Silk screen on glass?
Aug. 1st, 2007 03:53 pmI'm trying to whittle down costs on my upcoming wedding. I've found that I can buy champagne flutes at Ikea for cheaper than I can RENT them from the caterer!
So, this leaves two possibilities... Buy all the glasses, then sell them after the wedding to recoup some of the costs, or...
Customize the glasses and use them as favors, killing two birds with one stone.
I was wondering if it's possible to silk screen onto glass, and if so, what kind of paint/etching fluid/etc. is appropriate for such an application. I'd be using photoez (www.ezscreenprint.com) screens, so I can make them conform to the shape of the glass. I'm guessing our names and the wedding date or something.
It's gotta look classy, it's gotta be relatively easy (and hopefully not toxic or something that will dissolve the screen!), and it's important that the glasses be washable and useable afterwards.
I knew that if anyone knew, it'd be this community!
Thanks in advance.
EDIT: I emailed the nice folks at etchworld.com to ask if their etching creams can be used in conjunction with silk screen. They said that it does work with silk screen, and that they even sell print gocco supplies because it's something people do pretty often. Awesome! (I figured I'd put this in the main entry in case anyone else ever ends up searching for answers on this. Thanks for all the helpful comments, everyone!)
So, this leaves two possibilities... Buy all the glasses, then sell them after the wedding to recoup some of the costs, or...
Customize the glasses and use them as favors, killing two birds with one stone.
I was wondering if it's possible to silk screen onto glass, and if so, what kind of paint/etching fluid/etc. is appropriate for such an application. I'd be using photoez (www.ezscreenprint.com) screens, so I can make them conform to the shape of the glass. I'm guessing our names and the wedding date or something.
It's gotta look classy, it's gotta be relatively easy (and hopefully not toxic or something that will dissolve the screen!), and it's important that the glasses be washable and useable afterwards.
I knew that if anyone knew, it'd be this community!
Thanks in advance.
EDIT: I emailed the nice folks at etchworld.com to ask if their etching creams can be used in conjunction with silk screen. They said that it does work with silk screen, and that they even sell print gocco supplies because it's something people do pretty often. Awesome! (I figured I'd put this in the main entry in case anyone else ever ends up searching for answers on this. Thanks for all the helpful comments, everyone!)