Cutting the Sign
Start with the largest layer and cut the designs upward in layer. This is a must! That way you can line them up as you go. There is a top and bottom to these atoms and if you get them twisted they don’t line up properly.
The lines are very thin. Be careful removing them from the mat. Don’t loose the center pieces.
Assembling the Concentric Atom Wall Hanging
As you cut the layers, build up from the bottom. Center the pieces to the piece below it. If the circles don’t line up properly, it probably means that the atom got turned. Just rotate it until it lines up perfectly. I tend NOT to assemble the layers right away and spent a great deal of time fixing this problem the first time I made it.
Glue each layer to the one below it before you cut the next layer. You can glue the layers together with liquid glue or foam tape. Foam tape adds more dimension to the project, but it is up to you. I used foam tape.
Once the layers are all together, glue the whole thing to a piece that goes with your color scheme. You can then put the Concentric Atom in a frame. If you used foam tape you will need a shadowbox frame since 8 layers of foam tape and paper are thicker that a regular frame can hold.
And your Concentric Atom Wall Hanging is done.