Hillbilly Laser

09/04/2026

🚨 **EARLY CLOSING TODAY!** 🚨

Just a heads up — Hillbilly Laser is **closing up shop a little early today, Friday, September 4!**

We’re calling it a week, shutting down the machines, turning off the lights, and heading out early to enjoy a little bit of this Minnesota September. ☀️🍂

Need something? Shoot us a message or submit an inquiry through the website and we’ll get back to you when we’re back in the shop!

Thanks for keeping this little production shop BUSY — we appreciate you more than you know. 🖤

Have a great weekend!

08/15/2026

Another week. Another Hillbilly Laser photo dump. 😎

A little bit of this. A little bit of that. A whole lotta “yep, we can probably make that.” 😂

Signs, swag, apparel, awards, gifts and whatever other random project wandered through the door this week. No two days look the same around here — and quite frankly, that’s exactly how we like it.

Felix lasered. Chad printed. We pressed. We packed. We probably said a few bad words. And somehow another pile of projects made its way out into the world. 🙌

Thanks for continuing to keep this little small-town shop busy, creative and just the right amount of chaotic. 🖤

Scroll through this week’s batch of “look what we made!” 👇

07/29/2026

We’re honored to have been a part of this project! And, yes, we are working on getting these super cute teardrops on our shelves to offer them to everyone! Thank you for bringing this unique project to us and we love that the materials were able to be sourced from another local business!!

Local businesses are the best! Thank you Hillbilly Laser and John's Heating and Air Conditioning for collaborating to make these memorial tree markers. It is important to us to honor Cadence's memory with a tasteful and personalized marker and you delivered.

07/05/2026

🇺🇸 Happy 4th of July from Hillbilly Laser! 🇺🇸

Yesterday was one of those days that reminds you just how lucky we are. Tom and I spent the morning watching the parade in Erhard, then wrapped up the day floating at the lake, listening to live music with friends and family. It was simple, relaxing, and a great reminder of what makes small-town America so special.

I snapped some photos just from Saturday of the projects we have worked on in our shop and it is humbling to know each of you chose to trust Hillbilly Laser. 🫶🏼 And for that… thank you.

I know there are plenty of places you could choose for your printing, engraving, and custom projects. The fact that so many of you continue to support this little shop means more than I can put into words. Every order, every recommendation, every social media share, and every kind word helps keep this dream alive.

Supporting small businesses isn’t just about buying a product—it’s about investing in your neighbors, your community, and the people who care deeply about what they create.

So this Independence Day weekend, I’m feeling especially grateful—for this country, for this community, and for each of you who have helped Hillbilly Laser grow into what it is today.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for allowing me to do what I love every single day.

❤️🤍💙 Happy Independence Day, and here’s to celebrating the freedom to dream big, work hard, and build something meaningful.

06/25/2026

🚨 Hillbilly Laser will be CLOSED tomorrow (Friday, June 26)! 🤠

I’m trading laser beams for rodeo dreams! 🐂

The camper’s getting packed, the boots are getting dusty, and I’m headed off for a little rodeo adventure. (If you hear someone screaming… let’s just assume I volunteered to distract the bull. 😅)

We’ll be back at it soon, answering emails and making all the custom goodies you know and love.

Thanks for keeping this small-town, one-and-a-half-person shop rolling. We’ll catch y’all on the flip side! 🤎

06/05/2026

TGIF! 🍻

The last THREE weeks have been a bit of a whirlwind around Hillbilly Laser.

While Kristi has been living her best life in Florida deep sea fishing 🎣 and soaking up all the fun things life has to offer, I’ve been holding down the fort. At the same time, Felix the Helix decided he wanted to unionize and went on strike for a while. 😅 (Good news: he’s back up and running.)

Between keeping production moving, troubleshooting equipment, answering questions, and trying to stay ahead of orders, I’ll admit something had to give… and unfortunately my inbox took the hit.

If you’ve emailed, messaged, called, carrier-pigeoned, or sent smoke signals and haven’t heard back right away, I promise I’m not ghosting you. 👻

What have I learned from all of this?

1️⃣ I definitely need a second set of hands around here more than I thought.

2️⃣ As much as I enjoy talking with all of you, I really like being in production and making cool stuff.

Which leads me to believe that when Kristi gets back, she might be getting her very own computer and inbox so she can handle some of the fun communication stuff while I go back to making lasers go brrrrrrr. 🔥

Thanks for your patience, your support, and for keeping us busy. We wouldn’t have it any other way.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got emails to answer and lasers to run.

Happy Friday, friends

06/01/2026

a morning well spent with fun people! Thanks for all the laughs and encouragement on a dreary drizzly morning!

If you need yard signs or banners for your event, I am happy to hook you up!

Spent the day with these lovely ladies at the 2nd annual Camp Joy Bible Camp golf scramble at Birchwood Golf Course ⛳️ We did not come in last and Lisa won closest to pin too! If you were out on the course, we were probably the ones laughing and cheering after each hit! ⛳️ a day well spent raising money for Camp Joy scholarships to allow any and all kids to attend camp 💗

PSA~ yeah, I know the signs backwards 😆

05/27/2026

NEW BLOG POST 🚨☕🥤

This past [ holiday] weekend Felix the Helix was hard at work knocking out custom tumblers for a local golf tournament… but here’s the twist: we didn’t even sell the mugs. 👀

Around here we call that “ghost lasering.”
(Kind of like ghostwriting… but with more lasers and less sleep.)

Truth is, we know a lot of shops only engrave products THEY sell. While we totally understand why, we also know real life doesn’t always work that way. Sometimes businesses already have inventory, another company lands the order, or customers just need someone reliable to make the magic happen.

That’s where Hillbilly Laser comes in. 💪

We talk about:
➡️ customer-provided tumblers
➡️ the owala heartbreak saga
➡️ why collaboration matters
➡️ and why Felix honestly doesn’t care where the tumbler came from 😂

Give it a read 👇

There’s something oddly satisfying about a table full of freshly engraved tumblers. Maybe it’s the smell of the laser running.Maybe it’s the sound of Felix the Helix humming away like he’s got a job to do.Maybe it’s the fact that custom drinkware has become our bread and butter around here...

05/22/2026

🇺🇸 PATRIOTIC PETE HAS ARRIVED! 🇺🇸

You loved the street banners so much… we figured Patriotic Pete deserved MORE than just Main Street fame.

So we’re launching a special merch store packed with hometown pride:
👕 T-shirts
🧥 Sweatshirts
🏡 Garden flags.. want to see more swag? Comment below 👇

What started as a simple city beautification project this spring quickly turned into a full-blown community favorite — and honestly, we kinda get it. Patriotic Pete is hard not to love.

Whether you’re decorating the lake place, gearing up for Pelican Fest, or just want to show a little red, white & Pelican pride… we’ve got you covered.

❤️🤍💙 Small town pride looks pretty good on you.

https://patrioticpete26.itemorder.com/

*** NOTE: these items will be available for purchase at Pelican Drug starting next week as well!! **