CNU Door Sign

 A friend has a daughter going to play Lacrosse at CNU this fall and asked me to make a door sign for her. I struggled a lot with the color on this one, and my spacing is a little off, but she loved it.

Christmas Earrings

Here are some of the Christmas earrings I made to sell. The bows on top were a hit. 

Snowman Door Signs

I have a work friend who asked me to design and cut out door sign kits for her friend group to make. My sister happened to be visiting the weekend I made my practice ones, so she painted one with me. They turned out so cute and her friend group was thrilled! 

Hello Fall Sign

Here is a simple door sign I made for Autumn. The circle is 18" from Michaels, and I used my glowforge to cut the letters onto black painted wood, and engrave/cut the wood for the bottom. Then, I wired some Eucalyptus at the top. So simple and gorgeous! 

Half-Hexagon Quilt: Winged Medley

A friend and I went to a Quilt Show hosted by the Stone House Quilt Guild in Manassas, Virginia. While we were there she bought a cute fat quarter bundle by Riley Blake called Winged Medley. I told her I'd make her a quilt, and we decided on a half-hexagon design.

I've never made one before, but it didn't seem that hard. First, I cut out pattern pieces using clear acrylic on my Glowforge. Then, we laid out the fabric in the way she wanted, and I cut out the pieces and sewed them row by row. 

 The trickiest part was making sure the fabric was directionally correct. I didn't want any upside-down birdies!

 To make it a little bigger, I added a row of floral fabric around the outside edge. I like to do that to most quilts to help ensure the top is even and sized correctly. 

This was one of the first projects I quilted on my longarm, and I was so nervous! I used a floral design, and it turned out beautifully! 

Summer Wood Projects

 My best friend came up for a visit! While she was here we made a few projects.

She made this cute wooden door sign. I love the bees around the sunflowers! 

I remade this cute wooden sign similar to one I made and gave away once before. 

And we used my glowforge to make her dad a birthday gift to hold his necessities! 

We also used my new sublimation printer to make a few luggage tags and mouse pads with pictures of her kids/family. 

Leather Wallet

 For whatever random reason I got it in my head that I needed to try making something from leather. I'm not sure where the thought came from, but I found a pattern on Etsy for a leather wallet I could cut with my glowforge, and I got some leather, and created this beauty. Why? I really can't say. I do like the stitching and could see how people can really enjoy this. If I had something to hold it steady while using both hands to stitch this project would've been a lot of fun. If it were something I was invested in it would definitely be worth purchasing high-quality materials and tools to make it successful. I powered through and am satisfied with my project, though, and that's always my goal. 

Wooden Tree Disc Ornaments

 A lady at school bought some ornaments from me and wanted to make a special one for each member of her family. We ended up choosing a tree for each person and engraving it, along with their name, on a wooden tree disc. They made such a cute collection for a large family! 

The others here are ones I made before sanding them and soaking them in oil. 

Earrings , Bracelets, and Broken Lenses

 I have about 250+ pairs of earrings I've made over the last few months. Here's a tiny bit of them. 

And I engraved some cuff bracelets on my XTool. I've engraved lots of things, but most of it is personalized so I don't want to put it online. 

Also, I dropped my glowforge lens while cleaning and had to order a new one. Blegh.

Pumpkin Bread Board

 Here is a fun little project I made with my glowforge. My mom sent me this cutting board/knife so I fancied it up and sent it back to her. 

Hello Pumpkin!

 A coworker is hosting a paint party and asked if I would design wooden door signs for her friend group. I used Adobe Illustrator to design my pattern and cut out the pieces on MDF with my glowforge. I included everything needed, from the 15/18" rounds to the paintbrushes, and made a couple inspirations to show some ideas. They are so cute! 

     

Fall Earrings

Here are some cute fall earrings I made with my glowforge. I was able to sell most of them to my co-workers, which is a nice way to offset the cost of my hobbies a bit. 

 

Pug Stained Glass

 I was commissioned by my sister to make a memorial stained glass artwork of her bf's dog who sadly passed away. This was the first time I bought glass online, which was interesting and it's just as hard as buying fabric online. I don't recommend it unless you can buy one of everything! 

I didn't take pictures of the whole process, but here he is cut out. I used a leaf inspiration for the background and traced a photo of him for his fur and face. 

Here is putting it together. I engraved his name and birth/death dates on the plaque at the bottom using my glowforge. 

The color was really hard to tell, and it's overall a lot darker, even in the sunlight, than I was hoping for, but it still turned out great. I didn't take a picture before packing it up to take with me on my trip to visit!