The Beading Gem

The spooky season continues with die cut Halloween decorations! This post was inspired by my old Fall wreath which was looking drab this year. So I dressed it up with die cuts from my new Halloween SVG cut file.  There is 10% off on this as well as my other Halloween laser cut wood designs introduced on Monday.

You can scale the cuts to whatever size you want. You can also use them as bold jewelry.

Canada Day is coming up (July 1) But you do not have to be a patriotic Canadian to appreciate the maple leaf.  The distinctive shape, not to mention the beautiful fall colors, is symbolic of fall.  If autumn is your favorite season, then this layered faux leather maple leaf love tutorial is for you!

The Maple Leaf Love is a new SVG cut file available on my Etsy. As with my other cut file, you can sell what you make!

Having access to a maker space and laser cutter is beyond awesome - see Laser Cutting and 3D Printing at My Local Maker Space which I wrote a while ago.

At first, I bought some jewelry cut files to use as I began laser cutting wood pieces.  I found it fun to learn how to prepare SVG cut files for the laser cutter.  Fortunately, the maker space staff were wonderfully patient as I learned bit by bit what worked and what didn't.

I also realized that while graphic designers created beautiful cut files, they were not necessarily jewelry designers themselves. So some of the SVG cut files I used did not always translate very well as actual jewelry pieces.