Etched Dessert Plate

by Kathie Camara

I found a boring 8″ diameter clear glass dessert plate at my local thrift store and thought, “this would be a great surface to enhance with an etched design”.  I looked online and found a cute cupcake SVG, which would work for an etched dessert plate, as it is a small plate.  I determined that I needed the cupcakes to be about 2 – 2 1/2″ and I would put 4 of them on the plate.

I cut out 4 images of the cupcake to use on the plate and prepared them for use by weeding them, putting sticky tape on them and set them aside.  I measured 1/2″ from the edge of the plate and marked it with masking tape so I knew where to place my cupcake.  I measured and made sure the 4 images would be centered on the plate, and continued taping.  Then I cut the top of the yellow vinyl so I could remove the sticky backing and place the image correctly (1/2″ from the top).  Once placed, I made sure to burnish them down securely.

I then taped around the images so the Etching cream wouldn’t run.  Because I am a little messy, I taped over all the surfaces that I did not want a speck of etching cream to

touch the glass.  Only the design needs to be etched.

It is a lot of tape, but I have found that it pays to prevent the etching cream from sneaking under the vinyl or the tape.  Better safe than sorry.

Now it is ready for the Etching cream.  I spooned out some of my Etchall cream onto each cupcake image.

It is nice and thick and formed a puddle over the images.

The timer was set for 15 minutes to allow the Etchall to do it’s magic.

Since I’ve had my Etchall for a long time, the color has turned to a dark chocolate pudding color.  BUT, it still works just fine.   It lasts a long time.

After 15 minutes, I scraped the Etchall cream back into the jar.  (Yes it does work over and over).  I wiped off the excess cream with paper towels, then rinsed in the sink into a basin to be thrown outside.  (Don’t rinse in your sink without a basin, as the etching cream can etch your porcelain sink).

I removed all of the tape and the vinyl images and rinsed and dried the plate.  The images were etched nicely.

I did not have any cupcakes, but I did have some Macarons to put on my newly decorated etched dessert plate.   (See image above.)

This would make a great hostess gift.  Bring the dessert and leave the dessert dish.

Enjoy making your Dessert Plate with Etchall Etching Cream.

You can click on this image to order Etchall online.

I hope you enjoy this project. Always remember to “Have A Colorful Day”