Hack of the Week No.92

"Dreams don't work unless you do."

With the school year 1/2 over you might need to spread a bit of old "school" motivation.  

This "School Room" plaque was created using models from these projects:

The fonts we used to simulate the v-carving are called:

  • Gabriola, Garamond, Gabriola Italic, Javanese Text, Impact

Update - March 4th, 2016

We opened our email today to find this great finished version of this Hack of the Week from James Patton!

"Carved this one for the wife’s classroom. (she teaches avid, kind of like college prep classes), She loved it.
Carved in brown maple, Turned out to be about an 11” x 16” project. We liked the white of the maple, I decided to just put a few coats of semi gloss on it and not stain it at all. The lettering I think I did in Royal Blue..
Thanks for another great hack..."

What a nice job and we sure are glad she liked it!!

Note - This hack was assembled in Aspire V8 for presentation purposes.  It could have been done in VCarve Pro V8 or VCarve Desktop.

Why not hack together your own layout mixing and matching models from other projects or from your own library!  For some great inspiration check out our  hacks page!

Be safe and let the chips fly!

The Design and Make Team

Hack of the Week No.91

Wallet sized picture frame layout.

This layout would be perfect for displaying a treasured vacation picture or a tropical holiday selfie. This layout was designed to hold a wallet sized photo but could be sized to hold a 4x6 or larger memory!

This "Tropical Holiday" picture frame was created using models from these projects:

We did not use any fonts on this layout but the detail line of the surfboard is a simulated v-carved line.

Note - This hack was assembled in Aspire V8 for presentation purposes.  It could have been done in VCarve Pro V8 or VCarve Desktop.

Why not hack together your own layout mixing and matching models from other projects or from your own library!  For some great inspiration check out our  hacks page!

Be safe and let the chips fly!

The Design and Make Team

Hack of the Week No.89

Valentine's day is under a week away and you say you don't have a gift for that special someone?  Well this little "Hack of the Week" is just what the love doctor ordered!   

This "You hold the key to my heart"  layout, perfect for a desk ornament, wall plaque or boxtop was created using models from these projects:

The font we used to simulate the v-carving on this layout is call:  Printina

A Little Something Extra

We have included a link to download the "Free to Anyone" vector outlines (.dxf format) for the interlocking hearts you can see in our layout.  Now you can add them to your own projects. They're easy and fast to V-Carve in your Vectric software!  

Download link below...
D&M - Hack of the Week No.89 - Hearts.dxf

Note - This hack was assembled in Aspire V8 for presentation purposes.  It could have been done in VCarve Pro V8 or VCarve Desktop.

Why not hack together your own layout mixing and matching models from other projects or from your own library!  For some great inspiration check out our  hacks page!

Be safe and let the chips fly!

The Design and Make Team