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#TeachersDay Pencil Flower Bouquet
InstructionTeachersDay
.xcs
Application scenario
Laser (30min)
Machine & module
xTool M1
10WMaterial used
#Pencil
#Decoration moss
Felt
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How about some flowers that will never wither for your favorite teacher? In this tutorial I will show you how to craft a beautiful flower bouquet made from pencils and some felt.
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Step1: Start with creating the first flower petal
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- Select Shape and pick the shape that almost looks like a tear drop
- Click on the lock to adjust the form
- Pull the shape until it looks like a petal
- Copy and paste the petal
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Step2: Every flower needs more petals!
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- Select the copy and Rotate it 30°
- Make a copy of this petal
- Select the new petal and Reflect → Horizontally
- Arrange the petals as shown in the picture
- Make sure, the petals are slightly touching
- Mark all the petals and click Align → Bottom
- Mark the middle petal and make a copy that will be used later
- Finally, mark the 3 petals and click Combine → Unite
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Step3
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- Mark the petals and make a copy
- Mark the copy and click Reflect → Vertically
- Mark both shapes and click Align → Horizontally
- Make sure both shapes overlap
- Mark the single petal and Rotate 90°
- Arrange the petal and make a copy
- Reflect → Horizontally the copy
- Move the copy to the other side
- Mark the left and the right single petals and Align → Vertically
- Mark all shapes and Combine → Unite
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Step4: Finalize the flower
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- Add a circle on top of the flower's center
- Mark the circle and the flower
- Click Combine → Unite to erase the marks in the center
- Add another circle, make sure it has a perfectly round shape (hold Shift to achieve that)
- Place the circle on top of the flower shape
- Mark the flower and the circle and click Align - Horizontally followed by Align - Vertically to have it centered
- While both shapes are still marked, adjust the size
- The circle should have the size of 6.5 x 6.5 mm (this is the size for a german pencil, you might have to adjust)
- Group the 2 shapes, create 7 copies and arrange them
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Step5: Cut the felt
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- To cut felt with a laser, you may need to adjust the settings for each color. Lighter colors require more power and/or slower speed
- For my pink and rose felt I used 50 power, 8 speed and 1 pass
- Consider to cut a single square or circle to test
- Cut another color the same way (remember to adjust)
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Step6: Build the flowers and finalize the bouquet
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- Attach the flower to the pencil, right below the eraser
- Place your bucket or flower pot onto the plug-in foam and cut off what you don't need
- Place the foam inside the bucket
- Add some decorative moss on top of it
- Attach the flowers
- Finalize your bouquet with some decoration
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