    Jerry

  2. Jerry says:
    May 17, 2013 at 2:31 pm

    Thanks for the updates

  3. Eileen says:
    May 17, 2013 at 3:31 pm

    I purchased a vinyl cutter that uses Flexi software along with Corel and Inkspot. I love it. I am learning to take designs that are not in vector format and tweaking them to make them my own, creating my own designs. I purchased my cutter from a company in Nevada and it was delivered within two days, and I had it set up and running in one day and have been playing ever since. It was the best investment that I have made. Have made almost enough selling patterns to pay for the cutter.

  4. Eric Robert says:
    May 17, 2013 at 3:48 pm

    That’s great to hear Eileen! I have always been a big advocate for using cutters as most people have probably realized from my ebook. Lately I have been using photoresists for some projects with finer detail. I do enjoy using photoresist also. It’s good to have both stencil methods handy.

    These two wine bottles shown used the cutter method.

  5. Mark says:
    May 17, 2013 at 5:33 pm

    G’day Over the years i have purchased various clip art from which I have put together several packages that I present to clients . With weddings I present them with a variety of glassware, clip art, font and wording options . I usually meet the clients at there home and work out what suits them . The jobs can be just champain flutes for the bride and groom or beer mugs and wine glasses for the bridal party one job I did four hindered shot glasses for the guests These days with tablet PCs you don’t have to carry to much just the tablet and one of two samples
    I find weddings have a good profit margin it’s all up to you
    Cheers Mark

  6. Krista says:
    May 17, 2013 at 6:58 pm

    I prefer the John & Mary bottle – it’s more funky and fun – plus I like the more intricate swirly hearts pattern at the top. The bride on the other bottle looks more like a nun. Cool idea. Just out of curiosity’s sake – what would you charge for something like that?

  7. Eric Robert says:
    May 17, 2013 at 7:36 pm

    @ Mark, thanks for sharing the details. Wow, that is a lot of shot glasses. How much did you charge for that project?

    @ Krista, lol- I agree it looks like a nun. My friend said the same thing when I asked her opinion. I will be editing that image in photoshop to make her Veil look better. For price, I don’t do this for hire, but I suggest you look at how much other companies charge which is around $65 – 80 typically (for the etching alone, not including the wine).

  8. Christine says:
    May 17, 2013 at 11:07 pm

    Hello, I am fairly new to glass etching and tried researching what EXACT paint I should use to color fill wine bottles! I am having trouble figuring it out. Can you help me out by telling me what paint they use that will work best? I would LOVE to try doing this I just love the idea of a personal wine bottle! Thank You! Chris

  9. kadhlas says:
    May 18, 2013 at 11:23 am

    Hi,
    I am using glass glaze, a type of paint that is used on glass. It is weak and flows evenly. Though your work surface must level. Also it does not leave brush marks on the glass.

  10. Eric Robert says:
    May 18, 2013 at 11:41 am

    @ Christine- since wine bottles aren’t used in the wash like other items (wine glasses, mugs, etc), you can really use any type of paint. I have used glass paint, spray paint, & rub n buff.

    @ Kadhlas, great idea to use glass glaze! That is something I have to try still.

  11. Linda says:
    May 18, 2013 at 12:01 pm

    I like the John and Mary bottle best-I have done wedding glasses and picture
    frames with names, date, and hearts and flowers down sides of frame and corner angles so it’s framing the spot to put in a picture

  12. Elize Mei 2013 says:
    May 20, 2013 at 4:49 am

    Hi, ek hou ook van die 2de bottel, dit lyk mooi met die goud. ek het nou net vir my dogter n spieel gemaak vir haar 21ste, skoenlappertjie met haar naam, 21 sleutel en n gedig. Dit is plain geen kleur by, eerste probeer slag en nie tesleg uit gekom sal ek se. Wat is die beste om stensels mee temaak en wat gebruik mens eintlik om uit tesny, ek sommer lemmetjie gebruik wat ek in pendop gesit het.

    Groete

  13. Scherre says:
    May 21, 2013 at 8:37 pm

    I’m just getting in to sand blasting. This is so helpful and interesting.

  14. Sam says:
    May 24, 2013 at 11:00 am

    I love the blue bottle with John and Mary :), do you do much work with a dremmel tool to etch with??

  15. magode gavin says:
    August 28, 2014 at 11:10 am

    Hi Eric good idea.how can i purchese the cream when am in uganda east africa,please send me details thanks

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