Archive for December, 2009

What Homeowners Need to Know About National Flood Insurance!

by: William Sykes

How Homeowners Can Navigate Choppy Waters With Ease!

The purpose of flood insurance is to protect property owners and renters against losses from floods—losses that a typical homeowner’s policy does not cover. Whether you have a condo or a house, whether you’re a builder or a renter, here’s information to help you know who is eligible for this insurance, where to obtain it, and how the program works.

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Romance Books Rekindle The Romance In You

by: Sky Alexander

As we move on in life we realize all that life keeps teaching us. One lesson that everyone for sure has learnt in life is that love actually does not happen by gazing into each other’s eyes but it happens by looking outward in the same direction. It is said that true love is the highest law that binds two lovers.

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Glass Mosaic Tile Art: Creating Mosaic Tables

by: Bill Enslen

How do you create lovely stained glass mosaic tables? Once you know these basic steps, your creativity can take over. If you want something truly unique in a mosaic table, forget the many common styles of round mosaic bistro tables on metal stands that look they were produced on an assembly line. Instead, try integrating a beautiful stained glass design onto the table top of a piece of real-wood furniture.

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Glass Mosaic Tile Art: Mosaic Glass Cutters

by: Bill Enslen

Making wonderful glass mosaic tile art is easy! Let me show you how.

Wheeled glass cutters are essential for creating glass mosaics. I use it to cut and shape vitreous glass and stained glass. It can also be used to cut smalti. The wheeled cutters make cleaner cuts than tile nippers. The two carbide wheels (or steel, if you buy cheap cutters) are fixed in position. Instead of scoring and breaking, the wheels apply even pressure to the top and bottom sides of the glass, causing it to fracture along the line of the wheels.

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Glass Mosaic Tile Art: How to Easily Fix Grout-line Imperfections

by: Bill Enslen

Making wonderful glass mosaic tile art is easy! Let me show you how.

Have you ever watched your mosaic grout seemingly shrink before your eyes as it hardens? Arrrrg! The grout lines are no longer flush with the tesserae and tiny pinholes mysteriously appear. Now what?

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Glass Mosaic Tile Art: Stunning Mosaic Tables

by: Bill Enslen

Want something different for your home? Something truly unique? Maybe a stunning art masterpiece that everyone is irresistibly drawn to admire as soon as they walk through your door. Maybe you want something a bit more functional, such as a distinctive piece of furniture. What if you found something that combines the two? Lovely stained glass mosaic tables add color and warmth to your home or office. They serve not only as beautiful works of art, but they also serve a useful function as furniture.

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Glass Mosaic Tile Art: How to Make a Permanent Signature on Glass

by: Bill Enslen

Making wonderful glass mosaic tile art is easy! Let me show you how.

Ever wonder how to sign your indoor glass mosaic art so the signature won’t rub or wear off? Nothing seems to stick permanently to glass. Permanent marker isn’t permanent. Acrylic and enamel paint rub, chip, or flake off. Nothing works!

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Glass Mosaic Tile Art: Do We Cut or Break Glass (Does it Matter)?

by: Bill Enslen

Making wonderful glass mosaic tile art is easy! Let me show you how.

Ever wonder what glass actually is? Do we cut it or break it (is there a difference)? Why and how does scoring a line allow us to control the way glass breaks? To fully understand why we cut glass the way we do, we should first understand a bit about glass itself.

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Glass Mosaic Tile Art: Mixing Grout

by: Bill Enslen

Making wonderful glass mosaic tile art is easy! Let me show you how.

The amount of grout for your mosaic project depends on two basic variables: 1) the size of your piece, and 2) the width of your joints. Obviously, smaller joints require less grout. It’s important to mix more than you think you’ll need to ensure you don’t run out. This is especially true when using colored grout to ensure color consistency unless you intend for your piece to have varying shades of grout.

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Glass Mosaic Tile Art: Andamento (Huh? What’s That?)

by: Bill Enslen

Making wonderful glass mosaic tile art is easy! Let me show you how.

Andamento (Italian for “flow”) is the visual movement of your mosaic created by placing tesserae in specific patterns to achieve the desired image (a.k.a. “coursing” your tesserae).

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