Dragon Coin – Reverse
The next step in my quest to create a fantasy dragon coin. Today I’ve been working on the design for the back of the coin.
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Dragon Coin
My experiments with making a dragon coin for fantasy authors. Starting out with an AI image, then turning it into a physical mould…
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SPS Live 2026
Woo – I’m at SPS Live 2026 (Self Publishing Show podcast) in London, this week. I have been talking about author-related merch/swag items with people. […]
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NFC Sticker Demo Tutorial
A few months ago I was excited to program my first NFC sticker (aka NFC tag) and now I’m revisiting this topic by doing an […]
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3D Scanning Experiment: Yellow Teddy Bear
This week I’ve been experimenting with 3D scanning! I discovered my local MakerLab at the beginning of 2026, and since then I’ve been learning to […]
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Author Merch: How To Use NFC Stickers On Your Books
I’ve had some very exciting news recently (more to follow soon), but in the meantime I’d like to share something I’ve been playing with recently, […]
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Author Nation Valentine Heart Artwork
I don’t really do Valentine’s Day. But I do love the Author Nation community! So for Valentine’s Day I created and cut an “Author Nation […]
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1-Heart Blank Pyrography Family Tree
Today I’ve been making laser-cut blank family trees for pyrographers to customise, and this is the 1-heart blank pyrography family tree, below. I’ve done the […]
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Barnsley College Christmas Fair
Many thanks to Barnsley College, for inviting me to have a stall at their Christmas fair this week. I met lots of lovely students and […]
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New Baby Keepsake Gift
This is the latest piece I’ve been commissioned to make – a laser-cut ‘new baby’ keepsake gift. It contains the baby’s name and date of birth, but the customer requested “NO STORKS!”, so I’ve created a stork-free design 😀
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Author Nation Day 1-ish
Registration day at Author Nation 2025.
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