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Teach Love Inspire Wooden Apple Ornament

Teach, Love, Inspire is something our teachers put their heart into and this adorable Teach Love Inspire Teacher Ornament is a perfect gift to start the new school year! Many children are headed back to school or have been in school for a little while. One of mine is in year round school so he has been in school for the last month. My other child is headed back to school in a week! Teachers love gifts, especially ones that are made at home.

Materials:

Glowforge or other laser cutting machine.
Computer with Laser Cutting Software (Glowforge software is web-based)
Teach Love Inspire Apple Ornament SVG
Scissors
Twine
Wooden Beads
Wood (I used 1/4″ thick maple)
Masking tape

How I made it:

I created the apple file in Illustrator. I’m providing the file for you for free!

I opened the file in the Glowforge software and resized it to the size I wanted it. And then hit print!

I love watching the Glowforge at work. It engraved the words and then cut the design out.

Here is the apple after removing it from the Glowforge and removing the masking tape.

Then I added the twine and the beads, creating the ornament!

I love how this turned out! It can be hung in the classroom, in the rearview mirror of the car or on the Christmas tree!

Add an apple and give it to the teacher you love! It could also be added to a gift.

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Engraved Happy Fall Pumpkin Canvas Sign

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As I have gotten older, fall has become one of my most favorite times of the year and this engraved Happy Fall Pumpkin canvas sign is perfect for a little pop of decor in any space!

As most of you know, I am obsessed with my Glowforge Pro. I’ve found it great that I can engrave, cut or score lots of different items. I mean, come on….who would have thought that you can use a laser to engrave on canvas?! It is amazing!

Materials used:

Glowforge Pro (it can be any Glowforge model)
Computer with Glowforge software
Mix the Media Canvas Sign from Hampton Art
Illustrator or any design program
Pumpkin SVG (I purchased this one on Etsy)

How I made it!

First, I created my file in Illustrator using a font that I have and a pumpkin svg file that I purchased on Etsy.

I placed the canvas in my Glowforge Pro, adjusting as needed. I had to remove the Glowforge crumb tray and stack some scrap wood to allow for the height.

I then inserted my file into the Glowforge web based software, got everything lined up and set the appropriate settings for engraving on Canvas. TIP: When engraving on things other than wood, you either must research or do trial and error. I’ve done canvas before so I kind of knew what settings to use.

Settings:

Speed: 1000
Power: 15
LPI: 270

Then I hit the magic button for it to engrave!

After it was done engraving, it was ready to hang. TIP: The kids could also color it!!!

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Until next time…..

Wooden Pumpkin Door Hanger

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This week I’m joining my creative friends for the Creative Crafts Halloween Edition and my craft is this adorable little wooden pumpkin door hanger with a “B” in the middle. I am one of those crazy pumpkin lovers! I love the way they look, I love the way they taste and I love the way they smell!

As most of you may know, I love to work with wood. My Glowforge laser is like one of my best friends! So, my craft was created using the Glowforge.

Materials:

Plywood (This is 1/8″ Baltic Birch)
Glowforge or other laser machine. (If you cut thinner wood, you could possibly do this on the Cricut Maker)
Computer with software to add letter and weld it (I use Illustrator)
Pumpkin SVG file (I got this one from Etsy, and the file comes with 6 different pumpkins!)
Paint
Paint Brushes
Strong gripping glue (I used Beacon Multi-Grip)
Twine, Ribbon or String

Here is how I made it:

I downloaded the pumpkin svg file that I purchased from Etsy. I added the letter that I wanted in the middle and made sure to weld it to the center circle. I wanted this pumpkin to look layered so I created an offset path (set to 0) the same size as the original pumpkin. That gave me an extra pumpkin to use as a backing. I removed all of the extra pieces from the extra one. I then welded the stem and vines in place. I also added two circles to the solid pumpkin backing.

Next, I uploaded the file into the Glowforge Software, resized it to the biggest size that I could make it and hit the magic button to cut.

Don’t mind the silly mask. It keeps me from inhaling the fumes from the Glowforge! And well, mask are a thing now!

Once everything was cut out , it was time to paint it. I painted each piece individually.

Once the paint was dry, I used Beacon Multi-Grip glue to glue it all together.

Next was my favorite part…..adding the twine and hanging it up!

Oh my goodness, I love it so much!!!!! It’s definitely going to be hanging on my door for the next couple of months!

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Until next time……

Laser Cut Harry Potter Bookmark

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Harry Potter’s birthday is soon approaching. He’s going to be 40 on July 31st! In honor of his birthday, I’m joining other creatives this week to create Harry Potter crafts. Since my main focus lately has been wood, I create a laser cut wood Harry Potter bookmark.

Materials needed:

1/8″ or thinner wood. I’m using Baltic Birch.
Glowforge or other laser
Masking tape
Embroidery floss (I picked colors that matched Harry’s house colors.)
Harry Potter font
Harry Potter Clip art
Illustrator or another designing software

In Illustrator, I designed my bookmark and saved it as an svg file.

I prepped my board, covering it with masking tape to keep the give it a clean look once the laser is done.

I then uploaded my design into the Glowforge software (it’s a web application).

I changed my settings to engrave the text and clip art at the depth that I wanted it and set it to cut the rectangle and circle.

I love sitting and watching the Glowforge do it’s thing! It’s so fascinating!

Once the Glowforge was done, I removed the masking tape.

I cut my embroidery floss into ten 8″ pieces.

I gathered the pieces and folded them in half. I then threaded the folded end through the hole, moving from front to back. Then I threaded the ends through the folded piece and pulled tight to create a knot.

Then the bookmark was ready to use! I love how it turned out. I’m thinking about making more with other characters with their quotes from books!

Hope you like this laser cut Harry Potter bookmark!

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Layered Words of Love Hearts featuring Fairfield World’s Oly*Fun

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There are lots of words of love that I can think of that remind me of Valentine’s Day. A few in particular are love, hugs and kisses. I created these adorable little hearts with words of love and Oly*Fun.

Materials needed:

Fairfield World Oly*Fun
Wood hearts cut from a Glowforge or cardboard hearts cut from a Cricut
Heart SVG file
Scissors
Multi-purpose glue (I love Beacon!)
Pen or Marker

How I created them:

I created an svg file of the hearts with words in them and then a heart without words to use on the back. With my Glowforge, I resized and cut the hearts. This can also be done on the Cricut with balsa wood or cardboard.

Using one of the hearts that is made for the back , I placed it on a sheet of Oly*Fun and traced it.

Once I had 4 hearts traced, I folded my Oly*Fun in half and cut two hearts from each color. TIP: I cut the hearts smaller than the trace lines so that they would be smaller than the wood heart outlines.

I used Beacon Mutli-Grip glue to first attach both layers of Oly*Fun to the back piece of the heart. Then I applied glue to the back of the heart with the word on it and layered it on top of the Oly-Fun.

I let them dry. They can be given to someone as a Valentine, strung onto string to create a banner or just displayed together as a Valentine’s decoration.

I also resized a love heart and a back piece to about 10 inches and added a hole to the top so that I could create a door hanger. I followed the same directions for the big one that I did for the smaller ones. And then I added a ribbon to hang it up.

Hope you like these adorable little love word hearts. They were fun and easy to make! The kids could even help to put them together! Happy Valentine’s Day!

Until next time….

Happy New Year 2020 with my Word(s) of the Year

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My friend asked me the other day if I had my word of the year picked out yet. I honestly had not even though about it because I had been so busy, but last night as I was waiting for the ball to drop on tv, I contemplated and made a list of words that I could use. There are lots and well, I tried to pick one but several spoke to me.

So, today I decided to fire up the Glowforge (we’ll talk about that in a few) and came up with something. I really couldn’t just pick one word, but I kept going back to three of them. Here is what I did…..I picked one of the three words that would be “my word” and then made the other two words slightly smaller. I also ended up engraving the rest of the words onto a round cutout. And then I added 2020 to the back.

I guess that makes Dedication my word of the year this year. The good thing is that I can be dedicated to all of the other words! I can be dedicated to Determination and Motivation. I can be dedicated to being present with my family and putting away the phone or iPad. I can be dedicated to worshipping and growing my faith. I can be dedicated to Happiness and being courageous, to hope and love and being passionate. I can be dedicated to be confident and committed and having patience. I can be dedicated to appreciating more and having a happy heart and being grateful!

I did realize after making this list that I forgot some words. A big one I forgot is fitness! But I am continuing to go to Weight Watchers weekly and I am dedicated to getting the last 15 or so pounds off that I’ve been struggling with.

Just for kicks today, I made this little Happy New Year 2020 piece. But to be honest, I was just trying out some settings on the Glowforge for Walnut Hardwood!

On to the Glowforge. I decided to make a business decision in November to purchase the Glowforge Pro. I still love my Inventables X-Carve, but man the Glowforge is amazing and can do so much! The younger Berry boys were super excited, with the older one thinking of business ideas for himself. Benjamin couldn’t wait to be the first one to press the magic button!!

I have made lots of lots of items on the Glowforge in the month that I have had it. I mean, LOTS! I have spent hours and hours upstairs (yes, we put it upstairs!) designing and creating! Below is a gift card holder I created for the Carolina Dirtdawgs 13U Team Manager. I put a gift card to my favorite coffee shop in it and then added it to a coffee mug filled with chocolates! She loved it!

Ornaments!!!! Most of my hours at the Glowforge have been making ornaments! I got lots and lots of ornament orders and I absolutely LOVED it! I had so much fun personalizing them! I found some of the files on Etsy, and I have created some of my own, but I will be creating more of my own files in the New Year! The next three photos are collages of ornaments that I made! Some were gifts and some were orders! I am very thankful for all of the orders that I have received and look forward to future orders!

In the new year, I will be putting together a new online shop, blogging more and creating on the Glowforge (and the X-Carve too)! I hope everyone has a Happy New Year filled with great health and happiness!

Until next time……