Articles for tag: Cheesecloth, Color Washing, Faux Finish, Paint Techniques, Sponge Painting

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How to Lime Wash Walls

Lime washing is a faux finish paint technique that adds a very subtle white-washed finish to walls. The lime washing paint technique is very similar to color washing, except that the lime washing provides a white, almost chalky, finish. Many people learn how to lime wash walls because it is a fairly simple faux finish ...

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Aunt Nellie’s Rum Fruitcake Recipe

For a dozen years or more, my Aunt Nellie’s rum fruitcake recipe sat in my recipe box, unmade. In fact, I’d never made it, until a couple of years ago. Now, it’s tradition. But as a teen (some forty years ago), I’d watched my great aunt Nellie make it in her home. The process amazed ...

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5 Strange but Effective Baits for Catching Channel Cats

One of the great things about fishing for channel cats is the sheer amount of bait you can successfully use to catch one. They are the “Mikeys” of the fishing world. You can feed them just about anything. In addition to worms, grubs, bait fish and crickets, I’ve also used hot dogs and other items ...

Cannabis Cookery 101: Green Butter

Cannabis Cookery 101: Green Butter Why would anyone eat cannabis when they could simply smoke it? There are many reasons. Respiratory issues are one reason. Preferring to live in a smoke-free environment is another. Enjoying a different sort of buzz is yet another reason. The thing is, you can’t just chomp a bud and expect ...