my name is heather and along with my long-time business partner and friend david
we sold a very successful online on-demand printing business in 2019. since then we
launched a new online business in the crafting industry selling products we make with laser
equipment and have recently started sharing our laser and business knowledge on youtube
when first starting your laser business it can be pretty overwhelming trying to figure
out what to sell in addition to figuring out how to use your new machine there's a lot to consider
including how much time you have to devote to your new business and how much money you
have to invest in materials we've come up with 10 products we recommend that you start with
not only are they very popular sellers they're also easy to make and only require
that you purchase raw materials this would be instead of more expensive finished items
that you need to purchase for engraving you'll also likely need less storage space
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luggage tags are an awesome selling product especially now that people are traveling again
after the pandemic and very inexpensive and easy to make you can see here on etsy that there are
many luggage tag listings that sc has identified as best sellers or tagged with the popular now
identification on amazon here a quick search of luggage tags shows you just how popular they are
by the number of customer reviews while there is a lot of competition for selling luggage tags
we think if you come up with unique designs and offer customization you can find that you're
spending a big part of your day making luggage tags for orders you've received our in-house
artist sam made this adorable design that we're engraving on and cutting out of baltic birch you
can offer custom address personalization engraving on the reverse side of the luggage tag for
a one-of-a-kind product there are also a number of styles of straps you can purchase to include with
your luggage tags depending on your preference we'll include some examples in the description
everybody likes to make coasters because they have such a simple shape to cut
but you might be surprised at how well coasters sell we engraved two coasters as examples the
tree of life coaster was made out of black acrylic and designed to include an area for customization
and the coffee coaster was made out of baltic birch to add extra value you
could add felt pads to the underside of the coaster we'll include a link for purchasing
in our last business we sold a lot of key chains in a lot of different shapes materials and designs
as you can see we still really like making keychains you can be really creative and appeal
to customers with a wide variety of interest we engraved and cut a cute octopus out of mdf
you'll need to add a jump ring and keyring to your creation and maybe even tassels or puffs
for extra flair we'll include links to some examples in the description
as you start identifying products to make and sell you'll probably discover that
there is a lot of demand and opportunity for party and celebration related items
particularly for weddings and even more especially now that many couples and families are finally
able to have their celebrations after a couple years of delays during the pandemic here we
made an elegant wedding themed cake topper out of mirror acrylic it was engraved on the front which
gave it a nice frosted look you could also make cake toppers out of wood for something more rustic
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there are a lot of really cheap cupcake toppers being sold that are made out of paper and
toothpicks but we think a slightly more unique and higher end approach would be to use acrylic
using acrylic is more durable reusable and would make a nice keepsake of the event
as an example the cupcake topper that we made here is wedding themed and was engraved on the back of
clear acrylic you'll need to reverse the design if engraving on the back especially if engraving text
whether you personalize something like this or not it makes a nice favor to send home with guests
you may be thinking that bookmarks are kind of outdated given the prolific use of e-readers
but there are still a lot of people who read physical books and people who love to
get bookmarks as gifts you can make really fun and elegant bookmarks with just a sheet of wood
we engraved both sides of masked 8th inch mdf to make this bookmark and to show how nice mdf cuts
and it graves it's also less prone to warping or voids that cause cutting issues with other
wood sheets and it takes paint really well it's also extremely cheap compared to all other woods
if you're not using mdf we highly recommend it we made this bookmark two inches by seven inches in
size with rounded corners but you can size your bookmarks to something that best takes advantage
of the size of your material for as little waste as possible you could also add paint or stain to
your bookmarks for a little something extra or offer personalization of the reader's name
door hangers are probably not something you've thought about making
compared to other products there's not as much competition if you start selling door hangers you
may be shocked at how well they sell especially if you offer personalization options this door
hanger was engraved and cut on 8th inch baltic birch with an adorable do not disturb design
i read a recent statistic that showed how pet ownership has risen steadily over the years
americans spent 103.6 billion dollars on their pets in 2020 that actually kind of blew my mind
even though i knew it was going to be a big number if you're not considering selling pet
products in your business you may want to rethink that a simple and popular product to offer would
be personalized pet tags you can offer them in different shapes or colors and use cute fonts
for the personalization while you can buy tag blanks to engrave just for in keeping
with making a product from sheet material for this video we made two examples to show you how
easy and extra special these can be we engraved and vector cut both of these on black acrylic
but any other colored acrylic especially bright colors would look adorable if you were to add
color using a paint filling technique you could really elevate your pet tags if you browse through
our channel you can find a number of videos with examples of us using this paint filling technique
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you might be wondering why we're recommending selling ornaments when there's such a seasonal
product if you're willing to work hard in november and december then do it you will not regret it
in fact for as much revenue as they can bring in you could probably build an entire business
around just selling ornaments at christmas time and take the rest of the year off
we made one ornament out of 8 inch baltic birch
and the other out of clear acrylic with the personalization engraved on the back side
you can purchase pre-cut ornament string or you could make your ornaments even more special by
adding a fun ribbon something like twine could be used for a rustic look red and white stripes for
a candy cane theme or even other printed satin or grogan ribbon there are a lot of options out there
there is a large market for signs and you may think that every design that can be
thought of has already been created we've found that if you can put your own personal
spin on tried and true sign designs you can build a business just around signs alone
the main customers for signs are businesses however there is a place for science geared
towards consumers too when you're looking around at other popular signs being sold consider how
you can improve upon them to make the design your own think about whether or not there's a
way to work in a personalization element or how to elevate popular topics by adding better art
we made this adorable sign out of eighth inch baltic birch it's a popular six inches
by nine inches in size and could easily be scaled up or offered in multiple sizes
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