Memorial Garden Project

15 years ago

I have created a memorial garden in one corner of my yard and wanted some sort of plaque for some of the special people I have lost. Yesterday, I was at a shop that sells decor items and just plain stuff. In one corner, I found a stack of 14 x 14 inch pieces of tempered glass which had once served as display shelves in a store.

I bought one for just $4, brought it home, and played around with some etching cream I had purchased for another project. I was very pleased with the outcome...unfortunately, in order to photograph it, I had to put a black paper behind it, so it looks a little funerial, but in the garden it looks much prettier with leaves and flowers showing through the glass.

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laurastheme
15 years ago
What a wonderful idea. You did a great job on the etching.

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marylee_2010
15 years ago
Very, very nice. You did a good job. I can picture leaves and flowers behind your plaque. - Marylee
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concretenprimroses
15 years ago
Its lovely. I bet it looks great with the greenery. You were so smart to see a good use for the shelves.
Kathy
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15 years ago
That is beautiful. You did a great job of etching it.
Marlene Kindred
15 years ago
Your plaque looks very nice and your etching is wonderful! I'm sure it will look lovely in your memorial garden. Thanks for sharing it with us....I'd love to see a picture of your garden too.
jeannespines
15 years ago
Great idea for your memorial garden...I would love to see it in your garden, too! Goof job recycling! TFS! Jeanne S.
puggranny
15 years ago
What a great idea!!!!! It is really impressive!!!!
luna_llena_feliz
15 years ago
Very pretty memorial! I agree, it will look gorgeous in the garden. Great repurpose!
garden2garden
15 years ago
I really like what you did with the glass. Great idea. You did a nice job on the etching. With a different design it would even be pretty to hang on the wall or in a window. And guess what- I've had a stack of these in the shed for years, I forgot I even had them till I saw this.

I've never done etching, I assume it's like a stencil? How did you get the persons name all together so perfect? Really like the corners. TFS.