Under $25 Makeover: Faux Glass Etching

This week's Under $25 Makeover room is my kitchen. This week, I'm showing you an idea I had awhile ago for votive cups. I've always loved the look of glass etching and I always set out to buy the cream to make something. But something (usually price) always stops me from getting it. Then I got a cricut. And with it came an idea. What if I cut out words using clear contact paper and applied it to something. Would it look like glass etching? You tell me what you think:


I think it looks fabulous. I used blue glasses that I got from Ikea for $2.00 a piece. Here's a close up so you can really see it:


Okay, so it's a little hard to see in pictures, but the effect in person is exactly like I wanted. In case you couldn't tell, they say "Live, Laugh, Love" An entire giant roll of contact paper cost under $5.00. I used only a tiny amount, so the project cost me around $7.00 or so. Here's where I used them in the kitchen:


That's all you get till tomorrow!

Happy Crafting!

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Cricut Platters

I finally got a Cricut for Christmas this last year. I haven't used as much as I've wanted to because of everything going on. But I did get a few projects done that I wanted to share with you. The two things I have in mind today are both platters. I got a large stack of old ceramic and/or ironstone platters for $1.00 at an auction awhile back. I used the Cricut to cut some vinyl words and pictures to put on them.

The first one I made as a gift for my sister in law. I used the Sure Cuts a Lot software and played around with different clip art I found online until I got it to look like I wanted. Here's the end result:


I thought it turned out great. My SIL is a big wino (like me) so she really liked it. The next platter I made I used a Cricut cartridge to make this:



I've got this in my living room right now. I was thinking of putting it in my store. But I love it so much, I might have to keep it. If anyone is interested in purchasing one, let me know. I could probably part with this one or else make a similar one with the other platters I have. ;)

I have some rehab projects in the works that I'm hoping to get finished early next week, so watch for those. Tomorrow I plan on showing you the stuff I got garage saleing last weekend.

Happy Crafting!