It amazes me, the things that can be done with SCAL! Here's my latest completed project,
I wanted to etch a mirror as a gift for my husband who lost his brother this past July in a car accident, With the help of a tutorial by Susan Chong (found here http://www.theartfulmama.blogspot.com Thanks to Tingha Treasures for telling me about the blog!) I was able to take a photo, draw it, and convert it into a svg file. then cut out a stencil to etch on my mirror. It turned out better than i imagined, i am extremely happy with it!
Here are a few photos. It's a little hard to photograph a mirror. so the photo isn't that great...
My Etched Memorial Mirror
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craftycreationz
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My Etched Memorial Mirror
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- This is the origional photo of my dear brother in law.. the top of his head and hat were cut off of the photo, so i had to draw them in myself..
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- Here is the drawing that i converted into an svg.
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- Here's the finished project.. not a good photo.. but the best i could do.
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craftycreationz
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Here's 2 more photos of the mirror.
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stargazer20
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LovingCricutFever
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Stargazer, I'm sorry for your loss. that is a wonderful tribute and it's very impressive work also. Thank you for sharing 
Dee H - Proud Mom of a U.S. Soldier
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maryrudakas
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Amazing job! I can't believe you did that with your Cricut! I'm sorry for your loss too - that's a wonderful tribute.
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firstcut
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This is really impressive. Know it will mean a lot to the family for years to come.
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craftykylee
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Re: My Etched Memorial Mirror
This is a wonderful tribute!! I love this idea! My husband likes to etch mirrors, so I showed him this. We are really excited to try this technique! Thank you so much for sharing!
*~*~* kylee *~*~*
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Im sorry for your loss. This is a loving tribute to him.
You did a beautiful job and Im sure you put all your love into it.
It will be cherrished for a lifetime....Im sure.
You did a beautiful job and Im sure you put all your love into it.
It will be cherrished for a lifetime....Im sure.
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wow - great idea.
i would never know where to start on something like this
i would never know where to start on something like this
Theresa
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