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SnowFlake Earrings
Remix
Instruction
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We can effectively take an snowflake generator and create an endless possibility of designs. From concept to finished piece in under 15 minutes!
This remix is based on
martinez1595Instruction
Step1: Search for Snowflake Generator
Scour the ole interweb and find your favorite snowflake generator, or draw one up really quick… your choice.
I myself just googled Snowflake Generator my search- https://www.google.com/search?q=snowflake+generator&rlz=1C1JZAP_enUS848US849&oq=snowf&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBggAEEUYOzIGCAAQRRg7MgYIARBFGDkyBggCEEUYPDIGCAMQRRg8MgYIBBBFGDzSAQg0MDcxajBqNKgCALACAQ&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
I started from the top of the page until I found one I liked.
Here are a few fun ones to play with
https://www.transum.org/Maths/Activity/Snowflake/
https://playback.fm/paper-snowflake-maker
https://dangries.com/rectangleworld/PaperSnowflake/
After finding your generator, either save your file or take a screen shot using your computer. This will allow you to import your file later into creative space.
Step2: Importing your New SnowFlake!
Now that you've created your very own snowflake design lets import the image into creative space.
On the top left side of the screen there is a picture icon with a + mark. Click this!
Ok our snowflake should be the last file saved in downloads unless you specified another location to store it. Click open.
My file was a jpeg. It can be an svg or png, all will work for what we need.
After I imported my file it was a white image of a snowflake. OH NO! I cannot trace!!! Is what you might be thinking at this very moment if you skipped ahead and didn't read this first…lol unless you are one to read destructions (my nickname for instructions) you're in luck…
All we have to do is select our image, then click adjustment at the right of the screen under the image trace button. Once here click ‘Invert’ this will make the white snowflake black. Now with the image still selected we can do an image trace. Phew…. now we have a workable vector…
Step3: Scaling to Size and Adding Hoop
So now that we have our vector we need to figure out how big an earring is.. From the original project it looks like the earrings are 1.7" So I'm going to make my snowflake 1.5" tall before adding the top ring to secure the jump ring. (Trip to Hobby Lobby and now I know what a Jump ring is haha).
***Edit: This ended up being too small and weak so I scaled it up to 2.25" Tall and everything was much better. Hopefully we can get an offset tool for xcs soon… ***HINT HINT
So from the original pair of earrings the inner hole for the Jump ring is .139" and the outer .25"
We will need to make both circles and center them to one another. You could do the math and offset them or use a round number. I'm just gonna leave it for now.
With the circles stacked lets drag them over into place on top of the snowflake. Once into position we are going to need to weld them together. To do this we need to select the snowflake and the outer circle. (Hold the SHIFT key while selecting multiple vectors) Now that both vectors are selected we can do our boolean operation. On the right side of the screen select Boolean Unite. Now our earring is complete!
But wait a second… we need another one… highlight the finished earing push cntrl-c and then cntrl-v…. now we have two!
Time to make it! Set your feeds and speeds for your material and send them to your machine!
I did include the file from the pictures, and icluded feeds and speeds for the S1 40W
