Hello there friends! Happy Friday. I want to share with you a project that I’ve been wanting to do forever! I love the look of etched glass. I’ve seen tons of projects using it and thought it would be the perfect technique to use on canisters. I recently picked up some Ikea canister jars and have been using them to store all sorts of things. To stay organized, I decided to DIY some Etched Glass Canister Labels on the the front of the jar.
Etched Glass Canister Labels are a great and unique way to label your canisters giving them a clean and fresh look.
I love the look of glass jars.
They are so great for storage and with a little etched glass canister label, you’ve got cute little canisters perfect for anything!
I picked up these great little glass jars at Ikea (of course) for less than $4.00 a piece. I am sure you could find similar jars at your favorite thrift store too.
I must share, I almost just stopped right here. I really liked the way the canisters looked with the vinyl labels. That’s another option for you if you are looking for a way to label your canisters.
But I continued with the etched glass and I love the way that turned out just as much.
Labeling them was really simple. After washing them out really good. I carefully placed my stencil on the glass. Then, using a small paint brush, I painted on a good coat of etching cream.
Before the etching cream was completely dry, I peeled off the stencil to clean up any spots that may have bled under the vinyl.
I allowed them to dry for several hours and then washed them again before using them.
I am so happy with the way they turned out. They have such a clean look that they can easily be placed on the counter or in the pantry.
If you like these DIY etched glass canister labels you might want to check out another project with etching cream, my DIY Kate Spade Inspired Vase
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Taryn @ Design, Dining + Diapers says
November 1, 2012 at 11:12 pmThese are too cute!
Linda @ it all started with paint says
November 7, 2012 at 8:23 pmI see the appeal of the vinyl version, but just adore, adore the etched glass finished jars! Perfection!
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Linda
Trinity says
November 13, 2012 at 9:20 amA very neat idea. I have so many random glass jars that I use for storage and I really like the idea of etching labels on them.
Jan Hunnicutt says
November 13, 2012 at 8:14 pmThese turned out so nice, I want to try them too!
Amy Anne says
November 16, 2012 at 7:26 amClever use of the existing vinyl!
Toodie says
November 23, 2012 at 1:05 pmLove how they turned out! Such a clean looking and pretty presentation.
chelsea says
November 29, 2012 at 9:25 amThanks so much!
Desiree @the36thavenue says
January 9, 2013 at 8:04 amI’ll be featuring your project tomorrow during the link party. Thank you so much for linking up!
Jen says
January 10, 2013 at 3:01 pmLove this! I just bought a Cameo and I think this may be one of my first projects!
Rebecca says
February 14, 2014 at 4:03 pmWhere did you get the vinyl labels? Were they also from Ikea?
Paula Hornberger says
April 13, 2016 at 1:03 pmWhat font did you use for the canisters?
Chelsea says
April 19, 2016 at 11:49 amI believe it’s typewriter font.
Eric says
October 14, 2016 at 3:15 pmI like your site!I wanted to reach out to you and see if you would be willing to test out some of my glass etching craft supplies for free for feedback. Would you be interested? Please let me know via email if possible. I will ship the supplies to you all for free with cream and stencils. I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you Eric