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Volume Six, Number 106, May 31, 2007 (Read It Online) Thank you to everyone that post kind comments in response to us losing our BC the dear office cat. We really appreciate it. Here's today's featured request: Sports Card Coasters I have some hockey cards that I would like to "stick" onto cork coasters. Any suggestions on how to do this? They need to be water proof. Any other suggestions for using hockey cards in a craft for a sports bar? Radiate from Windsor, ON Thanks for reading, Susan
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Most dads have a hobby. With this in mind and a photo of dad, you can turn any old gift bag into a work of art to use as wrapping for his Father's Day gift.
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Rate It: Homemade Church Wedding And Reception I had a friend that wanted to save money by skipping a fancy church wedding, so I made her reception hall into a makeshift church and altar. We saved a lot of money by doing so. The big plus is that the guests could sit and enjoy the wedding and not have to get up and leave to go to the party, it was all in the same room.
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Rate It: Using a Play Pen for Momma Dog and Her Litter Use play pens make a great place for your small pet to have their litter. My sister's chihuahua had puppies a few months ago and wanted her momma dog to have a safe place to have them and to keep the pups away from the daddy dog and cats in the house. She cut a small hole big enough for the cord to a heating pad to use for the puppies when "momma" needed a break. Also, another good idea is you can drape stuff on the sides for privacy so the momma dog doesn't get to nervous with the other pets looking in. Worked great! By Sarah from Chattanooga, TN
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Rate It: Simba is 4-5 years old and was born in this house to his mama, Flexis. He likes to eat, sleep, eat, sleep, etc., sometimes play with toys and furry things. Loves catnip. He is the sweetest cat. He will love on you and rub against you. He loves to go outside and sit on the deck. He weighs 26.6 pounds and is on diet. How do you put a cat on a diet when he has other cats in the house? NO WAY! By Lou Ann from Bham, AL
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Rate It: These bags make great inexpensive gift bags or you can use them for parties.
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You can use old fashioned Fels-Naptha laundry soap for many uses. It can be used as a stain remover, to wash off poison ivy residue. It can also be used as a general cleaner for floors, bathrooms and showers. It can also be dissolved in water and sprayed as an insecticide in the garden. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf50527815.tip.html
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Rate It: Buying Scrapbooking Supplies on Ebay Ebay is also an inexpensive way to stock up on paper and supplies for scrapbooking. I bought several packs of paper with 200 sheets for under $10.00, with shipping it was still cheaper than the Dollar Store or Dollar Tree. Just don't get carried away and think you have to have that item. Often you will see it up for sale again as soon as the auction is over. I also buy embellishments from ebay for cheaper than in the stores, including shipping. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf13708317.tip.html
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Rate It: Address Labels Can Get Stuck In Shredder Beware of shredding those free address labels you get in the mail. I had a shredder that previously handled (quite nicely) the address labels - and then it didn't. I'll have to replace the unit. I spent an hour pulling out bits of labels with needle nose pliers and asked DH to check it out, too, after a long day at work. Expensive lesson. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf53479210.tip.html
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Rate It: Conserve Oil By Using Canvas Bags Did you know that the plastic bags that your purchases are placed into at the stores are made from petroleum (oil). Want to keep prices down, buy a few canvas bags and bring them with you and reuse them. Helps the environment and the pocketbook. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf34578834.tip.html
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Rate It: Use A Low Flow Shower Head To Save Money If you don't already have one, you should consider getting a low flow shower head. With a low flow shower head, energy use and costs for heating hot water for showers may drop as much as 50%. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf51491600.tip.html
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Rate It: Bend Wick Into Wax To Avoid A Smoking Candle To keep a candle wick from smoking when putting out the flame, just bend the wick into the melted wax to put it out. I use a pair of tweezers. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf41921036.tip.html
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Rate It: Use Tires for Protecting Plants Old car tyres placed over new trees or shrubs will deter rabbits and possums until plant is mature. The tyres also hold rain-water in the rim which creates a humidified environment for the plant. When watering, also fill the rim. I have used this for some time and found that the plants with tyres flourished more quickly than ones without. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf65186852.tip.html
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Rate It: Go With The Flow At The Dollar Store Go with the flow of goods. There seems to be an ebb and flow in items at the 99 Cent store. They will have a delivery of, say, lingerie, and there will be lots until it is sold out. Now the deliveries are split among all the stores so it pays to go to another store to check out what ended up there. I got underwear at one store and then went to another and found, aha!, a whole rack of Hanes bras in my size and just the kind I like, so I snapped up a 1/2 dozen. That will keep me for a while. (and I got $30 worth of bras for $6, it would cost me that for just ONE at the department store.) Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf42023403.tip.html
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Rate It: Here are some free sample offers I have found. Free Sample of Total-Effects Moisturizer
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How Long Does it Take for a Dog to Have Puppies? How many weeks does it take for a yorkie to have puppies? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf79443090.tip.html
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Rate It: My mom found this seed/plant/fruit thing in the backyard of a house she was selling and I have no idea what it is! Its stem keeps growing, at first it was 5 inches, now its like a foot, which grew over a week and the stem moves constantly! Please help me, I need to know what it is!
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Rate It: Does anyone have any ideas on shaving the bikini area. I did the follow the hair line and then go against it idea. I still have red itchy bumps. Any ideas? It is bathing suite season, and I don't want to walk around this summer with red itchy bumps, the only other alternative is not to shave there and I do not want to go there. Thank you for any advice. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf66316566.tip.html
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Rate It: Can dill be kept small and bushy by harvesting often? I scattered the seeds in a 18"x36" area and right now, at about 2" tall, it looks like a green carpet. I have a lot of seeds left from last year, so I would rather have leaves this year. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf31999022.tip.html
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Rate It: How do I get rid of the fleas? Flea season is here and our yard is infested! That's not the worst part... our house is infested as well! The problem is, there's not a single rug in the entire house! We have hardwood floors. How do I get rid of the fleas? Yes, we have a cat. I've tried flea collars, flea spray, flea shampoo, you name it, but we can't get rid of them. I vacuum several times a day (emptying the bag every time) and mop daily as well. Please help! I refuse to use bombs or sprays. I prefer to use Borax or something like that. Any suggestions? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf61875081.tip.html
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Rate It: Antique Wood Table Darker on One End I have an antique hall table, about 150 years old. It has some inlaid wood, some hand carving, possibly some machine turning in the legs. I am guessing it's middle class Victorian. Overall, it's in pretty good shape.
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Rate It: Pruning a Root Stock Branch on a Weeping Cherry We have a weeping cherry tree with a huge root stock branch shooting straight up, starting from below the canopy. We did not realize that it should be cut off and now it's draining the life out of the weeping branches, which barely have any leaves. The tall root stock branch has tons of leaves and even bloomed this year. Can we cut this branch off now or must we wait until fall to prevent "bleed out"? We want to save this tree. Please advise asap. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf57634154.tip.html
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Rate It: I want to attach a 10'x10' gazebo to the cement next to our in-ground pool. My husband is worried about the strong winds we get through our backyard. Is it possible that the winds will rip the gazebo up out of the cement and ruin our cement? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf19920581.tip.html
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Rate It: Family Reunion Camping Locations I am in charge of a family reunion summer of 2008. We have people who will not camp, people who do not have money, others who love to camp. Every time we have a reunion we usually find a camping place to please those who don't have money. The people who don't camp end up just coming for the day and then leave. Is there somewhere that is inexpensive and will accommodate both campers and those who do not like to camp. Preferably in the Northwest Wyoming, Utah or Idaho. Any ideas would be greally appreciated! Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf47907474.tip.html
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Rate It: We have a year old British Short Haired names Lola. She is beautiful and very well behaved, always toilets in her tray or outside. She had kittens last week and we left her for only 1 night to sort our caravan out. She had pooed in 3 places over our new bed, ruined the bedding and mattress. Would this be the separation anxiety I've read about as she normally sleep with us or is it because i put her litter tray near her food so she didn't have to leave the kittens, or maybe a combination of the 2? I won't be leaving her again overnight, bless her. I'm mad because of the mess it made but she's obviously telling me something. Any advice welcomed. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf65129371.tip.html
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Rate It: I have accidentally got fake nail glue over my new brown leather couch but when i try to pick it off it is taking the leather off. Does anyone have any tips on how to remove this with minimum damage? I was reading some of the other tips and noticed someone mentioned alcohol to remove it - would this work? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf250702.tip.html
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