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Japanese Motif Embroidery Kit Project Overview: I bought a shipment of acrylic from Cerulean Tides Laser Supplies and was dying to test out an extra sheet of mirrored teal acrylic Amanda sent along with it. I was wracking my brain for some sort of unique project I could try it out with and decided I […]

Glitter and Foil Decals Project Overview: This is another “test and settings” post. I’m not 100% sure what I want to do with this technique yet, but I do know it would be GREAT for awards and signs. I have seen some videos from Trotec Canada showing a laser foil they used to sell. Well, […]

Kaleidoscope Kit Instructions Project Overview: These are the instructions for constructing my Kaleidoscope Kit. I will try and keep them as simple, and straightforward as possible. For a video and further tips please watch the video.  GET THE KIT To purchase a kaleidoscope kit visit the following link. I also offer the laser cutting files […]

Perfect Stud Earrings Project Overview: Perfect is a strong word, but I really think this technique results in really high-quality stud earrings. It’s not particularly complicated, but I put this together because I was tired of the backs popping off my earrings. I could not find a glue that looked good and really stuck well. […]

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Journal Design Project Overview: This is a simple inspiration project. Although the file is for sale – for anyone with design experience creating something unique with your own shape shouldn’t be too challenging. If you’d like deeper guidance on designing the cover for your journal check out my Peekaboo Journal post.  […]

Glowforge: Troubleshooting – Stuck on Centering or Scanning Problem Overview: Well it finally happened. Over a year into using my machine I encountered my first hardware problem. I turned on my machine, it began to focus (the clicking sound) and then it would not move to center. The machine was stuck on centering (or occasionally […]

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Laser Cut Guestbook Project Overview: I’ve been putting quite a few files up for sale lately, but don’t worry I still plan to make and offer free items on this blog from time to time. My hope is even when you don’t purchase a file that you’ll find these posts informative […]

Felt Rolled Flower Hanging Mobile Project Overview: I am currently almost 8 months pregnant with my first, and have been itching to make some baby items for the nursery. This felt flower mobile was created as a follow-up project from the Paper, Felt, & Foam post I did recently. I wanted to do something that […]

Paper, Felt, & Foam Project Overview: This post isn’t really a project (though that is coming!), but it is a collection of settings and observations regarding cutting paper, felt, & foam. There are simply so many things you can do with these materials that I can see many future projects and designs coming from this […]

Easy Journal Project Overview: For anyone who has read my previous post about the peekaboo journal design but felt a bit overwhelmed this post is for you. That post went through the full process of designing and coil binding a journal using the Glowforge and Cinch binding system. I know not everyone wants to make […]