Don’t Forget Mom! National Etching has Creative Gift Ideas for Mother’s Day.
Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 13th this year. Don’t get caught in the time crunch and find yourself making the last minute run to the store on Sunday morning. This year think about it ahead of time. Mom deserves more than grocery store flowers and a package of cookies don’t you think? (That’s the guilty voice of experience speaking as I remember back to one of the first few years after our kids were…read more
Need Ideas for Coach Gifts, Team Awards or Auction Items? Etched Glasses are a Slam Dunk!
If you have a child in sports, no matter what age, you’ve chipped in for the end of the season gifts for the coaches and kids. There comes a point though, when you say, “Do we really need yet another trophy?” How about a unique way to remember the season? For coaches, we’ve had clients request our 25 ounce Sport Beer Mug and have the team name along with all the player’s names and…read more
Pekingese Etched Dog Treat Jars and Pint Glasses Now Available!
If you’re a dog person you probably know a Pekingese named “Malachy” won Best in Show at this year’s Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. I write this as Riley, my Chocolate Lab, stares at me in disbelief. You see, both of us were in the car recently when the radio mentioned that the Labrador Retriever as a breed has never won the coveted Best in Show award. Then the reporter went on to explain…read more
Additional Etched Glass Dog Breeds Products Ready (Including Martha Stewart’s Favorite)
Hear about Martha Stewart’s Chow Chow, Genghis Khan, winning Best in Breed Monday? Quite the achievement, but with the name it made me wonder . . . I’m sure Genghis is a well behaved dog, but every dog gets into mischief once in a while, right? What do you think Martha does when that happens? I’m guessing she musters up her best William Shatner Star Trek imitation and yells “KHAAAAAAANNN!” Ya think? Well, our…read more
Products Added for New Breeds Recognized by the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
Dog enthusiasts to the couch please. Grab the TV remote and a small bag of snausages, then settle in next to your four-legged friend. C’mon, we all know they’re allowed on the couch, right? This year’s Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is upon us. If you’re a dog enthusiast, you’ll keep an eye on the broadcasts this week to see who takes Best in Show. You may have heard recently that the Westminster…read more
It’s all about the glass…
It was reported recently in the Seattle Times that the standard pint glass degrades the taste of a good beer: Pair Beer and Glass by the Style of the Brew. We’re not going to take sides on the issue here at National Etching. To satisfy everyone we have the traditional, stout pint glass, the wide-bodied Riedel beer glass, and even stemless wine glasses. One thing we do take a stand on: Your beer tastes much…read more
Welcome to our new website!
It feels weird to start our first company blog post by launching into all the products and services we provide, so first, let’s welcome you to . . . (musical fanfare) . . . The National Etching Blog. As a matter of introduction, National Etching is located in beautiful Issaquah, Washington, a suburb of Seattle. What do we do? Quite simply, lots of fun stuff. We specialize in etching glass, so we can etch…read more