CMC Laser & Gifts

08/23/2026

A little behind-the-scenes look at what's been happening at CMC.
The shop has been getting a pretty major rework.
What started as making room for the new UV laser turned into moving equipment, rebuilding work areas, changing ventilation, adding workspace and basically asking, "Well, while we're doing this... what else should we fix?" 😂
The MOPA fiber laser has been part of the shop for a while, but adding UV gives us another completely different set of capabilities. Combined with our CO₂ and fiber equipment, we're able to work with a much wider range of materials and projects than ever before.
Wood. Metal. Glass. Bottles. Tumblers. Plastics. Detailed parts. Commercial work.
And, inevitably, whatever weird thing somebody walks through the door with and asks:
"Can you laser this?"
We're also changing up the schedule this week to give CMC more dedicated production time and keep everything moving.
The shop isn't pretty yet.
But it's becoming a hell of a lot more efficient.
And we've got a lot planned for it.

08/17/2026

Have we made something for you?

Whether it was a LakeArt map, custom sign, wedding piece, engraving, or something completely off-the-wall, we’d love to hear what you thought.

Reviews make a huge difference for a small local business like ours. They help new customers find CMC and give them some confidence before trusting us with their project.

If we’ve earned it, take a minute and leave us a Google review:

Thank you to everyone who has trusted us to make something for you. We appreciate it more than you know.

— CMC Laser & Gifts

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08/14/2026

Had a lot of fun making these for Ugly Dog Distillery!
We broke out the new UV laser for these custom 1st, 2nd & 3rd place bottles — and the detail this thing can put on glass is ridiculous.
Good luck to everyone playing tomorrow! 🍻
And yes... we're just getting started with what this laser can do. 👀

🚨All you pinball players & enthusiast out there 🚨 We are hosting a sanctioned pinball tournament tomorrow! Registration starts at 4pm. THANK YOU to our sponsors The Arcade Guys LLC, The Grateful Crow Jet's Detroit-Style Pizza 🍕 -Chelsea & CMC Laser & Gifts for making the custom bottles!

08/13/2026

One design. Two completely different wedding styles.

This customer coordinates both rustic and modern weddings, so she asked us to create two versions of her unplugged ceremony sign.

The first combines stained wood with mirrored gold for a warm, rustic look.

The second uses a soft green finish with the same dimensional lettering for a cleaner, more modern style.

Same message. Same design. Completely different feel.

That's the fun part about custom work — we can build it to fit the event, not the other way around.

Which one are you picking: Rustic or Modern?

08/10/2026

Apparently Violet turns the shop into a nightclub after dark. 😂
Watching these bottles come to life never gets old.

08/08/2026

Well… Violet didn’t waste any time earning her keep.

A few days after our new UV laser arrived, we got the opportunity to work on something pretty damn cool — the limited-edition Wi******er Bourbon 250th Anniversary bottle.

Wi******er Bourbon came to us with their concept for the commemorative bottle, and our job was to figure out how to turn that artwork into a clean, detailed engraving on glass.

After some testing, tweaking, and a few sacrificial bottles… this is the result.

The finished engraving has detail we simply couldn't achieve on glass with our other equipment. That tiny rider. The script. The fine lines. Violet absolutely nailed it.

Huge thank you to Wi******er Bourbon and Ugly Dog Distillery, LLC for trusting CMC Laser & Gifts with this project.

And here's the really cool part:

These are a limited release — only 250 bottles are available. If you want one, order yours while they're still available through Wi******er Bourbon.

Meanwhile, Gerald — our CO₂ laser — has been watching Violet get all this attention and I'm pretty sure he thinks I'm cheating on him.

Welcome to the shop, Violet.

Sleep with one eye open. Gerald is watching. 😂

******erBourbon

08/07/2026

It's time for a little honesty from CMC.
We've hit that awkward stage in growing a small business where there's too much work to keep squeezing everything into the hours left after a full-time job, but making the jump to having more time for the business is still a big decision.
Lately, that balancing act hasn't been working.
Orders have stacked up. New lake maps have been finished but haven't even made it online. Messages and follow-ups haven't always gotten the attention they should. And our online presence has pretty much disappeared.
Most importantly, if you're someone who has fallen through the cracks somewhere along the way, I'm sorry.
If you're waiting on a quote, a proof, an order, or even just a response from me, please reach out. I'm spending the next few days getting caught up and making sure nobody gets left behind.
The funny part is that CMC hasn't been quiet because business is bad. We've been quiet because there's been too much happening behind the scenes.
We've got new maps coming, customer projects everywhere, and we've just added a new UV laser that's opening up an entirely new world of things we can do—including the glass engraving in the last photo.
There are some changes coming around here.
But first, I've got some catching up to do.
Time to get to work.

07/29/2026

It's been a little while since I showed any of the new maps that have been coming.

07/29/2026

What's in the box? 📦
Could be a hippo. Could be a severed head. Could be my will to keep doing my own taxes.
Best (most unhinged) guess wins.

07/28/2026

We made the The Chelsea Post this week! 📰
Caught by photographer Randy Lee at the Sounds & Sights Festival, set up in the Social Commons with our Great Lakes and custom lake maps. Thanks to everyone who stopped by, asked questions, and grabbed a card — always love connecting with new faces.
If you missed us, our full lineup of lake maps and custom pieces is always up on our page.
Small shop, big goals — if you want to help us keep growing, give CMC Laser & Gifts a follow. Every share helps more than you'd think. 🙏

https://chelseapost.com/in-photos-by-randy-lee-scenes-from-sounds-sights-social-commons-copy/