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Mud Stains on Clothing?
Hand cleaner at dollar store one dollar it comes in a small tub its like a gel type thick paste clear in color. Its the same thing mechanics use to put on their hands first to loosen grease then wash off. It is the best for the job. Take your item put some...

 

Reworked chandelier

Crystal Chandelier
Where did you get the heart shaped prisms, or did they come on the chandelier? Beautiful idea!

 

Butter Lamb for Easter

Butter Lamb for Easter
I love that, too cute to eat. Cream cheese would make a cute white one. Thanks for sharing. Happy Easter!

 

Olive Oil Bottle For Dish Soap

Olive Oil Bottle For Dish Soap
I really like this idea, and I think putting someones name on it would be great too, thanks, now I will be looking for the perfect bottle to match my kitchen apple theme thanks!

 

Recovering Outdoor Cushions
You did a great job on them, they look very pretty.

 

Candle holder made from a piece of birch branch.

Birch Wood Candle Holder
I think I would have to agree with the prior post. As pretty as it is I think the candle part you chose looks like it could so easily tip over since the base of it and the hole for it is very tiny. I have however seen the same idea in gift catalogs but they...

 

Finished Shrinky Dinks

Shrinky Dinks From Recycled Containers
I love this idea! I have done shrinky dinks before but it was with the certain type plastic you buy in the kits. I heard you can use the plastic that comes in bacon packs but its opack. This would make great key chain pulls for bookbacks just by punching a...

 

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Cleaning Shower Curtain Liner?
Same as stated; wash on gentle in the washing machine. We have a clear liner so I spray the bottom of it with spray n wash stain remover and add a bit of detergent to my wash and a teaspoon or two of clorox to kill germs and then i hang mine straight back up...

 

Getting Rid of a Cowlick?
This is what explanation I found on it, maybe it will help. You could wear headbands more often (cloth ones that will hold your hair down longer to tame it, honestly though, I think your hair and style looks nice. good luck. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowlick

 

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Theme Song for TV Movie? "Five Hundred Miles Away From Home"
Im old I guess> I remember that song and still love it but sad here is rebas version of it and jerry reeds too http://www.rhapsody.com/reba-mcentire/starting-over/five-hundred-miles-away-from-home/lyrics.html http://www.poemhunter.com/song/five-hundred-miles...

 

CD Cake Topper

CD Cake Toppers Or Centerpieces
How cute and clever. You ought to do graduates and wedding too, Pooh would be cute or Dora or Spider man too. All those figures from McDonalds happy meals, great idea!

 

Ryan's Jacket in the Movie "Just Friends"?
Why not watch the credits at the movies end and see who the clothes were furnished by and that might help, and direct you.

 

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Ryan's Jacket in the Movie "Just Friends"?
here is site from it on the web which tells the wardrobe people with links to them you could contact http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433400/fullcredits

 

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Saving Money When Shopping?
I agree with the post fromthadiusmom and I too am constantly looking at stores sales flyers and then looking at the product on sale on there web site then print there coupon or just join there newsletters which are free and youll receive coupons. This is an...

 

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Barefoot Friendly Landscape Material?
Cedar shavings. They smell great/deter bugs of any kind and if fine enough shavings will feel fine and absorb well too after wet from sun not to mention pretty red color. You can buy them in bags full at walmart/lowes etc sold in the pet section or if you have...

 

A garden bed made from an old bed frame.

Make a Garden "Bed" Out of an Old Bed...
I saw one once that was filled with differant flowers very close together in seperate colors and was the most beautiful thing. You did a great job!

 

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Treating Ant Bites?
We lived in Charleston for 4 years to separate times while in the navy so I got familiar with those terrible things which we called fire ants. My daughter stepped in them at age 5 and was bothered by a hurt foot for 2 weeks. And we carried them back to our...

 

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Allergic Reaction to K9 Advantix?
My sister did with her toy doberman dog, he had seizures until they figured out that it was that causing it. He is okay now, months later.

 

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Free Attractions When Driving from Texas to California?
Being curious if the www had any information on rest areas >I googled rest area I-10 and got this web site, which list each rest area all along that interstate in each state. It tells alot of info on what the rest area have at each stop and if you choose one...

 

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Shower Curtains as Tablecloths
I use them too for yard sales, as covers in case of quick rainfall.

 

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Kids Removing Their Own Diapers?
Sounds like they are trying to tell you they are ready for the potty and no more diapers. I bet they will take right off to the potty now and love no more diapers but cloth pulls instead after they get the hang of it.

 

green balloon caterpillar

Caterpillar Balloon
That is so cute! and I bet you could put black pipe cleaners on underneath for the legs and antennas on his head. Those look like really thick balloons? Will just the balloons at the dollar tree work? Great idea! I gave you a thumbs up!

 

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Ideas for a Black, White and Red Wedding?
There is some on the $1 fabric table at walmart. They sell the B&W damask fabric, and you probably could buy that print in sheet sets too. And you could use those as the fabrics for the tables then just add red flowers for your red color.

 

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Inexpensive Patio Decorating Ideas?
I agree with the 1st post and pick a theme. Lightning can be done by the tiny solar lites, kmart has a 10 pack for $14 and you can place them anywhere>on ground in flower beds/in pots. Or string up lights in the trees /on your fence/intwined in a flower bush...

 

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Cleaning Mobile Home Windows?
Im from Tenn too, Greeneville. Love Bristol (more to shop anddo there lol :-) We have the same issue on the windows. I use a long handled squeegee and just reach up in there and use it turned around each way as I come down with it so it gets both inside glass...

 

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Buying Pop Up Camper Curtains?
Camping world might have them. If you do not see them on there web site contact them via email and ask them where you can buy them. Also you might want to google the manufactures web site who made your pop up and maybe they sell them or can direct you as to...

 

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Food Freebies for Your Birthday
Theres lots more, too. I am always signing my grandson up for them. People dont realize that most any restaurant has a web site and if you sign up for the newsletter you automatically get sent at the least coupons or most of the time a free meal or item for...

 

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Starting a School Gardening Project?
Green onions can be grown very close together to save space.

 

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Green Bay Packers Mugs?
If they are a collectors item then someone on ebay may be selling them as well which may have more info on them for you and you say you want to buy more as well, so you could try looking there and they will most likely be listed under collectors items in glass...

 

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Gooey Stickers off Glass?
http://www.magicamerican.com/googone.aspx

 

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Making Your Own Coffee Packets?
I bet if you sew you could cut out white fabric sheets in one long square and bring up the end of it even to the top and sew up just the two sides then turn it inside out and turn down the top of it and stitch around it >leaving an opening for to insert a white...

 

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Making a Hanging Sunglasses Storage Rack?
You can take a thick dish towel (pick one to match your rooms decode) and with it laying flat vertically >bring up the end of it far enough to just cover your sunglasses 3/4 (use your sunglasses as your measuring guide) then mark it with pins where it comes...

 

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Looking for Small Terra Cotta Pots for Making Clay People?
Dollar tree has them in tiny sizes 4 for $1.00 some have holes in the bottom some do not. If you need a hole in them soak the bottoms in water for 2-3 hours then using a masonry drill bit drill through the bottoms to make your own holes.

 

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Removing Paint from Cell Phone?
You might could try rubbing a bit of hand cleaner on it like used in mens garage that stuff gets off anything, sold at dollar store for $1

 

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Looking for Small Terra Cotta Pots for Making Clay People?
Also forgot to say Ben Franklin crafts has all those tiny sizes if you have one near you.

 

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Make Smoothies With Fruit Waste
You ought to post a description and photo for your edible fruit display on the crafting for fun and money entry, I know Id love to see it.I have only saw them advertised on TV and like the member tsiegl says, we would love to see and know how. Here is that...

 

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A recycled fence made from freezer floor grates.

From Freezer's Floor to Garden's Door
It makes your garden so inviting. I actually never heard of these freezer crates, we have lots of wooden pallets that are easy to come by for free they may work for your idea as well. Those you used looks very sturdy and I bet could be used to make smaller...

 

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Letters for a Garden Stone?
The magnet type like kids use on the fridge comes to mind.

 

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What is this Song? "The Lightning Express"
Grab your tissues, here it is on utube sang by them. I remember my dad singing us this song two 49 years ago. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjmdnxdgTLg

 

Kid riding in a car.

Kids Car Games
Replace the glass of the frame with plexiglass instead. Sold at lowes you just use your glass as a a pattern for size and cut it out and put in the frame instead. Safe, will not break, and can be marked on then wiped dry.

 

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Craft Ideas for Kids Using Styrofoam?
You can use electric cutting knife to cut the Styrofoam with ease and shape it any way you like.

 

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Elevating a Dish Above the Microwave Turntable?
Maybe you could remove your glass plate microwave turn table and sit glass coffee mugs (4) one in each corner and they would clear the wheel that turns and let your 4 corners of your long square glass dish your meal will be in rest its each corner on the 4...

 

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Bees Drilling Into a Wooden Porch?
Here in Tenn we call them boring bees. Not sure if thats the official name for them. They look much like bumble bees. They like pine and will bore holes all in it. We have them going at our pine frame on our shed. The saw dust they throw back out is mixed with...

 

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Use Both Store and Manufacturer Coupons
Does that apply to using both coupons on the one item on a store that does double coupon day? Ingles does double coupons once a week. By the way, Kraft is having an offer for a free tote bag by Rachael Ray. You just have to buy a product to win it by mailing...

 

Sponge Bob Birthday Cake

Cartoon Birthday Cakes Made Easy
I simply love this idea! and the possibilities to choose from are endless in themes too. thanks so much for the idea! You did a great job on the SpongeBob theme!

 

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Deleting Photos in Yahoo My Photos?
While on your Yahoo home page, just ask for help on the issue from the Yahoo team. Just click on help at the top of the page and then click on contact us and they will answer your question.

 

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Weight Gain After a Hysterectomy?
I had to get a hysterectomy after i suffered from a lot of pain because my uterus had dropped completely and was causing me to have serious problems with my bladder. I had a Vaginal hysterectomy which took 8 hours to complete due to so many non cancerous fibroid...

 

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Weight Gain After a Hysterectomy?
I think personnel experiences are what the wackycamper wanted to hear about with hysterectomies not someone who never had one and drawled conclusions from a study. Everyone is different when you go through a hysterectomy due to your age and what other health...

 

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Making Your Adult Children Feel Loved?
My mom passed away from bone cancer at the age of 47 of which she found out about and suffered from it for 7 years prior too. She had 3 girls and I was the middle one. The last 3 years of her life were spent going to have 4 hour chemo treatments very often...

 

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Displaying Clothes at Yard Sale?
Im about to have a yard sale in a few days and have the same issue to deal with. I have a fold wooden dryer rack for laundry that I plan on using to drap smaller clothing over to see and sell them better. And my porch has a railing so I plan on bending my metal...

 

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Painting One Wall a Different Color?
I think it makes that part of the room the focal point.

 

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Making a Sippy Cup Bungee?
I agree with the first post. I saw the ones they sell on line and Im surprized no one has had serious or deadly accidents occur with kids. Most of them still have the patton pending on them. They look like a problem waiting to happen with the curlly cord (much...

 

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Removing Deep Scratches in Car's Paint?
Maybe they would come out or be less obvious with a buffer.

 

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Dry Mouth Remedies?
Im on 5 different meds for different reasons and 3 of the meds cause dry mouth. I find that sucking on hard candies during the day really helps. If your worried about calories you can use the sugar free ones.

 

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Children's Gift Ideas for Mother's Day?
Fix them breakfast in bed or bake there favorite cookies.

 

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Tenant's Room Smells Bad?
It may be incense he is burning. I would ask him nicely what is the continuous smell that lingers your way.

 

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Creative Potty Training Ideas?
Here are a lot of helpful advice post from thriftyfun people on the subject. letting them pick a book for you too read to them while on the potty works good, just make it positive and say you will reward her with a sticker when she goes #2 and praise her for...

 

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Waterproofing Cotton Fabric?
I think scotch guard spray on would work, it does for my fabric outside patio chairs so I would not think that would be much different.

 

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Italian Centerpiece Ideas?
You could fill bottles of different heights with just colored water using food coloring and let some herbs float in them. Or use different type bread loafs as you center piece too some cut in slices some not. Same idea on the bottles too but put colored pastas...

 

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Summer Deals at Walmart
Last year the dollar trees had hanes t-shirts in all sizes from 2t boys girls to plus men and women up to size 5X for $1 each. They came in assorted colors and type sleeves like short sleeve cap sleeves for girls and muscle tanks too for boys. They have them...

 

Cleaning an Old Bathroom?
Something called mean green works real good on dirty stains>its sold in most stores like walmart or dollar stores and comes in a spray bottle. You know you could paint the floor to cover up stains and even do a stencil design on top of it after you painted...

 

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Getting Adult Child to Clean Up?
Maybe you can make a copy of that agreement they signed and enlarge it and tape it to the door of the room they enter that is so messy. Maybe that will remind them in a friendly way as to what they agreed to in order to stay there. Also you mentioned cooking...

 

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Including Sibling in Baby Shower?
Whats her age? She could hand out all the game favors etc by putting them in something that fits the theme of the shower maybe you & her could even make something together to let her pass them out in. Whats the shower theme? That will help us come up with better...

 

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Seasoning Mix for Hamburger Patties?
Lipton onion powder in the dry mix.

 

What is This?
The post by tina72 is correct it is a saddle and it is for the top of a tomb stone on which you can attach Styrofoam and flowers. I buy these quite often and make flower arrangements for my moms tomb stone.

 

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Making Shirts Longer?
It depends on how the tops are made on the lower half. If they are shirt tail type tops you could do one thing for a changed looked. If you have a sewing machine using a single stright stitch.You can leave the top un buttoned all the way and then take a tank...

 

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Photos of Babies Inside Flowers (Anne Geddes)?
here is her website http://annegeddes.com/

 

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Make a "Cement" Garden
Would love to see pictures of the ones you have and created.

 

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Sweet Sixteen Gift Ideas?
If she likes charm bracelets that would be a nice thing to give her with her first charm being something that she will remember from you or maybe of something thats her favorite now in her life. There are so many charms she can add too it in her life as events...

 

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Make Picture Cards for a Non-Verbal Child
What a wonderful idea in order to help him. I bet not many others have thought of that. I bet your always looking now in yard sales etc for them to laminate, and you know lots of companies give you free samples so I bet if you emailed Hewlett Packard and told...

 

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Uses for Fireplace Ashes?
I use ours around our rose bushes and it helps them be so full of color and around my Azalea bushes.

 

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Cleaning Tart Burners?
Freeze it then just take it off with a case knife. When I want to change out my tarts I put it in the freezer then just pop mine out and keep them in a ziplock bag to rechange a scent.

 

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Getting Help With Past Due Rent?
Not sure about your town but in ours the food bank will help you with 10% of your rent if you can show them proof you are not able to meet it that month due to health or financial reasons.

 

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Skunk Behavior: Running in Circles?
Spring is mating season for most animals, maybe that was it. I know the rabbits in my front yard do a weird dance attracting each other.

 

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Moving a Stove?
If its an electric stove, turn the circuit breaker to that off first because after you move it out to began cleaning if you touch or hit the plug in with a wet mop you could be electrocuted. after you do your cleaning and the floor has dried and you have pushed...

 

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Storage for Marbles?
I would think in the lines of what theme the childs room is or what the child likes and find objects like that to keep them in so they can be seen in those items but easily reached to play with. and you mentioned plastic> i too think the containers should be...

 

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Making a Ribbon Watch Strap?
I use alot of groisgrain ribbon on the kids clothes I make & sell and for the ends to treat them I use Fray Check which is sold in any craft store (I get mine at walmart) it comes in a tube for about$2.00. It is a liquid glue, you have to run the tube under...

 

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Scrapbooking With One Hand?
Depending on what part of the limb you have left to use ( no fingers> some fingers>risk heal only) I have seen people on TV attach helping items like tongs etc to there limb with velcro bands and do lots of things as there second hand. My dad is 70 years old...

 

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Using Stale Banana Loaf?
When our bread products go to stale, I toss them in a paper bag and take them to the park to feed the ducks. They love it.

 

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Buy Bakery French Bread Dough For Pizza
Food lion usually has theres buy one get one free too.

 

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Redecorating My Boyfriend's Bedroom?
Sounds like all you can do is paint since you cannot change the carpet or furniture not much else you can change. If the room is real small you dont want to go to dark on the paint color of the walls or it will feel even and appear more smaller. Maybe you could...

 

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Small Pie Crusts?
I agree with glennsmon. Buy you some tiny frozen pot pies. Empty out the pies from them by putting them in a large zip lock bag. Go by pillsbury crust and just put them over the tins and make your smaller pies. When your all done>save your tins and pop the...

 

Bunny gingerbread house.

Easter Gingerbread House
Thats so pretty and yummy looking. Is everything edible on it? I zoomed in at 400% trying see what all you used and I see the suckers on sticks the peeps etc, but what are the little things use used around the aframe roof as trim (looks like pony beads?), not...

 

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Daughter Cries All the Time?
I wonder too how old she is? You mentioned homework? Is she preschool age? Is she getting enough sleep?

 

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Making Creamed Corn?
Not sure how thick you want the wooden bowl to be but I bought some on ebay that were reasonably thick or you could try thrift stores. I have seen them there a lot.

 

Ben and Jerry's Mini Spoons

Uses for Ben and Jerry's Mini Spoons
I guess Im really old! What is a key fob? They would make good little tools to use as decorating cup cakes when kids do it with their little hands using the flat side of it to spread it.

 

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Telling Your Family About a Marriage Engagement?
Im wondering lots of reasons as to why your parents dislike him? You never mention your age, if your very young just past 18 yrs maybe thats why? Is it that maybe they feel you two have not know each other long enough? Some parents will never want there kids...

 

Paint Color Ideas for Pink and Brown Bedding?
Camel brown would look good.

 

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VCR Showing a Distorted Picture?
Maybe you need to adjust the tracking on the vcr. It should be on your menu settings to do so.

 

A cute chick made from fabric yo-yos.

Yo Yo Chicks and Bunnies
How adorable they are! Thanks, I love these! Happy Easter

 

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Stickers Growing in the Grass?
They are thistle thorns, if they grow tall enough which can reach 3 foot tall a purple cone flower will be at the top which holds the seeds to blow and produce more. Round up will kill them out if you do not want to actually dig each one up and get rid off...

 

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Repairing a Hole in Levi's?
Iron on blue jean patches sold at walmart in the craft dept. Cut it down to size a bit bigger than the hole you want covered and iron it on from the inside of the jeans or on the outside. I think the inside does best. You will still see the circle of the hole...

 

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Raising Money for a School Trip?
Free car wash asking for donations, make signs so they know what its for. Ask your local walmart can you sponsor it there. They will help advertise it. Everyone goes to walmart, good luck

 

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Junk Mail from Globe Life Insurance?
Same thing here, you have to contact them and ask them to take you off there mailing list.

 

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Refilling a Comforter?
You mention the insides are coming out; does it have the seam loose to where it needs to be stitched? Walmart sells batting in a roll in which you buy the size you need. If you want to make it full again and plump, you just undo one end of the comforter by...

 

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Ask for Makeup Samples
Attend makeup parties like avon, etc for free samples.

 

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