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Ad Astra Engraving will be closed for Vacation June 30 to July 12, 2020We are going to be closed for vacation from June 30, 2020 to July 12, 2020.  Any orders placed during this time frame will be completed as soon as possible the week of July 13th to 15th.

What do you do when you own a laser engraver and you want a keepsake from a trip but don't like the typical souvenirs you find....you create your own one of a kind keepsake.  This example is a photo of Lover's Leap and the Waterfall at Rock City on Lookout Mountain in Georgia.  We really enjoyed our time at this unique place so I created our own keepsake using a photo of one of the key features of the area.  We can work with you to create unique gifts, keepsakes, etc.  Whethe …

Since many of our designs will work well on products that cannot be engraved such as T-shirts, hoodies and other apparel items we have opened up an Ad Astra Design Shop on Spreadshirt.com.  This allows us to offer our unique designs on a variety of apparel products and other items and earn a small design fee for each item they print and ship.  Feel free to checkout our T-shirt Store and let us know if you would like a design or item added to it for purchase.https://shop.spreadshirt.com …

We have several different styles and types of "monogram" designs that are suitable for engraving on cutting boards, glassware, mirrors, etc.  These types of designs are well suited for engraving on a variety of products to create a unique and beautiful wedding, anniversary or house warming gift. While a Monogram in the strictest sense of the word requires two or more letters to be incorporated in the design our focus today is on these single letter designs which work so well on cutting …

For customers living in the Metro Kansas City Area or surrounding areas we also offer the option of local pickup to avoid additional shipping charges. Since we are a home based business the local pickup option would be to meet at a safe location somewhere in the World's of Fun or North Kansas City area. To take advantage of the free local pickup when ordering from our website just select that option in the shipping selection of the checkout process. Then once your product is engraved we can …