Turn Any Photo Into a Cartoon Ornament (No Sublimation!)

I turned a real family photo into a cartoon illustration using free AI tools — then printed it directly onto acrylic as a custom ornament on the Eufymake E1 UV printer. No sublimation. No heat press. No transfer paper. Just print straight onto the blank. I'll show you the whole process start to finish, including the custom zero-point alignment jig I built for my laser-cut blanks so every print lands in the same spot every time. I also walk you through three ways to find and create designs — using Eufymake's built-in Make it Real template library, Creative Fabrica, and free AI cartoon tools — so you don't need to be a graphic designer to pull this off. ⏱ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 — What we're making today 0:50 — Eufymake E1 overview (what it does and what it costs you) 4:00 — The zero-point alignment jig (how I built it and why you need it) 5:40— Finding and creating your design 6:00 — Eufymake Make it Real template library 6:40 — Creative Fabrica search tips 8:00 — AI photo-to-cartoon workflow (Copilot) 8:25 — Printing the ornament step by step 11:45 — Honest take — what worked and what I'd do differently 12:40 — Final results and other project ideas 🔗 LINKS + RESOURCES Eufymake Make it Real template library → https://makeitreal-beta.eufymake.com Creative Fabrica → https://www.creativefabrica.com Adobe Firefly (free AI image tool) → https://firefly.adobe.com Fotor AI cartoon tool → https://www.fotor.com CapCut Web → https://www.capcut.com/tools/ai-carto... Copilot → https://copilot.microsoft.com/ Jig files + blank dimensions → [link to your freebie or website page] Eufymake Alignment Jig (Free File) → https://mysimplebuilds.com/7rit0y7vng... Ornament Blank Jig (Free File) → https://mysimplebuilds.com/h5agbvlkhf... Purchase Ornament Blanks → https://mysimplebuilds.com/iey5k59mtx... Purchase Alignment Jig → https://mysimplebuilds.com/aqhh635rbk... Purchase Ornament Jig → https://mysimplebuilds.com/o3ggmok7ft... 🔍 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN ✔ How the Eufymake E1 UV printer works and what makes it different from sublimation ✔ How to build a zero-point alignment jig for repeatable blank placement ✔ How to turn a family photo into a cartoon using free AI tools ✔ How to set up your white base layer and gloss channel in Eufymake Studio ✔ How to run a nozzle check and avoid wasted blanks ✔ What to do differently if your colors aren't popping on clear acrylic --- 🛠 MACHINES + TOOLS USED Eufymake E1 UV Printer Laser cutter (for custom acrylic and wood blanks) Eufymake Studio software Cast acrylic blanks (custom cut) Baltic birch blanks (for wood version) --- This is the kind of project that looks like you paid a custom artist $50–$80 — and it takes about 20 minutes once you have your design ready. The same exact process works for pet portraits, newborn ornaments, couple portraits, sports team photos — anything you can run through an AI cartoon tool. I'm Brad. I've been in the shop for about five years and I make videos about the machines that are putting real custom print capability in the hands of everyday makers — lasers, UV printers, sublimation, heat press. Subscribe if that sounds like your kind of thing. New video every Friday. --- 📲 FIND ME HERE Instagram →   / mysimplebuilds   Facebook →   / mysimplebuilds   Website → https://www.mysimplebuilds.com --- #EufymakeE1 #UVPrinting #CustomOrnaments #LaserCutting #MakerCommunity #DIYOrnaments #AcrylicPrinting #AIPrinting #CustomGifts #MySImpleBuilds