Packaging for Homemade Body Oils?
Im the one whos business name you picked, i have no idea on how to go about doing the packaging, but i say go for your dreams and try it! It does not matter if others have done it to death so what you may have great scents that others will love. You will never...
Decorating a Teenager's Canopy Bed?
See what her favorite colors are and even mix 2 or 3 colors to the canopy, walmart has very pretty sheer fabric for $1.50 per yard and she could pick some colors she likes of it to use as the drapery for it, they even have glitter fabric or theme fabric which...
Easter Bunny Candy Dish
Absolutely Adorable is RIGHT! How Cute! I love this idea especially in tiny version as you say. Thanks for sharing! :-)
Diet Plan After Gallbladder Surgery?
thank you everyone for your help and info. I talked with the surgeon since I posted my request here and my gallbladder is only functioning at 17% and no gallstones its just not working and has not been for a few years getting worse. Im in constant pain with...
Cooking a Frozen Pizza?
Use aluminum foil (tear off a skinny long narrow piece) and wrap it around the outer edge only of the pizza while cooking, works great.
Inexpensive Plus Size Prom Dresses?
A similar post was asked 2 weeks or so ago and numerous replies were made to it. Try putting in the key word prom dress and search for that post here on thrifty.
"Flower Garden" Themed Birthday Party?
Face painting is fun for all ages, kids that age love it too. we drew out about 6 choices of designs on a piece of paper so that each one could pick there own design, simple ones like a butterfly ladybug frog flower like a daisy. You can look at basic coloring...
Neighbor's Chickens Coming in Yard?
I would call the SPCA and see if they can do anything about it. Worth a try.
Name For New Baking Business?
wow small world, Im in Greeneville, just a hop & a jump up from beautiful Mohawk. Hope you ladies do good with your business, Mohawk is small but I think they need more things there especially right off the bypass there at the Mohawk crossroads. Not sure on...
Name For New Baking Business?
Rebekah & Heather,When you do get your business going no matter what the name. Here is the Greeneville suns page that list all businesses and if youll notice there on this page in the top right hand corner you will see it is free to list it. Thought that might...
Name For New Baking Business?
Rebekah & Heather>When you do get your business going no matter what the name, here is the Greeneville suns page that list all businesses and if youll notice there on this page in the top right hand corner you will see it is free to list it. Thought that might...
Losing 20 lbs. in Two Months?
Cut out soft drinks even diet has sodium, lessen sodium and you will see a big difference no matter what plan you go with.
Neighbor Dumps Dirty Cat Litter in Alley?
You can contact your environmental dept and they will keep your name anonymous and they will be first mailed a warning by that dept then if it continues they will see them in person about the complaint.
Neighbor Dumps Dirty Cat Litter in Alley?
Someone who would do this repeatedly has no thought /care or concern for others. just themselves so you waist your time trying to deal with them directly. they already have the opinion out of sight out mind thats why they do it to be someone eles problem. and...
Floor Covering Ideas for a Barn Wedding Reception?
You could use wood chips and after its all done you could move the wood chips to your flower beds etc so the money was well used on them. Cedar wood chips smell nice and keep away bugs, too.
Homemade Automatic Shower Cleaner Refills?
Mean green cleaner or grease lightning, both are great and sold at walmart or dollar stores.
Tribute to My Mom
What a sweet and thoughtful Tribute to your Mom. I hope she reads thriftyfun to see it to know how much you appreciate her. I too love a pretty table set and the simplier it is the prettier it is I feel. God Bless
Asking Wedding Guests to Bring Finger Foods?
I dont think I would ask all guest to contribute, but I think you could ask maybe 3-4 of your really close friends to bring inexpensive items if your guest number is small like 25 or less guest. Then maybe you could get each guest that did bring things a thank...
No Sew Tutu
She is so cute! and your photo shot taken looking down at her makes her look like a flower, much like anne geddes pictures she takes, great shot, pretty tutu too.
Fresh Fruit Ideas for a Baby Shower?
For my daughters I did a watermelon cut into the shape of a baby buggy and cut out my grandsons name on the outside of the watermelon with just scoring it into the melon. we knew his name so I used his name but you could easily put on congratulations or any...
Inexpensive Plus Size Prom Dress?
Try going to your thrift stores like goodwill or even consignment shops. They will have very pretty dress you can choose from very low priced. You can even alter one by taking off sleeves, cutting it shorter etc. Ebay is a good place too to look. Advertize...
Cutting a "Fire Log" in Half?
A firelog is a pre-packed burning log made from waxed wood chips compressed into a log shape to use as a fire starter in your fireplace to aid the starting of regular wood to burn or you can just burn the fir og alone. Yes, you can break it up into pieces to...
Cutting a "Fire Log" in Half?
I meant to say that we just bang our log while still in the paper against the hard surface of a step outside which loosens it in sections of 3 or 4 then put each section in the brown paper bag.
Decorating a White and Pink Apartment?
I agree with gleensmom post, hunter green would look really pretty.
Inexpensive Plus Size Prom Dress?
When you do search on ebay dont necessarily search just for prom dress. you can find lots of dress that are very pretty in other categories on ebay. Most prom dresses now are of all makes in design not just full tailed or long. some are short, cocktail type...
Revamped Chandelier
This is very pretty, and you know with the beads you could change them out for different colors and looks, great idea.
Spot Color Your Wedding Photos
Responding to glennsmom post you can do the same thing using photo shop or any art program. I have print master deluxe and it does it. All you do is choose the antique color as your option then tint the item you want with color.
Serving Liver To Kids
My 4yr old grandson loves Kentucky fried chickens chicken livers, but he does not know thats what they are because ever since he was small he called them tucky chicken. He thinks they are a different kind like the crispy kind they have. He had very low iron...
Name Ideas for Body Products Business?
What about finding a health herb site that lists all names of herbs like lavender etc and maybe you will see 2 or 3 different names that you can mix to get a name. We rented a movie about 6 months ago and for the life of me now I cannot remember the name of...
Name Ideas for Body Products Business?
This is what I meant by Having your first letter in the title bigger and a separate color to draw the eye to it on your logo sign outside or on your business cards and for instance if you use a certain word put in clip art too on or near it. Here I thought...
Name Ideas for Body Products Business?
This is in answer to your question msjones008 about where I got that clip art. I just opened up my art program print master and just put in the text that you see and made my Bs a larger font than the rest and different color as well then I brought in a butterfly...
Name Ideas for Body Products Business?
Here is the free font site: http://www.1001freefonts.com/ I like how you spell butterfly different. Most likely no one will have that name.
Name Ideas for Body Products Business?
This is just a rough suggestion for your slogan but how about this. Treat your body with a botanical kiss from butterfly bliss.
Name Ideas for Body Products Business?
Replying to msjones008, glad you liked it and no one had the name. I was trying to come up with another word beginning with the letter B like in Butterfly and also thinking of what certain scents give you when you smell them and thought of Bliss and it means...
Name Ideas for Body Products Business?
Since you like butterflies and your logo will say butterfly if you use a song it could be Dolly Partons - Love is Like a Butterfly very pretty romantic song too.
Entertainment Center has Mildew Smell?
i would try using just warm water with a teaspoon of bleach mixed using a wet rag to wipe it down real good, that would kill the mold and mildew growth and the smell i would think.
Tin Man Mania
you should make some up and advertize them for sale in your front yard others will buy them for there gardens. my sister made some from just large and small coffee cans and they sold for $8 each. but yours are so much more detailed and prettier. great job!
Straightening Permed Hair?
Believe it or not if you had natural straight hair it will relax again on its own without causing further damage to it by trying to straighten it. To many chemicals on it too soon will burn it up. Each night wet your hair and put conditioner on it that is for...
Preventing Food from Staining Bowls?
It helps a bit to spray them first with pam cooking spray then add your food.
Buy Frugal Toilet Paper at a Restaurant Supply Stores
i have found most of them to be too thin even with 2 ply which makes you end up pulling more off the roll
Buy Frugal Toilet Paper at a Restaurant Supply Stores
This was my storage idea for lots of rolls of bathroom tissue when we buy in bulk to save money. This use to be a quilt display rack which was 4 times wider and just plain brown wood. I bought it in a yard sale for $8 and saw it as a storage bin for something...
Romantic Bedroom Decorations?
If you are just talking about some romantic ideas you can change out to add to your rooms setting, I have a few. I saw the idea on Carol Duval show years ago and use it all the time. Which is to buy the tiny white Christmas lights and get the strand as long...
Learn Colors at Bath Time
my friend told me about this idea last year. my grandson loves it when he spends the night and has bath time. we also color the bubbles that you blow. and 2 weeks ago i bought bath tub coloring fun items by crayola at walmart in the health and beauty section...
Hand Out Snack Bags to the Homeless
even in small country towns you have homeless people. if you often see someone walking the town or bypasses you can be sure they are homeless. one of our towns homeless is a man who lives in the goverment land in the woods off the bypass living under a tarp...
Earning Extra Money for College Classes?
if you have a talent you can do such as decorate cakes, cut hair, etc. you could advertize that you can do those for others and just charge lower prices than others do. our local radio stations has a call in program each morning to advertize of things to buy...
Removing Hair from a Bathtub?
I praise you for cleaning it up anyway even though it is gross, most people would not and it shows you care and do your job well. Those little plastic caps do work good and are only $1 each but I find they scoot around to easy if the water flow is hard or if...
Instructions for Kitchen Bunnies?
I found the same project posted on here just the other day while searching for the key word bunny. here it is with a picture. Wouldnt these be so cute hidden for the kids at easter as that speacail egg filled with money the lucky egg! http://www.thriftyfun...
Hand Out Snack Bags to the Homeless
Its true some may be alcoholic or on drugs but materialistic items like blankets, coats, are always needed from the hot or cold elements. It does not matter that the items have holes or rips in them for they are thankful to have them. I remember when we lived...
Earning Extra Money for College Classes?
I forgot earlier in my post that you could take just a part time newspaper route, which is on Wednesdays and Saturday & Sundays. You can request a route closer to where you live and deliver them by car. Most times the ones for Sundays can be delivered very...
Hand Out Snack Bags to the Homeless
I know that little girl loved being warm by your blanket. How thoughtful. Your story of the man in the car living made me want to go a bit further into the lady who lived in the car for 5 years who they found passed away. I guess her car broke down by the gas...
Windows Painted Shut?
My husbands parents old house widows were that way. They took a metal putty knife and just tapped it into the seam line across using a hammer to loosen the paint from between to open.
Cheese Sauce for Broccoli?
You can use velveta cheese cut off in chunks and add milk to it in your crock pot on lowest setting and you will have a warm cheese sauce. Just add your milk as needed for the consistency that you like (thick or thin). I get the one in the long box. They have...
Hiding Computer Cords?
You could use cardboard tubes that wrapping paper comes on, save enough of the last bit of the wrapping paper and tape it on so it stays on. There then cut a slit down one side of the tube and just cover over the cords, tubes are easily bendable for flex points...
Sewing Fleece on a Sewing Machine?
do you have a serger to use on the edges? also sometimes rolling the ends a bit will make it grab onto the fabric and hold the stitch.
Holding a 2-Piece Sofa Together?
What about a vice grip tool (clamp type that tightens closed when screwed tighter)placed on the under side of them between the two sections. When tightened will vice them together unseen on the bottom side. I have seen these in plastic at lowes that come in...
Pillow Dye Transferred onto Sofa?
Hand cleaner works great on tough stains. It is sold at the dollar store $1 in a small tub. Its the kind that men use to pre clean there hands if working in grease. I use it on any kind of stain or surface. Just rub it in and scrub it on good, let set then...
Easy Emergency Meatloaf
Can you please clarify what you mean by Frozen MeatLoaf??? The recipe sounds good but confused about the frozen meatloaf because you dont mention any seasoning eggs bread crumb mixture etc??? for any type seasoning?? I also never heard of cream of onion soup...
Prepare for Tax Time
great advice. we too follow the same path to prepare ours. one year my husband did everything perfect>but checked the wrong box as to where to recieve the refund and there was no going back to correct it so now we print out the sheet and do a test one to double...
Saving Money While Feeding Active Teens
I buy bulk items when on sale like raisons,sunflower kernels/dried fruit/and add oatmeal mixture that I had crumbled into bit sizes and add all these healthy things together and put in sandwich bags and freeze up for trail mix as treats. It holds you over until...
Adhering Clip Art to Fabric?
I do this method allot on fabrics mostly white t-shirts or white cloth that I have made into totes. The post before mine is correct>you buy the speacial print paper for it at walmart or staples. Just remember that it works best to put the design onto white...
What is a "Mother of the Earth"?
Do you mean grand daddys? That sounds like what you are describing. If so we were just talking about those the other day, wondering what they eat and live on. I have seen them my whole life mostly in the house, and they like dark areas. I think they are harmless...
Adhering Clip Art to Fabric?
I use inkjet and it has always worked perfect for the iron on paper designs
Use a Spoon to Peel Eggs
Ill have to try that method. Sounds easier. Thanks! I roll mine allover the counter top to crush the complete shell which makes it easy to get the whole shell off faster.
Red Heel Sock Mermaid
she is so cute! And your display is even prettier as well. Would make a great puppet set up for kids. thanks for sharing
Book Light Alternatives?
Two ideas come to mind. Cap lights that connect to your cap, like here on ebay in this link. And I have also seen these sold in harriet carter catalogs or in harbor frieght tool catalogs. And the other idea that came to mind was a small solar yard light inwhich...
Uses for a CD Stand?
perfect for tiny beanie baby animal collections using it for kids small shoe storage roll up your wash clothes and storage or dish towels spice rack sewing patterns displayed greeting cards and envolopes stored my favorite use each block as a shadow box display...
Food Container Ideas?
Cake icing tubs with lids make great storage. They are just the right size stackable, and great for freezing. Ask your family members to save containers from foods like mentioned from the prior post if you do not use those or gather up enough soon enough.
Men's Swimwear with Suspenders?
Why not just sew wide elastic to his favorite big size shorts as criss cross suspenders. If you think they are see through too thin, sew in some under wear as well.
Food Container Ideas?
I also use the big ice cream tubs with snap on lids and the handle. They are perfect for freezer or fridge. With the handle its great to carry for picnics. I use them for my frozen french fires instead of the bags they come in/lettuce/ mixed vegtables or fruits...
What is the Title of This Movie? (Take Her, She's Mine)
maybe something you read on these two sites will help you remember. Sometimes I find if I get on the Blockbuster web site and put in an actors name it will bring up all movies they have made and its easy to find out a movie that way, and then you can ither...
What Happens at a Doctor's Check-Up Appointment?
Call your doctors office you are going to, and ask to speak to your doctors nurse. Ask her that same question. She can tell you that answer.
Budgeting Groceries for a Family of Four?
start collecting coupons to save. ask your family and friends to start a coupon swap with you, tell them the things you use and need coupons on and visa versa, and if available go on double face value coupon days. and learn to buy off brand items if possible...
Lid Covers Prevent the Toilet Seat from Staying Up?
attach a tiny square of velcro hook and loop to both the seat cover and the tank cover works perfectly, use the sew on king so it does not come off. the other type can not wash or dry but sew on kind can. sold in walmart in the craft department in dots of both...
Pink and Cameo Themed 70th Birthday?
I went to wedding once where they places old antique white gloves and pearl strand necklaces and ladies hankies inside each window seal that was elegant looking. you could play those items somehow into your center piece for the table or maybe just one glove...
Recipes Printed on 8-1/2 x 11 Paper?
you mentioned you would like to have it folded in half like a greeting card comes. If you have a art program for making cards like hallamark, print master etc. You can choose greeting card (half folded type) and print two seperate recipes using the inside of...
Magazine Photo Bedspread
I had to zoom in at 400% to see it but cant make it out clearly, looks like a western theme. Very pretty.
David With Toby Keith
Great picture, I can see why his smile was so big! Tell him we thank him for all he does for us here at home & May God keep him safe.
Crafts Using Christmas Gift Bags?
you could make book covers from them, use decorative sissors for the edging, they work great on any books, like childrens books, cook books, anyone with birthdays in december to use for a photo alblum book cover. you can also carefully undo them making long...
Happy Holidays From ThriftyFun
Merry Christmas to you all & Gods Blessing upon you espeacially Susan hope your feeling better. Julie
Embroidering a Vine onto a Scarf?
I dont know about embroidery, but some sewing machines have a leaf and vine stitch that is very pretty, and you could use threads that are very pretty like metalic ones. My machine is a singer futura and the # number 17 on it is a leaf and vine stitch. Maybe...
Using a Janome 10000 Sewing Machine?
I dont own this type machine but I too went through the same request a few months back when I bought my singer futura sewing and embroidery machine and needed to know how to use it well. Someone on here told me about the yahoo talk groups for sewing machines...
Gluing Glass Blocks Together?
Clear silicone sealer, it has an odor until it dries but then no odor and it will hold anything. Can be purchased at Lowes or Walmart. You can buy it in many sizes but I prefer this tube size that goes in a caulking gun for ease of giving you a line to work...
Slicing Glycerin Soap?
In the past I used a waved cheese slicer that worker great and gave a nice pattern to the cut soap.
Christmas Craft Ideas for Kindergartners?
while searching for the same thing to do with my 4yr old grandson and to share with his teacher i found this WONDERFUL Packed link that a teacher has created just for pre-school age kids, you can look forever and still not see it all. We just made the snowman...
Remembering My Mother at Thanksgiving?
If each of you siblings have any of her dish ware or nice drinking glasses, have each one bring their food in it to be served. If each of you kept some of her personal items like handkerchiefs etc. bring those to put on a little remembrance table so everyone...
Centerpieces for Train Themed Christmas Party?
not sure if its child or adult themed train party you are having but here are some links to view for ideas http://www.trainparty.com/ http://www.trainparty.com/partyfavors.html http://www.friendsjunction.com/Party_Favors.htm http://www.amazingmoms.com/htm/party...
Helping Elderly Parents?
On there medicines besides putting them inside the boxes so they remember to take the right dosage, you can also look up when they run out or are due again to be refilled and set your computer to remind both them and you so your both on the same page as to...
"3 Cereal Cookies" Recipe?
Was it a candy type cookie where you add peanut butter? If so it may be similar to what is called cornflake cookies but was a candy type bar. You add peanut butter and sugar and butter. I think to boil to soft stage and add the dry cereals and mix then pour...
Recommendations for All-Season Truck Tires?
Cooper mud and snow radial made in east Tennessee, are top quality, with good traction, and long tread life. They cost more but are well worth it.
Small Black and Red Bugs?
We live in eastern Tennessee, in the city, with no garden or flowers. There is just woods on both sides of us about 20 feet away, but not in the front or the back of the house. These same bugs are outside in the leaves and have not came in the house, but try...
Changing Easter Bunnies into Christmas Bunnies?
I like the Santa hats too, you could cut slashes out to slide the ears through, also they could hold those tiny red stockings just hot glue there hands to each one and put tiny candy canes inside and put little wrapped boxes in the hands too or in the stocking...
How Can I Keep Sheets on the Mattress?
Narrow elastic in packs at Walmart craft department in 5 yards length for 99 cents per package. Measure the width of your mattress, cut 2 pieces of elastic that long and pin to each side with safety pins about 1/4 down on each end side to side by running it...
Check Date on "New" Tires
this same story was on the CBS evening news about 3 months ago and lots of people wear killed due to this subject. This poster is correct because the tires still look brand new but were not and caused deathly car accidents, it showed alot of places who still...
"Heaven" Themed Christmas Parade Float?
After they are dressed in white clothing (sheets as angels), you could make 2 sides white clouds out of poster board. They can wear them with their bodies sandwiched in between.
Gift for Someone Who's Had Hip Replaced?
if she has a window she can sit near you could buy her a nice bird feeder and fill it and even hang it up for her near the window, or even one of those glass outside bird feeder extention windows that lets you see the birds feed right outside your window pane...
Using Empty Tape Dispensers
you could paint them festive holiday colors then write the last name of some one on them then fill the inside round part with holiday address lables the kind that comes in the roll that are adhesive tear off ones. tie a pretty long narrow satin ribbon and bow...
How To Afford Your Child's Wish List
Well writen Jess and very true. I being a grandmother very much agree with your last catagory on this subject Put The Power In Their Hands. We grandparents like to spoil our grandchildren. And most times our finiancial situation is a little more than there...
How Late Do You Hand Out Candy?
we live in town where we start getting them at 5:30 after they have came from downtown where the merchants hand out candy, and we get them until 8:00 then it drifts off by 8:30. I feel that anyone after that is the age that is not with parents or should not...
Individualized Carved Pumpkins
you did a great job! you ought to take a picture of him in his costume beside it, you will love looking back at that years from now. would also make a great picture for a card too.
Keeping a Jacket Hood On?
i would think a frog type button would work which is a loop on one side and the same loop on the other side but has a long button on the end of that loop and you loop the button through the open loop other side. each one is about2-3 inches long. they come in...
Crafts Using Small Baskets?
for christmas you can buy the 20 strand string lights at the dollar stores $1 and get either the cord type or battery type, lay those inside the basket in a random bunch then fill the remaining basket with potpouri that is red and green in color with a nice...
Ideas for Mobile Food Service Business?
Im not sure what type booth etc. you plan on renting or such, but my sister considered this at one time so I only know what she found out while trying to go through the process of doing so. She was going to sell at fairs too, and any event where you could pull...
Fixing Elastic In Knee High Hosiery?
You could just slip over them while on your leg the thin round hair ties that people wear in there hair for pony tails or rubber bands, both are similar in color not very visible.
Altering A Formal Dress Smaller?
I would call around to find someone who can do that for you that does professional seamstress work. They will be able to measure you and then alter the dress in all the appropriate places to fit you exact. It would not cost but about $20 to do so.
Child Will Not Eat Hamburger Meat?
No one seems to be addressing her real question. Which is request for simple recipes without using hamburger meat. So how about chicken & pasta dishes using alfredo sauce or with cheese sauce and broccoli spears. Chicken, turkey, or occasion pork is better...
Walmart Getting Rid Of Crafts Department?
When a super center comes in the fabric dept. goes out in walmarts. They are all closing slowly. A petition was going around 2 years ago via www to stop them from leaving in your own area but it failed. I signed it myself and it had thousands of names on it...
Making a Nurse's Cap?
Here are two pattern versions one is real cloth pattern the other is paper for kids: http://sewing.about.com/library/blnurse1.htm http://www.craftyshops.com/html/craft_idea/CT124_paper_oragami_nurse_cap.html
Placing a Thermostat to Keep Pipes from Freezing?
My DH says the thermostat should be where the heater is and the pipes that your worried about all in the same place.
Remedies For Crick in the Neck?
any muscle heat rub sold over the counter the ones at dollar store work as good as any name brands just $1 per tube. rub it on the sore area, wrap a warm hand towel around your neck while watching tv etc and then reapply your heat rub when you go to bed, the...
Transferring Perfume To Smaller Bottle?
What about using a medicine plastic syringe like the pharmacy gives you with liquid prescriptions? It might work because they have pointed narrow ends. You just pull the plunger to gather it, and push it to dispense it.
Re-Dyeing Eyebrows?
No matter what you pick to dye them, until you get them the way you like to be seen, can you cover them with your bangs? Just an idea.
