Laser Cut & Engraved Projects for 2024: Autumn Gift Basket Idea
This is your ultimate guide to finding the best autumn gift basket ideas for the year 2024 that you can make with your laser cutters and hardware. The article also covers our tips and tricks.
With the changing colors and the onset of the slight chill in the air, the season of autumn is arriving, which means it is time to embrace and share the feel of the season with some beautifully crafted gifts. Ideally used for the fall wedding, the autumn gift baskets add that warm sentiment when giving gifts and are currently one of the most popular gifts on e-commerce platforms during the ending months of the year.
DIY-ing such baskets and filling them with personalized gifts for your loved ones is now more fun than ever thanks to laser cutting and engraving. Such laser hardware enables one to cut creative shapes and create personalized designs for autumn on a wide range of materials. If you are into this niche, below are our top five autumn gift basket ideas you can try this year to make a special gift with your laser cutters:
Greeting Cards
As much as every autumn gift basket has to have a card, a customized one makes it truly special. With the help of a laser cutter, one can engrave delicate designs on paper or thick cardboard to make such custom-made autumn greeting cards, which makes the message as unique as the gifts inside.
All you need is high-quality paper in autumn colors made in orange, red, brown, or gold colors. The paper should be thick enough to hold its shape but not too thick for the laser cutter. Once cut into your desired designs, add extra decorations like ribbon, pressed flowers, or stickers to complete the look.
Wooden Coasters
One of our favorites in all the autumn gift basket ideas we mentioned here, which is also truly functional, especially during the autumn and winter seasons. To make these, choose a type of wood that can be easily carved (birch, maple, etc.) and laser cut into round or square with a motif of the autumn, which may include leaves, pumpkins, or even sculptured quotes.
Laser cutting such items requires hardware that is optimized for thin wood and can cut without burn marks. Ortur LM3 laser cutter is a recommended option here, which packs an ultra-accurate “Quick Focus Stick” coupled with a next-generation air ventilation and cooling system that effectively removes debris formed during cutting and safeguards the coaters you will. Once laser-cut, you can also sand the edges and then finish the coasters with a food-safe wood sealer or lacquer to avoid the coasters from getting spoiled by water.
Drinkware
Can be added to the basket, especially if someone loves drinking. Mugs and glasses for beer, wine, or coffee are a classic option, and etching/engraving them with your laser hardware can bring the personalization your basket needs. You can also add a box of juices from the autumn season to make it a set.
Leather Keyrings
Small leather keyrings and other related accessories, such as key holders, can be engraved, and they make great gifts with long-lasting impressions. Your laser-engraved keychains will stay with them every day and for years. That is why this makes the must-try autumn gift basket ideas on our list.
To make them, choose small pieces of leather in autumn colors like tan, brown, or red. It’s important to use small pieces of leather only to keep them in a portable-size bracket. Make your design template the first letters of the recipient’s name a simple autumn theme or a related quotation. Then use your laser engraver to engrave this design into the leather, and then you add the final touch of a metal keyring or clip.
Puzzles, pieces, or games
Customized puzzles and similar games are the perfect ideas for autumn gift baskets that people can share with their families or children. To make such items, first select wood, an appropriate material like acrylic, or some thick cardboard for the puzzles or games that you wish to design. The design of the game can be altered to an autumn theme but retain the original components of the game.
Do keep in mind that laser cutting and engraving small components of such games can be challenging for newbies, so if you are just starting with laser cutters, Ortur H10 laser cutter and engraver is recommended. Common choices for such games include tic-tac-toe, chess, and certain board games.
