I found the Oramask to not be super sticky to its backing paper, so while weeding, pay careful attention of the insides of those letters – make sure they don’t stick to what you are discarding (I will admit that I had to cut a graphic twice because I lost the inside of a letter).

Be careful of the fine details on swirly fonts & the insides of letters like the “o”, “b”, “e”, etc.

Here you’ll see that I used both types of stencil vinyl.

Weed the graphic – instead of the usual taking away everything but the graphic, you are going to do the opposite – take away what you want to be stencilled (I call this reverse weeding).

I used the medium grip mat and the regular vinyl cut setting for the Oramask. TIP: Either move the graphic on the mat in the cut screen so that it’s not in a tight corner (you can adjust placement on the screen before cutting) OR place your stencil film outside of the borders of the mat so that you get that extra bit of space around. Be sure to leave ample space around the graphic as it makes it easier to stencil (you don’t have to worry about being so close to the edge).

Use the Cricut to cut out a graphic on stencil film.

Step by Step Process for Glass Etching with the help of your Cricut

your Cricut machine (although you could do this with any cutting machine).

rubbing alcohol & cotton balls (or something comparable to clean the surface of the glass).

gloves (if you have sensitive skin and/or you don’t want to come in contact with the etching cream).

etching cream (I used Rustoleum Tub and Tile Etching Cream – available at Home Depot in the paint department).

transfer film (I used the Cricut brand but there are lots out there).

I did not really see any difference between the 813 and 810. Oramask 813 is meant for flat surfaces, while 810 is meant for curved surfaces – but I used both and both worked similarly.

stencil film (I used Oramask Stencil Film 813 (blue) and 810 (grey), however, I have read and heard about others using removable vinyl like Oracle 631).Supply List for Glass Etching with the help of your Cricut I practiced on dollar store glasses, so the fact that they aren’t perfect is okay.

There was a bit of trial and error – I will admit that I have a couple of “seconds” – glasses that didn’t turn out well.

Cricut engraving