As some of you may have noticed, there is a giant new laser cutter at the shop! Since my interests are less acrylic and wood and more fabric and yarn, I decided to ask Tyler to laser cut some leaves out of felt for use in a fun fall wreath. Here is how I did it:
Step 1: Gather Your Supplies
- felt in seasonally-appropriate colors
- foam wreath ring (14″) wrapped in yarn
- squirrel ornament from Walmart
- miniature pinecones on a stick from Joann
- giant laser cutter
- glue gun + sticks
Step 2: Laser Cut the Felt
- have Tyler grab .svg vector files of leaves that you like
- magic
- put the felt in the laser cutter and tell it to go
Step 3: Prepare the Squirrel
- cut off the twine ornament string
Step 4: Harvest the Pinecones
- using wire cutters, remove the pinecones from the branch
- throw the branch away
Step 5: Glue!
- arrange leaves on the wreath until you’re happy with them
- invert the wreath to maintain the structure of the leaves
- glue the leaves to the wreath
- generously glue the squirrel and pinecone to the base of leaves, allow to dry
- touch up spots as needed
Step 6: Enjoy Your Wreath!