C is for Cardboard

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.   The roof was another story.  I had a few problems to solve – (1) make the roof…
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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 meats. This pumpkin was for a local…
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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 got the pumpkin how I wanted it, I exported to…
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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 engraving ninja! The…
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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 booths for a pile of local Etsy artists. I’m renting a shelf and…
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