Q.I have a 13 year old fireplace insert with shiny brass edging. While at a fireplace shop I shaw a oxidized brass sample. It looked antiqued and dark and I loved it! Can I take my existing glass doors and and put something on the brass to "oxidize" it? Thanks, Nancy Nancy Mayo ...
To dye their teeth, Japanese women drank a mixture of either tea or sake mixed with oxidized iron. Drinking the mixture every few days kept the teeth black. While the practice began with aristocrats, teeth-blackening became associate with geishas by the 18th century. The Japanese government eve...
Even if we don’t get the bones, I have found that most farmers markets sell beef bones for literally pennies a pound because they often go to waste or just get turned into dog bones. So I keep these frozen, the bones, and defrost them as I need so that I have a steady supply of...
Dark sodas, like Coke or Pepsi, contain phosphoric acid that can break down the oxidized copper on the surface of pennies, revealing the pure copper underneath. Dark soda is a surprisingly versatile cleaning liquid. You can even clean your toilet with Coke! Warning: Do not use this method on...