# Family Names Christmas Tree Ornament - SVG Generator

SEP 18, 2023

Here's the latest with [Cuttle](https://cuttle.xyz/).

## [Family Names Christmas Tree Ornament](https://cuttle.xyz/@cuttle/Family-Names-Christmas-Tree-Ornament-3TGvZj8E49p7)

![](https://cuttle-content.imgix.net/blog/family-names-christmas-tree-ornament-svg-generator/9482f690d0b0022468d007f429cc4946557bb9f0205d4a47ce1667dbe5589d1b.jpg?auto=compress,format&q=60&fit=max&w=720&h=720&dpr=2)

We just released a [new template](https://cuttle.xyz/@cuttle/Family-Names-Christmas-Tree-Ornament-3TGvZj8E49p7) that lets you type all the names in a family to generate a personalized [Christmas Tree ornament](https://cuttle.xyz/@cuttle/Family-Names-Christmas-Tree-Ornament-3TGvZj8E49p7).

![](https://content.cuttle.xyz/blog/family-names-christmas-tree-ornament-svg-generator/205af08ca3df79ff9686cf97dd66066859b993783ba97a22ad992fd192adbf3e.gif)

You can select a Star ⭐️, Snowflake ❄️, or Angel 👼 for the topper.

I know some of you all are producing large batches of ornaments like these for holiday orders, so this is tuned for efficiency 🦾

Instead of resizing, repositioning, welding, etc. you just type the names. There’s even a feature to automatically sort the names by length 😇

But it’s not only about producing faster results. I think by making a design _parametric_, you can more quickly experiment with a design — perusing through fonts, adjusting the letter spacing on the names, or reordering and resizing the names.

Below are a few things you can do with this template:

## Putting names in a specific order

Sometimes you want to list the names in a specific order, for example listing kids by birth date or grouping kids, parents, and grandparents.

To do this, go to **Advanced** and uncheck `autoSort`.

![](https://content.cuttle.xyz/blog/family-names-christmas-tree-ornament-svg-generator/daa68620fa04494b8bc944188265d4219e8f8be02ae88ee483e48af926a0fc90.gif)

## Resizing individual names

You can put a `+` or a `-` at the end of any name to make it bigger or smaller. Each `+` or `-` increases or decreases the size of that particular name by 5%.

![](https://content.cuttle.xyz/blog/family-names-christmas-tree-ornament-svg-generator/1f12eeb83a755240b5ec7d46c1e046c5f60e33f3db31ef1ce411cc825f0f65e0.gif)

## Omitting the underlines

In the **Names** section, you can omit the `underline` by setting it to 0.

In this case, you’ll probably want to tighten the `letterSpacing` so that all the letters are strongly connected.

![](https://content.cuttle.xyz/blog/family-names-christmas-tree-ornament-svg-generator/579a4360b7ad338bdbbbc77e61446a26c3259e88a80c1910c8a54d386f2ead96.gif)

## Repurposing the “year” for the family’s last name

Instead of the year, you can put any text, for example the family’s last name.

![](https://cuttle-content.imgix.net/blog/family-names-christmas-tree-ornament-svg-generator/3380389143edc88bd2085d1bc30a017bc0177f4b95a3233cb4173675897e32f5.png?auto=compress,format&q=60&fit=max&w=720&h=720&dpr=2)

Thank you **Jill D.** for sharing this tip!

## Acknowledgements

This originally came about as a request on the [Friendliest Glowforge Facebook Group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/friendliestglowforgegroup) (thanks **Stephanee C.**!).

There were several folks in the group who were really excited to test this so I worked with them over the past week iterating the design.

Some of the improvements that were made during this process:

-   Adding more options for the top icon, as suggested by **Elle P.**
-   Putting the names in a specific order — for kids, parents, and grandparents — as suggested by **Shelly L.**
-   Resizing individual names with `+` and `-` in response to feedback from **Jill D.**, **Shelly L.**, and **Pauline S.**
-   Iterating on the default sizing with feedback from **Amanda D.**
-   Having the option to hide the top hanger to make it a sign instead of an ornament, as suggested by **Jill D.**
-   Improving the way the underlines look. I had _lots_ of helpful design feedback from **Jill D. 🙏**
-   Lots of bug fixes and encouragement as the testers tried different names and fonts.

This ended up being a really fun way to develop a template. Thank you to everyone who worked on it with me! 🥰

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Toby Schachman