HERB - rune inscribed salt clay

[DianaFiona@aol.com]

In a message dated 11/17/99 8:32:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
ladydagmar at hotmail.com writes:

<< 
 I love this idea of the salt clay inscribed with runes.  Would you please be 
 more specific about what you mean by antiquing them to look old.  I would 
 like to try this, but I am not sure if you mean for them to be treated with 
 some chemical, destressed (like for making furniture look antique), or what.
 
                      Dagmar >>
    There are numerous ways to "antique" an item, but in this case I'd rub 
dark brown paint into the surface, and rub off most of it before it dries. 
I've done that on Fimo before (Some fake amber beads I made) and it worked 
pretty well. It *is* messy, of course! Or, since salt clay is a bit moisture 
sensitive, you could try using a stiff brush, with just a bit of paint, and 
scrubbing it into the surface. I'm envisioning a dry-brush technique, like 
one would use for stenciling.......... Good luck! :-)

                    Ldy Diana
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