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Vol. 7, Num. 67, April 4, 2008 (Read It Online) We have great lots of new tips and request today. Hope you enjoy them. Have a wonderful weekend! Thanks for reading, Susan
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Craft: Soft Sculpture Butterflies
Imagine yourself at a yard sale and you just found the most beautiful blouse and they only want a $1.00 for it, but it is dated with those shoulder pads that they seemed to put into all expensive clothing. So you decide "what the heck, I will buy the blouse anyway and get rid of the shoulder pads."
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Rate It: Oscar is almost 2 years old. My Grandmother adopted Oscar from the local animal shelter. When she moved into an apartment that does not allow pets, he came to live with my husband and I.
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Rate It: Craft: Customizing Wedding Accessories For the most part, weddings can be quite costly. I have a tip that can help you cut the cost of a few needed items. If you don't sew, a glue gun will work. And if time is a factor, discount fixer uppers are great to! The items that you 'll be checking off your list are the: View This Craft: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf75303487.tip.html
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Post Tips on ThriftyFun to Avoid Doing Housework : ) I asked my boyfriend for tip ideas and he gave me this one! Post tips on ThriftyFun to avoid doing housework. "*grin*" As I'm on ThriftyFun all evening! Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf73900879.tip.html
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Rate It: Guard Your PIN From Other Eyes Safety first! How many times do you go to the grocery store, or ATM, or any other store, pull out your debit card, and openly enter your four digit code. It takes 2 hands, cover your other hand over the hand which is entering your code, thus to avoid people watching for it, from near or far. Go to do at the gas station as well. I heard people can watch you enter it, than do something to the machine you just used, and gain cash. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf13457784.tip.html
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Rate It: It's a little late in the season for this one, but will be good for next winter. If you live in a manufactured home or trailer, most or all of them have steel entry doors. I have found that by using a magnetic curtain rod and hanging an insulated drapery panel on the inside of the door in the winter, cuts down on a lot of cold coming off the door. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf27563179.tip.html
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Rate It: My Frugal Life: My ORGANIZED Life A place for everything and everything in it's place helps my busy life run much smoother and it saves money too! Financial informationOrganize a binder that contains all your important papers including investment statements, insurance (life, health, homeowners, auto, etc.), credit card, bank accounts, etc. When new statements arive, replace the old and shred. In the event of a fire, natural disaster just pickup the binder and GO! If there is an unexpected death, theft of a wallet, accident or other tragedy you'll have all policy numbers and phone numers at your finger tips. This will hasten the payments due to you in your time of need and give you great piece of mind. Include copies of your prescriptions too!Bill Paying
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By Diana from Prospect, KY Do you have a frugal story to share with the ThriftyFun community? Submit your essay here: http://www.thriftyfun.com/post_myfrugallife.ldml Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf35527554.tip.html
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Rate It: Sometimes It Pays To Stay In One Place It pays to keep aware of local happenings. I have somehow stayed at my apartment all these years at the neighborhood got better, always planning to move but didn't. Now the neighborhood is gentrifying and I am looking for signs of the building going condo or being torn down but I don't think that trend will get us for some years. I still keep my ear to the ground, though. And in the meantime the rent is very low. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf32388770.tip.html
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Rate It: Use Your Cellphone as an Alarm Clock After having a few clocks that we've been known to sleep through the alarms going off and being late for appointments, work, etc., I now use my cell phone's "alarm clock" option. It's loud and there is no way I'm unable to hear it with it being on my side of the bed. I keep it in the nightstand drawer, partially open. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf59851974.tip.html
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Rate It: Show Up At Government Offices Toward End Of Day Don't spend the day at any Government Department, telephone and ask what time is their closing time. Arrive 1 hour before closing and I ASSURE you, you'll not spend more than 1 hour waiting; no matter how many people are waiting or the time of year :) Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf60349616.tip.html
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Rate It: Low Cost Recessed Stepping Stones Seattle is known for it's rain. And with that rain comes muddy yards, so I needed stepping stones. But I didn't want to worry about my lawnmower hitting the stones, so I came up with a plan that worked perfectly! And all you need is cement or concrete, water and a shovel. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf76917144.tip.html
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Rate It: Recycle Coffee Pods For The Garden We got a new coffee maker at work-one that uses the individual pods. I put a bucket out and now take them home. I empty the grounds into my compost bin and use the plastic pods as planters for seeds and babies-from spider plants. Planning a yard sale and will sell for 50 cents or so. will also be giving some away as gifts for a couple of housewarming. Not bad for free. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf37698980.tip.html
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Rate It: Use Recycled Cans For Garden Edging I save my vegetable cans, clean them and take the paper off of them and use them for starting new plants and as a border around my gardens. When I put them around garden, I spray paint them in different colors and turn them upside down and use a hammer to bang into ground. By doing this, it saves it from the landfill and i get free garden edging that looks great Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf95125724.tip.html
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Rate It: Freeze Butter Wrappers For Greasing Pans Save the wrappers from your bar butter or margarine after you have used up the bar and store them in a baggie in the freezer. Then, when you're baking just grab a couple of them and use them to grease your baking pan and toss them after. If you use tub butter or margarine, wipe the tub out with a paper towel before discarding and freeze the paper towel to use later. This gets the pan greased exactly where you want it, doesn't cost anything, and saves you the mess to clean up when the spray gets all over the place. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf37242236.tip.html
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How big of a branch can I transplant? How big of a branch can I transplant? This broke off my tree. It's about 10' high and the part at the end is about 12" in diameter.
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Rate It: I am going to get a very young pit bull pup because the mother won't care for it. It's maybe a couple of hours old. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf56386797.tip.html
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Rate It: I moved into a mobile home that had been vacant for a year, and the ducks in the neighborhood loved to stay under the carport undisturbed. They make a mess and then leave, and come back to do it all again after I have cleaned up. The paint on the cement is peeling from the waste they leave. How do I make them know they are not welcome? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf41413644.tip.html
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Rate It: Someone posted that Indian food had become popular in Great Britain because it is inexpensive and tastes good. The poster was surprised it hadn't caught on in the U.S. I have noticed there are more Indian restaurants in our area than five years ago. I love Amy's Indian frozen meals. I'd like to prepare Indian foods, but I haven't any easy recipes. The ones I've found online have too many ingredients to be frugal or practical for us. I did get a packet of seasonings, Chip Shop Curry at Publix. I put it in the Crock pot with chicken pieces and mushrooms. I cooked it for four hours and served it over rice and it was very good. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf59151038.tip.html
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Rate It: "Indian War Bonnet" Quilt Pattern I am looking for a quilt pattern called Indian war bonnet. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf84277240.tip.html
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Rate It: Recycling Thermal Backed Curtains I have thermal backed drapes that are not good. I am wondering if it is possible to remove the thermal layer? I could then use the fabric part for fillers in quilts that we make at church. Thanks for any help you can give me. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf50067341.tip.html
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Rate It: How to clean pumpkin stains off of carpet? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf68604958.tip.html
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Rate It: No Bake Pie Recipes Using Raw Eggs I have several fabulous "no bake" pie recipes with either raw egg yolks or raw egg whites in them. My friend tells me she uses organic eggs just fine in her recipes calling for raw eggs. I know the fuss about salmonella, so do I just sadly discard these wonderful recipes? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf96122842.tip.html
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Rate It: Our church is having our yearly picnic and we've decided on a hillbilly theme. Any cute ideas would be appreciated. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf25788778.tip.html
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Rate It: Homemade Ice and Heat Packs Using Rice How do you make herbal heat and cold packs with rice or feed corn? Does anyone know of easy patterns for these? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf317172.tip.html
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Rate It: Solutions for Over Processed Hair I have Damaged hair to begin with, but recently I went to a hair salon looking for aid and to hide some bad highlights on my auburn hair and the next thing you know is that they have turned my hair BLACK! I was mortified. In addition, I think the hair dresser didn't rinse properly because my scalp was burning the next day and I still had brown on parts of my scalp. Now I have REALLY Over processed hair and no recourse considering I had already been battling the problem of damaged hair. Now my hair is like thin straw. I cried when I got home yesterday because I thought the only way out was chopping it all off when I've been attempting to grow it long! Do I have to start all over? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf52954910.tip.html
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Rate It: Adopting Children from Vietnam I would like to know more about adopting from Vietnam. My nationality is Greek Cypriot (from Cyprus), and would like to get some help on what the procedure is. Is it true that only Swiss, French and Americans are allowed to adopt from Vietnam for the moment? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf57693262.tip.html
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Rate It: Getting Your Damage Deposit Back We are moving and want to get our deposit back on this apartment. Should we leave this apartment "ready to move in" condition? Should we paint the white walls? Any advise? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf48792218.tip.html
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Rate It: Does anyone have a good homemade sun dried tomato recipe? The kind where you store it in olive oil. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf23371355.tip.html
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Rate It: Clown Pattern From Old Crafts n Things Magazine I am desperately looking for a clown pattern. It was in an issue of Craft's n Things magazine I purchased when I lived in the states. Sorry but we can't be more exact with the date old age catching up with us. It was a spring/summer issue 1989, 1990 91? I made this for my daughter and would love to make it for my granddaughter. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf88569025.tip.html
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Rate It: Does anyone have any ideas on food for a 40 year old's surprise birthday party? We have the hall (local VFW hall) and decorations but food seems to be our problem. The birthday boy is the Head Football Coach at our local high school, so there will be a lot of males at this surprise party. We want to feed them but also NOT break the bank. The hall doesn't have a kitchen. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf759020.tip.html
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Rate It: Cleaning and Organizing My Room I really need advice on how to clean my room. I spend almost every weekend cleaning it but I am just not organized enough to keep it clean. If any one has any tips please help. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf720266.tip.html
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Rate It: Are cats supposed to pant? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf34163952.tip.html
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Rate It: Any ideas for leash training. Every time I try to walk my puppy she just lays down. The first walk was great, it was with me and my husband. She was running and doing really great. But when I try to walk her by myself she won't walk. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf875899.tip.html
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Rate It: 25th Wedding Anniversary Party Ideas I am in need of ideas for my parents 25th anniversary party. I am on a budget because my brothers and sisters are doing nothing to help me. The colors are of course silver and black. I do this kind of thing a lot but I am out of ideas. Thanks for your help. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf000914.tip.html
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Rate It: Can anyone tell me how to root a Yellow Bell bush? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf77741019.tip.html
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Rate It: Does anybody know of a cheap and easy way to do your own 'Longterm Highlights' thats wont damage my hair? And does anybody have a price range from salons that highlight long hair? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf10942680.tip.html
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Rate It: I was wondering if anyone has used any type of flavoring for homemade beer. I notice the store I shop at had blueberry, strawberry etc.. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf11023993.tip.html
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Rate It: Discontinued Wallpaper: Gardner Company #GX17004 Lot 2 A I am looking for a wallpaper made by the Gardner Company. It was made in Canada. It is an oak leaf scroll design. Teal/brown/burgandy colors on a cream background. Number off of the roll is GX17004 Lot 2 A. I need less than one roll.
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Rate It: I would appreciate finding the names of these two flowers. Anyone out there that can tell me? Thanks for taking time to answer. GG Vi Hardiness Zone: 9b Vi from Moorpark, CA
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Rate It: I've been given three Lilies for Easter. Once they die back, can I plant them in my yard? How do I go about it? Will they survive and come up again? Would really appreciate some information to keep them going. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf36750409.tip.html
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Links: My Favorite House Painting Sites These are my favorite house painting sites: Read More: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf57574737.tip.html
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Rate It: What's Your Heat Zone? Check Out the AHS Heat Zone Map
Too much heat can be as detrimental to garden plants as too much cold. And while most gardeners are familiar with the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, less are aware that a map exists for heat hardiness as well. Here is what you need to know about heat zones and why knowing your zone can affect what you grow.
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Rate It: Tomato Plants with Yellow Leaves Question:Can someone tell me why some of the leaves are turning yellow on my patio tomato plant? I would greatly appreciate an answer.
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