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Merry Chickmas

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Chicken Ornament.svg
Chicken Ornament
.svg
Application scenario
Laser (30min)
Machine & module
xTool D1 Pro
20W
Material used
1/8"(3mm) Basswood Plywood
57
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Information

      Chicken Wood Ornamate
    

Instruction

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Step1: Ornament Design

Merry Chickmas instruction: step 1 - Ornament Design
Preview
  • First layer/ Background
    • Create a circle 3.5 inches
    • Combine Circle with chicken wire image
    • Add small circle at top for ornament hanging
  • Second layer/ Foreground
    • Create outer circle at 3.5 inches
    • Create inner circle at 2.5 inches
    • Duplicate small circle and place on top 
      • Group and  line up with base layer to ensure that small circles line up
    • Add text and wrap  to align within the inner and outer circles
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Step2: Chickens

Merry Chickmas instruction: step 2 - Chickens
Preview
  • Find a chicken image (there is one in the xtool creative space; however I used one from another source
    • if using another source - trace the  image and use that for cutting
  • Shrink image to fit with in the inner circle of the top layer of the ornament
  • Set chicken image to cut parameters for your machine
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Step3: Process

  • Process the ornament and chicken
  • Paint top layer red (I used spray paint from a craft store)
  • Paint chickens black (or color of choice)
  • Use spray adhesive (I used Gorilla Glue Spray Adhesive) to combine ornament
  • Insert twine through small top hole
  • Add beads
  • Tie off twine
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xTool Supplies Used in This Template

xTool D1 Pro
xTool D1 Pro
1/8"(3mm) Basswood Plywood
1/8"(3mm) Basswood Plywood