Snowflake Bud vase

Materials:

• #21-1612 Over N Over Large Snowflakes stencil
  Armour Etch Glass Etching Cream*, #70-9001 Starter Sand Etch Kit** or #61-5020 Pencil Bottle Blaster***
• #60-3564 9.5” Bud Vase (or vase of your choice)
• #61-3342 Gem Tac Glue
• #08-9415 Masking tape
• 4-4.5mm Clear Rhinestones
• Toothpick
• Paper towels
• Disposable small plastic plate or I like using flat blister packaging plastic (for placing a dab of glue on)
• Running water

Instructions:

1. Arrange all of the snowflake stencils randomly around bud vase using project photo as a guide for placement or as desired.
2. Cover open spaces in between stencils with masking tape, overlapping edges and covering any glass not to be etched.
3. Following package directions that came with either your Armour Etch Cream bottle, Sand Etch Kit or by using standard sandblasting techniques with the Pencil Bottle Blaster, proceed with etching the snowflakes. View the directions and How To Videos.
4. Rinse vase under warm running water until no visible cream or sand remains on glass. Peel off tape, remove stencils, shake off excess water and lay back on carrier sheet to dry. Rinse vase again until no residue of the cream or sand remains.
5. Take the plastic plate and put a small dab of glue on it.
6. Decorate the centers of the snowflakes with rhinestones by dabbing a small dot of glue slightly smaller than the rhinestone in the center of the flake. (The glue dries quickly, so only do a few at a time) Place rhinestone on glue dot and press down until you see a rim of glue show around edge of stone. Let dry thoroughly. For best results hand wash vase only (dishwasher may strip off stones).