gifts for him – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com Making a Handmade Modern Home one DIY project at a time. Thu, 11 Dec 2014 15:22:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/francoisetmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Untitled-2-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 gifts for him – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com 32 32 76357554 Gifts for Him: Etched Monogram Craft Brew Growler https://francoisetmoi.com/diy/gifts-for-him-etched-monogram-craft-brew-growler/ https://francoisetmoi.com/diy/gifts-for-him-etched-monogram-craft-brew-growler/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2014 17:39:14 +0000 http://francoisetmoi.com/?p=8638 Let’s face it. Guys can be tough to buy for around the Holidays, and my husband, Ken, is no exception. But one thing I’ve picked up on over the years, is that I can’t go wrong with anything craft brew related. What guy doesn’t love a jug of good craft beer? So I thought I’d make him a personalized etched growler and fill it with his favorite local brew. I etched our last name on the growler with etching cream, and I love how the etching turned out–a bit imperfect and aged looking. One gift down, and one more to go! Shh…don’t tell Ken! Materials: Glass growler Letter stickers. Papersource has stickers similar to the ones I used. Painter’s tape Glass etching cream Brush Bar towel, leather string & rosemary sprig (optional) Step 1. Set up your work area near a sink. Make sure the growler glass is clean and dry, and apply letter stickers to growler to spell the name or initials of your giftee. Press letters down firmly. Step 2. Surround letters with a rectangle of painter’s tape. Press tape down firmly. Seriously. Press the tape and letters down super well to prevent the etching cream from getting underneath. Step 3. Open etching […]

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