Father's Day Personalized Engraved Pilsner Glass Tutorial Featuring The Proxxon Glass Engraving Kit

 Hi everyone and thanks for stopping by the Proxxon Tools blog today. Tammy here with a fun Father's Day project and review of the Proxxon Glass Engraving Tool. 

 When I received the glass engraving tool, it was packaged in a sturdy carrying case and had easy to follow directions. It also came with a practice glass to perfect my skills before making my Father's Day project. 

 The tool was so easy to use! I was able to create this cute bud vase on my very first attempt with the practice glass. 

I like it so much, I keep it on my desk!

After I was comfortable using the tool, I had my daughter draw this note to her dad for Father's Day and I etched it onto a pilsner glass with the Glass Engraving Tool.

How I did it:
1. My daughter used a Sharpie marker to write a note on a piece of copy paper. 
2. I placed the paper face side out on the inside of the glass and taped it to the glass.
3. I was able to easily trace the fine details of the drawing with the glass engraving tool, so it looks like she drew it on herself!

This would be a great gift for any dad that enjoys a cold beverage every once in a while, and you can easily trace any image with the tool so the possibilities are endless! I hope this gives you some ideas on how to use the Proxxon Glass Engraving Tool. It is becoming my new favorite tool for sure!

Supplies I used:

Proxxon Glass Engraving tool

Pilsner glass from The Dollar Store

Paper

Sharpie marker

Tape

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Wind Chimes Repair

I love how handy my Proxxon Micromot power tools are. They make creating—and repairing—easy. This winter was hard on my wind chimes. In mid-February the wooden support for the chimes cracked, broke, and sent the chimes crashing down.

So, my son and I cut a new support. Well, truth be told, he did the work because he loves these tools as much as I do!! First, we measured the old piece and traced a circle the same size onto a piece of 1/2" wood. Then, he used the Proxxon scroll saw to cut out the circle.

Next, he routed the edges with the hand-held router.

Then, we used the Delta sander to smooth the edges.

The piece was sprayed with a sealant to protect it from the weather. When it was dry, the wind chimes were ready to be restrung. 

I'm so glad that with the help of my Proxxon tools (and my son) I was able to repair these beautiful wind chimes rather than having them end up in the trash heap.

The wind was whipping around today, playing with the wind chimes. Listen to the beautiful music that  they make. 

Carole

A Beautiful Dream Catcher

I've been working on some new pieces lately for an Artist's Tour of Studios that I've been juried into that's called "The Art Odyssey". It happens to be next week and I did a Dream Catcher as one of the pieces that I will have on display.

  "Native Americans believe that the night air is filled with dreams both good and bad. The dream catcher when hung over or near your bed catches the dreams as they flow by. The good dreams pass through the outer holes and slide down the soft feathers so gently that at times the sleeper does not know that he/she is dreaming. The bad dreams not knowing the way get tangled in the dream catcher and perish with the first light of the new day."

The items needed for this project are: 

Waxed linen thread (2 or 3 coordinating colors)
A few beads that coordinate with the thread but large enough to not go through the holes that you have drilled.
A special piece to hang from the thread in the center.
Inks for coloring the gourd
A base for the gourd
A Proxxon Jig Saw STS 12/E
AProxxon Micromot Rotary Tool 50/E
A Proxxon Delta Sander OZI/E

It doesn't take a lot of supplies to make a beautiful dreamcatcher. To start with you need to clean the outside of your gourd and to cut a hole in the gourd with your Proxxon Jig Saw STS 12/E  and clean out the insides.

Once you have completed that dirty job you then need to sand the edges of your gourd with the Proxxon Delta Sander OZI/E to smooth them a bit before weaving. This helps to keep your gourd from cutting into the thread that you are using and break your thread.                                                                                                             

Then you need to color your gourd with whatever colors of ink that you have chosen, seal your gourd with a good sealer. Then drill holes around your gourd to start your weaving with the Proxxon Micromot Rotary Tool 50/E

Once you have drilled your holes you will use a weaving pattern and weave your threads around until you finish your design and have a dreamcatcher with a wonderful little embellishment attached! Set this beauty somewhere in your house to catch those "bad" dreams. Enjoy

Barbara

~Vintage Embellishing Part 2~ Proxxon Tools Design Team Project by Sherri Welser

~Vintage Embellishing Part 2~

Welcome back to the second part of my vintage embellishment table project!! The reason why it is called "vintage" is because I wanted a project where I incorporated small old jewelry trinkets and charms and then that grew into adding inspirational messages and basically anything that held meaning to me. The other piece I made before this was actually 

 an old church window and it did have a very Vintage feeling to it!

Here you see the table after all the pieces were glued down.. it's now ready to grout!

~Supplies~

*Mosaic grout~ I bought the  grout that is for glass and glass tiles as it doesn't scratch the more delicate glass objects. I found it at Michaels and you will need at least a 12 oz for a 3 ft table.

* Rubber Gloves

* Damp Towel

* Grout Sealer

  Here you see the difference between the grouted area and the non grouted area. I just used rubber gloves to apply

  When Applying make sure you push the grout down in all the empty spaces  with your rubber gloves on and wipe off any excess 

( this is a messy job!)

Here you see the finished table and the last step is  to seal with a grout sealer/protective layer. You can either use a spray sealer or a brush on. I decided I wanted another decorative element so also added these metal tiles on the bottom shelf. This is a beautiful piece that will add a special decorative and sentimental element to any room! And it all starts with great tools! I love Proxxon Tools for all of my projects, they are very versatile easy to use and the craftsmanship is wonderful!

Hope you have enjoyed this fun embellishing project and see you next time! I will be offering an online workshop for creating these beautiful pieces in June! Visit my website for more details www.indigoearth.artfire.com. 

Workshop listed soon!

Happy Mother's Day Engraved Glass Vase

Hi everyone Steph Ackerman here today and I'm working with the Complete Glass Engraving Set.  This tool weighs only 4 ounces and has a touch sensitive switch for easy control.

I love colored glass and wanted to see the etching tool in process.  I die cut a Coutour Creations die and wrapped it around a vase, taping it in place before starting the etching process.

I carefully etched each section of the die, gently moving the tool back and forth until the area was etched.

 

 

It did not take long to etch the glass.  I was actually surprised that with the intricate design I chose to use that it went as quickly and as smoothly as it did.  This Engraver is so light you don't even feel the extra weight in your hand.

You can see the etched area is now white against the yellow background of the vase.  I couldn't wait to remove the die and see the design.

Once I pulled away the die cut, this is the design that I etched into the glass. 

So much fun and I can't wait to etch something else.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Steph

Cinco de Mayo Ole' Shaker Banner Tutorial with Proxxon Tools Scroll Saw and Proxxon Tools Delta Sander

Hello everyone and thank you for stopping by the Proxxon Tools blog today. Tammy here with a fun tutorial for Cinco de Mayo! I created this Ole' banner with wood blanks and the Proxxon Tools Scroll Saw. I thought it would be a fun idea to cut the word Ole' out of the center of the banner pieces to make it look a little bit more interesting. The Proxxon Scroll Saw is so easy to use, you can make your own banner today to celebrate Cinco de Mayo tomorrow.

Supplies:

Proxxon Scroll Saw

Proxxon Delta Sander 

Wood banner blanks

Adhesive

Sabor Papel Ole' Collection card stock

Sabor Papel Ole' Collection card stock cutouts

Adhesive

Trim

Paper or fabric flowers 

Gold leaf pen

Transparency film

Sequins

Directions:  

Purchase a cut file from the Silhouette Design Store or use a stencil to trace the outline on the wood.

Use the Proxxon Scroll Saw to cut out the design

Sand any rough edges after cutting out with the Proxxon Delta Sander.

 To create the shaker element I used a tape runner to attach a piece of transparency on one side of the wood piece.

I added sequins to the inside of the shaker.

I covered the back of the shaker element with another piece of transparency to keep the sequins inside.

Add card stock on top of transparency to hide edges

 Use gold leafing pen to trace around each letter for definition

Add fabric flowers and card stock cutouts for decoration

Hang from string or trim, and you are done! 

That was so easy, and I think it turned out really cute. I can't wait to hang it up tomorrow for Cinco de Mayo.

I hope this gives you some ideas on how to create projects using the Proxxon Scroll Saw.

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Marble Maze

I love to make things for my grand daughters. I used several of my Proxxon tools to make this marble maze for six year old Chloe.

So, let's get started to make a marble run. Here's what you'll need:

Supplies	Proxxon Tools
12" x 6" piece of craft plywood	Scroll saw
36" length of 1/2" square rod	Hand held router
Wood glue	Delta sander
3/4" brads
12" x 6" piece of craft plywood
Marbles

Begin by drawing your desired path on a piece of paper. Sharp turns and tight bends make a more difficult maze, so consider the age of the user when designing the marble path. Next, cut out your pattern, position on the 12" x 6" plywood, and trace the pattern onto the wood.

Using the Proxxon hand held router and a core box router bit, rout out the marble maze path.

Next, use the Proxxon Delta sander to smooth the top of the maze.

Now, working on the reverse side of the maze, measure and mark the placement for the brads. These will help to stabilize the side rails of the maze. With a rotary tool and a 1/32" bit, drill pilot holes for the brads.

Measure and mark the square rod into two 12" and two 5" lengths for the side rails. Cut these on the Proxxon scroll saw.

Put a thin layer of wood glue on the rails and position them in place. When the glue is dry, turn the maze over and tap in the brads. Everyone loves getting to work on my Proxxon projects—even my husband got into the act when attaching the rails!!

All set!! Grab some marbles and try your skills. Here's Chloe's first try with her marble maze.

Carole