This creates a nice, rustic, translucent stain and a light seal for about 3 bucks. That 3 bucks is quite a few uses or quite a bit of coverage.
You Need :
Umber Artist’s Pigment (You could really use any color - but artist’s pigment has richer color than plain ole acrylic paint) - get this […]

Opening my mailbox, pulling out a heap of mail and finding that 99% of it is junk irritates me to no end. A few years ago, I requested that the credit agencies stop giving out my information. There was a decrease in mail but I was still getting stuff like Penny Saver, which my […]

As I’m preparing to photograph a bunch of stuff for etsy and ebay, I found that I needed to put together a photo booth that gives a little better results. My first step was to build diffusing screens to soften the light in order to get rid of glare and some of the shadows.
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Unlike Voyant, this recipe will not yield a cream liqueur. This recipe makes a strongly flavored, sweet vanilla chai liqueur that is meant to be mixed with cream and/or other liquors. Great as a warm drink - nuke a half mug of milk and add liqueur. Great served over ice with […]

I’m no expert… but I’ve learned a few things here or there. Last week, one of my students commented that she’d tried to make a good cup of coffee at home like I make but couldn’t do it. Here’s what I know :

Start with FRESHLY ground whole bean coffee, not pre-ground coffee. […]

I got some work on my tattoo done recently and one thing I think I must have forgotten is how much it itches as it heals! And, of course, you aren’t supposed to scratch it because it’s essentially a wound and you could damage the tender, healing skin. So, here are some ways […]

A friend needed some quick photos to send to an event as examples of his work. I used a regular ‘ole digital camera - a Cannon PowerShot A540 and the shots turned out pretty good for an at home, few minutes job. This would be more useful for occasional ebayers who don’t have […]

Again.. used to use MS Outlook Calendar and sync it with my Treo. I’m SO OVER THAT. Google calendar far surpasses Outlook in ease of use where getting things done is concerned. Here’s what I do with it :

I should just get out of the way that it’s free and an […]

Remember the Milk is an online task management system.
I used to use MS Outlook tasks. I would sync it with my Treo once a morning so I had my list to take with me. The fact is, Outlook Tasks is crusty, bulky and cumbersome compared to Remember The Milk. There is tons […]

The REAL first step to organizing a room is to figure out why you are disorganized and find the motivation to do it. I’m going to assume that stuff is done. The next step is the start over. I go through this step in November with my kids to clear their stuff […]