My very first Glowforge project!
I had my Glowforge for about two weeks before I successfully made something. Several failures in, I was feeling very defeated. I’m so thankful for this Glowforge community! Each time a problem arose, I searched the community posts and was able to find the answers I needed. Things started clicking for me and I was able to make my first project (a retirement gift for a friend). Thank you to everyone who contributes on here! My excitement is renewed and I cannot wait to keep Making.!
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Wow, that is super.
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Excellent project, and the first of many I hope you will share here. This community has been active for several years, and the shared knowledge gained through failures and successes is a treasure trove that you have utilized to your advantage. Keep on forging.
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Holy cow! That’s absolutely stunning! A very inspiring piece of work that has me super excited for the potential of this beast of a machine! Very inspiring, thank you for sharing!
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Stunning work 
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Great work! Can’t wait to see the next one!
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This is absolutely stunning.
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Outstanding first project!
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I love the floating letters above the top of it all! Great sense of depth and shadows!
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Wow! what an amazing first project.
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If this is a first project I can’t wait to see what you’ll create next. This is a beautiful gift for your friend.
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Wow just Wow!!!
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What a jaw dropping piece! Can’t wait to see what you do next!
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Thank you all! 
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Wow! That’s an amazing first project. Well done! And - YES! - keep making!
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What a stunning art piece!!! Quit your day job and spend all your time on the Glowforge!
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That is INCREDIBLE!!! Sheesh, first project…mad skills! Is the drawing done in Illustrator. Would love to see process pix. You’re a good friend to have with gifts like that!!!
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Thank you!!
I made the drawing on Inkscape. I didn’t even think to take process pics since the whole thing was me winging it til it worked haha.
Now that I kinda have an idea of what I’m doing, lI’ll definitely take process pics the next go around!
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You’re winging it is amazing!!! That would be super cool to see the process! Looking forward!