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Friday 24 April 2015

Etched Glass Decals

We often write about decals made out of vinyl for glass, walls, vehicles, weddings, dance floors and crafts but rarely do we have the opportunity to write about etched glass, a similar product to vinyl decals and a product that looks simply stunning when applied to glass.

Well this past week, we had the opportunity to install some etched glass for Gardening by Design here in Ottawa, and it truly does jump out and make quite the impression. Etched glass material can be used to cut patterns, or business logo's and can be applied as a simple rectangle for privacy purposes to glass to create an etched look to existing glass, windows, wine glasses, mirrors and other flat glass related surfaces for a fraction of the cost of true etched glass and no need for sandblasting or etching creams.

The following pictures are from our recent installation of etched glass vinyl, that we cut out our customers business logo and slogan for an overhead mezzanine glass railing. Once applied and installed the etched glass decal truly looked amazing, creating the look of etched glass.

Gardening by Design Etched Glass Decal
Gardening by Design Etched Glass Decal
Etched Glass Decal for Gardening by Design
Etched Glass Decal for Gardening by Design


Etched Glass Decal on Mezzanine Glass Railing at Gardening by Design
Etched Glass Decal on Mezzanine Glass Railing at Gardening by Design

As you can see etched glass simply looks stunning and is a great subtle way to showcase your business logo to customers and can be installed economically in comparison to true sand blasting. Etched glass can also be removed just as easily as it is installed and can be applied to mirrors or glass ware and if you need privacy can be used to cover a whole window with or without your logo or information cut  from the privacy rectangle.

If you are interested in using etched glass in your business or home, we would be happy to discuss with you the endless possibilities and designs you may have in mind.

Thank you for dropping by and taking the time to look about our blog. We can also be found on facebook at, sparklingexpressions
~Nicky and Mark

Saturday 11 April 2015

Recent Custom Vinyl Decal and Glitter Tattoo Orders

Just a quick blog post to share with everyone some of our recent vinyl decal orders. These were fun orders to create, cut and install. One was mentioned briefly in an earlier blog post a couple weeks ago about our busy start to the year with our vinyl decals and events we had attended. And the other two orders were for custom glitter tattoo stencils that have been shipped off to the greater Toronto area and being worn this weekend en masse.

As mentioned a little while ago, we had cut some vinyl decals and decor for The Handmade Bride, a fabulous wedding boutique and shop in the centre of Ottawa that has hosted and organized quite a few popular and successful wedding industry events. The new look for the store front windows was cut in a metallic gold vinyl to replace the white and black decals that once were there as well as the old business hours and store number decals. A new store look using her new decor, colours, and branding. The following picture is a teaser and was taken by Meaghan herself. We will post more follow up pictures when we have them.

Store Front Vinyl Decals for The Handmade Bride
New Store Front Vinyl Decals in Metallic Gold.  Logo, store number and business hours decals
(Picture owned by Meaghan of The Hadnamde Bride)

The glitter tattoo orders were custom made to represent the two organizations they were made for, with the glitter tattoo kits consisting of the custom made glitter tattoo stencils representing their brands, the glitter, puffers, glue, and brushes. One, representing Cheer Strong of the Ontario Cheerleading Federation with members and teams across all age groups and the second stencil being that of the business logo for the popular brand Moxie Trades as seen on The Dragons Den. The following pictures are of the stencils themselves and what the glitter tattoo's look like.

Moxie Trades and Cheer Strong glitter tattoos
Moxie Trades and Cheer Strong glitter tattoos

Custom Glitter Tattoo Stencils
Custom Glitter Tattoo Stencils

Cheer Strong Glitter Tattoo Stencils
Cheer Strong Glitter Tattoo Stencils

Moxie Trades Glitter Tattoo Stencils
Moxie Trades Glitter Tattoo Stencils

We can not wait to see these glitter tattoo stencils being put to use with each brand shimmering and sparkling in all its glittery glory.


Thank you for dropping by and taking the time to look about our blog. We can also be found on facebook at, sparklingexpressions
~Nicky and Mark