Laser Cut 2025 Holiday Ornament with Geometric Star Design

I went into Atomm AI and asked for a barn star pattern for a round ornament.  I liked the first try so I then just asked it for add a round hanger for hanging which it did.

Video shows how I prepped the image to be laser cut.  To summerize I brought it into Studio, traced it, and then removed the layers that were not needed.  Then I released compound path and deleted all the extra lines I didn't want.

I used basswood plywood from xTool and lowered the default power to 90  based on my past experience with my 40w.  

A neat trick to removing files with small pieces is to add masking tape over the cut out and lift that way.  I carried it to my paint area that way and removed the tape slowly so that all the pieces stayed in place.

I then used a brown alcohol marker to stain the frame on front and the back of the backer brown.  wood glue was used to apply around the outside circle and in the middle section.  I didn't worry about putting glue on the rest of the frame since it was so small and all the other pieces would be glued around it to protect it.

White, green and red markers were used to paint each piece and were glued in one by one starting from the outside and working my way in.

To finish off the ornament I added a ribbon and a white bead I got from walmart last year on clearance (beaded garland and removed the garland string).  I learned a few years back that a bead with a date on it made it possible to carry over ornaments from year to year otherwise they would have to be redone the next year.  The year was engraved on my F1.  I used the standard settings for basswood plywood and used the black cutting tray to hold the bead steady.  At ½" it fit perfectly between the grooves of the plate.