Permanent Recipe with a Little Etching
March 2, 2011 by Jessica Christman
Filed under For the Home, General Crafts
I make a lot of bread for my family. It’s become a fairly regular thing and I always use the same recipe, so you would think that I would have it drilled into my memory, but alas, I can’t seem to memorize it. So every time I want to mix up a batch, I have to go find where I’ve put the recipe, once again. And since I can’t seem to keep it in my head and I always mix the bread in the same bowl, it only made sense to etch the directions right onto the bowl. No more recipe hunting and lots more bread are in our future!
Things you’ll need:
Glass bowl
Etching Cream
Paintbrush
Contact paper
Die cutting machine or craft knife
Things to do:
1. Using a die cutting machine or by sketching and cutting by hand, cut the words for the recipe out of the contact paper to create a stencil.
2. Cut the stencil into strips and smooth onto the bowl, working out any bubbles.
3. Apply a thick coat of etching cream with the paintbrush. Allow it to sit for a few minutes.
4. Peel the contact paper off of the bowl and rinse the cream away with warm water (wear rubber gloves!) to reveal the etched words.
5. Wash and dry before using.
What a great way to save an old family recipie. Just take it to a printer that does die cuts if u don’t have a machine…have it done in a size that would fit on the bottom of a pie plate, baking dish, whatever u want and pass it on as a gift!!
I love that idea too! You could pass on old family recipes as gifts in a unique way! Thanks for the new idea lol
This is brilliant ! I have two recipes I make over and over and over again, but memory goes blank when I make them….. This will make putting the ingredients together a snap….. thanks.:)
I have a craft I could etch. I have lots of great ideas for more crafts! Thanks!