How To Make these Beautiful Pieces

Selling etched glass gifts and How To make them are what this website is all about. Now don’t get too excited, but…..Would you like to see how these gifts are made? We knew you’d scream for joy! You can learn this and a lot more about etching & carving glass right here at this site.

Would you like to know how we make these beautiful Etched and Carved Glass pieces? Maybe you’d like to start your own Glass Etching Business. Or maybe you’re just curious to know how they are made. We’ll share with you Tips, Techniques and Tricks of the trade. Take a look inside to see how we made some of these pieces and maybe, just maybe, you’ll learn something you didn’t know before.

Periodically we’ll be writing articles on many How To topics related to etching and carving glass. Check back here from time to time to see what’s new.

Some of the Topics we will discuss are ……

• Etching Techniques Overview
• Solid Frost Techniques Basics
• Carving Techniques Basics
• Shading Techniques Basics
• Equipment
• Materials
• Where you can get training
• Pattern Design Techniques
• How we Carve Mirrors
• How we Etch Photographs
• How we Etch Christmas Ornaments
• How we Etch and Carve Vases
• How we Hand Cut our Designs
• How we Cut our Designs on a Plotter
• And more……….

There are 2 artists I would recommend you learn this craft from and they would be Butch Young and Norm Dobbins.

I've taken classes from Norm Dobbins and loved every bit of it. His studio is in Sante Fe, NM. Norm passed away in early 2008 but his wife, Ruth, carries on his school.

Butch Young is one of the finest people you could ever meet. She is a hoot. Her sarcasm is only matched by her talents. This is why we carry and sell her training DVDs. Her methods on How To Techniques are easy to follow and well worth it.

CLICK HERE to view Butch Youngs DVDs.