Autumn Blessings

Transferring the design

Cover the area you are working at with plastic. For etching the bottom and top of the plates, clean the plates with soap and water and dry well with a lint free paper towel. To make sure there is no oil residue on the plate. I also take a cotton ball and wipe over the plate with rubbing alcohol. Allow to dry. Trace the bottom plate design onto a 12” by 12” piece of tracing paper and the top plate design unto a 10” by 10” piece of tracing paper. Then scan your design through the Brother Scan N Cut or other cutting device. Now place your etch mask onto the cutting mat and run it through the machine to cut out the design.( Circuit, Silhouette whatever you are used to using). If you don’t have a cutting machine you can place a piece of etch mask or a large piece of contact paper, a bit larger than the plate, and remove the plastic backing to expose the adhesive vinyl and place it over the entire bottom of the plates (this is for the dinner plate & salad plate). It may take a bit of shifting the pattern around and maybe even cutting it in places to make it fit. If there is any exposed glass, cover it with painter’s tape and seal it down well. Also make sure the outer rim of the place is well covered. Slide a piece of transfer paper under the design. Using a pen or sharp pencil trace the design onto the etchmask or the contact paper. Gently lift the design and look at the plate to make sure the whole design is transferred Now cut out the design using a combination of the etchall swivel knife and pick knife. Use the etchall detail pick to pick out any pieces. Now use the etchall squeegee to rub down the air bubbles. remove the pieces that are to be etched.