Create the design in Silhouette Studio and save it in SVG format
This design is totally doable within XCS, but since I can do them a lot faster in Silhouette Studio, so I did the designs in Silhouette Studio, save them to SVG and upload them into XCS.
Here is my design for 2 pairs of earrings and the tree stand in Silhouette Studio:
Step 2
Setting 1
Process Method
Laser Cut
Power(%) or Cut Pressure(g)
100
Speed(mm/s)
4
Pass
1
Other Parameters
This cut function is used for 1.5mm basswood, for cardboard I use scoring with the setting of 70/10/1
Set up the M1 machine and Import the design to XCS, setup, and process
Import the SVG files to XCS.
For the tree stand, I cut it with cardboard. with the setting of 70/10/1, but totally is doable with wood, I probably will choose 3mm plywood or MDF. Since the cardboard I used this time, has black and white patterns on one side, this side works great for a Halloween scene.
And for the earrings, I use 1.5mm basswood here and cut with the setting of 100/4/1.
Step 3
Assembly
You can choose not to paint it, I explore them with acrylic paint this time. enable to achieve the poison apple look, the Alizarin Crimson, a deeper red is chosen for the apple, and black for the poison dripping on top, giving a dark evil look, then of course brown for the stem. I ended up using a little glitter glue on the black dripping to give an extra pizzazz.
And for the ghost, since I'm out of white acrylic paint, I supplement with pearl white watercolor for the body, and grey-blue is added for the shadows.
After the paint is dried, then it is time for the assembly.
For the apple design, since there is a separate piece for the black poison dripping, a little bit of super glue can put them together. For the simplest earring hardware, you only need jump rings, and earring fish hooks, nickel-free will be a hypo-allergenic choice, then you will need a jump ring opener and a jewel nose plier.
**Tip for painting: lay a piece of packing tape on the work surface, sticky side up, and stick your design piece onto the tape, so you can paint it with ease.
Create the design in Silhouette Studio and save it in SVG format
This design is totally doable within XCS, but since I can do them a lot faster in Silhouette Studio, so I did the designs in Silhouette Studio, save them to SVG and upload them into XCS.
Here is my design for 2 pairs of earrings and the tree stand in Silhouette Studio:
Set up the M1 machine and Import the design to XCS, setup, and process
Import the SVG files to XCS.
For the tree stand, I cut it with cardboard. with the setting of 70/10/1, but totally is doable with wood, I probably will choose 3mm plywood or MDF. Since the cardboard I used this time, has black and white patterns on one side, this side works great for a Halloween scene.
And for the earrings, I use 1.5mm basswood here and cut with the setting of 100/4/1.
Assembly
You can choose not to paint it, I explore them with acrylic paint this time. enable to achieve the poison apple look, the Alizarin Crimson, a deeper red is chosen for the apple, and black for the poison dripping on top, giving a dark evil look, then of course brown for the stem. I ended up using a little glitter glue on the black dripping to give an extra pizzazz.
And for the ghost, since I'm out of white acrylic paint, I supplement with pearl white watercolor for the body, and grey-blue is added for the shadows.
After the paint is dried, then it is time for the assembly.
For the apple design, since there is a separate piece for the black poison dripping, a little bit of super glue can put them together. For the simplest earring hardware, you only need jump rings, and earring fish hooks, nickel-free will be a hypo-allergenic choice, then you will need a jump ring opener and a jewel nose plier.
**Tip for painting: lay a piece of packing tape on the work surface, sticky side up, and stick your design piece onto the tape, so you can paint it with ease.
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