Welcome Home to The Makerplace!
First things first: Thank you! Whether you have been with the make it mafia since day one or you just found us, we are beyond thrilled to have you here in...
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🎨 DIY Porch Leaners That Sell: How We Turn $15 in Materials Into $100 Craft Show Profits
When it comes to craft show projects that make money, few things stop traffic like a tall, colorful porch leaner. These statement pieces are bold, customizable, and incredibly profitable for...
Garrett VanHuizen |
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25 Product Ideas for Your Craft Show Booth
When you think about adding “smalls” to your booth — items that are quick to make, affordable, and irresistible for impulse buyers — the xTool F2 Ultra opens up a...
Garrett VanHuizen |
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How to Make a Laser Cut Haunted Mirror with UV Printing and LED Lights
Halloween is the perfect time to get creative with your laser cutter and UV printer. This year, we finally made a project that’s been haunting our idea list for years:...
Garrett VanHuizen |
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🪵🎃 5 Spooky Paint Techniques to Transform Your Halloween Signs
Looking to take your Halloween porch décor from ordinary to bone chillingly extraordinary? This year we built a haunted “Asylum for the Insane” hanging porch sign and gave it a...
Garrett VanHuizen |
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5 Surprising Materials You Can Laser Cut and Engrave with a CO2 Laser
When most people think of laser cutting, they picture wood, acrylic, or maybe leather. But your CO2 laser can handle so much more! In our latest test, we fired up...
Garrett VanHuizen |
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How We Made 300 RFID Prize Pins in 2 Hours for Next Level Laser Conference
If you’ve ever been to a laser crafting conference like the Next Level Laser Conference, you know swap pins are a BIG deal. Makers bring custom pins to trade, collect,...
Garrett VanHuizen |
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🌀 How We Built the Ultimate Rotating Display Rack for Craft Shows
Perfect for Ornaments, Stickers, Keychains, Magnets, and More If you’ve ever stood in your craft booth thinking, "Where the heck am I supposed to put all these small items?"—you are...
Garrett VanHuizen |
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The ULTIMATE Craft‑Booth Tent Sign Bracket – Lightweight, Laser‑Cut & Crowd‑Stopping!
Ditch bulky booth signage and upgrade to our laser‑cut Tent Sign Bracket. Step‑by‑step build, free SVG, Foxy Hues finish & pro craft‑show tips!
Garrett VanHuizen |
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Top 30 LightBurn Tips and Tricks to Speed Up Productivity
Whether you're just getting started or already cutting like a boss, mastering LightBurn can seriously streamline your laser workflow. These 30 productivity-boosting tips are organized from beginner to advanced—so you...
Garrett VanHuizen |
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💎 Turn Blanks Into BANK: 5 Jewelry Projects That Sell Using the xTool F2 Ultra
If you’re looking for new laser projects that actually sell at craft shows, pop-ups, or online shops, then you’re in the right place. In this post, we’re sharing five high-profit jewelry...
Garrett VanHuizen |
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💥 How We Turned Leatherette Scraps into Profitable Custom Hats (and You Can Too!)
At Kim & Garrett Make It, we’re always on the hunt for creative ways to turn scraps into sales—and this week’s project is hat gold. 🧢💰 In our latest YouTube video,...
Garrett VanHuizen |
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Pricing Crafts to Sell - Craft Pricing Calculator
This free Craft Pricing Calculator helps laser crafters, DIY makers, and small business owners calculate the perfect retail and wholesale pricing. Input your material costs, time spent, labor rates, and...
Garrett VanHuizen |
