Customer Focus - Paul Stewart

It is always good to see project submissions that use our free Heart and Ribbon project.  Paul Stweart sent this finished project image into us and as you can see he made the most of the models in the project!  

"Two Hearts Joined As One"

"The approx size is 17"x 6.5"
Made in hard maple and about 2 1/2 hrs. of cutting time
Finish was clear gloss lacquer - 3 coats- sanding in between coats.
This was made as a wedding gift for a couple that my wife worked with."

Paul posted this project in the Vectric Forum, back in September, and received lots of interaction from other forum users.  You might want to check it out - 

http://forum.vectric.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=25725&p=184978&hilit=A+wedding+gift#p184978

What a great gift!  Nice work Paul!

If you have not tried the free Heart and Ribbon project there is a link to download it on the Getting Started page of Design and Make.  Have fun!

Thank you Paul, for sharing this great project with us.  We are sure it will inspire others. 

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Customer Focus - Ian Martin

Ian Martin has taken one of our most popular projects (Home for the Holidays No.2) and created a multifunctional centerpiece.   His layout looks great for the holidays but could be modified for lots of other events!  

"I made it as a hostess gift.  It's cherry with just a simple shellac & poly finish."

Finished Candle Holder

"I used Aspire, and carved on my Shark HD2 Pro.  Adding a second finish pass using a 1/16th ball nose cleaned it up nicely.  Dremel tool with sanding disks for a quick sanding.  It was used with 3 candles for a few nights and also with just 1 candle and condiment dishes in the outside holders."

Excellent idea to use the left and right candle sockets as a space to hold a candy or condiment dish. 

"Family & Friends - Happiness"

Ian's layout could be easily modified for almost any occasion.  Use the names of a newlywed couple for a great wedding gift or maybe create a house-warming gift for a new homeowner.  Even better remove the holly and berries and hack in leaves, from the Thanksgiving No.2 CNC project, to create a fall centerpiece!  Lots of options!!!

Thanks Ian for the great inspiration and taking the time to share your finished project with us!

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Hack of the Week No.123

"Love the Wine you're With" Wine Bottle Coaster

Trying to find a unique gift for a wedding or anniversary celebration?   With the release of our Wine Bar No.2 project making a wonderful and customized one of a kind gift is within your reach! 

"Love the Wine you're With"

This wine bottle coaster was created using models from these projects:

Fonts used are:

  • Pristina, Palatino Linotype

Note - This hack was assembled in Aspire V8 for presentation purposes.  It could have been done in VCarve Pro V8 or VCarve Desktop.

Why not hack together your own layout mixing and matching models from other projects or from your own library!  For some great inspiration check out our  hacks page!