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Walnut stain?
Hhop:
You can obtain a very dark stain from walnuts. I discovered this method quite by accident when our kids were little and posted it on the old site's primitive skills section about 8 years ago.
I had collected a garbage bag full of walnuts with the hulls still on and placed them in the garage, in the classic old Radio Flyer metal wagon, and kind of forgot about them for a few months. I noticed them one day.....the hulls had rotted and a VERY dark liquid was in the bag. The liquid had also seeped out into the wagon and all of the enamel it came into contact with had peeled off. So, not only do ya get a great, dark stain, but a nice primitive paint remover!
Harold
jamie:
poke berries with give a decent purple pink color. did one bow with it but quickly covered it up cause it made me want to were a tutu. ;D grass and yucca or anything green will eventually fade to a brown just takes more time and many applications. walnut is my favororite. ive used em right off the tree. peace
Kegan:
Throwing them in the fire help with those that are a little less willing to give up their color, at least for me :).
Coo-wah-chobee:
Calendergirl ..................Ugh ! I also use avacado and mango skins. Use coffee beans from plant(they grow here) crush em on a rock put in stone pot with H2O and put on fire pit ta boil over hot coals. When water evaporates pretty far down ya have a nice dark brown almost black stain. Besides ifn ya need a caffeine fix ya can always lick bow. ;D Ifn I want ta lighten it up some I add dirt , more an more (ya dont wanna lick bow then I dont think) comes out a grey color. oooga booga....... burp !!!! ;D ;D.....non
Calendargirl:
Me curse Pokeweed. >:( Me plan to destroy pokeweed army that decided to take over cave! :( Ugh! >:( Caveman Jamie need landscape Nashville cave! ;D
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