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Your Handwriting in Glass – Custom Display Plaque

Your Handwriting in Glass – Custom Display Plaque

£35.00 GBP
£35.00 GBP
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This listing is for short handwritten text only — such as a note, poem excerpt, signature, or recipe. Long passages, full pages, or large blocks of handwriting require a Bespoke Artwork quotation before engraving.

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The Story Behind the Design

Some words deserve to be remembered exactly as they were written — a note in their handwriting, a poem they once penned, or a message that means the world to you. Whether it's a birthday card signed with love, a line from a letter, or a phrase they always used to say, we help you preserve it forever in engraved glass.

Each piece is custom-made using your scanned handwriting and sandblasted by hand in our Scottish studio, creating a unique keepsake that’s as meaningful as the words themselves.

What Makes It Special:

  • Your chosen handwriting, beautifully engraved into glass
  • Perfect for preserving messages from loved ones past or present
  • A lasting keepsake for memorials, weddings, anniversaries or everyday sentiment
  • Carefully crafted and sandblasted by hand in our Scottish studio

Perfect For:

  • Memorial and remembrance gifts
  • Wedding and anniversary keepsakes
  • A gift “just because”
  • Family heirlooms passed from one generation to the next

Engraving & Personalisation

Maximum characters: 30

Complimentary engraving includes up to 30 characters placed on the same side as the design. We always aim for a layout that balances beautifully and suits the shape of the glass, but final positioning is at the discretion of the studio.

If you'd like to go beyond the complimentary allowance, additional characters are charged at 30p each. Contact Us for more details.

Before engraving begins, you’ll receive an email with a digital proof of your layout. Please check all spelling, dates, names, punctuation, and design placement carefully.

As each piece is engraved to your specification, personalised orders cannot be returned once artwork has been approved.

What’s Included

  • Handwriting Preparation

    Your handwritten message is carefully redrawn to retain its natural character and clarity. Small adjustments are made only where required to ensure a clean, readable engraving.

  • Short Text Support

    This listing includes engraving for short handwritten messages, signatures, or small extracts such as notes from a card, poem lines, recipes, or brief dedications.

  • Balanced Layout Design

    We arrange your engraving to suit the shape and proportions of your glass, ensuring a thoughtful, well-presented final piece.

  • Expert Sandblasted Engraving

    Each glass is masked, engraved, and polished by hand in our Scottish studio for a satin-smooth finish and lasting clarity.

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Beautifully Presented, Thoughtfully Chosen

Protective Supplier Packaging

Protective Supplier Packaging

This piece is securely packed in a plain protective box for safe delivery, ready to gift, or upgrade to one of our presentation options for an extra-special touch.

Satin Lined Presentation Box

Satin Lined Presentation Box

For an extra-special touch, upgrade to our satin-lined presentation box, perfect for milestone occasions and meaningful moments.

Gift Wrapping Service

Gift Wrapping Service

Make gifting effortless with our bespoke gift wrapping service, beautifully finished and ready to delight.

Traditional Sandblast Engraving

For over four decades, every glass that leaves our studio has been engraved using a time-honoured sandblasting technique, a craft rooted in precision, patience, and the belief that meaningful gifts deserve more than a quick machine-made mark. Unlike surface printing or shallow laser etching, sandblast engraving cuts softly into the glass to create a deep, permanent finish with a beautifully tactile feel. It’s the reason our designs look crisp from every angle and remain flawless for a lifetime.

  1. Artwork Refined With Care

    Your chosen design or personalisation is transformed into precise vector artwork, a format that captures every fine line, curve, and serif. This allows us to prepare an engraving layout that balances perfectly on the shape of the glass. Whether it’s a portrait, a crest, or a message, every element is positioned by hand to ensure it sits naturally within the piece.

  2. Creating the Single-Use Stencil

    The artwork is then transferred onto a specialist stencil using UV exposure. Each stencil is created for one single engraving only, never reused, which means the edges remain sharp and the details stay crisp. The stencil is carefully hand-applied and burnished onto the glass to protect every area that should remain clear.

  3. Hand-Engraved Using Fine Aluminium Oxide

    The glass is taken into the blasting cabinet, where a controlled stream of fine aluminium oxide gently cuts into the exposed areas of the surface. This stage is done entirely by hand, allowing us to deepen lines, soften shading, and shape textures in a way machines simply cannot replicate. Each piece takes time — but the result is unmistakable: a smooth satin finish with real depth and character.

  4. Finishing, Polishing & Inspection

    Once engraved, the stencil is removed and the glass is thoroughly cleaned and polished to reveal the final detail. Every piece is then checked for balance, clarity, depth and alignment. Only when it meets our studio’s standards is it gift-boxed and ready to become part of someone’s story.

Sandblast engraving has been at the heart of our work since 1982. It remains the most beautiful and enduring method of personalising glass, a blend of heritage craft and modern precision. From small keepsakes to intricate commissions, every piece is made by hand, one at a time, from our studio in Fife.

Traditional Sandblast Engraving

Please note: Some photos include whisky bottles or styling props for context. These are not included unless explicitly stated. Your purchase is for the engraved glassware only.