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Home » Holidays & Special Days » Christmas » Homemade Christmas Gifts ~ Etched Glass Pans

Homemade Christmas Gifts ~ Etched Glass Pans

December 3, 2012 by KC Coake 46 Comments

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I’ve been hard at work getting ready for Christmas. I really like making personalized gifts for our family members. We don’t live near our immediate family, so everything must be mailed. For me, that means I need to be done early, that way I can miss the lines at the post office and the packages will arrive in time.

Today I’m showing you the first part in a series of the gifts I’ve made for my parents, in-laws, and all of our siblings. If you are one of the people I just mentioned, please stop reading now and wait for the package to arrive at your house! Thanks! If you are not one of those family members…please keep reading, I would love to show you the beautiful Handmade Christmas gift I came up with this year. 🙂Great gift ideas to make personalized pans for each family. They will never lose their pans again. I need to make these for personalized gifts for Christmas!I made a personalized etched glass pan for each family. I put each family name on one side of the Pyrex dish and a design on the other side of each dish. The name and the design are permanently etched into the pan. I got the idea from Make It and Love it in a post about Glass Etching and promptly pinned it to my Real Gift Ideas Pinterest board. Let me show you how I made this gift. Great gift ideas to make personalized pans for each family. They will never lose their pans again. I need to make these for personalized gifts for Christmas!

Supplies:

  • Glass pan (affiliate link)
  • Glass etching cream (affiliate link)
  • Sponge Brush or Paint Brush
  • Stencil
Great gift ideas to make personalized pans for each family. They will never lose their pans again. I need to make these for personalized gifts for Christmas!
I made my own stencils following the tutorial I showed you in this post: Make Your Own Stencils {Tutorial}. If you don’t have a Cricut, you can either buy a stencil or cut your own. I used adhesive vinyl this time and I have used contact paper in the past as well. Either will work fine to make your own stencil.
Because I used adhesive vinyl(affiliate link), I was able to peel the stencil from the backing paper and adhere it directly to the pan.
Great gift ideas to make personalized pans for each family. They will never lose their pans again. I need to make these for personalized gifts for Christmas!
Once I made sure the stencil was fully on, straight, and that no bubbles were near the edges of the letters. I put on the etching cream. I have done this several times now, so I have learned to put on a fairly thick coat of etching cream that covers the whole surface being etched. Once I got a fairly thick coat on, I smoothed the cream out just to make sure everything was covered. I left my etching cream on for about 30 minutes.
Great gift ideas to make personalized pans for each family. They will never lose their pans again. I need to make these for personalized gifts for Christmas!Once the 30 minutes are up, wash the etching cream off and remove the stencil.
Great gift ideas to make personalized pans for each family. They will never lose their pans again. I need to make these for personalized gifts for Christmas!
You will now have a gorgeous pan and gift!
Great gift ideas to make personalized pans for each family. They will never lose their pans again. I need to make these for personalized gifts for Christmas!
Maybe you will want to make some Christmas brownies in your newly etched pan. That is just what I did. The Christmas brownie mix just may be part of the gift for our family. 😉

Get more great gift ideas on my Real Gifts Pinterest Board: Follow The Real Thing with the Coake Family’s board Real Gift Ideas on Pinterest.

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  1. Dara says

    December 3, 2012 at 1:49 pm

    I’ve been wanting to try etching something – this is a great idea! do you put the etching cream over the whole surface of the glass? I thought it would have to go under the letters…or am I looking at it wrong?

    Reply
    • K Coake says

      December 4, 2012 at 2:01 am

      Thanks, Dara. Once you adhere the stencil to your glass surface, the etching cream goes on the glass part that you want etched. In this case, it would go on the letters because I wanted them etched. I don’t want it to go under them because in this case that would mean I didn’t have distinct letters. Does that help or am I not explaining it well. If you have ever stenciled anything, it is jut like that. You put the stencil on a put paint in the open areas you want painted. Same thing, except you put etching cream.
      Let me know if that helps or if you have other questions.
      KC

      Reply
  2. mauiquilter says

    December 3, 2012 at 6:22 pm

    Love this! Me too – have wanted to try etching – even bought everything needed – all I needed was to see your pictures – what a great idea! Mahalo for sharing!

    Reply
    • K Coake says

      December 4, 2012 at 2:04 am

      I’m so glad I could help out! I hope your project turns out beautifully. Have a great night.
      KC

      Reply
  3. Diana - FreeStyleMama says

    December 4, 2012 at 1:23 am

    Those are cool!

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    • K Coake says

      December 4, 2012 at 2:08 am

      Thanks!
      KC

      Reply
  4. Paula says

    December 4, 2012 at 3:28 pm

    What a great idea! Who doesn’t love a personalized gift. I have always wanted to try etching cream, and now I think I will. Thanks for sharing.

    wwwpvcreations2010.blogspot.com

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    • K Coake says

      December 5, 2012 at 2:42 am

      You are welcome! Have fun…the possibilities with etching cream are so fun and endless.
      KC

      Reply
  5. Deanne Gutierrez says

    December 4, 2012 at 4:25 pm

    I have also always wanted to try this ~ I pinned your project and added it to my “do to” gift projects – thanks so much!

    Deanne
    https://deannescraftingadventures.blogspot.com/

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    • K Coake says

      December 5, 2012 at 2:43 am

      Oh, Thank you so much! Thanks for pinning. Have a great week and have fun with your project…when you get to it.
      KC

      Reply
  6. L.B. says

    December 4, 2012 at 5:01 pm

    These pas turned out great…let me tell you if you get the kind of wonderful reactions i got when i made some a few years back…your smile will be huge. GREAT!

    Reply
    • K Coake says

      December 5, 2012 at 2:48 am

      Thank you! How fun, I hope my family really enjoy them as it sounds like your family did! 🙂
      Have a great night.
      KC

      Reply
  7. Karen Mary Butterfly says

    December 5, 2012 at 5:50 am

    This is a fantastic gift idea!!! Really want to do this for my family gift exchange!!
    Karen

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    • K Coake says

      December 7, 2012 at 3:57 am

      Thanks! I hope they love the pans, if you make them! 🙂
      Take Care,
      KC

      Reply
  8. teenah says

    December 5, 2012 at 4:25 pm

    What a great idea!

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    • K Coake says

      December 7, 2012 at 3:59 am

      Thanks!
      KC

      Reply
  9. [email protected] says

    December 8, 2012 at 1:59 am

    Love this idea – what a great gift! Visiting via Tatertots and Jello.

    Reply
    • K Coake says

      December 9, 2012 at 9:47 pm

      Aw…Thank you!
      KC

      Reply
  10. Debi @ Adorned From Above says

    December 10, 2012 at 5:57 pm

    What a great gift idea. I love it.
    Debi

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    • K Coake says

      December 11, 2012 at 2:44 am

      Thank you! I love it, too and I really hope all our relatives love it as well.
      KC

      Reply
  11. Wild Oak Designs says

    December 12, 2012 at 4:42 pm

    I love this idea! I need to create small stencils to do this on wine glasses, this is cool….I have seen it done before, you refreshed my memory…thanks.
    Nancy
    https://wildoakdesigns.blogspot.com

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    • K Coake says

      December 18, 2012 at 1:43 am

      I love the idea of using this for wine glasses. I may even try it myself in the new year. It would make the usual wine glass so much more fun.
      Hope you have a great week.
      KC

      Reply
  12. [email protected] Repurposed Life says

    December 12, 2012 at 10:28 pm

    I made one for my daughter a few years ago…she requested I use her first name because she was hoping to be married someday. So, now she IS married, and her dish says Jamie, not Wilson. hahahah smart girl she is!

    gail

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    • K Coake says

      December 18, 2012 at 1:50 am

      I love the idea of using the first name. Yes, she is a smart girl to think of that. When I was single, I probably would have thought of it as well…but my first name it too long, so I would have been bummed and had to figure something else out. LOL!
      Take care,
      KC

      Reply
  13. Katie Drane says

    December 19, 2012 at 2:43 am

    I love this! Just wanted to let you know that I featured this in my 15 Homemade Gift Ideas post:)

    Katie
    https://www.funhomethings.com/2012/12/15-homemade-gift-ideas.html

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    • K Coake says

      December 20, 2012 at 5:18 am

      Thank you so much! Thanks also for letting me know that you featured me. I appreciate both the feature and the notification.
      Have a great holiday season.
      KC

      Reply
  14. Jen says

    January 5, 2013 at 9:21 pm

    I love this! Is the dish still dishwasher safe or does the etching rub off?

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    • K Coake says

      January 9, 2013 at 2:14 am

      Thanks! It is completely dishwasher safe. The etching is permanent.
      Take Care,
      KC

      Reply
    • Jen @ de Jong Dream House says

      January 9, 2013 at 2:54 am

      awesome! thanks!

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    • K Coake says

      January 10, 2013 at 2:12 am

      Your welcome.

      Reply
  15. Doralyn Bravender says

    September 17, 2013 at 1:35 pm

    What did you use to cut your stencil out on the contact paper?

    Reply
    • KC Coake says

      September 18, 2013 at 12:33 am

      I used my Cricut. I have a tutorial on how to use your Cricut (you could use scissors) and make your own stencil. https://realcreativerealorganized.com/2012/10/make-your-own-stencils-tutorial.html Hope that helps.
      KC

      Reply
  16. Nana Rinny says

    December 16, 2013 at 7:55 pm

    These are adorable – love them! Are they safe to go in oven?

    Reply
    • KC says

      December 16, 2013 at 9:16 pm

      Thank you so much! Yes, they are oven safe. I would recommend you do a little research because there have been some issue with Pyrex pans cracking, breaking or exploding. It has nothing to do with the glass etching, but I just want to make sure you are aware.
      Take care,
      KC

      Reply
  17. Bianca says

    May 15, 2014 at 2:18 pm

    Did you put the stencil on the inside or outside of the dish?

    Reply
    • KC Coake says

      May 18, 2014 at 8:10 pm

      I put it on the outside. Let me know if you have any other questions.

      Reply
  18. Catherine says

    December 10, 2014 at 4:10 pm

    I love this DIY project! I’m planning on making a few and wasn’t sure what size bottle of cream to get. What do you suggest Thanks!

    Reply
    • KC Coake says

      December 10, 2014 at 9:22 pm

      Thanks so much! I just bought the smaller bottle because it was $10. It was plenty to finish this and quite a few other projects as well. Hope that helps. 🙂

      Reply
  19. Debbie Taulman says

    August 26, 2015 at 2:57 pm

    Absolutely love these. Great idea for Christmas. And even the same name. 🙂

    Reply
    • KC Coake says

      August 26, 2015 at 8:55 pm

      Yay! I’m so glad you found them! They were loved by those I gave them to for Christmas and they are relatively easy to make. Have fun!

      Reply
  20. Tanya says

    September 2, 2015 at 10:09 pm

    I love this. So just to clarify…you took something that was a solid sheet (contact paper) and your cricut machine cut the letters out. So what you had left was a solid paper with letter cut out that you stuck on the OUTSIDE of the dish. Am I correct?

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    • KC Coake says

      September 4, 2015 at 12:45 pm

      Yes, I use contact paper or adhesive vinyl. I cut it on the Cricut. I remove the actual letters (the part that you would use if you were cutting something for scrapbooking). It should look just like a stencil at that point with just the inside of the letters or design. Then, yes, that gets stuck to the outside of the dish and the etching cream goes on that.
      So glad you like it. I’d love to see pics of what you make if you want to share. Fun! Enjoy!

      Reply
  21. Charlene Asay says

    October 11, 2016 at 7:08 pm

    This would be the perfect Christmas gift for your friends and family. Love it. Thanks for sharing with us at Family Joy Blog Link Up Party!

    Reply
    • KC Coake says

      October 11, 2016 at 7:56 pm

      They are great gifts! Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  22. Jennifer says

    October 17, 2016 at 3:16 pm

    I love this idea and I would love to do this with our pans (especially since we attend church potlucks every second week) – I would have our family name right on the pan. Brilliant!

    Thanks for sharing (and for linking up to the #SHINEbloghop).

    Wishing you a lovely week.
    xoxo

    Reply
    • KC Coake says

      October 18, 2016 at 1:32 pm

      It is a great idea for potlucks for sure! Makes it so easy to get the right dish…and people always comment about mine when I use it. 🙂

      Reply

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