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Love You Mosaic Picture Frame
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Love_You_Mosaic_Picture_Frame.pdf
Description
<p><p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:16pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5496"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span class="MsoSubtleReference" style="font-variant:small-caps"><span style="color:#5a5a5a"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Created by Nelly Arteaga for Diamond Tech</span></span></span></u></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></p><p><p style="margin-bottom:11px"><u><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class="MsoSubtleReference" style="font-variant:small-caps"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Simplicity">Materials</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></u></p></p><p><ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">¾” Alphabet Tile</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Opaque Shape Tile Mix</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5/16” Classico Mini Tile</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Adhesive</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wheeled Glass Nippers</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">6x5 Picture Frame </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Protective eyewear </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul></p><p><p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Simplicity">DIRECTIONS</span></span></span></u></b></span></span></span></p></p><p><p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1. Cover the work area with newspaper or Kraft paper.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p></p><p><p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2. Select the colors and shapes you would love to use for this project. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p></p><p><p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3. Decide what your wording will be. For this project we chose to say, “Love You”. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p></p><p><p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4. Lay out design onto frame. Play around with patterns, styles, and colors. Do not glue down yet.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p></p><p><p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5. Once you have settled with a style, it is time to glue down the tile. We suggest starting by glue down the letter tiles first. That will be the focal point of the frame. The rest is decorative. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p></p><p><p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">6. Use your wheeled glass nippers to cut and shape tile for a better fit, and clean look. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p></p><p><p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">7. Set aside and let glue dry for 20-30 minutes. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p></p><p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">8. Your frame is now complete. You have the option to grout this frame if you like. Please refer to the instructions on your grout container. Play around with grout color and add colorants to change it up. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p>