# Making heart ornaments with the Heart Ornament Generator

> layered heart keepsakes with a curved name banner

A heart with a name (or two) on a ribbon banner across it. Type the **Ornament Text**, then sculpt the ribbon with **Banner Curvature**, **Banner Height**, and **Banner Text Size** - the text follows the banner's arc across the heart's widest point. **Design Type** picks the build: **Single Layer**, **Two Layer** (a solid **Backplate** behind a **Front with Text**), or **Three Layer** with a separate **Frame** and **Text Layer** for shadow-box depth. **Letter Spacing Adjustment** and **Text Offset** fine-tune long names, and **Thickness** sets up the 3D export.

## What you need

- **Laser cutting:** 3 mm [acrylic](https://yxecreations.com/pages/acrylic-sheets) - red, blush, frosted white, mirror gold - or [laser-grade plywood](https://yxecreations.com/collections/laser-grade-plywood)
- **Assembly:** [3M 467 tape](https://yxecreations.com/collections/3m-tape) or CA glue for layers
- **3D printing:** any FDM printer plus a color swap
- **Finishing:** ribbon or twine

## Step 1 - Words on the banner



One name, two names joined by an ampersand, or a date - keep it short so the banner stays elegant. Adjust **Banner Curvature** until the ribbon hugs the heart's curve, and relax tight names with **Letter Spacing Adjustment**.

## Step 2 - Layers and size



- Two-layer with a mirror or glitter backplate behind a solid front is the wedding-favor formula.
- Hearts around 80-100 mm suit trees and wall hooks; 60 mm works for favors and gift toppers.
- Use **Text Offset** to center the banner visually - hearts are wider above the midline.

## Step 3 - Export



Download the **SVG** with each layer as its own path, or set **Thickness** and grab the **STL/3MF**.

## Laser Cutting

### Laser cutting



1. Cut the backplate from your accent color and the front from the main color; bond with 3M tape.
2. Wedding-favor batches: nest 20 hearts per sheet, swap names in the tool, re-export, repeat.
3. On plywood, engraving the banner text instead of cutting it gives a quieter heirloom finish.
4. Thread ribbon and tie to the gift, the chair, or the tree.

## 3D Printing

### 3D printing



1. Export the 3MF at 3 mm thickness, print flat, swap to white at the banner layer.
2. Silk red filament makes the Valentine version look glazed.
3. A plate of favors prints overnight before the party.
4. Glue a small magnet on the back for fridge keepsakes.

## Make it yours

- Wedding favors: the couple's names and date, one heart per place setting.
- Anniversary hearts with the year count - 25 in gold mirror acrylic says it all.
- Valentine class gifts: each kid's name on a small red heart.
- First-home ornament with the family name and move-in year.
- Frosted white heart on a blush backplate for a soft nursery wall hanging.
- Memorial heart with a name and dates in walnut, oiled.
- Pair with the Split Monogram and Heartypify tools for a full Valentine product line.

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Read online: https://www.mylasertools.com/learn/guides/heart-ornament