Daily Thrifty Tips - June 23, 2008

Vol. 7, Num. 122, June 23, 2008 (Read It Online) I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. Here are this week's Saving Money On topics. Saving Money on Fireworks With the 4th of July (U.S. Independence Day) coming soon, do you have any ideas for saving money on fireworks or fireworks display shows? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf29103834.tip.html Saving Money on a TV Tips for saving money when purchasing a a TV. Do you have any advice to share? Feel free to submit it below. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf42816181.tip.html Thanks for reading, Susan Send to a Friend! Share a Tip (You could win $25!) Share a Photo (You could win $25!) Have a Question? Submit a request... Link to ThriftyFun.com View Active Topics! Edit Your Subscriptions: To edit your ThriftyFun subscriptions, click the Update Profile/Email Address link at the bottom of this newsletter. Today's newsletter contains: Today's Photos: Photo: Monarch at a Butterfly Exhibit Multi Color Rosebush Craft Project: Quick Flowers In A Basket Decoration Poochie (Rottweiler) Cooper (Rhodesian Ridgeback) Today's Tips: The Shaving Cream Volcano Saving Water Together Joke: Jewish and Catholic Wedding Song Choose The Frugal Tips That Fit Your Lifestyle Use Hair Spray To Remove Permanent Marker Egg Shells for Cutworms Request Movies from the Library Saving Money in College Cooking Roast on the Grill Use Fishing Line for Cake Cutter Joke of the Day New Requests: Cleaning Your Steam Iron White Worm on My Puppy Cleaning a Microwave Over the Stove Planning a BBQ for 100 People Breakfast Bread Recipe Do HHO Gas Generators Work? George Foreman Jr. Rotisserie Manual Tinkerbell Centerpiece Ideas Removing Mold From Boat Seats Recipes for Canning Peppers Float Theme: "Sharing: Love and Understanding for All" Keeping My Face Oil Free Do Dahlias Always Need To Be Staked? Rhubarb Jam Made With Jello Keeping Bees Away From Pool Name For New Baking Business Cell Phone Battery Longevity Reviews For Mosquito Traps Removing Baked On Soap From Car Window Using Saved Greeting Cards What Is A Golden Birthday? Fixing A Washer That Won't Spin Saving Overheated Claw Plant Housebreaking A Husky Mix Weeping Cherry Tree Has Brown Leaves Getting Money At Anniversary Party For A Vacation Looking For 1970's Crockpot Spaghetti Sauce Recipe Removing Odor From Clothing Left In Washer Making Paper Bags From Newspaper Crafts Using Lace Bodice From Dress Teaching Puppy Not To Bite Party Favors For Girls Red Ash Stains on Clothing Baskin Robbins Jamoca Almond Fudge Mud Pie Recipe More Reading: What's a Victory Garden? Recommendations For Plants Along Driveway Rooting Lilac Bushes Today's Sponsor: Crafting for Fun and Money! If you are an avid crafter, capable writer and own a digital camera, you are eligible to participate. Submit your craft projects to ThriftyFun and we will pay $15 for any crafts that we publish. More Information: Click Here: http://www.thriftyfun.com/post_craft.ldml Today's Photos: Photo: Monarch at a Butterfly Exhibit I recently took my daughter to a butterfly exhibit at a local greenhouse. They charged a small admission, and this served as a fundraiser for a children's organization. There was one section of the greenhouse closed off and full of butterflies and flowers they liked. The kids got to dip their fingers in sugar water and the butterflies would land on their fingers to take in the "nectar." She loved learning about the beautiful butterflies and it was a great photo op. By Jayme from Harrisonburg, VA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf50299523.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Multi Color Rosebush This is my rose bush. It has so many different colors. I really just want to share it. I think it is so pretty. By Sue from Indiana Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf85946530.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Craft Project: Quick Flowers In A Basket Decoration This fun floral craft is perfect for a centerpiece on the table, a small decoration, or a beautiful kid's craft. You just take some floral Styrofoam and arrange some fake flowers in it. You take twisted raffia, wind and glue it around the Styrofoam base, and voila, a fancy basket! View This Craft: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf57029918.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Poochie (Rottweiler) This is Poochie, who arrived with his name. He's sometimes known as "Pucci Paw VaRotti" (because he can out-sing any wolf or coyote with his tenor voice). I usually just call him "Poo" He is six. His cat, Eyak, was nine weeks old in this picture. Poo is a Rottweiler. Believe it, or not. He was given to me by a friend of a co-worker, to "fill the hole" after my wonderful yellow Lab, Sloan, died tragically from Laryngeal Paralysis shortly after his eleventh birthday. Poo mostly likes to sleep--on the bed, of course. Sometimes he plays "Mop the Floor" with Eyak. Eyak is a year old now and still gets to be the mop. Poochie came from a nice litter of Rotties, but he's odd-looking with great long legs and a long, pointy face. His mama tried to cull him by crushing his skull when he was only days old. He survived her bite but did suffer nerve damage: His left eye is blind, and there's no feeling on that side of his face. All of his left-side teeth fell out as they grew in, and he can't control his tongue, which hangs out ALL the time. He drools. He licks, to "find" things he can't see. Drinking and eating are both big, messy productions. Cats--even feral ones--just LOVE him and he licks them, in return. He's the smartest, funniest, kindest companion dog I've ever owned. It's a shame that he can't be cloned. By Judy O from Yakima, WA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf10345973.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Cooper (Rhodesian Ridgeback) Cooper is a 9 week old Rhodesian Ridgeback. I picked him out from a litter of puppies when he was 8 weeks old. (5-25-2008) He likes to SLEEP in the sun! By Julie from San Francisco, CA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf12435696.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Contests: Tip Contest Submit a Tip or Recipe! Photo Contest Submit a tip with photo! These contests are weekly. We pick 2 tip winners and 1 photo winner at the end of each week. Each winner will win $25! My Frugal Life Submit a My Frugal Life Essay! Today's Tips: The Shaving Cream Volcano Fun recipes for kids, GREAT babysitting idea! You will need: an empty plastic bottle shaving cream perfume (crackly perfume from american girl works best but any will work) a little body wash Take the body wash and dump it in your bottle. Then take the shaving cream and fill up about 3/4. Fill ALMOST to the top with perfume. THEN SHAKE! Shake harder and harder for a couple of minutes then go outside (or to a sink) and pull off your cap! First you'll hear a "pop" sound from the air pressure being released and then the "lava" will come pouring out! Fun! Source: Myself: I made it by accident by trying to make a scented perfume. By Elli Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf96144492.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Saving Water Together I have a one-handle kitchen faucet, and I have noticed lately that I use too much water. I have started to reduce the flow of water when I use it. Since then, I am using a lot less water. Most of the time, just a quarter of the flow is sufficient, even sometime just a trickle is enough. And I turn it off when I don't need it, even for a few seconds. I cannot stop doing this ever since I started. I feel guilty, if I don't. Just me alone won't do much, but if everybody would do it, we would save a lot of water. Pass the word. By Andre from Guelph, ON, Canada Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf22645285.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Joke: Jewish and Catholic Wedding Song A lovely Jewish woman was to be wed to a handsome Catholic man. Traditions were equally important to both families and this made choosing a theme song for their wedding a major challenge. The groom's brother had a rich operatic voice and was especially noted for singing Ave Maria. The bride's Mama, realizing the dilemma sighed and said "Oy vey!" "That's it!" replied the groom. Oy Vey Maria was jubilantly sung. Source: Someone told me a simpler version of this when I was a child. They had simply asked "What song is sung at a Jewish/Catholic wedding?" The answer, of course was, "Oy Vey Maria." The embellishments are my own. By Grayce from Fort Pierce, FL Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf35441739.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Choose The Frugal Tips That Fit Your Lifestyle I think some people get discouraged with frugal living because they don't realize that not all tips are right for them. Frugal for a stay-at-home mother of four will be different than frugal for a childless career woman, for example. You have to sift and choose what works best with your lifestyle and circumstances. By SusannL from St Cloud, FL Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf94407401.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Use Hair Spray To Remove Permanent Marker Permanent Marker Removal for cotton clothing - As soon as possible, spray the mark liberally with hair-spray. Allow to sit for one minute then rinse in clear warm water. If some stain remains, repeat, until all stain is removed and then launder as usual. A friend of mine suggested this to me and it works great! By Sparkles70x7 from Central, OH Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf98198526.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Egg Shells for Cutworms Someone suggested to use crushed egg shells to get rid of cutworms . This is the best idea I ever heard. It's even better then the pellets I used to get earwigs and cutworms. It's also working well but egg shells don't cost you any money, we all buy eggs regularly. Who was the gentleman suggesting this? I can't find it again. By Mike from Mercier, Quebec, Canada Editor's Note: There are a few times this tip has been suggested on our site, including in the feedback of this post. Getting Rid of Cutworms Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf56587028.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Request Movies from the Library My family and I request movies online at our library. When they are in, they call me. I can keep them for a week for free. This saves time and money. By Leslie from Brandon, MS Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf18229116.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Saving Money in College Tips for saving money in college as suggested by our ThriftyFun community. Do you have any advice to share? Feel free to post your ideas below. Amazon For Textbooks I've found Amazon.com to be a wonderful resource for buying and selling textbooks! At the end of the term, its always good to compare the $ you'll get between the bookstore and what amazon.com's lowest seller price is (you'll want to undercut them to make sure you sell quickly). The occasions when you can get more in the bookstore are rare, but the possibility exists and is more likely with textbooks. By djinn Read More Tips Here: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf72177721.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Cooking Roast on the Grill When it is extremely hot, I cook a pork or beef roast on my charcoal grill. You do this by using some heavy duty foil. Sprinkle meat tenderizer (inexpensive is best!) on the meat and wrap in foil making a packet. Then place on the grill and let cook. It usually takes anywhere from 1 to 2 hours. My family loves it and the meat is usually falling apart. By Karen from Pensacola, FL (Originally posted 7/2006 Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf81435418.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Use Fishing Line for Cake Cutter Fishing line is a great cake cutter when you want to avoid the cake and icing transferring to the next piece. We did this at my wedding to avoid the vanilla and chocolate cake from mixing and making the icing on the cake look sloppy. I now use the line for my kids party cakes the icing stays where it's supposed to and I don't have to hear kids saying their chocolate has white on it or vise versa. By Kristi from Deer Park, TX Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf78626152.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Dear Webby's Joke of the Day Consider the poor fellow who showed up at work one morning sleepless and haggard. "What happened to you?" the fellow at the next desk asked. "I was up nearly all night," the man said. "My wife and I had a terrible argument. She became historical." "You mean hysterical," the co-worker replied. "No. Historical," the man said. "She went over absolutely everything I've done wrong over the last 25 years." Read More Jokes Here: http://webby.com/humor New Requests: Cleaning Your Steam Iron How do I remove the brownish, icky build up from the bottom of my iron? It was way too hot, and I melted... I can't even remember what! It is getting on my clothing and in some fabrics. I have tried steel wool, vinegar, baking soda and elbow grease. Is it time to buy a new iron? Peggy from Smithfield, UT Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf391237.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print White Worm on My Puppy I found a little white worm on my puppy. What kind of worm could it be? Where could it have come from? Petrina from Poplarville, MS Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf91718323.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Cleaning a Microwave Over the Stove There are grease spatters on the black-colored front of my microwave oven, which sits over my stove. What is a good product to remove the spots? Everything I use just smears it. Connie from Imperial, MO Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf843940.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Planning a BBQ for 100 People I am hosting a BBQ for about 100 people. Keep in mind there are about 25 kids under the age of 12. I would appreciate any serving suggestions for all the categories of food. As my menu, I have brats, hamburgers, pulled pork, and hot dogs. I plan to have potatoes of some sort, and corn (leaning towards canned). I will also have a 7 bean dish, as well as, potato salad, coleslaw, pickles, and pasta salad. Snacks- cut up veggies lots of them- peppers, carrots, mushrooms, cauliflower, broccoli, etc. and fruit- strawberries, pineapple, watermelon, grapes, cantaloupe, and honeydew. I actually have desert worked out - cup cakes of chocolate and key lime; two different desserts. I have a tendency to over feed and buy too much. Any suggestions? Oh yeah, beer, soda and lemonade for beverages. Andee from Waukesha, WI Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf30187280.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Breakfast Bread Recipe When I was growing up my Mom used to make a bread that she called breakfast bread. I remember that it had raisins and wheat germ in it - it was very dense and we would slice, toast, and top with butter. If anyone has this recipe, I would be forever grateful! Thanks in advance, Kelly from Helena, MT Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf86983564.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Do HHO Gas Generators Work? Last week, I was at my local mechanic's shop. He began telling me about someone who had installed an HHO gas generator. This person is also a customer of the same mechanic, so I was wondering, do HHO gas generators/electrolyzers actually work? If so, are there any major items to consider when choosing a design or installing it? My final question about these things deals with the laws of thermodynamics, since gas generates the electricity (via the alternator) that, in turn, generates the HHO gas via electrolysis, is it actually possible to recover more energy than you're putting in? Thanks guys :) David from Cloudland, Georgia Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf97344534.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print George Foreman Jr. Rotisserie Manual We purchased a George Foreman Jr Rotisserie oven at a sale but need the manual to go with it. I saw a previous post on it about a year ago but can't pull up those sites. Always say site not found. Thanks Shirlee from TX Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf53519219.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Tinkerbell Centerpiece Ideas Any suggestions for baby shower center pieces with Tinkerbell as the theme? Guin from Pittsburgh, PA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf330445.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Removing Mold From Boat Seats I need help getting mold off my boat seats. I have tried bleach, Awesome, 409 and Mean Green. It seems like it is deep in the seats. Please help. Darlene from MS Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf61852105.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Recipes for Canning Peppers I need a recipe for canning mild or sweet peppers. I have four plants and I have a lot of peppers. They are the long sweet peppers. Darlene from MS Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf61340010.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Float Theme: "Sharing: Love and Understanding for All" I'm in charge of building a float. The theme is "Sharing: Love and Understanding For All". Any ideas would really help. jan2ica from Guam Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf40216665.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Keeping My Face Oil Free Dose anybody have tips to keeping my face grease free? Aliesha Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf50107683.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Do Dahlias Always Need To Be Staked? My Dahlias are falling over. Do Dahlias always need to be staked and if so, how would you recommend doing it? The previous owner planted several Dahlia Bushes that come back each year and the tall bud-stems keep falling over. It seems strange that in nature a flower would always grow too heavy for it's stem. Am I doing something wrong? JLS from Olympia, WA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf94138006.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Rhubarb Jam Made With Jello I recently got a recipe for rhubarb jam that calls for 3 packages of jell-o, but it doesn't say what size jell-o. Has any tried this recipe and what size jell-o did you use? Thanks. Cheryl from Hessel, MI Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf43500833.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Keeping Bees Away From Pool We recently moved from one part of town to the other and we purchased an above ground pool. This time we seem to be getting invaded by bees. We've searched for hives in our yard. No luck! What can we do to enjoy our pool and not have the little ones get stung? Wendy from Las Vegas Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf32503888.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Name For New Baking Business I am starting a baking business. I want to start selling mostly scones, muffins and breakfast items. Does anyone have any ideas for a business name? My first name is Mary. Mary from Colorado Springs, CO Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf81906140.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Cell Phone Battery Longevity Does it make a difference to the life of a cell phone battery if you leave it continually plugged in when not in use or off? abc8xyz Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf24134092.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Reviews For Mosquito Traps Does anyone have any experience/advice about mosquito traps? We live by the river and I am looking at the Mosquito Deleto by Coleman. There are other brands and I would appreciate some reviews. Thanks in advance. Sheila from Kearney, NE Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf45650532.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Removing Baked On Soap From Car Window How can you get baked on soap off car windows? I have tried acetone, Windex, mineral spirits, and Spic n Span. None of them have worked. Where we used "elbow grease" there is still a residue that won't come off. Sam from Gallatin, TN Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf70246079.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Using Saved Greeting Cards You know how you save your cards (Mother's day, Christmas, birthday, etc.) because you just love what they say. Well, over the years, I have managed to save and save and now I have an overflowing box that is just crazy, full of them. I hate to throw them out, but it is really bordering on hoarding. Any suggestions, how I can use them in some type of craft. I normally make my own greetings cards on my computer. I have used a few saying out of them to aid in my card making. Thanks for any suggestions you may have. Linda Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf86767985.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print What Is A Golden Birthday? My son is turning 8 on August 8th and the year 2008 (08/08/08). How cool is that? Is that still called a Golden Birthday? Kellie Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf41832919.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Fixing A Washer That Won't Spin I need help on finding what's going on with my washer. It won't spin and I am not sure where I can find the info on fixing it myself. Kimberly Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf89187482.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Saving Overheated Claw Plant Is there help for an over heated claw plant? It was bombarded with hot air from the backside of my window air conditioner unit. It has wilted and slumped over its pot. I have relocated it and gave it water. Any help is appreciated! Thanks. Hardiness Zone: 7b April from Demorest, GA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf19387890.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Housebreaking A Husky Mix We have a Husky/German Shephard mix. Annika is approx. 1 and a half. She came to live with us by way of my brother. He had a big back yard for her to run and play in and she was not used to a leash when we got her. My brother soon realized that he doesn't have time for a dog, so she has come to live with my husband and I. We already have a beagle that we adopted from a local shelter and 2 cats. Our problem with Annika is that she potties in the house. She will do both in the house. Sometimes she pees on our bed. My brother had her kennel trained and when we are gone we have to put in a kennel, because she tears up things. She seems to poop in 2 main locations, but she pees in the middle of floor, doesn't matter which room she is in. Any advice? Melissa from Pekin, Illinois Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf35216674.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Weeping Cherry Tree Has Brown Leaves We planted a weeping cherry a couple of months ago and are watching it die. The leaves are browning and the branches are empty where the leaves have already died. About 1/2 of the tree looks like this. I've read about shock, fungus, etc. and they all say to trim back the dead branches. The problem is, this would leave me half of a tree. it's only about 6 ft tall now, faces southeast for morning sun, clay soil and average drainage. Any help would be appreciated. Hardiness Zone: 5a Teresa from Woodstock, IL Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf14796140.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Getting Money At Anniversary Party For A Vacation My parents are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year. My sisters and I are planning a surprise party with approximately 150 people. We are paying for everything ourselves but are hoping my parents will receive enough in gifts to go on a vacation. We are not familiar with protocol for this type of party and are wondering if we should sell tickets to the event, giving my parents the money, or write "greenback" on the invitation. I personally feel they will end up with more if we put greenback on the invitation but my sister wants to sell tickets. What is proper for this type of party? Deby from Rumney, NH Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf88399371.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Looking For 1970's Crockpot Spaghetti Sauce Recipe Does anyone have the crockpot spaghetti sauce recipe that was in the booklet packed with the Crockpot in the mid-1970s? Barbara from Brighton, MA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf38595017.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Removing Odor From Clothing Left In Washer How do you remove "sour" odor from laundry left in the washer too long? Glenys from Georgia Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf81204406.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Making Paper Bags From Newspaper When I was growing up, my mother who was a Public Health Nurse, used to make paper bags from newspapers. She did this by folding several sheets of newspapers. Does anyone know how to do this? Thanks. Jeanne from Clifton Park, NY Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf44732550.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Crafts Using Lace Bodice From Dress I have a Mother of the Bride's dress that I will not wear again. It is ivory colored with an overlay of beautiful open lace over the bodice. I would like to take the lace and "recycle" the lace bodice into a craft that would be a unique addition to my decor. Any suggestions? Jose from Tennessee Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf96280352.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Teaching Puppy Not To Bite I have a 12 week old boxer and 20 month old twins. I need my puppy to stop bitting and I'm not sure on how to do it. Sometimes I tap him on the nose or just put him outside after saying bad boy. I'd also like to know if putting him outside while I go to work is okay? I would like to get him housed trained so he can sleep on his bed at night. Please help! Jackie from St.Petersburg, FL Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf29827371.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Party Favors For Girls Some time ago I had read about someone mentioning giving party favors for girls, with things like, "Rock, because you are my rock", etc. Does anyone know where it was posted? Sarah from BC Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf58612356.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Red Ash Stains on Clothing How do I remove red ash stains from white jeans? Lisa Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf77451163.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Baskin Robbins Jamoca Almond Fudge Mud Pie Recipe For Father's Day, we purchased a Baskin Robbins Jamoca Almond Fudge Mud Pie (a family tradition). I paid $21.00. It seems to me I might be able to make one without the weird chemical tasting fake whipped cream for less money. So far, I figured out that it needs a graham cracker crust, a layer of thick fudge on the bottom and sides of the crust, a filling of ice cream (thought I might try JA Fudge and Coconut) and a layer of fudge on top. My question is about the fudge. Does anyone have any idea at all of what it might be made of or is it simply a fudge topping for ice cream that is available at the grocery store? Is the topping the same as the fudge on the sides and bottom? Holly from Richardson, TX Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf52311785.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Today's Sponsor: Crafting for Fun and Money! If you are an avid crafter, capable writer and own a digital camera, you are eligible to participate. Submit your craft projects to ThriftyFun and we will pay $15 for any crafts that we publish. More Information: Click Here: http://www.thriftyfun.com/post_craft.ldml More Reading: What's a Victory Garden? By Kelly Ann Butterbaugh During WWII, Britain and the United States pushed their citizens to plant "victory gardens." These gardens were marketed to help the war effort by reducing the demand for food on the country (people grew their own instead of purchasing it), thus reducing the cost of food for the troops. Yet, the victory gardens also served another purpose; they boosted the moral of citizens on the homefront by giving them the satisfaction of "doing their parts for the war effort." Read More: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf14328160.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Recommendations For Plants Along Driveway Question: Can anyone suggest a good tree and bush to go up our 280 foot driveway. We had some and had to yank them out to do a sewer. I would like a tree about 20+ feet tall for privacy, fast growing, small roots as we have a about a 5 foot wide area between driveways. I would like a bush to do for the first 100 feet about 5-6 ft tall, Read More: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf58046348.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Rooting Lilac Bushes Question: I saw a show on TV where they spoke about rooting Lilac branch cuttings. I didn't catch the whole issue, they claimed you could root from a lilac bush by soaking in water. Read More: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf000915.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Interactive Coupon Swap! Swap coupons with other ThriftyFun.com users. Seed Swap! Swap seeds with other ThriftyFun.com users.