Etched Minty Valentines Candy Box

Step 3 Cut out the design

This one can take some practice, depending on how steady your hands are. Using the razor, carefully cut out the design from the tape. In this case, I went around each side of the lines I had drawn, then using the tip of the blade, peeled the tape out of the line, leaving the bare metal exposed.

Where ever you remove the tape, the metal will be etched. Mistakes are fine. don't panic. If something gets cut by accident, just use another piece of tape to seal it up again. your just creating a mask here to keep the water off certain areas. Your cutting does not have to be a work of art. it just has to get the job done.

This step can take some time. Be patient and work slow. I abandoned the writing in my design as it was just too small and I was using the wrong blade for really delicate work.

I'll take this opportunity to point out an option. You could also draw your design on the bare cover using a sharpie or other non water based ink. The etch would then remove all material not covered by the sharpie. I prefer the mask and cut out method. It gives you much cleaner lines, and just looks nicer when done. I have examples of both methods later in the instructions.