✂ Holiday Ornament · Laser Extension

DESIGN AN ORNAMENT THAT CAN BE MADE

Your file must tell the teacher where the object ends and which marks stay on the surface.

Product
One 4 by 4 inch ornament

File
One teacher-checked SVG

Evidence
Model, revision, photo, reflection

Read two real examples

Real ornament design file with a closed red outer path, circular hanging hole, lettering, bow, holly, and heart details — **Digital file example:** the outer path and hanging hole separate from the engraved details.

Real finished wooden holiday ornament held in a classroom, with a cut outline, hanging hole, and engraved seasonal artwork — **Finished classroom example:** the cut outline releases the object while the artwork stays on the wood.

These are two different designs. Use them to compare a digital file with a finished material result. The teacher still confirms each machine operation before fabrication.

The file-to-material chain

1 · Geometry
Path, outline, fill, or image

2 · Operation
Cut, score, or engrave

3 · Result
Separate, mark, or darken

Color may help organize layers, but color alone does not run the laser. The teacher checks the imported geometry, operation, material, and settings.

Day 1 · Ideate and choose

Sketch three different ornament ideas. Changing only the text or color does not make a new idea.
Give every idea a closed outer shape, a hanging hole, and one readable surface detail.
Circle the strongest idea. Complete: I chose ______ because it will remain readable at 4 inches and ______.

Word bank: outline · path · hanging hole · detail · readable · simple · contrast

Day 2 · Build, trace, revise

Create a 4 by 4 inch page in Canva or the vector tool your teacher names.
Build one closed outer path. Add a closed hanging hole with enough wood around it to stay strong.
Add one or more simple details that can be scored or engraved. Avoid tiny text, hairline gaps, crowded shapes, and loose pieces.
Export one SVG named Period-Lastname-Firstname-Ornament.svg.
Print or trace the design at real size. Cut the paper outline and check the hole, edge strength, and readability.
Give the paper test to a partner. Your partner traces the expected cut and surface marks. Revise anything they cannot predict.

Machine boundary

You submit the checked file. Your teacher runs the Glowforge. Do not upload to the Glowforge App, place material, change settings, or start a job unless your teacher is directing that exact step beside you.

Day 3 · Watch, finish, document

Open the print-run video on YouTube

Hand off the SVG through the class queue.
When your ornament is ready, add any teacher-approved finish and attach the string or ribbon.
Photograph the finished object from directly above in good light.

Leave this screen up during work time

Today’s task

Finish the SVG
Test it at real size
Complete the partner trace
Revise and submit

Success criteria

Closed outer path
Strong hanging hole
Readable surface detail
Correct size and filename

Partner stem: I predict the machine will ______ this path and ______ this area.

Submit

Your Period-Lastname-Firstname-Ornament.svg
A photo of the finished ornament. If the class queue is still running, submit the real-size paper test and add the finished photo when your teacher returns the object.

Text entry: My design changed from ______ to ______ after ______. The finished ornament communicates ______ because ______.

Word bank: revised · simplified · strengthened · readable · contrast · cut · score · engrave

Five-point check

Closed outer cut path
Hanging hole placed safely inside the edge
Readable scored or engraved detail
Real-size test, revision, and correct filename
Submitted evidence plus a specific reflection