Hi Sharon If you pour some vinegar into a glass jar and add the steel wool and leave it until it dissolves, you will get a much darker result. I am in love with the rusty result you achieved by laying the steel wool on top. Yay new experiments to try. I am such a huge fan of all your Gnome Home series, and so appreciative of the fact that you documented and share these amazing results and projects. May your imagination stay forever young! Bless you and Thank You! Angie
that's awesome, thanks Angie! I appreciate the extra info. I only ever tried it on my crafting table and then for those coffee sticks.. I'll def try leaving the vinegar and wool together longer next time to see the results :)
Most videos about this method say to leave overnight or 24hrs. I haven't seen one yet that says wait till it dissolves or seen one yet that did totally dissolve it stained it.
Instant coffee……..absolutely brilliant!!!! I work with 3D printed terrain I design and looking for painting realistic wood. I have used tea in the past for paper signs, but never thought of Instant Coffee. Thank you.
Nice tutorial on how to age wood for dioramas. I'm definitely going to try this. I'm planning on doing the method of leaving the stir sticks under the steel wool and vinegar over night.
I never knew how vinegar would actually "stain" wood .... Because of the colors you were able to attain by just placing the vinegar - soaked steel wool on top of the sticks, that has to be my favorite.method you used. TY for sharing your techniques and knowledge with us.
Hi, I used your your tutorial to do the floors for my servants bedrooms and they turned out better than I hoped. That’s for the great tutorial. I was going to include a photo but I don’t know how.
I'm so glad to hear that! I would love to see but unfortunately yt doesn't have photo options in the comments. Feel free to email me, sojala@hotmail.ca
Very good information. I used the skinny stir sticks in the last dollhouse I made. The size is perfect, but finding them was a challenge. I ended up recruiting a couple of friends who went to Starbucks daily to pick up a few extra sticks when they got coffee and I did the same. Fortunately it wasn’t a very big dollhouse. Now I’m looking for ways to age the wood for a barn.
Loove these diff looks u get so each room in the gnome houses can be a little diff....loove the rust looking wood!!!my mind is going crazy!!!!thanks for sharing your experiment ..l
yay!! I'm so glad.. a crazy mind is the best mind, lol The rusty one is my favorite too, I love it so much. I have to add it to a room for sure.. Rusty floors, who would have thought that would be such an awesome thing?!
You are so talented!!! You are giving me so many ideas!! Between this channel and your crochet channel I’m in awe!!! I bought 2 dollhouse from ikea and I can’t wait to make fairy houses out of them using your fake bark and staining techniques!!! Do u have a crochet portable dollhouse pattern? But soon as I do the dollhouse I’m tagging you on instagram❤️❤️👏🏾😀🙌🏾 I’ve your work and all the wonderful ideas u have !!!
that's so awesome to hear!! Thank you so much. I don't have a crochet dollhouse yet, you would think I would have one by now, lol maybe one day! I'm looking forward to you tagging me on ig, that's exciting!
that was an awsome video👍 I need to age a few tiny crates for a diorama and this should work. i need much smaller amounts of stain so hopefully it won't stink up the place🤣
Thank you so much! I love the rust one too. I've been so busy the last few days I haven't gotten the chance to say thanks for the friendship! I really appreciated that. I'm a big fan of yours and those wonderful mice. Your houses, stories and books are quite magical. I was so happy to see you on facebook and look forward to going through your photos. I've been working non-stop behind the scenes the last few days getting some trees made. I have to go on holidays soon so I'm trying to get them done before I leave. Anyway, one of these coffee breaks I'll head over and browse :) See you soon!
Where The Gnomes Live Thank you so much 😊 🙏🏻🐭💕 I hope we all can inspire each other, and your videos certainly spark some ideas for me. Hope you have a nice holiday too 💕
Wow they turned out great! I love all the different colors. I'm wondering would this work without the steel wool or do you need that? Also, where did you find that type of very fine steel wool from? Thanks! :D
I haven't tried it without steel wool. I think it's the steel wool that causes the reaction mixed with vinegar. And yes, any hardware store carries the steel wool.. I just looked online and walmart has some too (here in Canada)
I know this video is old but thank you so much! I’m fixing and remodeling an old doll house with my daughter and do not want to put a bunch of chemicals into it. ❤️🙏
I know this is an old post, but try adding some hydrogen peroxide to the vinegar. If you like the rust color. The peroxide speeds the rusting process. I sometimes age things by painting with iron paint ans then rusting it.
Instead of brushing the vinegar on or putting a bunch of sticks in it you can make the whole thing and put it in if u wanna make the process go quicker
I wonder if the vinegar would eat away at the glue? Not sure but it's something to consider. It also would depend on what you make as well, how large the thing is would determine how much vinegar solution you need. It's probably easier to just brush it on for larger pieces.
Hi Sharon, this is really interesting & useful, thanks for sharing. When you suggested that us sensitive types should prob use gloves, I got to wondering about the icky smell you mentioned too & wondered 'Could that also be an irritant?' So I found this education forum where they're talking about the science of adding vinegar to steel wool, (it's a little dry, but interesting if you're a nerd like me) assist.asta.edu.au/print/3684 if you're interested. Apparently that icky smell is chemically icky too (but I'd think only in tiny amounts) - so good ventilation would be a good idea for us sensitive types, too. Hope you're keeping well :)
wow, that's really interesting.. it is a rather low amount, below anything that could cause harm, but yes, my windows were open and I think the next time I did a large piece , like my table, I would do it outside. Thanks for the link, it's good to know!
I didn't say the word "pungent" right. I did realize that after I filmed, edited and uploaded to youtube, lol
I like your way better. lol
Joanne Carroll haha thanks! Too funny 😂
Off with your head! GREAT tute ty so much =)
haha you're welcome and thanks!
13:44 Love your experimentations.
Hi Sharon
If you pour some vinegar into a glass jar and add the steel wool and leave it until it dissolves, you will get a much darker result. I am in love with the rusty result you achieved by laying the steel wool on top. Yay new experiments to try. I am such a huge fan of all your Gnome Home series, and so appreciative of the fact that you documented and share these amazing results and projects. May your imagination stay forever young! Bless you and Thank You!
Angie
that's awesome, thanks Angie! I appreciate the extra info. I only ever tried it on my crafting table and then for those coffee sticks.. I'll def try leaving the vinegar and wool together longer next time to see the results :)
Most videos about this method say to leave overnight or 24hrs. I haven't seen one yet that says wait till it dissolves or seen one yet that did totally dissolve it stained it.
Instant coffee……..absolutely brilliant!!!! I work with 3D printed terrain I design and looking for painting realistic wood. I have used tea in the past for paper signs, but never thought of Instant Coffee. Thank you.
Thank you! I love this! The colors on each experiment turned out so lovely! And I really love the fact that no harsh chemicals were used.
Yeah cuz if there was toxic chemicals then it would be too dangerous for me to do! Thanks for this super helpful vid!
Just what I was looking for. Got my steel wool soaking now and I can't wait to try this in my serendipity shed tomorrow. Thank you for sharing.
awesome! Good luck with everything, keep me posted!
Nice tutorial on how to age wood for dioramas. I'm definitely going to try this. I'm planning on doing the method of leaving the stir sticks under the steel wool and vinegar over night.
Wonderful video, very helpful and informative! Thank you so much.
Glad it was helpful!
I loved the one where you placed the steel wool on top of the sticks that has given up the best results of them all 🤗
I never knew how vinegar would actually "stain" wood .... Because of the colors you were able to attain by just placing the vinegar - soaked steel wool on top of the sticks, that has to be my favorite.method you used. TY for sharing your techniques and knowledge with us.
Hi, I used your your tutorial to do the floors for my servants bedrooms and they turned out better than I hoped. That’s for the great tutorial.
I was going to include a photo but I don’t know how.
I'm so glad to hear that! I would love to see but unfortunately yt doesn't have photo options in the comments. Feel free to email me, sojala@hotmail.ca
Very good information. I used the skinny stir sticks in the last dollhouse I made. The size is perfect, but finding them was a challenge. I ended up recruiting a couple of friends who went to Starbucks daily to pick up a few extra sticks when they got coffee and I did the same. Fortunately it wasn’t a very big dollhouse. Now I’m looking for ways to age the wood for a barn.
Loove these diff looks u get so each room in the gnome houses can be a little diff....loove the rust looking wood!!!my mind is going crazy!!!!thanks for sharing your experiment ..l
yay!! I'm so glad.. a crazy mind is the best mind, lol The rusty one is my favorite too, I love it so much. I have to add it to a room for sure.. Rusty floors, who would have thought that would be such an awesome thing?!
Wow! All the color variations are awesome... thanks so much! I've got alot of ideas now :)
I have experimented with this technique as well. I never thought of just laying the steel wool on the wood though. LOVE that effect!
me too! I love that color so much.
You are so talented!!! You are giving me so many ideas!! Between this channel and your crochet channel I’m in awe!!! I bought 2 dollhouse from ikea and I can’t wait to make fairy houses out of them using your fake bark and staining techniques!!! Do u have a crochet portable dollhouse pattern? But soon as I do the dollhouse I’m tagging you on instagram❤️❤️👏🏾😀🙌🏾 I’ve your work and all the wonderful ideas u have !!!
that's so awesome to hear!! Thank you so much. I don't have a crochet dollhouse yet, you would think I would have one by now, lol maybe one day! I'm looking forward to you tagging me on ig, that's exciting!
I have used this technique on things myself and it works fabulously!! xoxo stephie
I want to do everything now, all the things! lol I love it.. so easy
Thank you so much for this! I will be using it in my attic room box.
that was an awsome video👍 I need to age a few tiny crates for a diorama and this should work. i need much smaller amounts of stain so hopefully it won't stink up the place🤣
Just came across your channel. Love it!
Love the rust effect on the last one. You have great ideas 😊💕
Thank you so much! I love the rust one too. I've been so busy the last few days I haven't gotten the chance to say thanks for the friendship! I really appreciated that. I'm a big fan of yours and those wonderful mice. Your houses, stories and books are quite magical. I was so happy to see you on facebook and look forward to going through your photos. I've been working non-stop behind the scenes the last few days getting some trees made. I have to go on holidays soon so I'm trying to get them done before I leave. Anyway, one of these coffee breaks I'll head over and browse :) See you soon!
Where The Gnomes Live Thank you so much 😊 🙏🏻🐭💕 I hope we all can inspire each other, and your videos certainly spark some ideas for me. Hope you have a nice holiday too 💕
That is awesome. Thank you so much!
excellent video !!!
Such a great idea!
i really am learning alot of new tricks from you to use on my terrain, thank you very much :)
I'm so glad to hear that, thanks!
Those light blue sticks would make nice beach huts.
You should play D&D. This is perfect terrain!
thanks!
Well any vinegar and steel wool work?
Can these look great as walls?
Wow they turned out great! I love all the different colors. I'm wondering would this work without the steel wool or do you need that? Also, where did you find that type of very fine steel wool from? Thanks! :D
Any hardware store will have fine steel wool. Look in the paint department.
I haven't tried it without steel wool. I think it's the steel wool that causes the reaction mixed with vinegar. And yes, any hardware store carries the steel wool.. I just looked online and walmart has some too (here in Canada)
Cool! I'm in Canada too so that's handy. Thanks for the info!
I know this video is old but thank you so much! I’m fixing and remodeling an old doll house with my daughter and do not want to put a bunch of chemicals into it. ❤️🙏
awesome ideal will have to give it a try.....
What percentage of vinegar?
The grocery store carries different acid percentage even in white....
One suggestion, buy your coffee sticks,from Amazon $7.00-ish for 1000! The small packages are much more expensive. That said...great presentation.
Amazon is evil. Support small businesses in your community.
I know this is an old post, but try adding some hydrogen peroxide to the vinegar. If you like the rust color. The peroxide speeds the rusting process. I sometimes age things by painting with iron paint ans then rusting it.
Instead of brushing the vinegar on or putting a bunch of sticks in it you can make the whole thing and put it in if u wanna make the process go quicker
I wonder if the vinegar would eat away at the glue? Not sure but it's something to consider. It also would depend on what you make as well, how large the thing is would determine how much vinegar solution you need. It's probably easier to just brush it on for larger pieces.
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is the best 12:06 (my opinion)
Gah, I can't find fine steel wool that doesn't have "added soap" >.< I am going to try it with the thick steel scourers!
add peroxide to the vinegar and steel wool and you have instant real rust paint
My sticks turned out great
I’m so glad!!
Hi Sharon, this is really interesting & useful, thanks for sharing. When you suggested that us sensitive types should prob use gloves, I got to wondering about the icky smell you mentioned too & wondered 'Could that also be an irritant?' So I found this education forum where they're talking about the science of adding vinegar to steel wool, (it's a little dry, but interesting if you're a nerd like me) assist.asta.edu.au/print/3684 if you're interested. Apparently that icky smell is chemically icky too (but I'd think only in tiny amounts) - so good ventilation would be a good idea for us sensitive types, too.
Hope you're keeping well :)
wow, that's really interesting.. it is a rather low amount, below anything that could cause harm, but yes, my windows were open and I think the next time I did a large piece , like my table, I would do it outside. Thanks for the link, it's good to know!