and I cannot believe it. Even though it has been a long year, some parts have gone amazingly fast. Christmas is one that I feel will be here in a blink of eye. Friday we started the decorating. I am not sure how long it will take, but I'm excited about having a jump start this year. This gives me Thanksgiving meets Christmas vibe. I made the grateful out of baltic birch and I am not sure if I want to paint them or leave them unpainted. Sometimes I really like the slight burn markings from the laser that the wood takes on. I may do some a few different ways and see which one(s) I take to. Materials used: baltic birch wood. I have been firing up my laser and here are some other things I have made in the past few weeks. My daughter has loved gnomes since she was about 2 years old. I remember her not wanting to let go of a few gnomes that were in the dollar bin at Target, back in approximately 2006. So I bought them and boy did she play with them all the way up until...