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Fall Leaf Place Card Project Guide
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Fall_Leaf_Place_Cards.pdf
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<p>Fall Leaf Place Cards<br /> MATERIALS<br /> • FW999 FUSEWORKS CRAFT KILN<br /> • FW847A KILN PAPER<br /> • 654 FIREWORKS CLEAR SAFETY GLASSES<br /> • FW846 FUSEWORKS HOT MITTS 1 PAIR<br /> • 654 STUDIO PRO BRASS GLASS CUTTER<br /> • 600 STUDIO PRO 1” RUNNING PLIERS<br /> • FW922 VARIETY COLORS 90 COE FUSIBLE GLASS SHEETS<br /> • 61606 90 COE FUSIBLE GLASS CLEAR 6” SQUARE SHEET<br /> • FW96 90 COE FUSIBLE VARIETY FRIT<br /> • FW962 90 COE THICK VARIETY FUSIBLE STRINGERS<br /> • TEMPLATE<br /> • BLACK PERMANENT MARKER<br /> • ACETONE<br /> • PAPER TOWEL<br /> • CRAFT GLUE/ ELMERS GLUE<br /> LET’S GET STARTED<br /> 1. PRINT OUT TEMPLATE PROVIDED WITH THIS TUTORIAL.<br /> 2. TRACE THE LEAF SHAPE ONTO THE GREEN, RED, AND YELLOW GLASS WITH A PERMANENT MARKER.<br /> 3. USING YOUR GLASS CUTTER, SCORE A LINE TRACING THE DESIGN ONTO THE GLASS. USE YOUR RUNNING PLIERS TO BREAK SHAPE FREE. MAKE SURE YOU ARE WEARING YOUR SAFETY GLASS WHILE CUTTING GLASS.<br /> 4. OPEN YOUR FUSEWORKS CRAFT KILN AND PLACE KILN PAPER ONTO THE BASE. THEN PLACE A PIECE OF 3.25 X 2.5 INCH CLEAR GLASS ONTO CENTER OF KILN PAPER.<br /> 5. ARRANGE THE GLASS LEAVES CUTOUTS ALONG THE TOP EDGE OF THE CLEAR FUSIBLE GLASS. OVERLAP THE ENDS OF THE LEAF ONE AFTER THE OTHER. THEN PLACE THE SMALLER 2 X 1.25 INCH PIECE OF CLEAR GLASS IN THE CENTER.<br /> 6. PLACE PIECES OF FRIT AROUND ANY OPEN SPACE YOU CAN FIND. THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO ADD TEXTURE AND A FESTIVE TOUCH. THEN CUT PIECES OF GLASS STRINGERS TO MAKE THE LEAF CREASES.<br /> 7. WITH SMALL DABS OF GLUE ARRANGE THE STRINGER PIECES ONTO THE LEAVES AND THEN LET THE GLUE DRY FOR 30 MIN.<br /> 8. AFTER GLUE IS DRY IT IS TIME TO FUSE. PLUG IN YOUR CRAFT KILN AND TURN DIAL TO 12 MINS FOR A NICE CONTOUR FUSE. IF YOU WANT A TACK FUSE TURN THE DIAL TO 10MINS.<br /> 9. AFTER IT IS DONE FUSING, LET IT SIT IN KILN FOR 2 HOURS OR UNTIL KILN IS COOL TO THE TOUCH. MAKE SURE YOU ARE WEARING YOUR HOT MITTS BEFORE REMOVING.<br /> 10. AFTER YOUR PIECE IS COOLED, WRITE NAME IN THE CENTER WITH PERMANENT BLACK MARKER. YOU CAN USE ACETONE WITH A PAPER TOWEL TO REMOVE WRITING AND USE AGAIN NEXT YEAR.</p>
