🪵🎃 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 spooky, aged makeover using five DIY paint techniques that anyone can try. The best part is all the effects were done with Foxy Hues Outdoor Craft Paints. These paints are designed to hold up against the weather while still giving you bold, dramatic color. If you have ever wanted to make your Halloween decorations look like they have been hanging outside a haunted asylum for decades, this tutorial is for...
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 the AEON Nova 14 and tried cutting and engraving five unusual materials that you might not realize work beautifully in a laser. The results? Some shocked us, some failed, and some turned out to be total game-changers for future projects. Whether you’re a hobbyist, small business owner, or seasoned maker, testing new materials opens the door to fresh product ideas and profits. Here’s what we learned when we put EVA...
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, and show off their creative skills. Last year was our first time at the event, and we showed up with… nothing. 😅 Just a few crisp high fives to hand out. Not this year. This year, we’re rolling in fully prepared — 300 full-color acrylic RFID Prize Pins designed, printed, assembled, and programmed in record time. Not only do they look amazing, but a select few have RFID tags inside...
🌀 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 not alone. That’s exactly where we found ourselves… until we built the Rotating Display Rack, our latest laser cut portable pegboard organizer designed specifically for craft show sellers like you. This DIY display stand is laser cuttable, portable, highly customizable, and it spins. It’s the ultimate small product display solution for makers, crafters, and laser business owners looking to level up their booth game. 💡 Why We Created This Pegboard...
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!
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 can level up no matter where you are on your laser journey. And if you want even more pro tips, we’ve got 20 bonus tricks waiting for you over on Patreon. 🟢 BEGINNER: Getting Comfortable & Confident 1. Understand Selection Behavior Left to right drag selects everything the box touches. Right to left drag selects only fully enclosed objects. 2. Pan Your Canvas Like a Pro Use the middle mouse...