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    Old 10-21-2011, 12:13 PM
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    cool....
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    Old 10-21-2011, 12:19 PM
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    Great idea!!! I Need one of those as our flew (flu?) (floo?) is broken-- or rather its handle is-- and I can't close it.
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    Old 10-21-2011, 12:41 PM
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    Very clever idea!
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    Old 10-21-2011, 12:55 PM
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    I love it!!!! What a great idea!
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    Old 10-21-2011, 01:11 PM
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    How cool is that! Great
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    Old 10-21-2011, 01:12 PM
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    Thats great to keep the cold winter air out of her living room. I always put one up every winter and it really helps keep the heat bills down. Your design is cleaver
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    Old 10-21-2011, 01:15 PM
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    love it!
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    Old 10-21-2011, 01:19 PM
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    beautiful, very creative
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    Old 10-21-2011, 01:21 PM
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    how unique is that? Looks great in the fireplace.
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    Old 10-21-2011, 01:21 PM
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    wow, thanks for the directions

    Originally Posted by tebill
    I've been asked a few questions so I'll try my best to answer them. To make the fire fabric, I bought white cotton and washed/dried it to remove sizing etc. Hubby made me a wooden frame where I tacked the fabric down with thumb tacks, wet it with water from a spray bottle and applied paint with a foam brush. The paint I used is Setacolor Transparent paint. One place to buy it is at dharmatrading.com. The paint is watered down before use. I also used orange shimmer paint to give a nice shine to the flames - same brand of paint. Go to http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/en...echniques.html for step by step instructions on using the paints. I found the fabric was nice and soft when it was dried and I set the colour by ironing the back of the fabric. Easy peasy!
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