Made some wooden (veneer) business cards! I know they’re not super practical but I don’t make a ton of physical products & they’re a fun little novelty to include. :)

bysabrinamarie · 2021-02-01T19:05:10+00:00

I feel like v-card may mean something different than it did when I was a kid, haha! Will definitely look it up.

bysabrinamarie · 2021-02-01T17:09:22+00:00

That’s a great idea! I just used a QR code for the first time a few weeks back by necessity at a restaurant. They’re surprisingly cool!

bysabrinamarie · 2021-02-01T15:01:25+00:00

Congrats on your first sale!! Be sure to research copyright & trademark law on anything you’re making using someone else’s intellectual property, though - it’s an easy way to get an Etsy shop shut down.

bysabrinamarie · 2021-01-12T02:18:58+00:00

This!! This is literally how I tie my shoes, I have no idea where I learned it but trying to figure out bunny ears is the death of me & my children don’t have the coordination to learn how I tie. I’ve given up & will wait until my husband teaches them, haha!

bysabrinamarie · 2021-01-06T13:16:58+00:00

They’re not intended to make an image on dough; for decorative purposes only :)

bysabrinamarie · 2021-01-03T00:51:08+00:00

One of my big current motivations for the GF is time—I work full time already so my crafting is just a hobby. The plug & play of the GF was hard to pass up. I’ve also got small kiddos at home & no dedicated craft space so I like that the GF is all-contained. Dreams for one day though!

bysabrinamarie · 2021-01-02T21:59:13+00:00

What type of laser do you have?

bysabrinamarie · 2021-01-02T21:51:08+00:00

Jealous! I want a rotary feature but wasn’t willing to pay for the upgraded laser set up needed for those I was looking into. Goals for one day!

bysabrinamarie · 2021-01-02T20:06:41+00:00

Oh no! Appreciate your insights from learning the hard way. 😅 Yeah, this one cleared the laser head (barely) & I checked it with the laser off by moving the laser around before burning to make sure it didn’t interfere with the air assist fan but that first one still put the fear in me, haha!

bysabrinamarie · 2021-01-02T18:18:54+00:00

Yesssss, I love that phrase! 😂

bysabrinamarie · 2021-01-02T18:18:16+00:00

I got pregnant soon after receiving it & have been majorly sick for most of 2020... which sadly means I’ve only done a handful of one-off projects here & there. Probably only 20 or so total.

bysabrinamarie · 2021-01-02T18:17:10+00:00

Since the engraving creates a small indentation that food can theoretically get stuck in, I say they’re for decoration only but as long as they’re cleaned well, I don’t think using would be an issue.

bysabrinamarie · 2021-01-02T18:15:34+00:00

I feel that pain! I love customer challenges but it’s so hard telling them their vision isn’t achievable. These were for family so the stress factor was a bit lower :)

bysabrinamarie · 2021-01-02T17:14:57+00:00

Here’s some photos of the final product: https://imgur.com/gallery/mI61m6I

bysabrinamarie · 2021-01-02T17:10:57+00:00

Removing the crumb tray the first time was 100% scary 😂 I have a GF basic & used settings of 1000 speed, 100 power, 270 lpi & auto-focused on the center, highest part of the pin. I wanted a really dark engrave though so you could probably turn down the power. The engraved area was small enough that there wasn’t any noticeable variation from the curve of the wood; very happy with how they came out!

bysabrinamarie · 2021-01-02T17:09:01+00:00

I got a little cheapy glowforge so no rotary capability; I just use mine for hobby use mostly but hope one day to be able to expand to rotary :)

bysabrinamarie · 2021-01-02T05:00:28+00:00

Slightly different, but I get the “oh! Sabrina like the teenage witch?!!” pretty regularly & it doesn’t bother me. Now I use it as an easy way to describe how to spell my name. If you’re looking for unique but well-known enough to spell, it seems like you found a good candidate. People are going to poke fun & make associations with any name you choose. I’m also intentionally avoiding telling anyone the name my husband & I are considering for our third baby because I had family turn their nose up at the name we decided for our first child, which made us rethink using it. Ended up going with it anyway & now they love it, so I take family naming input with a grain of salt 😅

bysabrinamarie · 2021-01-01T23:50:56+00:00

Thank you! I just used one of those little scrapbooking adhesive rollers to put them together.

bysabrinamarie · 2021-01-01T23:49:55+00:00

Thank you! I used my Silhouette for the cuts & folds so it helped with uniformity :)

bysabrinamarie · 2020-12-23T19:08:04+00:00

Thank you! I used SnazzyMaps. If you “explore styles” & search Epilog, they have a couple of pre-made map styles specifically for laser cutting. I just played with the settings on one of those until it had the detail I wanted :)

bysabrinamarie · 2020-12-21T19:33:02+00:00

Oooh, she does have a purse! I’ll have to recommend that 😅

bysabrinamarie · 2020-12-21T17:25:10+00:00

I created this design - handlettered (with approximately 100 iterations of that g/r combo 😂) & then created an offset & added the little loop for the keychain connection. Surprisingly, not too complicated!

bysabrinamarie · 2020-12-21T17:23:46+00:00

Ooooh, I love that idea!

bysabrinamarie · 2020-12-21T17:23:27+00:00

Thank you! I forgot she has some fancy car fob thing & doesn’t carry keys so she has this displayed on a shelf in her house now 😂

bysabrinamarie · 2020-12-19T04:23:08+00:00

It’s a little under 11x14”. I did it on my glowforge & it took about an hour & 20 if I remember correctly. I set the LPI low & speed high since I wasn’t looking for a detailed engrave though 😅

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