Happenings at A Place in Time on 8-15-15

Aloha Everyone,


It's a beautiful Saturday morning. I'm getting an early start in the Laser den and I'm looking out the window at my little garden of foliage. It's a small garden and given the time I know that I could improve upon the design. But for now, I'm just appreciating the life the good Lord has given me.

Last night I received an e-mail from Fran regarding her class on August 29th. The class starts at 1:30 and will end around 4:30. This will be a card making class. Because of the requests, she will be repeating a class from earlier this year. Even if you already took the class, I believe their are a couple of new cards that are included. The class is limited to 6 people and it is already 1/3 full. The supplies you need to bring include:

5 sponges or a Tim Holtz Ink Applicator or Blending Tool
Dreamweaver Palette Knife (opt)
Dreamweaver Spreader or plastic credit card
3-5 daubers
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Black Soot
                                        Walnut Stain
                                        Vintage Photo
Versamark Ink Pad
Dimensional tape
Adhesive of your choice

The cost of the class is $23. You will be making 5 cards and in my opinion Fran has done an exceptional job in their design. My problem is would I really want to give them away? See the photos below:

I think this card is exceptional. It has a simple elegance that I really like.
Embossed, colored, and the addition of the raffia is just that additional touch that sets this card apart.
Can you imagine the card without the raffia? 

The neat thing about this card is that you can play with the colors on the Humu and
the background lettering is so elegant.

It's nice to see stencils that Priscilla, Art, and I had a hand in designing still being used. Fun times at the craft store. Who would of known that years later I would be using those stencils in custom engraving Hydro Flasks. This past week we had a client call and was wondering if her business logo could be engraved on a flask. I had her e-mail me the image and we proceeded with the setup. The end result was a very pleased client. I thought it turned out great. I try to make the image fit the scale of the flask. So many places can do the engraving (maybe), but they don't take that extra step in designing it for the flask. I call it minimal engraving...looks ok, but it could be be so much more. See below and you can be the judge.

I think this would make great advertising for a person's company

You might recognize our pineapple stencil

That's all for now. Please give me a call or contact Fran if you want to sign up for her class. If you have any questions regarding engraving you can always contact me or leave a message at the Laser Den. I'll help you in any way that I can.


Have a great day,

Bill
A Place in Time
1079 Liku Street
Kailua,  HI  96734
1-808-261-2882
wotsearch@hotmail.com
ptcraftshop.com

Happenings at A Place in Time on 10 August 2015

Aloha Everyone,


It's been a busy week, this first week in August. Is it really August? If I close my eyes and then open them I think it would be Christmas time. Anybody ready to think about that yet?

Well, I decided to take a break and make an entry into the Blog. Since finishing an order for 600+ electrical labels I'm ready for an hour off. When I finish this there are the ever present Hydro Flasks. Seems like we are doing about 10 a week now and that's just by word of mouth. That's one of the positive factors in living on an island.

My next project is engraving the Hokule'a logo on a hair-pic and bookmarks. I really like this job. It tests my creativity and I get to work with some really nice people. The project following that one may be Wet Floor signs for the Four Seasons Resort on Lana'i. How's that for a range in project diversity?

That's all for now. I wanted to keep this short and will close with a couple of photos. I know that Fran is working on her next class. As soon as I get the scoop on what she is planning I'll let you know.

Once in the system I can reuse the soccer ball and re-size it to fit the project.
The Pineapple is our stencil from the craft store.

 

For this engraving I had to draw a soccer ball and a volley ball 

Koa Hair-pic and Bookmark; you can't tell it from the photo, but the font (as small as it is) turned out especially nice.
The font size is 4.5 - that's less than a 1/16th of an inch for a capital letter.

Enjoy the rest of the week and I hope to see you soon.


Bill

A Place in Time
1079 Liku Street
Kailua, HI  96734
1-808-261-2882
wotsearch@hotmail.com
ptcraftshop.com

Happenings at A place in Time on 22 July 2015

Aloha Everyone,

Getting older is strange. I just had another birthday and certain things are becoming obvious to me. As you get older you get wiser - no, not in my case. I don't seem any smarter. You should look different - no, I still look in the mirror in the morning and it still cringes. You enjoy the small things in life - no, I still like the bigger slice of cake, 2 scoops of ice cream instead one, and bigger paychecks. Family means more to you - no, to say that would be admitting that they were of less importance at some point in time and that's just not true. The one thing that i find in getting older is that I'm less tolerant of stupidity and I'm more likely to speak my mind than just keeping quiet. And I don't mind admitting that I'm 39 years old.

Fran's class is this coming Saturday (July 25th 1:30-3:30 pm) and the cost is $23.00. She didn't say, but I believe there is still room to sign up. I have included a sneak peek at one of the cards you will be making. The supplies you will need to bring to class will be: Paper trimmer, scissors, adhesive of your choice (both tape and liquid), black liquid pearl (if you have) and a small dot template that A Place in Time is making for this class (not sure of the cost yet).

Fran's Card

We have been very busy in the Laser Den this July. Requests for name tags, electrical labels, dog tags, engraving glassware, etc. I think I'm having the most fun with Hydro Flasks and personalizing them for an individual or as gifts. Many people have used stickers, but they eventually wear or start to peal off. I included some photos of some recent work we've done.

The first two are flasks our grandchildren from Lanai wanted engraved. They've stayed with us several weeks this summer and it was extremely fun to have them around the house. The images we acquired by taking photos of their t-shirts, scanning it into Photoshop, editing out a lot of excess detail, and then engraving it on their flasks.

Makana's Flask

Makana gave this flask to her teacher in the Martial Arts Class she is taking

For Makamae's Flask we made a baggage tag that has gold leaf filling

Makamae's Flask

I thought you might like to see the set up we do prior to engraving the flask. In the photos below you will see the printed images attached to the flask prior to engraving. We do this so we can make sure the image is engraved in the proper position. The motorcycle is an image we drew for a client. The Honu Family, you might recognize as one of our stencil designs. I edited it so that it relates to the size of the client's family. All of this is "fun stuff" to do and more people are coming in to engrave flasks as gifts.

 

The last thing I will show you is 1 of 26 knives we engraved for a client. We had to be very precise in the placement of the name, There wasn't a lot of room to work with, but it turned out great.

That's all for now. I hope to see you at Fran's class and if I can help you with anything please let me know.

Bill

A Place in Time

1079 Liku Street

Kailua, HI 96734

1-808-261-288

e-mail: wotsearch@hotmail.com

website:  www.ptcraftshop.com

Happenings at A Place in Time on June 24, 2015

Aloha Everyone,

I certainly hope everyone is getting acclimated to the summer heat. I sure appreciate the trade winds when they decide to show up. The air conditioning in my Laser Den doesn't care about the trade winds - it just runs and keeps me cool. I'm a lucky man. Last year at this time Priscilla and I were in Oregon visiting family and enjoying a bit of vacation time. This year we have the grand kids from Lanai staying with us until the end of July. It's nice having them around - it adds a certain amount of liveliness to the house.

Fran's next class is this coming Saturday - June 27th and there are a couple of seats left if you want to join the fun. It will be a card making class and you can see below 3 of the 5 cards you will be making. The list of supplies is as follows: 5 sponges or a Tim Holtz Ink Applicator or Blending Tool; Dreamweaver Palette knife (opt); Dreamweaver's Spreader or plastic credit card; 2-5 daubbers; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Black Soot and Walnut Stain; Versamark Ink pad; Dimensional tape; and adhesive.

It's nice to see that some of the stencils we designed, when we had the craft store, are still being used. Often a customer will come in to the Laser Den with a flask they want engraved and will choose from our large selection of stencils to accent an image they have in mind for their flask. Our granddaughter from Lanai is a part of the school wrestling team and she wanted to know if I could engrave their shark emblem on her Hydro Flask. I was up for the challenge and took a photo of her T-shirt and went to work redrawing the shark in the language of laser. It turned out pretty nice and she's happy as a clam. On the other side of the flask I engraved their family crest.

You can see that I reversed the image and she liked having it point downward

That's all for now. Our website is just about done and I'm excited to have that complete for people to use. Hopefully, with it operational, it will mean more business at the Laser Den.

Hope to see you Saturday, If you want to take the class just give me a call.

Have a great evening,

Bill
A Place in Time
1079 Liku Street
Kailua,  HI 96734
1-808-261-2882
email:  wotsearch@hotmail.com
website:  ptcraftshop.com

Happennings at A Place in Time on 5-24-15

Aloha Everyone,

I received an email from Fran this morning containing the details on her upcoming class on Saturday, May 30, 1:30 - 3:30pm. The cost is $23.00 and I know there are a few seats still available. The supplies you will need to bring to class include: Tacky glue, adhesive of choice, paper trimmer, scissors, bone folder and scoring tool (small size is ok), corner rounder, ruler (Fran recommends Tim Holt idea-ology), pen or pencil, and a crop-a-dile. You will be making the album only. The punchart from the last class will be available for purchase. Take a look at the photos below, Fran has done a really great job. You will be very pleased using this album as a gift or just for yourself. Give me a call if you would like to sign up.

We've engraved a few more flasks since my last Blog. The stencils we designed when we had the store in the Old Craig's Bakery are coming in handy. We engraved the Petro Family on one of the flasks. On the opposite side we engraved the Royal Hawaiian Seal. The look on the flask came out very nice.

The actual engraving is much nicer than my humble photo taking ability

That's all for now. Please give me a call if you have any questions.


See you on Saturday,

Bill
A Place in Time
1079 Liku Street
Kailua,  HI  96734
1-808-261-2882
wotsearch@hotmail.com

Happenings at A Place in Time

Aloha Everyone,

It's a bright and beautiful Thursday morning and it reminds me of a day in Oregon when it doesn't rain. In my last Blog I mentioned that Priscilla loves gardening. I found a photo of a Japanese Lace leaf maple that we had in our yard and I thought it would be fun to share.

Fran's class is on the 30th (Saturday) and there is still a few seats left. She emailed me this morning and said that her sample would be finished this weekend. As soon as I receive the photos I'll post them on the Blog. Please give me a call if you would like to sign up for the class.

Around my Laser Den, I have been kept busy with a variety of projects. Lately, a lot of people have been bringing in their Hydro Flasks for engraving. Fran came by and surprised me with a gift of a Hydro Flask in the pint size. I had not seen them before and naturally had to test it for engraving. The flask color is a beautiful golden brown. I chose to engrave one our stencil designs (Palm Moon B). I think the engraving turned out great. You can be your own judge.

The engraving is actually silver in color. The tone on the photo shows the reflection from my maple desk top.

Every once in awhile we get a request for a plaque. We don't carry brass in the shop, but we do carry a brushed gold acrylic. I prefer it because it won't tarnish or turn green with time. We will cut and engrave the labels to your specification. You can see a sample that we did for one organization below.

 

Name tags remain a large part of the work we do. Recently, I did a name tag using the black acrylic and gold fill. I think the combination of the black and gold has an elegant look.

Most of the name tags we do are still made out of the wood we carry in the shop. I had a call this week - more name tags for officials associated with USA Swimming. I've completed the initial order of 68 and am waiting for the lists from Kauai and the Big Island.

Because of the times we live in, I'm reluctant to show things we've done because it has a personal information on it.  The wood plate and the Hydro Flasks we did for the tennis coaches show the engraving without the names.

My thanks to Art for showing me how to edit in Photoshop and to Darryl for showing me
how to use the Macro setting on the camera for better/clearer close ups. 

That's all for now. I'll follow up in a couple of days with Fran's information.

Have a great day,

Bill

A Place in Time
1079 Liku Street
Kailua,  HI  96734
1-808-261-2882
wotsearch@hotmail.com
website: go to google and type in laser engraving kailua

Happenings at A Place in Time

Aloha Everyone,,

In a recent Blog, I showed the image of a Ram stencil that Art had designed for his sister. His idea was to have it engraved on a Hydro Flask as a surprise gift. Priscilla took that same image as a stencil and created a greeting card. I think that you will agree with me that she did a fantastic job.

It's a nice use of ink, embossing powder, and heat gun. It's easy and,
depending on the colors you choose, it works for both man or woman.

One thing that you may not know is that Priscilla has a passion for gardening. When we lived in Oregon she was somewhat spoiled in that she had about a 1/4 acre to work with. She did a wonderful job. The array of different plants, the wonderful scents that filled the air, and the music of flowing water was a pleasant surrounding. One of my favorite plants was the variety of bamboos. She still likes to get her hands dirty, but doesn't always have the time. Recently, as birthday gift to her mother they went to a local nursery and chose plants and pots. Mom wanted to see them placed in the front yard. The following are photos of the result of their effort.

It was only a couple of days after planting that we were seeing the results. Mom was very pleased with her 89th birthday gift. She's already planning on buying more pots.

That's all for now. As information comes in regarding Fran's class I'll keep you posted.

Have a great week,

Bill
A Place in Time
1079 Liku Street
Kailua, HI  96734
1-808-261-2882
wotsearch@hotmail.com