Time Trader Spotlight: Jennifer C.'s etched glass

From time to time I like to spotlight a Time Trader's skill or talent. Often people have many things they offer in Time Trader, but this feature typically focuses on one particular thing.

Today that thing is glass etching. Jennifer offers a number of creative, crafty things -- she will teach you how to scrapbook, or make a custom scrapbook for you, for example -- but our focus today is on taking a simple piece of glassware and turning it into a treasure.

This is a simple heart-shaped glass bowl. Look how Jennifer turns it into something really special:

She adds the abbreviation for a local high school by etching it into the glass using a stencil and a chemical solution. The other side of the bowl says "Class of 2013." (She's already a year ahead! I should be so organized.)

 And here is one more item -- a wonderful wedding or shower gift. How convenient to have a baking dish with your last name on it -- it's the perfect thing to bring to a Time Trader potluck! And you know you'll always get it back.

And here's a hint from me: there are lots of glass items at the Dollar Store; vases, wine and martini glasses, serving bowls and platters, even individual dinner plates. Just think: for a dollar and a TD$ or two, you can give a memorable, personalized, one-of-a-kind gift.

Thanks for sharing your skill with us in the spotlight, Jennifer. You have earned a TD$ for helping me out.

Any Time Trader can be spotlighted. Contact me with your skill or about a skill another Time Trader has, and if I post the spotlight on the blog you can earn a TD$, too.