Daily Thrifty Tips
Volume Four, Number 123, May 16, 2005
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We have a packed newsletter, lots of tips, recipes and new requests. I hope everyone had a nice weekend.
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Today's newsletter contains:
Today's Photo Contest Entries:
- Purse Made from Old Ties
- Don't Waste Money on That Fancy Dress
- Calla Lilies in Bloom
Today's Tips:
- Organizing Needles and Small Scissors
- Maineoil.com - Heating Oil and Kerosene Prices In Maine
- Mach 3 Razors For Women
- Organizing The Laundry Room
- Mice Repellent Recipes
- Recipe for Preserving a Husband
- Egg Whites for Wrinkles
- Younger Looking Skin With Honey
- Use Unscented Lotions
- Cure for Loose Screws on Sunglasses
- Poaching Eggs - Tips and Recipes
- Marriage Seminar Joke
- Make Your Own Postcards
- Strawberry Container Seed Starters
- Inexpensive Candle Holders For Receptions
- Icing Designs For Special Cakes
- Making A Ring Bearer's Pillow
- Making Your Own Bows
- Crockpot Chicken Taco Meat
- Krispie Bars
- Corn Casserole
- Crockpot Chicken and Rice
- Dream Bars
- Fruit Bars
- Easy Taco Dip
- Puppy Chow (Not for Dogs)
- Spiced Tea
- Raisin Cream Pie
- Hershey Bar Refrigerator Dessert
New Requests:
- Grease Stain On Fabric Purse
- Submitting a Pet Picture To ThriftyFun
- Excessive Sweating - Red Hands
- Female Cat Peeing Everywhere
- Wall Colors For Room With Burgundy Colored Carpet
- Deterrent For Snakes
- Looking for Frugal Wedding Tips
- Removing Duct Tape From Carpet
- Removing Nail Polish From a Sofa
- Cleaning a Large Area Rug
- Anniversary Dinner Chili
- Does Vinegar Work For Fleas and Cats?
- Territorial Scrub Jay
- Removing Mothball Smell
- Adding a New Electrical Outlet
- Transferring a Picture to a Cup or Plate
- Deodorant That Won't Stain Clothing
- Review Of TraceFones
- Dead Electrical Circuit
- Ant Trap Recipe
- How Much Vinegar for Dogs?
- Foot Shaped Air Freshener
- What to Serve with Chile?
More Reading:
- Vellum Birth Announcement
- How to Transplant Trees
- How to Keep Your Fish Tank Clean
- Converting a Stovetop Recipe to a Crockpot Recipe
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Today's Photo Contest Entries
Purse Made from Old Ties
Cut old ties in equal lengths of your choice and sew together to make a neat purse. Line it with an inexpensive muslin and you're all set!
By Kim
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Don't Waste Money on That Fancy Dress
It's your child's first birthday and in true fashion you've gone insanely overboard and gotten the best of everything for this special ocassion. Including that $45 dress your husband brought home from Korea which you just can't get enough of. Only that very expensive dress doesn't look as good covered in chocolate frosting! We had our little angel all dolled up and she ended up stripped down to a diaper within an hour. So save your money on the dress and spend it on food and drinks or extra presents. Or better yet a savings bonds.
Suzanne S.
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Calla Lilies in Bloom
The Calla Lilies are in full bloom. Mock Orange and white rugosas are perfuming the yard. After a rain it is particularly fragrant around here. These Calla Lilies seem to thrive in moist, rich soil and full sun. They almost look like a sculpture, inspiration for a glass blower.
Dineen - Pacific Northwest
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Today's Tips
Organizing Needles and Small Scissors
Use a small piece of styrofoam to keep your needles and small scissors in.
By lpurvis
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Maineoil.com - Heating Oil and Kerosene Prices In Maine
I check oil rates at http://www.maineoil.com
By Amy Farwell
Here's what MaineOil.com has to say about their site: "What we do: The intent of MaineOil.com is to provide the current heating oil and kerosene prices as a resource for the people of Maine."
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Mach 3 Razors For Women
Men's Mach 3 razors last forever and ever. Over time it's less expensive than disposables and they don't cut you up! :)
Why should only the guys have great razors?
By Amy Farwell
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Organizing The Laundry Room
Tips for organizing your laundry area. Post your ideas.
Lint from the Dryer
Set empty Kleenex box near dryer and toss lint from the dryer's lint catcher into it.
By Lori Goldstein
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Mice Repellent Recipes
Tips and recipes for repelling mice. Post your ideas.
Mouse Deterrent
Use bounce sheets around your outside door to keep mice away. They don't like the smell of the dryer sheets.
By Mary Lou Barnes
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Recipe for Preserving a Husband
Be careful of your selection. Do not choose one too young. Once selected, give your entire thought to preparation for domestic use. Some insist on keeping them in a pickle. Others constantly put them in hot water. This makes them sour, hard and sometimes bitter. Even poor varieties may be made sweet, tender and good by garnishing them with patience, well sweetened with love and seasoned with kisses. Wrap them in a mantle of charity. Keep warm with a steady fire of domestic decoration and serve with peaches and cream. Prepared in this manner, they will keep for years.
By Terri
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Egg Whites for Wrinkles
To stretch those unwanted facial wrinkles---Just spread egg whites on your face and forehead. Let it dry and in 5 mins. Scrape the inner covering of the eggshell and spread it on your most wrinkled area. Leave for 3 mins. Wash with lukewarm water and soap. And finally with cold water.
By Mary May
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Younger Looking Skin With Honey
To get rid of feeling that your face looks older than your age, try indulging yourself by applying honey to your face. Let it stand for an hour and then wash with unscented facial soap.
By May
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Use Unscented Lotions
Use unscented lotions for body instead of those sweet-smelling ones. They are created for fragrances and not for nurturing the smoothness and suppleness of your skin. The unscented ones have the ingredients which are for a purpose.
By May
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Cure for Loose Screws on Sunglasses
If you find the screws on your sunglasses always go loose then once you have tightened them up, apply a tiny dot of clear nail polish over the screw, let dry and walla!
By Jenny
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Poaching Eggs - Tips and Recipes
Tips and recipes for making poached eggs. Post your ideas.
Better Poached Eggs
Add vinegar to water while poaching eggs to keep from spreading.
By suebowman
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Marriage Seminar Joke
While attending a marriage seminar dealing with communication, Tom and his wife listened to the instructor, "It is essential that husbands and wives know the things that are important to each other."
He addressed Tom, "Can you describe your wife's favorite flower?"
Tom leaned over, touched his wife's arm gently and whispered, "It's Pillsbury, isn't it?"
By Terri
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Make Your Own Postcards
Tips for making your own postcards. Post your ideas.
Using Card Fronts
Cut the front off greeting cards you receive and use them as postcards.
By ponyanddogshow
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Strawberry Container Seed Starters
I've found that the clear plastic pint-sized strawberry containers with the hinged top are good seed starters. They have drainage holes and the top keeps the condensation inside to allow germination.
Place pebbles or broken terra cotta shards in the bottom and fill with vermiculite or a good starter mix and place in a sunny window. Voila - you have your own miniature greenhouse.
Becky Tillman
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Inexpensive Candle Holders For Receptions
Pretty candleholders don't have to cost a fortune. For my son's wedding I bought 2/$1 glass candlesticks and 2/$1 fancy votive holders at Dollar General and HOT GLUED the votive cup onto the candlestick base and they looked beautiful with votive candles inside.
Another inexpensive candle idea is to purchase a small round FISHBOWL at Dollar General ($1 each) and a clear votive cup which flares out at the top. This will sit nicely on the inside rim of the bowl. Partially fill the fishbowl underneath with water with small flowers floating or clear pebbles - use your imagination. Put a candle in the votive and this is beautiful.
Another variation to this fishbowl design is to cut designs (from baby wrapping paper, wedding paper, etc. or copy photos and using paper glue sticks, glue them on the front side of the design and arrange them to the inside of the fishbowl so that it shows through. If uses this method, however, you can't put water inside the bowl. The glue will dry clear. This is a nice way to personalize a candle holder for the occasion.
By Sharon,Ky
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Icing Designs For Special Cakes
I've decorated cakes for over 25 years and there are a few designs that even a beginner can learn and save money on cake decorating for special occasions. Make a batch of icing and experiment on an inverted cake pan or cardboard box until you've achieved the results you like.
Icing is made from 1 bag powdered sugar, 1 cup Crisco (DO NOT SUBSTITUTE) mixed with SMALL AMOUNTS of water until you get the consistency you desire and 1 tsp clear butter, vanilla or almond flavoring.
1. The easiest method is a plain iced cake. Using a long thin cake spatula, dipping it in HOT water while spreading to make smooth. After it has begun to dry using a textured paper towel, rub the design onto the icing for a nice texture.
2. Basketweave: This makes a beautiful cake. it looks difficult but is pretty easy. Using a Wilton Basketweave tip, do your top plain and on the sides draw straight lines with the textured side of your tip all around the side of your cake leaving less tha 1/2 inch between lines. When you've done this, starting at the top, (using the same textured side of tip) pipe icing across the line- leave next line blank -repeat this all the way around. On next row, begin on BLANK LINE and pipe OVER the blank line and leave the space UNDER the one you've piped plain. You have to THINK --OVER-UNDER-OVER-UNDER-- until you get the hang of basket weave. Repeat this process to cover sides. Practice until you feel comfortable with this method,on the top of a styrofoam plate.
3. Another is put icing on the sides sides and then using a writing tip and a ruler for marking, mark slanted lines all around sides. Then again mark lines slanted in the opposite direction so that it resembles a trellis or diamond shaped effect. Then using the WRITING tip draw down the lines-one direction at a time. This also a pretty effect on a cake.
If you don't care to spend that much time on decorating buy a cake spatula with TEXTURE on one side, ice the cake and then scrape across the cake and around the base for a textured effect. Keep practicing with the icing until you feel you can do these designs. Scrape off the icing and reuse to practice.
Cake decorating is lots of fun and can eventually earn you money. I never took classes, I just taught myself.
By Sharon,Ky
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Making A Ring Bearer's Pillow
Cut 2 heart shaped designs from a desired fabric. You can use white satin or if you want a little color showing, use colored fabric and cut a lace overlay so that the color shows through the lace. I cut mine about 8 inches around.
Sew the fabric pieces together, leaving a small hole in which to insert the stuffing. Stuff and sew the small hold close by hand . To decorate, use pre gathered lace and sew it around the edges of the pillow. Decorate the top using a small satin bow with tails long enough to hang over the sides. You may want to add a couple of extra tails and tie the ends with LOVE KNOTS.
Decorate with 2-3 small flowers and babys breath. These are simple to make and a lot less expensive than store bought.
By Sharon,Ky
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Making Your Own Bows
Everyone knows how to tie shoes. Bowmaking is basically the same - the secret is when working with ribbon with every loop you TWIST THE RIBBON so that it makes it THINNER in the middle to work with. To begin, leave the end for the TAIL the length you desire. Make a Loop (as big as you want it) and TWIST- make a loop on the other side TWIST - Keep following this method until you have as many loops as you want (5-6 on each side makes a nice wreath or Pew bow)
After finished wrap thin wire in the middle and twist so that it really tight around the loops. Don't forget to leave enough for your 2nd TAIL! Now that it is assembled PULL and SHAPE your loops into a bow. It takes 3-4 yards of ribbon per each Pew or Wreath bow.
When making bows for corsages 2 yards will be more than enough as you will want only 3-4 loops to each side. For bouquets 3-4 loops will be sufficient. REMEMBER: if the ribbon is twisted good and thin and wired TIGHTLY, you can work with it all you want until you get the desired results. MAKE YOUR OWN! Practice makes perfect!
By Sharon,Ky
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Crockpot Chicken Taco Meat
In crock pot, put 1-2 boneless skinless chicken breast. Add 1 cup of your favorite salsa. Let cook on high for 4-5 hours. Before using, shred chicken in crock pot. You now have the meat for your chicken tacos.
By Brenda
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Krispie Bars
Ingredients:
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup crunchy peanut butter
- 1 cup white corn syrup
- 6 cup Rice Krispies cereal
- 1/2 large bag milk chocolate chips
- 1/2 large bag butterscotch chips
Directions:
Stir sugar, peanut butter, and corn syrup together in large bowl or pan. Bring to boil either in microwave or on stove, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, add cereal. Press into 9x13 cake pan and flatten evenly. Melt chips together and frost cereal mixture.
By Robin
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Corn Casserole
Corn Casserole
Ingredients:
- 1 can cream style corn
- 1 can whole kernel corn
- 1 cup Velveeta cheese (cubed)
- 1 cup uncooked macaroni
- 1 lb. sausage (browned and drained)
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
Directions:
Mix all together. Melt 1/4 cup margarine and pour over top. Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour at 350 degrees. May be mixed and refrigerated the night before.
By Robin
Corn Casserole II
Ingredients:
- 2 cans whole kernel corn, drained.
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 tsp. minced garlic
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in casserole dish and bake until cream cheese and butter are melted.
By IMAQT1962
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Crockpot Chicken and Rice
Inside crockpot, spray with pam cooking spray, lightly. Put 3-4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts on the bottom of the crockpot. Put a dab of butter on each chicken piece. Then over the butter, sprinkle garlic salt on each. Then over the garlic salt, put a slice of cheddar cheese on top. Over cheese put in a can of cream of chicken soup. UNDILUTED.
Cook on high 5-6 hours. 30 minutes before serving, shred chicken in the crockpot. When ready to serve. Have rice cooked. Put your chicken over cooked rice. And also serve it with a green salad, and rolls.
This is my family's favorite.
By Brenda
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Dream Bars
Crust:
- 1/2 cup butter (softened)
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
Directions:
Mix ingredients to a crumbly mass. Pat into a pan. Bake 10 minutes in moderate oven.
Egg Mixture:
- 2 eggs (well beaten)
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 1/2 cup brown sugar
Directions:
Beat eggs until lemon colored. Add rest of ingredients. After taking crust from oven, place 1 small pkg. chocolate chips over crust. Also sprinkle 3/4 cup shredded coconut. Pour egg mixture over top and bake 30 minutes. Cut while warm.
By Robin
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Fruit Bars
Ingredients:
- 1 cup shortening
- 2 cup sugar
- 2 cup water
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. cloves
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 cup raisins
Cook ingredients together 10 minutes, then cool
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. soda
- 3 cup flour
- nutmeats (optional)
Directions:
Mix with first mixture. Pour into brownie or sheet cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for approx. 15 minutes. Watch closely!
By Robin
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Easy Taco Dip
Ingredients:
- 1 Package Taco Mix
- 1 (16 oz) Package Cream Cheese
- 1 (8 oz) Carton Sour Cream
- 1/4 Head Chopped Lettuce
- 2 Tomatoes (Diced)
- 1 cup Shredded Cheese
- Tortilla Chips
Directions:
Mix sour cream, cream cheese, and taco mix; spread on plate or platter. Let sit about 2 hours. When ready to serve, cover with lettuce, tomatoes and cheese in that order. Serve with tortilla chips.
By IMAQT1962
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Puppy Chow (Not for Dogs)
Ingredients:
- 1 Box Rice Chex Cereal
- 1 cup Peanut Butter
- 3 cup Powdered Sugar
- 1 Stick Butter
- 1 cup Chocolate Chips
Directions:
Melt together chips, butter and peanut butter. Add cereal mix well/add powdered sugar to ziploc bag along with cereal mixture and shake well
By IMAQT1962
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Spiced Tea
Ingredients:
- 2 (1 QT) Pkgs Wyler Lemonade
- 2 TSP Cinnamon
- 2 TSP Ground Cloves
- 1 C Instant Tea 1 (18 Oz) Jar Orange Tang
- 1 C Sugar
Directions:
Mix all ingredients and store dry in air tight container. Add heaping teaspoon or more (to taste) to cup of boiling water
By IMAQT1962
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Raisin Cream Pie
Ingredients:
- 1 cup milk
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 Tbsp. flour
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 Tbsp. butter
- 1 cup raisins (cooked and drained)
Directions:
Mix ingredients together and cook. When thick pour into baked pie shell. Will need to double recipe if using a large pie shell. Use the egg whites for meringue topping. Beat to form stiff peaks, add 1 Tbsp. sugar. Spread on pie and bake until golden brown.
By Robin
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Hershey Bar Refrigerator Dessert
ingredients:
- 16 Marshmallows
- 3 Almond Hershey Bars Or 1 Lg Bar
- 1/2 Cup Milk
- 1 Cup Whipping Cream
Directions:
Place marshmallows, Hershey Bars and milk in double broiler. heat until melted. cool thoroughly. Add whipped cream mix together pour mixture on crust. Chill 3-4 hours until set.
For the crust. Line bottom and sides of refrigerator tray with 1 1/3 cup crushed vanilla wafers and 1/2 cup melted butter. Mix together
By imaqt1962
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New Requests:
Grease Stain On Fabric Purse
I spilled pizza sauce on a fabric Kate Spade purse (possibly silk). I immediately blotted with club soda and found a dry cleaner who would clean it. All of the red is gone but a faded grease stain remains after he used dry cleaning solvent several times. He recommended I try mineral oil or paint thinner or lighter fluid at home on the stain. I am afraid to try this. Also, the purse has a rectangular shape that seems to be from cardboard sides and a bottom within the fabric so soaking is not an option. I appreciate any suggestions!
Thanks,
Janet Bradley
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Submitting a Pet Picture To ThriftyFun
I would like to share a picture of my dog and she has a story, she's a real trooper, how do i put her picture on this website?
Penny from Ontario
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Excessive Sweating - Red Hands
Hey everyone,
My name is Cely and my have a problem with over excessive sweating. Also my hands get really red and swollen. I know that the excessive sweating is called Hyperhidrosis. But I need help with the red hands. I don't know what the heck it is and I'll really appeciate it if anybody can help me. Also sometimes my hands and feet sweat. It's like a cold sweat and sometimes hurt.
Thanks alot,
Cely
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Female Cat Peeing Everywhere
I'm glad I found this site, I hope someone can help me out there. I have a 6 year old cat and she tends to pee wherever she pleases. It is getting very frustrating. It's getting to the point where I can't handle it, peeing on plastic bags, on the floor, my clothes, my purse. Please, if anyone has any advice for me I would be very greatful.
Thanks so much,
Penny from Ontario
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Wall Colors For Room With Burgundy Colored Carpet
I am decorating a toddlers room that has a burgundy color carpet. Do you have any suggestions on wall colors?
Satiera
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Deterrent For Snakes
I babysit my Grandkids at my son's house. It is on the end of the street with a big backyard next to a wooded area. Last night while taking out garbage my son thought he saw a snake in the trash can. I am terrified of snakes, I would sooner see a MONSTER in the yard. Is there ANYTHING that will be a deterrent for snakes? They also have a dog and I wouldn't want to poison her in the process. Please Help!
Mamaw,KC
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Looking for Frugal Wedding Tips
My fiance and I are planning an April 2006 wedding, the budget is to do everything as cheaply as possible. The only things that I have so far are my dress, my daughters flower girl dress, our rings and my bouquet. We are not having any one stand for us. So what I need are frugal ideas pertaining to any and all aspects of the wedding. From the ceremony to the reception and everything in between. Thanks for any and all help, I will appreciate it very much.
Jocelyn
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Removing Duct Tape From Carpet
When I needed to place phone cord across my living room floor, I duct taped it down to prevent tripping over the wire. My problem now is removing the duck tape and the residue without damaging the carpet. Any tips on the removal would be most helpful.
Thanks,
Jen
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Removing Nail Polish From a Sofa
I got nail polish on my brand new $3000.00 sofa and I can't get it off. I didn't realize that the additional $300 warranty on the sofa's material covered everything, but nail polish. I immediately used cold water with a laundry detergent. That didn't work, so I tried nail polish remover. That didn't work, so I tried hairspray to no avail. Please help me before my hubby comes home and kills me!
Thank You,
Diana from Indiana
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Cleaning a Large Area Rug
I have a large, room-sized area rug that really needs to be cleaned and I have no idea how to go about doing it. Does anyone have any suggestions? This thing is so big that it won't fit in even the largest of machines at our laundromat. I have no idea what to do. I want it cleaned soon as our daughter is getting married in early June and I want it to look nice with all the people we will have coming.
Robin
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Anniversary Dinner Chili
I am planning a very special anniversary dinner for my wife. We are planning on having red wine and chili. What is a good chili recipe to serve with red wine?
By Buddy Garrett
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Does Vinegar Work For Fleas and Cats?
I just read the post about vinegar in your dogs water for fleas. My question is can you do the same for cats?
Pam
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Territorial Scrub Jay
Here in California we have Scrub Jays (not called Blue Jays since I was told those are on the eastern coast of USA). My very own Scrub Jays has torn apart our window screens (to make a nest?).
I was going to replace the tattered screen but when I took down the screen he just went to started over on another window screen.
Now this bird keeps hitting the window (the one with the screen all gone) in a vain attempt to scare off the other bird - my yard is his territory!. Of course, he doesn't realize that the reflection isn't another bird... so this happens quite often during the day.
Any suggestions about what to do to help this Scrub Jay? :-)
West Coast Jean
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Removing Mothball Smell
I found some great baby clothes for my 8 month old grandson at a church sale, but the mothball odor is awful. How do I remove it?
I've already washed them twice and although it's faded a little, my daughter will reject them unless I can get the smell out. Please help,
Thanks,
Robin from Baltimore
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Adding a New Electrical Outlet
I am wondering how to add a new indoor electrical outlet for track lighting? Is it feasible?
John
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Transferring a Picture to a Cup or Plate
I'm looking for information on how to transfer a picture on to a cup or plate. I know how to use an iron-on to put a picture on a T-Shirt. Can I use a similar method to iron a picture on a cup? Any information would be helpful.
Thanks,
Faye from Texas
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Deodorant That Won't Stain Clothing
I'm looking for a deodorant that is not expensive or homemade that kills odors and leaves less yellowish stains on blouses and shirts.
Thank you,
Lina
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Review Of TraceFones
I just wondered if any readers have had any experience with TracFones. I am considering getting one because I do not want to add another monthly bill; I would prefer a pay as you go plan. I do not feel that I would use a regular cell phone often enough to justify the cost.
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Dead Electrical Circuit
My garage electrical circuit has gone dead. I've changed the circuit breaker but still no power. I've noticed there are no GFCIs on the circuit though there should be.
Carl from Ohio
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Ant Trap Recipe
I believe it was in an old newsletter here that I had read something about how you can get rid of ants by putting something out for them that they will eat and that will then swell in their stomach and cause them to explode.
We have big black ants here in Washington, and they come in our house every year in early summer/late spring, and I am tired of them!
Ann Washburn
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How Much Vinegar for Dogs?
My name is Rebecca and I am from Pensacola, Florida. I am soooo glad I found this website, so much imformation that sounds great. My question is how often do you put the vinegar in the water for the dog for flea problems? Can you over do it and hurt the dog? How often should I do this?
RebeccaBell
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Foot Shaped Air Freshener
By Linda Wetzel
I am looking for the recipe to make the car air fresheners, that are shaped like a foot and they are on a string they look like gel but they are harder but flexable. It is not the knox gelatin recipe. I can't seem to find these anywhere on the web. Can someone please help me.
Thanks
Linda from Danville
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What to Serve with Chile?
My husband and I both love cooking chile - and have lots of variations on this theme. However we nearly always serve it with plain rice and I wondered if anyone had any ideas of more interesting accompaniments?...I have a pot on the stove at the moment and would love to make something a bit different tonight!
Many thanks to you all in advance.
Julie near London
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Vellum Birth Announcement
By Rachel Paxton
Making your own birth announcements can be very easy and rewarding. By using vellum, you can announce the birth of your baby while also personalizing the announcements with a picture of your new bundle of joy. Here's what you need to make your own vellum birth announcement:
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How to Transplant Trees
By LeAnn R. Ralph
With a little patience and tender loving care, you can easily transplant small trees that you have found growing in a ditch or that are growing on one part of your property but that you would like to move to another part of your property.
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How to Keep Your Fish Tank Clean
By April Anderson
So last month you bought a fish tank, stocked it with fish, and watched your little guys grow. Lately, however, you've noticed that the water is getting cloudy, the glass looks slimy, your blue rocks are starting to turn brown, and your filter that once ran like a waterfall is now slowly dripping. Now you're wondering how to clean your tank and keep it clean longer. Luckily, with the proper care, a fish tank can be kept clean with minimal effort.
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Converting a Stovetop Recipe to a Crockpot Recipe
By Tony Buel
Crockpots vary but the low setting is typically around 100
degrees and its high setting is around 300 degrees.
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