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Rubbing alcohol – to de-grease the surface of the glass.Ĩ. Cotton Handkerchief / cloth – or something similar to clean the glass with.Ħ. Cocktail stick – for applying the adhesive or something similar.ĥ. Blu Tac – or sticky tape for attaching the text to the glass.Ĥ. Gemtac Adhesive – alternatively you can use e6000 if you have it. Crystals – for this tutorial I have used ss5 and ss7 Flatback Non-hotfix crystals also known as rhinestones.
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How to Write Bride in Crystals on a Champagne Fluteġ. The lettering is then coated with crystals to cover the vinyl, which can give a nice effect if the crystals are coloured to match the vinyl lettering, especially for slab fonts (fat bold lettering). Vinyl Lettering – To create fancy lettering in various colours you can use vinyl lettering which can easily be applied to glass or other surfaces.
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Print out Text – For crystallizing Champagne flutes, wine glasses, shot glasses etc the easiest method to use is to simply print out the text in the size and font you desire and then place the text behind the glass to use as a template.Ħ. Trace Text – If you can place text behind a surface and still see the text like a cotton t-shirt you can trace the lettering instead of having to write it freehand if you aren’t comfortable doing so.ĥ. To achieve this use some rubbing alcohol, nail varnish remover or something similar (making sure not to get any on the bottle label) then try again until you get a satisfactory result.Ĥ.
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Even though this method takes a bit of getting used to you have the advantage that if you mess up the freehand template drawn in fine marker you can always wipe it away. You can then either crystallize the text straight off or I would recommend using a permanent marker to write out the text on the glass first. If you haven’t done this before it’s a good idea to print out the wording first and practice several times before commencing. Freehand – If you are crystallizing text on a Champagne bottle or something similar you are going to have to write the text freehand. See image above for an example or you can view the complete alphabet here.ģ. Unlike the previous example there is some flexibility for rounding out the lettering so that it looks more appealing. See image above for an example or you can view the complete alphabet here.Ī similar method can be used even if the text isn’t included within the confines of a block of crystals. Digital Style Text – Can be used for writing text in a block or rows of crystals where certain crystals are substituted by a different colour to form text. Using a Stencil – Stencils are great for creating small amounts of bold text an example of which could be for greetings cards where a birthday number can be crystallized or a word like “MUM” for Mothers Day cards. It’s a lot easier to crystallize to a guide line than to form the text from scratch when starting out so these are some of the various methods that can be used.ġ. The kind of things that can be Crystallized with text are mobile phones, tablets, footwear, clothing, hats, glasswear, greetings cards, wedding stationery etc If you have ever wanted to write something in crystals but don’t know where to start this tutorial will hopefully give you the confidence to get started. Published by: Crystal and Glass Beads – Author: Khaled Alwan Guide to Crystallizing Text Using Swarovski Flatback Crystals