VisualizationCat Christmas Ornament SVG, Kitty Face in Santa Hat Laser Cut File, Cat Lover Gift Tag and Pet Name DXF
A happy cartoon cat whose Santa hat has slid right down over its eyes, leaving only a little dark nose, a curly W smile and long fine whiskers on show. The hat is solid engraving with a fluffy light brim, one pointed ear peeks out on the right, and a dark oval grounds the chin. A small 90 × 71.4 mm piece (3.54 × 2.81 in), it hangs by a 4 mm hole above the peak of the hat.
- Formats
- SVG, DXF
- Size
- 90 × 71 mm (3.54 × 2.81 in)
- Parts
- 1
- Hanging hole
- 4 mm
- Cut length
- 0.32 m
- Engraving area
- 13.6 cm²
- Material
- 3 mm plywood, MDF or acrylic
- Est. time, 10 W diode
- 3 min 20 s
- Est. time, 40 W CO2
- 1 min 12 s
- Est. time, 100 W CO2
- 47 s
- Per 300 × 400 mm sheet
- 15 pcs
- Per 600 × 400 mm sheet
- 30 pcs
- Layers
- CUT (red), ENGRAVE (black)
- License
- CC0 1.0: free for personal and commercial use
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How to make it
- 01Bring the kitty in at 90 mm wide and look at the whiskers and smile in the preview; they are the finest lines on the piece.
- 02Do a scrap test so the hat fill is rich and the whiskers stay thin and sharp.
- 03Engrave, then cut the outline around the hat, pom-pom and cheeks.
- 04Paint the face in the colours of a real cat if you are personalising, and hang it from the hole above the hat.
Hat over the eyes, and happy about it
Anyone who has tried to put a hat on a cat knows this face. The Santa hat has slipped down over the eyes, but the kitty is still smiling: a small dark nose, a curly W-shaped mouth and long whiskers fanning out on both cheeks. One pointed ear pokes out on the right, the hat tail flops left into a big pom-pom, and a dark oval under the chin holds the head.
Mostly bare wood, so it is quick
Unlike the other santa-hat animals, the face here is plain wood with just a few fine lines. Only the hat and the chin oval are filled. That makes it the quickest of the group: in 3 mm plywood a kitty is estimated at 3 min 20 s with a 10 W diode, 1 min 12 s with a 40 W CO2 and 47 s with a 100 W CO2. Fifteen kitties share one 300 × 400 mm board.
The whiskers and the mouth are thin lines on the bare face, so engrave them dark enough to read but not so hot that they spread. Light birch shows them best.
Make it look like their cat
The blank face is easy to paint. Orange stripes for a ginger cat, grey for a tabby, black with white whiskers redrawn in paint pen. A cat's name fits on the chin oval if you leave it unengraved, or on the back.
For cat people
- Cat owners: paint it to match their own pet and add its name.
- Pet memorial ornaments with the cat's name and years on the back.
- Shelters and cat cafés, as a fundraising ornament at the counter.
- Vets and groomers, as a Christmas thank-you for clients.
Questions about this file
Can I paint it to look like a specific cat?
Yes, it is ideal for that. The face is plain wood, so you can paint ginger, tabby, grey or tuxedo markings around the engraved nose and whiskers.
Where can I put the cat's name?
On the back, or on the chin oval if you switch off its fill in your laser software and engrave the name inside the outline.
Does it work as a pet memorial ornament?
Many people use cat ornaments that way. Engrave the name and years on the back and paint the face in the pet's colours.
Will the whiskers survive at a small size?
As a gift tag at about 65 mm wide they still show. Smaller than that, the fine lines may blur together.
Why is the kitty faster than the other hat animals?
The face is mostly unengraved wood with thin lines, and only the hat and chin oval are filled, so there is much less fill to scan.
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