I created some cardboard houses at the request of a friend in the mortgage industry.  She wanted a house-shaped box to use as closing gifts.   The box part came together really easily.  I drew it in Illustrator and used B-flute cardboard.   ... Read More about Cardboard Houses

Here's a look at some projects from the past few weeks. First, I made an 8" angel for a collector. The same collector ordered a nativity set for her friend. I created this 12-piece set for her. I did a simple engrave on a cutting board for a friend who specializes in smoked ... Read More about Recent Projects

It's promo time again, so I decided to make some little chipboard pumpkins.  I used 123D Design to build the pumpkin.  For free software, it's pretty good.  However, I ran into a lot of problems with this project - little glitches that kept some functions from working.  Frustrating! Once I ... Read More about 3″ Pumpkins

I did something new today and I'm pretty excited about it.  I engraved a stainless steel tumbler!  I used the rotary attachment for the first time.  I've had the attachment for 3 years and I just now opened the box.  I was a little intimidated by it, but I pressed on and now I'm a stainless steel ... Read More about Stainless Steel Tumbler

Starting this week I have space in Southern Market here in Knoxville. It's a neat store that's broken up into booths/stalls/thingies where several different merchants sell their wares. Over the years local Etsy sellers have wanted in, but it never quite worked. Now they've designated two large ... Read More about Throwing my hat in the retail ring