Merry Christmas Eve! Around Thanksgiving I was out shopping with my high school friend, and she kept migrating towards decorative items with the letter "K" for her holiday decorations - her new last name. And anything glittery. Put these things together, and I knew the perfect thing to make her and her husband Chris for Christmas … Continue reading 51: Personalized Ornaments
I've laser-engraved an axe handle before, as a test to determine whether I could process some of the longer pieces for Eagle Engraving. It was successful, and the first actual order came in for a laser engraved large axe handle. Since one step of the process wasn't covered in the previous project, I'll be going … Continue reading 46: LaserDark
The Aurora Public Library is getting ready to move from it's long time home in the Carnegie-sponsored library building to a new and modern structure, the Richard and Gina Santori Public Library of Aurora. The new library should be completed early in 2015 and marks the new era of library service in Aurora. While it's exciting … Continue reading 40: Commemorative Book Stack Marker
Summer means it is wedding season! And weddings mean gifts. When Rebecca of Hugs are Fun came to me with her idea of etching recipe box for her sister-in-law's bridal shower, and I knew it would be just perfect for my nephew's wedding at the end of June as well. Rebecca planned a themed shower, based … Continue reading 27: Etched recipe boxes
