Glowforge: How to Make a Personalised Frame

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Looking to frame an artwork you’re proud of? Why not create a personalised frame with the help of a Glowforge to add the perfect finishing touch? Ideal to create for your home décor, or as a gift for someone special, this beginner-friendly step-by-step guide will show you how to create something incredible in no time at all!

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Katherine Printall

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How to make

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* Access to a Glowforge

* Glowforge Medium Maple Hardwood

* Acrylic Paint in Gold, Peacock Blue and Pale Blue

* Original Hi-Tack All Purpose Glue

* Paint brushes

* 20cm of ribbon

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Free Templates

Personalised Frame Template 1.pdf

Personalised Frame Template 2.pdf

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Step 1

To begin, download the free Framed Kid’s Drawing files. Place your child’s drawing in your Glowforge and open the Glowforge homepage on your device.

Top Tip: Make sure that the lines on the drawing are dark and thick so that they can easily be picked up by the camera.

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Step 2

Click on 'Create a new design’ on the left of the screen and then click on ‘trace a design’.

Step 3

Drag the cursor to draw a box around the drawing to select it and then click ‘place artwork’ in the top right corner of the screen. The traced image will appear on top of the original drawing.

Step 4

Click the ‘+’ button and upload the Framed Kid’s Drawing Back file. Take the drawing out of your Glowforge and place a piece of medium maple hardwood in.

Step 5

Place the frame over the preview of the wood in your Glowforge and move the drawing into the middle of the frame. If necessary, re-size the drawing to fit inside the frame.

Step 6

Click ‘T’ on the toolbar at the top and type in your child’s name and age in the box that says ‘your text here’. Choose a font and size that you like, the one used in this example is Hachi Maru Pop, 12pt.

Step 7

Select the frame, drawing and text, click on the align tool in the bottom left corner and then click ‘align centres’. Ungroup the frame (command+shift+G for Mac or shift+ctrl+G for PC) and delete the inner rectangle.

Step 8

The Glowforge will automatically input the settings for the maple hardwood. Click ‘Print’ and press the flashing button on your Glowforge. When the print is finished, remove the wood from the machine.

Step 9

Put your other piece of maple hardwood into your Glowforge. Delete all the artwork on your screen, upload the Framed Kid’s Drawing Front file and place it over the preview of the wood.

Step 10

The Glowforge will automatically input the settings for the maple hardwood. Click on the engrave layer, then click on SD graphic and change the speed to 700 and lines per cm to 75. This will make it a quicker engrave than the standard settings and a lighter colour. Click PRINT and press the flashing button on your Glowforge.

Step 11

When the print is finished, remove the wood from the machine. Take the mask off the squares on the frame and paint them in the blues and gold. When the paint is dry remove the rest of the mask on the back and front. Remove the mask from both sides of the drawing.

Step 12

Put the frame face down on your work surface, apply Hi-Tack glue all the way around and place the ribbon at the top. Place the drawing face down on the frame and put something heavy on it overnight while it dries. The next morning it will be ready to hang up!

Step 13

Your Personalised Frame is now complete!

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