What makes a good stencil material?
We put three lasercuttable materials to the test to see which makes the best stencil material!
We put three lasercuttable materials to the test to see which makes the best stencil material!
A guide to creating artwork if you have no access to a vector program.
Its nice to come into work looking a million pounds, so to cheer up everyone in the Nice-Cuts office during this blustery gloomy springtime I decided to have a go at …
This week we were asked if we could laser-engrave onto some beautiful circular wooden slices. We said we’d give it ago! The disks arrived in the post, sent to me …
A couple of weeks ago we wrote about a particularly bespoke wedding gift order for a Harry Potter loving client (read about it here). Zoë went on to develop her miniature …
Following on from the plywood and acrylic mistletoe of last week, I wanted to make something else Christmassy in a similar style. So next up… Wreaths! I played around with a …
Every year, coming up to Christmas time, I take part in a ‘make off’ with some of my other laser cutting friends. It’s not really a competition, it’s just for …
This week an interesting query came in. ‘Can you design me something special for a Harry Potter themed wedding – that stands up?’ Hmm… It’s an unusual one but over …
Earlier this year we were asked to help design something simple for a customer that was hosting a treasure hunt. The idea was that participants of the treasure hunt, around 120 …
The leaves are falling and it’s ‘Back to School’ time yet again. Over the summer however, the Nice-Cuts team had a bit of fun dreaming up some fun activities for these …
From time to time we’re asked to prototype and laser cut work for people that don’t have access to a vector design program at all. Here at Nice-Cuts we use …
We’ve had a couple of requests for rubber stamps recently, and having been inspired by a lino printing exhibition I decided to have a think about how best to go …
It seems as if summer is coming to a close, and as sad as this is, I am feeling relieved that I no longer seem to be a slave to the …
One of our regular customers, Oh My Dear Julia, creates beautiful bespoke wedding invitations and favours. She actually wrote a guest blog for us back in March (read it here!) …
Recently we’ve had a few orders coming in for engraved pieces. While this is something I’ve always thought was nice, I tended to think the expense of choosing to Engrave …
Recently I’ve been playing around with a fantastic app I found on IOS called Amaziograph. I was recommended to it by a friend back in December when I was having fun …
Whilst beavering away with my projects for Newcastle’s Maker Faire UK 2017, I turned my attention towards how best to decorate our stall! This year I joined the Oomlout team and we certainly wanted to …
A few weeks a go I talked about prototyping for my laser cut Christmas baubles. I started working on them back in November so they would be ready to send out …