http://www.inspirationalfamily.com/ Our Blogging Page en-us Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:58:04 MST Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:58:04 MST http://www.inspirationalfamily.com CSB Weblog Generator 1.0 bgwanner@yahoo.com bgwanner@yahoo.com http://www.inspirationalfamily.com/blog355608.html#1510 I have seen people put on the resin and get all of the bubbles out. It is now the best time to put on the frame. It is best that you try the frame first. I have seen a few try to put the frrame on the picture and the frame doesn't fit. A lot of damage can be done trying to put the frame on before the resin has set up if the frame doesn't fit. You can add the frame later, after the resin has set up. You may have to cut the frame alot more after the resin has set up, but the picture will not get messed up. Always make sure that the frame will fit before you add the frame while the resin has not set up. The picture will look best if the frame is added before the resin has set up, but always make sur the frame will fit first.Bob Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.inspirationalfamily.com/blog355608.html#1510 http://www.inspirationalfamily.com/blog355608.html#1067 The grooves in the board needs to be painted. The color is picked to enhance the picture. One problem I have seen is that too much paint is sometimes used to paint in the grooves. When too much paint is used, the paint does not have time to dry. When the resin is poured on the picture, the wet paint from the grooves will float out and into the resin. This causes color specks and can detract from the picture. Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.inspirationalfamily.com/blog355608.html#1067 http://www.inspirationalfamily.com/blog355608.html#445 This error was made last year by one lady. It was discovered after the picture had been poured and allowed to cure. Two of the squares had been reversed. Sometimes if it is only sky the error can be ignored, but if it is part of the picture that has to be right, it is a total disaster. Make sure you label the squares on the back top left, top center, top right. Then center left, center center, center right. Then bottom left, bottom center, then bottom right. Always look at the picture when you glue the squares on the board. Do not pour the resin until the picture is correct. Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 MST http://www.inspirationalfamily.com/blog355608.html#445 http://www.inspirationalfamily.com/blog355608.html#381 When we first started to make tile pictures, we used straws to blow out the bubbles. This process took a long time to complete and sometimes did not get all of the bubbles out of the tile picture. We found out that the best way to get the bubbles out of the resin on a tile picture was to use a heat gun. Using a heat gun to get the bubbles out of the resin of a tile picture was like waving a magic wand, presto and the bubbles were gone. After the bubbles are gone, do not walk around the picture. Moving air around the picture will allow bubbles to form. Also, do not touch the picture for at least twelve hours. I have seen people look at another persons picture and say its so cute and touch it. That can ruin the tile picture. Any comments would be appreciated. Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:00 MST http://www.inspirationalfamily.com/blog355608.html#381 http://www.inspirationalfamily.com/blog355608.html#363 A few week ago we were making tile pictures with a group. One person brought in a beautiful picture of a south-western Indian design. The picture was very glossy. When we poured on the resin, the resin started to pool in the middle. This left voids on the outer edges of the picture. The more we tried to fill in the voids, the worse it became. The picture was unable to be used. We then took another picture from the same group and sprayed the picture with a clear latex matte finish enamel. We then poured on the resin and had a perfect tile picture. Sometimes you have to spray a real glossy picture to allow the resin to stick to the picture. Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:00:00 MST http://www.inspirationalfamily.com/blog355608.html#363