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This project was so much bigger than I could have ever imagined!  A lot of firsts (and frustration, and cussing.  So much cussing.) went into the last month.\nFirst, the original file was a PDF.  The intention is that you print it out and tape it to the leather and hand"},"tags":[{"tag":"leather"}],"user":{"id":"d09278a0-db79-5b57-bc09-e280a45f3549","username":"asuncionshija","location":null,"created_at":"2015-11-24T09:13:31.227Z","children":[{"id":"09dca096-e6a3-51bf-8b45-7c297cfc93fa","name":"1993_2","childImageSharp":{"fixed":{"base64":"data:image/png;base64,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","width":90,"height":90,"src":"/discover/static/0de366ccd61efb7bea026f31883da57d/8099b/1993_2.png","srcSet":"/discover/static/0de366ccd61efb7bea026f31883da57d/8099b/1993_2.png 1x"}}}]}},"allContentfulObject":{"nodes":[{"name":"wood","display":"Wood","tags":["inlay","wood","livinghinge","maps","walnut","cherry"]},{"name":"tile","display":"Tile","tags":["tile"]},{"name":"maps","display":"Maps","tags":["maps"]},{"name":"weddings","display":"Weddings","tags":["weddings"]},{"name":"acrylic","display":"Acrylic","tags":["acrylic"]},{"name":"education","display":"Education","tags":["education"]},{"name":"lighting","display":"Lighting","tags":["lamp"]},{"name":"game","display":"Game","tags":["catan","dice","game"]},{"name":"home-improvement","display":"Home-improvement","tags":["home-improvement"]},{"name":"cardboard","display":"Cardboard","tags":["cardboard"]},{"name":"leather","display":"Leather","tags":["leather"]},{"name":"paper","display":"Paper","tags":["paper"]},{"name":"organization","display":"Organization","tags":["organization","boxes"]},{"name":"animals","display":"Animals","tags":["animals"]},{"name":"costume","display":"Costume","tags":["costume"]},{"name":"jewelry","display":"Jewelry","tags":["jewelry"]},{"name":"family","display":"Family","tags":["family"]}]},"site":{"siteMetadata":{"siteUrl":"https://glowforge.com"}}},"pageContext":{"created_at":"2018-08-05T22:33:10.161Z","title":"First leather item - 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