June 14, 2017

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Orange Sofa

What Color Sofa Should I Get?Choosing the best color sofa to complement the rest of your room's decor can be confusing. This is a page about, "What color sofa should I get?".

 

A small bowl of evaporated milk.

Substituting Evaporated Milk for Whole Milk?When you find yourself out of milk for cooking, perhaps you have a can of evaporated milk on the shelf that can be substituted. This is a page about substituting evaporated milk for whole milk.

 

Rat

Getting Rid of Rats Around Rabbits?Rats love to find families that have outside pets giving them a good source of easy to get food. Care must be taken to rid yourself of the rats without harming your rabbits, chickens, or other pets. This is a page about getting rid of rats around rabbits.

 

Baking Powder With Wooden Spoon

Uses for Expired Baking Powder?After its expiration date baking powder may not work as leavening in your recipe. It can however, be used in place of baking soda in many cases. This is a page about uses for expired baking powder.

 

Crunchy Fried Shrimp on foil lined tray.

Crunchy Fried Shrimp RecipeFry up some crunchy shrimp as a delicious appetizer for your next party or gathering. This page contains crunchy fried shrimp recipe.

 

Vinegar, baking soda, and lemon

Make Your Own and SaveThere are many consumer products that you can make yourself, and save money by not paying for the brand name and packaging. This is a page about make your own and save.

 

Reroot Tomato Suckers as New Plant

Reroot Tomato Suckers as New PlantTomato suckers are really easy to root and expand your plant count and thus your harvest. This is a page about reroot tomato suckers as new plant.

 

A white powder on a spoon, either baking soda or baking powder.

Can I Use Baking Powder Instead of Baking Soda for Cleaning?Since baking powder contains baking soda, it could be substituted when cleaning. It is however more expensive, so not a good regular alternative. This is a page about, "Can I use baking powder instead of baking soda for cleaning?".

 

Brown Wooden Blinds

Window Blind Color Advice?Just like choosing the color for curtains, if you choose to hang blinds, you will want to select a color that coordinates with your wall colors and furnishings. This is a page about window blind color advice.

 

Labeled Soda and Cornstarch in square plastic boxes.

Labeling Pantry StaplesMany people like to repackage their staple foods in glass or plastic storage containers after discarding the original packaging. Once done however, it can be difficult to differentiate between some dry goods. This is a page about labeling pantry staples.

 

Tie Dyed Heart

Personalizing a Tie Dyed T-Shirt?Once you have dyed the shirt you can use fabric paint or markers, iron ons, or other types of fabric embellishments to personalize your shirt. This is a page about personalizing a tie dyed t-shirt.

 

Cleaning Vinyl Clad Wire Shelves

Cleaning Sticky Vinyl Clad Wire Shelves?Wire shelving is very common in appliances, kitchens, closets, and elsewhere. Keeping them clean can be a challenge. This is a page about cleaning sticky vinyl clad wire shelves.

 

Scrubbing Mold from Bathroom Tile

Cleaning Mold Off Bathroom Tile?The heat and humidity in a bathroom are the perfect environment for the growth of mold on the tiles on your walls and floor. This is a page about cleaning mold off bathroom tile.

 

Separating keyring with staple puller.

Use Staple Remover to Add Keys to RingUse a staple remover to open the key ring when adding a new key rather than damaging your nails. This is a page about use staple remover to add keys to ring.

 

Bowl of Chili

Fixing Chili That is Too Sweet?If you add too much sugar or other sweet ingredients to your chili, it may not be a total loss. This is a page about fixing chili that is too sweet.

 

Diseased looking leaves.

Weeping Cherry Tree Has Brown LeavesWhen the leaves on an ornamental tree begin to turn brown, it is time to determine the cause before you lose the tree. This is a page about weeping cherry tree has brown leaves.

 

Cat in Litterbox

Best Cat Litter for Controlling Odor?Cat litters come in different formulas. Some are better clumpers, some are lightweight, and some control odors well. This is a page about best cat litter for controlling odor.

 

Old Cigar Box

Does an Old Cigar Box Have Any Value?Depending on the brand, age and condition of a cigar box, it can have value to the right person. This is a page about does an old cigar box have any value?

 

Replacing a Spring on a Wards Sewing Machine

Replacing a Spring on a Wards Sewing Machine?Sometimes when making repairs to your sewing machine a part will come loose and it can be difficult to reinstall it. This is a page about replacing a spring on a wards sewing machine.

 

Recipes

Japanese Style Fried Chicken (Karate) on plate

Japanese Style Fried Chicken (Karaage)Karaage (pronounced kara-ah-geh) is a super yummy Japanese style fried chicken. It has always been my favourite as far as fried foods. You can have them as an appetizer but we eat them as one of many little dishes when we make Japanese food.

 

cut Isaw in a bowl

Crispy Filipino IsawIsaw is a famous Filipino street food usually made from chicken's intestines. Most of the time they are put on skewers for barbecue or they are deep fried. The intestines are turned inside out and washed with flowing water several times then boiled before they are placed on barbecue sticks.

 

Articles

Homemade Small Toiletry Containers - two spice containers in plastic bags to protect against spills

Homemade Small Toiletry ContainersI often house sit. When it's at certain homes, I don't get to share their "girly" hair care items. Often too, I find myself without medicine bottles to take small amounts with me. Today was one of those days so I cut down a zipper bag and made two spice containers safe to travel with the liquid inside.

 

Cleaning Mold From Vinyl Siding - arrow pointing to cleaned area

Cleaning Mold From Vinyl SidingIn another post, I mentioned having used equal parts household chlorine bleach and white vinegar to remove green mold growing on the vinyl siding facade on the north side of my home. It is quite effective. But, I've found something much better, a 3% hydrogen peroxide solution.

 

Quickly Cool a Hot Car - open door

Quickly Cool a Hot CarThis is the most annoying situation, parking your car under the heat of the sun. When you get inside, it feels as if you were inside the oven! It burns all over! I hope that this tip can contribute to lessening the heat inside of your car.

 

Birthday Freebies - Sephora makeup

Birthday FreebiesMake sure you register for birthday rewards a few months before your birthday. I have received: $10 gift card to Victoria's Secret, $25 to Williams Sonoma (you must have their credit card), sample makeup from Ulta and Sephora, a sandwich from Honey Baked Ham, and a silver necklace from Helzberg Diamonds.

 

DIY Unicorn Headband

DIY Unicorn HeadbandMy best friend was having a unicorn themed birthday party, but could not find unicorn horn headbands anywhere! I went out to look for some for her and found they were all terrible plastic pieces of junk. I decided to make some for her. She loved them so much, she actually squealed. Success!

 

Keep Beauty Products Receipts for Refunds - nail polish and top coat

Keep Beauty Products Receipts for RefundsSome stores offer 100% guaranteed satisfaction toward beauty products. If a beauty product does not work for you, you can actually get a refund of your money back even if the product has been opened and used.

 

Questions

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Leaves and Small Avocados Falling Off Trees?I have three avocado trees. On all three of the trees the leaves and small avocados are all falling off. Does anyone have any idea what the problem could be? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

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Problems House Training a One Year Old Dog?I have a one year old Raggle dog. Usually she goes outside to go potty, but lately she only pees outside when she feels like it. She refuses to poop anywhere but my bedroom floor and her kennel. I deep clean my carpets to remove the scent. What should I do?

 

Making Beaded Tubular Earrings - example of shape

Making Beaded Tubular Earrings?I want to bead a tubular earring, that gets much thicker to the bottom of the hoop. I want to do something kind of like in the picture where the earrings get thicker at the bottom. Any ideas on how to make it?

 

Discontinued Wallpaper - striped wallpaper

Discontinued Wallpaper?My mother is trying to replace wallpaper that we've had for well over a decade, but I haven't had any luck in trying to find it. It might be Waverly. Just helping to identify it would be a huge help, but ultimately I'm looking to find and purchase some.

 

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Getting Hair Back to Natural Color After Dyeing?So I dyed my hair blonde five mouths ago. The blonde was box dye. Now I want my normal hair color back. How would I do that?

 

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Financial Assistance for Fixing a Leaky Roof?I will be 58 next month (July), am disabled on a fixed income and live in a pocket of Maricopa county in Mesa, AZ. My roof is in such bad shape I couldn't get insurance. It leaks and is threatening to collapse with each rain. I desperately need help getting it replaced and the damage inside repaired.

 

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Cleaning and Home Maintenance Business Name Ideas?I'm trying to start a business, but we do more than commercial and residential cleaning. We also can do painting, landscaping, junk hauling, etc. I need a catchy name. Please help. We occasionally need a guy so it is not always girls.

 

Is This Dog a Pure Bred German Shepherd?

Is This Dog a Pure Bred German Shepherd?My dad's friend has a black German Shepherd who gave birth and he said he was gonna give me this puppy. I really want a purebred German Shepherd and this one has some German Shepherd features, but he doesn't look like German Shepherds his age (5 weeks old).

 

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