Etched Mason Jars Father's Day Gift

As I searched for an idea for a handmade Father’s Day gift, i kept coming across etched mason jars. Honestly, it seemed super intimidating. But, I decided what was the worst that could happen?

My my surprise, it was so simple. I couldn’t believe how easy it was! Back when I did this project, I didn’t even use my Cricut or Silhouette machine to cut out the letters. I simply used stickers – so it’s truly something any person can do with just a few inexpensive materials.

Since etching these mason jars, I have been searching my house for other things I can etch (can’t wait to etch our pyrex dishes so I never leave one at a pot-luck again!). When I created these, I didn’t have a Silhouette machine which is why I used stickers. Now I have one and definitely will be using it with vinyl to etch in the future.

For today’s post, I am sharing with you a Father’s Day etching project we made for the Grandpa’s in my son Carl’s life (his Dziadek and Pop). In addition to Father’s Day, these would be perfect for birthdays or holidays (or for Grandma’s ,or Dad’s, or Mom’s, etc).

Have you ever etched anything before? I would love to see some more etching ideas!

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Etched Mason Jars DIY How-to

Materials:

Rubber gloves (must-have for safety)
Safety glasses (again, must-have for safety)
Armour etch (or other etching cream)
Painters Tape
Sponge brush or Popsicle sticks
Mason Jar or other glass item to etch
Letter stickers or cut out vinyl letters (or a vinyl stencil)

Directions:

1. Place stickers on the mason jar to spell out your desired message. For our jars, we went with: Dziadek’s Loose Screws (my Dad is a super handy-man so we went with this play-on-words for a fun place to store extra screws) and Pop’s Secret Sauce (for my father-in-law’s special BBQ sauce he makes).

2. Use painters tape to mark off the area you don’t want etched. For our jars, I decided to create a simple square around the message.

3. Put on your gloves and glasses.
4. Use a the paint brush or popsicle stick to spread etching cream over the entire area. (sorry I didn’t take a picture of this because I was alone and didn’t want to accidentally get it on my skin or camera).
5. Leave the jars untouched for 5-10 minutes (I left mine on for 7. There are various opinions on how long to leave the Armour Etch on. 7 minutes worked for me!)

6. Rise the Armour Etch off. **Make sure not to rinse in a ceramic sink because it can ruin it. As you can tell, I rinsed ours in our laundry tub that has been stained from numerous painting, staining, and crating projects).

7. Peel off the painters tape and stickers.

8. And you’re done!

Here are our final jars!

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Prudent Wisdom

Monday 23rd of June 2014

<3 Thanks for linking up at the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party!!

Laura Burton

Thanks Dana!

Taylor-Made Ranch

Tuesday 17th of June 2014

I absolutely love this idea! I have lots of glass jars, this would be a great way to use them for gifts. Thanks for sharing! (visiting from the Treasure Box Tuesday hop)

~Taylor-Made Ranch~Wolfe City, Texas

Thank you!!

Selene @ Restoration Beauty

Monday 16th of June 2014

Hi Laura!! I love this idea!!! I always keep my glass jars to store dry goods in! Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving a sweet comment :)

Thanks so much Selene!

Camille Gillham

Friday 13th of June 2014

Great project- I'm always nervous to do these but you make it look doable. Thanks!

Saturday 14th of June 2014

Thanks Camille! I actually etched 3 more items tonight and it took me a total of 15 minutes tops and they came out even better than the jars! I swear it looks a lot scarier than it actually is!

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