Gift Ideas
Leatherette is a polyurethane-coated fabric, not leather, and the laser reveals the layer underneath rather than printing on top. That is why the engraving cannot fade or peel, and why the contrast changes with every colour I stock.
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Someone who has just moved into a house has a yard full of plants they did not choose and cannot identify. Here is how to label a new garden through its first year, and which housewarming gifts actually get used.
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A gift set works when one piece is specific and the other gets used up over a season. Here is how I assemble starter, orchard, rose and farmers market sets from what I actually engrave, plus two sets for people who do not garden.
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The real difference between a baseball cap and a trucker hat is the crown: what sits behind the front panels, and what the back is made of. I press engraved leatherette patches onto both, so here is how each one wears in heat and which one holds a patch flat for years.
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