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Laser Etched Powder Coated Tumbler

Design size: 3.25x3 inches / Estimated machine time: 3.5 minutes

Blue powdercoated drinking tumbler etched with a flowy frame and the words Drink More Water. The file sent to the laser can be seen on the computer screen behind the tumbler.

Empowering Powder Coated Tumbler

Design size: 5x7 inches / Estimated machine time: 15 minutes

Blue-pink gradient powdercoated tumbler etched with a woman's silhouette and words of empowerment.

Etched Glass Ornament

Design size: 2.75 inches / Estimated machine time: 3 minutes

Flat glass ornament with beveled edge, etched on the laser cutter with the Kaleidoscope School of Fine Arts logo.

Personalized Rocks Glass

Design size: 1.5x2 inches / Estimated machine time: 1.5 minutes

Rocks glass etched with the initials KSE

Father's Day Pint Glass

Design Size: 4x3 inches / Estimated machine time: 4 minutes

Pint glass etched with DAD around an X, EST 2023, and LOVE, REAGEN at the bottom.

MakerLab Pint Glass

Design size: 9x20 inches / Estimated machine time: 20 minutes

Spiral design that says Barrington Area Library MAKERLAB etched all the way around a pint glass.

Leather-like Gift Tag

Design size: 3x2 inches / Estimated machine time: 2.5 minutes

Dark brown leather-like tag that says Little Jar of Big ideas. Design file sent to the laser can be seen on the computer screen.

Etched Golf Tee Holder

Design size: 2.5x2.5 inches / Estimated machine time: 3 minutes

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Chicago Skyline Leather-like Bookmark

Design size: 7.75x2 inches / Estimated machine time: 3 minutes

Chicago skyline etched in the the black leather-like sheet, revealing the silver layer underneath.

Love Grows Here Sign

Design size: 6x5 inches / Estimated machine time: 5 minutes

White frame and teal back panel glued together to make a frame. Love Grows Here cut out of white adhesive vinyl is placed onto the teal background.

Fandom Fest Sign

Design size: 11.5 / Estimated machine time: 25 minutes

Round birch wood sign etched and cut on the laser. Various fandom logos are etched around the words Fandom Fest.

Once Upon A Time... Word Wall Decor

All words sized to take up one 24x12 sheet of birch wood. Estimated machine time: 11 minutes

The words once upon a time... in a script font cut out of birch word.

Round Geometric Mountain Sign

Design size: 11.5 / Estimated machine time: 10 minutes

Geometric mountain painted with gradient purples on a round wood sign.

Baby Girl Sign

Design size: 13x4 inches / Estimated machine time: 7 minutes

Double layer sign cut out on birch wood and then glued together. The top layer is Baby Girl in font downloaded from DaFont.com. The bottom layer is a thick offset made from the top layer.

Wedding

Design size: 3x4 inches / Estimated machine time: 2.5 minutes

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Laser Etched Solid Wood Spoons

Design size: 1.5x2 inches / Estimated machine time: 1 minute

Three solid wood spoons etched with three different phrases: bakers gonna bake, Kathleen's Kitchen with a wreath around it, and made with love.

Lasercut Butterfly with Spiral Paper Flowers

Machines: Laser Cutter and Silhouette machine / Design size: 8x6 inches / Estimated machine time: 3 minutes for laser, 4 minutes for 2 flowers on Silhouette

Butterfly with phrase Without change there would be no butterflies etched on the left wing. Ten paper flowers in blues and pinks glued to the right wing.

Wine Glass Caddy

Design size: 8.75x4 inches / Estimated machine time: 2 minutes (more if images/words added for etching)

Oblong wine glass caddy with a hole in the middle to go on the neck of a wine bottle and two side slots to dangle stem wine glasses from.

Etched Map of Chicago

Design size: 8x5 inches/ Estimated machine time: 15 minutes

Snip of Chicago map etched onto birch wood.

Explore Sign

Design Size: 11.5x5.5 inches / Estimated machine time: 4 minutes

The word EXPLORE on an arrow shape and cut out with a frame on birch wood. Back panel cut out of birch wood and covered with collaged map pieces modpodged on.

Pet Picture Frame

Design size: 8.5x6.5 inches / Estimated machine time: 15 minutes, depending on etch design

Rectangle picture frame etched with with paw prints on the right and left sides, and a bone in the middle bottom with a name on it that says Petunia.

Hobbit Door Wreath

Design size: 8 inches / Estimated machine time: 10 minutes

Green painted door with a doorknob in the middle. A sign that reads No admittance except on party business hangs from the doorknob. All around the door is moss, faux ivy, and grape vine twigs to make an earthy wreath.

Finished Walnut Wood Box

Box size: 5x7 inches / Estimated machine time: 15 minutes (longer if etched design is added)

Assembled rectangle box cut out on walnut wood.

Layered Pumpkin Decor

Final size: 5x6 inches / Estimated machine time: 4 minutes

Layered pumpkin painted orange with a green bow on top and a twine hanger.

Unfinished Mini Surfboards

Design size: 3.8x1 inches / Estimated machine time: 3 minutes

Four mini surfboards etched and cut on the laser. One has swirls. Two have alternating stripes. One has a hibiscus flower.

Painted Mini Surfboards

Design size: 3.8x1 / Estimated machine time: 3 minutes

Two mini surfboards etched and cut on the laser. One painted in blue and white with a hibiscus flower, and the other with a blue swirl and the sunsetting over the ocean on the other.

Wood Drink Markers

Design size: ~1.5 inches / Estimated machine time: 1 minute

A square drink marker that says Cheers! on it hangs on the rim of a pint glass. Round drink marker with a butterfly silhouette on a stemless wine glass.

Small Personalized Garden Sign

Design size: 6x6 inches / Estimated machine time: 6 minutes

Square garden sign with two stakes, etched with Henry's Garden above the cut out silhouettes of three birds sitting on a line.

Personalized Pencil Teacher Gift

Machines: Laser and Silhouette / Design Size: 11 inches / Estimated machine time: 1.5 minutes for the laser, 4 minutes for the Silhouette

Pencil shape cut out of wood and painted with acrylic paint. Blue paper flower embellishment and the words Miss Kat cut out of black vinyl and placed in the middle.

Painted Fall Decoration: It's Fall Yall Leaf

Design size: 8 inches / Estimated machine time: 1.5 minutes for laser, 4 minutes for Silhouette machine

Intricate phrase that says It's Fall Yall cut out of black vinyl and placed on a painted wood maple leaf with a red-yellow-green gradient.

Public Works Trophy

Printed in parts to create a multicolored print. Screwed together and glued to base. Plaque etched and cut on the laser cutter. Trophy created as a thank-you to the Barrington Public Works for hugely successful Touch-A-Truck Event.

Front loader printed separately in parts to create a multicolored print, and then screwed together and glued to a base. The base has a slight recess to accommodate a laser etched wood insert that says BEST PUBLIC WORKS EVER.

Personalized Puzzle

Heat settings: 340F / 80 seconds

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Metal Keychain with Tassel

Heat settings: 380F / 50 seconds

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MDF Keychain

Heat settings: 365F / 35 seconds

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Luggage Spotter

Heat settings: 360F / 45 seconds

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Can Cooler

Heat settings: 380F / 50 seconds

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Wind Spinner

Heat settings: 375F / 75 seconds

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Sublimatable Heat Transfer Vinyl

Heat settings: 310F / 15 seconds / Estimated machine cut time: 7 minutes

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Lucky Bag (100% Polyester)

Heat settings: 390F / 40 seconds

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Garden Flag

Heat settings: 385F / 60 seconds

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Aluminum Plate

Heat settings: 380F / 50 seconds

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Frosted Glass Tumbler

Heat Settings: 360F / 20 seconds

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Ceramic mug

Heat settings: 400F / 210 seconds

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Thick MDF Coasters

Heat settings: 385F / 50 seconds

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Thin MDF Coaster

Heat settings: 390F / 70 seconds

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Slate Tile

Heat settings: 350F / 420 seconds

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Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin

Orange pumpkin designed in Tinkercad.

Orange pumpkin designed in Tinkercad.

Prosthetic Hand

Hand printed in parts and then assembled after printing.

Prosthetic hand printed in black filament.

Painted Gnome

Gnome printed in yellow filament, primed in white acrylic, and then details added in red and orange acrylic paint.

Gnome printed in yellow filament, primed in white acrylic, and then details added in red and orange acrylic paint.

Pumpkin Trophies

Pumpkin trophies designed in Tinkercad, printed in yellow and orange filament, designed in Tinkercad. First and second place ribbons etched and cut out of wood on the laser cutter, glued to the pumpkin with tacky glue.

Pumpkin trophies printed in yellow and orange filament. First and second place ribbons etched and cut out of wood on the laser cutter, glued to the pumpkin with tacky glue.

Public Works Trophy

Printed in parts to create a multicolored print. Screwed together and glued to base. Plaque etched and cut on the laser cutter. Trophy created as a thank-you to the Barrington Public Works for hugely successful Touch-A-Truck Event.

Front loader printed separately in parts to create a multicolored print, and then screwed together and glued to a base. The base has a slight recess to accommodate a laser etched wood insert that says BEST PUBLIC WORKS EVER.

Paw Print Keychain

Keychain in the shape of a paw printed in white filament. Letters Lily added after being printed in green filament.

Keychain in the shape of a paw printed in white filament. Letters Lily added after being printed in green filament.

Ghost Trophy

Hollow ghost printed in white filament and then glued with tacky glue to a base created in Tinkercad.

White hollow ghost printed in white filament and glued to a base printed in black filament.

Squishy Turtle

This 3D printed turtle uses a flex concept to create legs that allow the toy to bounce and scurry around when tapped. The head can also retract into the shell.

Turtle printed in white filament with a retractable head and flexy legs that make it bounce.

Painted Stitch Figure

Stitch figure printed in 2 parts in white filament and then painted with acrylic paint.

Stitch figure painted in blues and greens with acrylic paint.

Mew Pokemon

Mew printed in white filament on the Lulzbot 3D printer. Supports that will be removed later can be seen holding up overhangs like the tail, chin and feet.

Mew printed in white filament on the Lulzbot 3D printer. Supports that will be removed later can be seen holding up overhangs like the tail, chin and feet.

Special Place card

A card featuring a map location special to the one it's intended for.

Print-then-cut image of a map created with registration marks, cut in the shape of a heart, and glued in the middle of the card. White vinyl below the print-then-cut map image says special place in my heart.

World's Greatest Mom Pop-Up Card

Print-then-cut image created with registration marks and glued in the middle of the pop-up fold of the card. Floral cardstock cut with Silhouette Pop-Up card feature and glued to external card cut from purple card stock.

Print-then-cut image created with registration marks and glued in the middle of the pop-up fold of the card. Floral cardstock cut with Silhouette Pop-Up card feature and glued to external card cut from purple card stock.

Birthday Watercolor Card

Watercolor paper cut into the shape of a card on the Silhouette machine. Minimalist rainbow stripes painted with watercolors. Once dry, bow added to create a present by using pen to create a cross over the stripes, a wide heart drawn at the top of the cross, and then swirls added for ribbons.

Rainbow striped present painted with watercolors.

Personalized Pencil Teacher Gift

Machines: Laser and Silhouette / Design Size: 11 inches / Estimated machine time: 1.5 minutes for the laser, 4 minutes for the Silhouette

Pencil shape cut out of wood and painted with acrylic paint. Blue paper flower embellishment and the words Miss Kat cut out of black vinyl and placed in the middle.

Trophy Card

Trophy silhouette cut out of gold yellow cardstock with black cardstock behind.

Trophy silhouette cut out of gold yellow cardstock with black cardstock behind.

Minimalist Watercolor Holiday Cards

Green and red watercolor stripes on watercolor paper cut to the card size. Pen embellishment added once dry.

Green tree painted with watercolor on one card, and red and green stripes painted with watercolor to look like a present.

Stole My Heart Card

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This Is Fine with Fire Decal

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Butterflies and Sunflower Card

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Lasercut Butterfly with Spiral Paper Flowers

Machines: Laser Cutter and Silhouette machine / Design size: 8x6 inches / Estimated machine time: 3 minutes for laser, 4 minutes for 2 flowers on Silhouette

Butterfly with phrase Without change there would be no butterflies etched on the left wing. Ten paper flowers in blues and pinks glued to the right wing.

Painted Fall Decoration: It's Fall Yall Leaf

Design size: 8 inches / Estimated machine time: 1.5 minutes for laser, 4 minutes for Silhouette machine

Intricate phrase that says It's Fall Yall cut out of black vinyl and placed on a painted wood maple leaf with a red-yellow-green gradient.

Sublimatable Heat Transfer Vinyl

Heat settings: 310F / 15 seconds / Estimated machine cut time: 7 minutes

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Custom Buttons

Create your design on a template and then use the button maker to press it into a button.

Two buttons, one that says Maker of Things with a splash of color, and the other says Makers Gonna Make in black and white.

Custom Stickers on the Sticker Printer

Design your own sticker on the sticker printer.

Two round 2 inch stickers with cartoon-style images, one with a sun that says good summer good vibes, and the other is an astronaut reading that says I love to read.

MDF Keychain

Heat settings: 365F / 35 seconds

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Metal Keychain with Tassel

Heat settings: 380F / 50 seconds

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Ceramic mug

Heat settings: 400F / 210 seconds

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Painted Stitch Figure

Stitch figure printed in 2 parts in white filament and then painted with acrylic paint.

Stitch figure painted in blues and greens with acrylic paint.

Squishy Turtle

This 3D printed turtle uses a flex concept to create legs that allow the toy to bounce and scurry around when tapped. The head can also retract into the shell.

Turtle printed in white filament with a retractable head and flexy legs that make it bounce.

Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin

Orange pumpkin designed in Tinkercad.

Orange pumpkin designed in Tinkercad.

Fandom Fest Sign

Design size: 11.5 / Estimated machine time: 25 minutes

Round birch wood sign etched and cut on the laser. Various fandom logos are etched around the words Fandom Fest.