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General Materials for all Sun catchers:

Armour Etch Cream
Glass Beveled Ornaments
Contact Vinyl
Stencil designs (from pattern sheet)
Transfer paper
Hot Fix Wand w/ rhinestone embellishments
Orange & Black Rafia
Torn strips of Halloween print material or fabric ribbon
Flocked fall leaves
12” lengths of 12 gauge, gray floral wire

Tools:

Glass cleaner, soft paper towels
1/2” wide masking tape
Plastic or rubber gloves
Disposable craft brush
Craft knife, Pencil, Scissors
Stylus or sewing needle (optional)
Piece of freezer paper or other non-stick paper (can also use frosted
backing sheet from Rub N Etch stencil)
Glass glue



General Directions for Etching:

1- Clean ornament with glass cleaner and paper towels. Make sure ornament is
dry and lint free before applying contact vinyl.
2- Lay ornament on top of contact vinyl and trace around outside edge with a
pencil. Cut out shape, peel off backing and apply to front side of ornament,
starting from one side, smoothing it out as you go, covering ornament
completely. Work out any bubbles and rub down vinyl firmly to glass.
3- Trace desired design onto contact vinyl with transfer paper. Cut out
with craft knife, lifting out pieces with tip of knife blade, stylus or
sewing needle.
4- After all pieces of design have been removed, rub over entire design with
freezer paper, checking cutout as you go. Make sure all cut edges of design
are secure to the glass. Spray a small amount of glass cleaner on a paper
towel (do not spray directly onto ornament). Gently clean open areas of
cutout design (this will remove any glue left on glass from the contact
vinyl). Let dry.
5-Tape around entire edge of ornament with masking tape, overlapping edge of
contact vinyl and fold around to backside of ornament.
6- Etch ornament, following directions on bottle of Etch cream.



Finishing your Ornament:

Attach hanger: Fold 12” length of gray floral wire in half. Twist wire
several times to make a 11/2” long loop. Insert one open end of wire into
backside of hole. Twist together with other end on front side of ornament.
Wrap ends of wire around a pencil or bend into zigzag shapes as shown.

Decorating:

1- Attach rhinestone embellishments using the Hot Fix Wand, using picture as
a guide on the Witches hat ornament
2- With glass glue, attach fall leaves to top of pumpkin ornament
3- On all Ornaments-Tie strands of raffia, in either in black, orange, or
both colors, to twisted base of wire hanger, making strands into a bow on
some ornaments, and leaving hanging on others.
4- Tie strips of Halloween fabric over raffia, either in a bow or hanging
straight down