Adding COLOR to a CURTIAN with RIBBON Easy..NO SEW

I have been searching for Material to Match my new Down Duvet cover.  With NO Luck, my end result and very happy!  Simply found ribbon, no sew fusing tape, and an iron.  Took me about 1 hour and Love the finished product! Couldn't be happier! 

AGING RAW BRASS

I used a small "clean" salad contained from Applebee's, added the ammonia,  stretched the nylon over placed to pieces so they were not touching... and put the lid on her is the end result below!

 I placed a penny and some copper washers to use a an example to show how dark they turned!

 A Big Hands Up to Cristi Baxter Clothier 

Experiment: Oxidizing Raw Brass ~ http://2ifbysea-cristi.blogspot.com/2011/04/experiment-oxidizing-raw-brass.html / https://www.facebook.com/2ifbysea

Thank you also to Heather ~ http://heatherlydesigns.blogspot.com/2011/03/aging-brass.html/ https://www.facebook.com/heatherlyjewelry

Thanks girls for all your help and research!

AGING BRASS

A BIG HANDS UP!!! for Cristi Baxter Clothier   She shared her BLOG site and it really work... However,  be careful, I think I went a little dark, so now I have to clean it up a little.  I didn't get the chocolate brown I was looking for yet!

Experiment: Oxidizing Raw Brass

http://2ifbysea-cristi.blogspot.com/2011/04/experiment-oxidizing-raw-brass.html  and   http://heatherlydesigns.blogspot.com/2011/03/aging-brass.html

Make your own Moon sand!

I love playing with sand and clay.  Moon sand is so fun, squishable,  moldable and never dries out! Play sand also comes in different colors, so buy different colored bags to mix things up a little. Have fun!

Recipe for Homemade Moon Sand (1 batch)

• 6 cups of play sand
• ( 50 lb bag from Lowe's; it was $4.99 plus tax.)
• 3 cups of cornstarch 
• (Most dollar stores carry it for $1 per box...
• you'll need around 24 boxes for the whole 50 lbs!)
• 1  1/2 cups of cold water
• The life span is endless; store in airtight container! 
• AND...  here is the site with more details on uses and tips!
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• http://www.wisebread.com/make-your-own-moon-sand-dirt-cheap.   
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