Daily Thrifty Tips
Volume Four, Number 141, June 7, 2005
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Measuring for Polar Fleece Blankets
When buying fabric to make fleece blankets, get one with a plaid background, to save time in measuring for making the fringe around the edges. Use the width of your thumb for the width of each fringe, and the length of the scissors to the length of the fringe.
This way you don't have to measure using a ruler and marker, just follow the lines of the fabric. A great time saver.
By cutting down the time of making the fringe, you can make twice as many blankets for gifts to family and friends or to donate to children through Project Linus (www.projectlinus.org).
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Leah with Sonny, Cher (Pomeranians?), Leroy Brown (Ferret) and a Gerbil
This is my wonderful grandaughter Leah, She was 4 Years old at this time. As you can tell a Real animal lover! The two dogs are mine, Sonny and Cher, The Ferret is named Leroy Brown, he is Hers
and I don't know what the gerbils name is. But she loves him too!
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Today's Tips
Easy Outdoor Bird Feeders and Baths
Clean an empty 2 liter bottle. Replace the cap and cut a hole on the side close to the top. For a feeder, cut a hole on both sides of the bottle. Tie a shoe string around the neck of the bottle and tie on a sturdy branch. Fill the bottle with bird seed, or water for a bath.
NOTE: Be sure to clean out the water daily to prevent bacteria from forming and mosquitoes from nesting.
Another easy feeder is take a piece of dry toast, spread peanut butter or honey on both sides, and then roll it in bird seed. Draw a string through the center and hang from a tree.
Have any sunflowers left over from your garden? Hang the flower part from a sturdy tree branch by tying a string around its stem (cut stem leaving 4 inches from the head) and let the birds feast on the seeds.
Happy Bird Watching!
By Dyanna
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Keeping Your Shoes Tied
Tips to help you keep your shoes tied. Post your ideas.
Spray a little hairspray on tied laces to keep them from coming undone.
By Jahlbait
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Purchase a Bottle of Flaxseed Oil
It is available at your local Whole Foods or natural foods store and use it to dress your salads. Since you need one tablespoonful a day, if you don't use it all as salad dressing, use it on hot vegetables or in your morning oatmeal. Saves money on salad dressing and also boosts your heart health!
By April Womanheart
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Shopping For a Redecorating Project
Take pictures of the room that you are decorating with you when you go shopping. It will make it easier to match decorations with the room.
By Phyllis
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Protecting Furniture from Potted Plants
To protect your furniture from moisture from a potted plant, wrap a magazine in colored foil and use this as a mat for your plant.
By April Womanheart
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Organizing Your Change
Tips for organizing your coins. Post your ideas.
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Easy to Take Salad
Here's a thrifty, easy, low fat salad for carrying to work. Begin by making a bed of torn lettuce leaves and shredded carrots, then add chunks of raw apple or orange, pieces of low-fat mozzarella, and a handful of soy nuts. No dressing needed for this fresh-tasting dish!
By April Womanheart
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Natural Decor Items for the Garden
Collect some interesting rocks and driftwood to place in your flowerbeds. This way, small plants can be grouped by them, bulbs can peek from behind them and crawling controllable plants can trail over them. An empty tree stump is an exotic planter!
By Bev Sobkowich
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Baby Teeth and the Dentist
Everyone teaches their children to brush their teeth, but lots of people don't think of baby teeth. Baby's teeth should be brushed every day as soon as they come in. And children should see a dentist as early as 1-2 years of age.
By Robin
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A Recipe To Live By
Blend one cup of love and one half cup of kindness, add alternately in small portions, one cup of appreciation and three cups of pleasant companionship into which has been sifted three teaspoons of deserving praise.
Flavor with one teaspoon carefully chosen advice. Lightly fold in one cup of cheerfulness to which has been added a pinch of sorrow.
Pour with tender care into small clean hearts and let bake until well matured. Turn out on the surface of society, humbly invoke God's blessings and it will serve all mankind.
By Terri
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Make-Do Colander
If you're in a bind, you can make a quick, disposable colander by punching holes in an aluminum pie plate and bending it a bit to the shape you need. This is especially useful for picnics and camping.
By April
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Composting With Sawdust and Grass Clippings
A quick and easy compost method if you don't have manure but do have a good supply of grass clippings. Grass is quite high in nitrogen. Mix one part of sawdust with four parts of fresh grass clippings. Turn and mix the pile thoroughly every third day for three weeks. Do not make layers, and do not add water--the fresh clippings will produce enough moisture. The heat will go down by the fifteenth or eighteenth day, and the compost will be ready to use.
By April
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Apron Caddy for Gardening
A handy and step-saving device for gardening is an apron. Buy or make one with large, deep pockets. They're great for holding seedlings, seed packets, small trowels, and other tools.
By April
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Mailing a Bible Joke
The lady went to the Post Office to mail an old family Bible to her brother in another part of the country.
"Is there anything breakable in here?" asked the postal clerk.
"Only the Ten Commandments," answered the lady.
By Terri H.
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Ice Cream Serving Tips
Tips and ideas for serving ice cream. Post your ideas.
Tips and ideas for serving ice cream. Post your ideas.
If you're serving ice cream for yourself, use a soup spoon as the scoop, then as your eating utensil.
You've saved yourself the effort of washing one tool, and one that is often the harder to wash.
This also works if you're serving for several people and one person has a large enough mouth. (grin)
By John
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Starbucks - Grounds for Growth
In the spring and summer, Starbuck's has their Grounds for Growth, where they bag and give away free used coffee grounds. Spread these around under roses and any other acid loving plants. Recycling at its best!
By Linda
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Locked Your Car Keys In The Car?
Do you have a habit of locking your key in the car?
If you carry a wallet in your pocket, keep an extra key there. My wallet actually has a loop for a key, and I have had to use it on occasion. The idea is to NEVER use it as a driving key. Put it back in your pocket when you're done opening the door.
You can also get a credit card key, a plastic key that fits in your credit card at many hardware stores.
By John
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- Best Gardening Tip with Photo
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Baby Safe Cupboard Ideas
I'm interested in suggestions for securing a lazy susan type cupboard. Our toddler is starting to show an interest in opening the cupboards and drawers in the kitchen and we are concerned about him pinching his fingers in the lazy susan. Has anyone found a resolution to this issue? Thank you!
Evie
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Quickly Removing Cigarette Smells From Clothing
How do you eliminate cigarette smells from clothes as quickly as possible?
Alex
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Signature Pattern ss14844 Canada by North American Decorative Products, Inc.
I am looking for 1 roll of a discontinued wall paper to avoid repapering my entire kitchen. The brand name is Signature and it is made in Canada by North American Decorative Products, Inc. The pattern number is ss14844. It has a white background and has little green leaves with vines and small clusters of red grapes. I only need 6 feet and have not had any luck. I would appreciate any help.
Cathy
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Wax Off Clothing
How do I get wax off of clothing?
James G
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Oil Paint Odour
Is there any way I can remove odours from oil paint? It was bought by mistake and used in the bedroom. The windows have been open for 2 days and still just as strong. Please help!
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Leona
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Tapioca Pudding Recipes and Tips
Requesting a tapioca pudding recipe. I do as the instructions tell me to do, but it just doesn't come out like my mother's. Does anyone have any tricks up their sleeves I can use? I will appreciate greatly any info.
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Joan from CT
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Dry Scalp Hair Treatments
I have very dry scalp and hair problems. What are some homemade secrets to fix this? It is very embarrassing and I need help!
Chrissy
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Getting Rid of Pigeons
I have a problem with pigeons in my garden. Can some one give me some advice on how to get rid of them?
Many thanks.
Derek
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Scrub Jays Deterrents
i have these 2 scrub jays that are living around my house. They have lived here for a while, but just about a month ago every time my cat goes outside 1 of the jays squaks at my cat CONSTANTLY. It is the most obnoxious loud noise ever. Once I bring my cat in the house the jay stops. I was wondering why my cat doesn't kill it, then I realized my cat is afraid of the jay, because he'll peck at my cat. My cat doesn't like to be in the house very much so when he is out all you hear is that bird. It's driving me crazy and I don't want to kill it but what else could I try to do?
Kandace
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Bar of Soap Clogging the Toilet
A bar of soap is clogging our guest toilet causing overflow upon flushing. Snaking removed a small part of the bar but enough remains lodged to cause the problem to continue. Any tips on disolving the soap bar quickly while keeping the toilet intact?
Thank you,
LeeAnne from Maryland
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Elimination Diet Recipes
My doctor recently requested that I start an elimination diet where I stop eating all WHEAT, DAIRY and CHOCOLATE, and I already do not eat MEAT. Does any one have any recipes that do not contain any of these items? It has been very hard for me to find any that do not contain all of these.
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Stella
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Planting an Eastern Redbud Tree
I have a new Eastern Redbud tree that I must plant very soon. It is about 7 ft. tall from top of ball to tips. The main trunk branches into a narrow "Y" at about 3 ft. Each of the two "arms" (reaching up about 4 ft.) have several very small branches. But, neither arm has a branch big enough (in that 4 ft. stretch) for me to picture a normal or good spread of branches as the tree grows.
It seems to me that I should prune those two branches back to encourage more and better growth of "secondary" branches.
Am I right?
Please help ASAP!
May
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Bread Pudding Recipe
Requesting for a bread pudding recipe. My mother (deceased) used to make a bread pudding which was so delicious. I can't seem to get the same goodness out of any recipe I've tried. Does anyone have an old fashioned delicious recipe I could try? I will appreciate greatly any info.
Thanks,
Joan from CT
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Lawn Fertilizer Tips
I have never heard such cool ideas as I've heard from this site. Now, I consider myself a pretty resourceful guy. My wife and I bought our first house about 16 months ago so I'm always looking for a way to stretch the budget. Can anyone suggest a tip for lawn fertilizer? I'm open to everything.
Thanks,
Jim in FL
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Rust on Tricycle
How do I get rust off of my son's tricycle?
Sue, IL
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Tomato Plants Leaves are Curling Up
I have 2 tomato plants. Both appear ill. All the leaves are turning up on all the edges. What does this mean?
L.A. in La.
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Painting a Room With Salmon Colored Carpet
I am 47 from canada and I am painting my spare room and don't know what color to paint it. It is 10 feet by 11 feet and I have a forest green sofa and salmon color carpet. What color should I paint my walls? I want the room to look bigger and brighter but not blinding bright, lol, just brighter.
Thanks for the feedback.
God Bless,
Lost in color
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Beware Of Falling Minimum Payments
By James Dimmitt
If you opened a credit card statement recently and were pleasantly surprised to find that your minimum payment due was lowered, don't be so quick to "jump for joy". What may appear as a small boost to your monthly budget is actually the rock that can weigh you down in debt for a lifetime.
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Convenience Can Be Costly - Understanding Cash Advances
By James Dimmitt
You've just opened your credit card bill and attached to your statement you find a "convenience check" included. It may already be filled out with a dollar amount such as $300, $500, or even $1,000. Your mind fills with ideas of what you could buy with this "instant" money. A new summer wardrobe, a nice dinner and tickets to a concert, a weekend getaway.
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Parenting is a lot of work.
By Tim Bete
The Federal Government's Dictionary of Occupational Titles provides descriptions for more than 12,000 jobs -- everything from "Able Seaman" to "Zoologist." You might expect to find "parent" between "Parcel Post Clerk" (Wraps, inspects, weighs, and affixes postage to parcel post packages) and "Pari-mutuel Ticket Cashier" (Cashes winning pari-mutuel tickets for patrons at race track). Unfortunately, parent is not one of the 12,000 occupations listed.
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