Daily Thrifty Tips - October 6, 2008

Vol. 7, Num. 194, October 6, 2008 (Read It Online) I hope everyone had a nice weekend and isn't getting hit too hard by the stock markets dramatic decline today. It's scary to see these type of declines when so many of us have our retirement in 401k's. There's a disturbing recall today involving several flavors of Blue Cat Flavor Drink. The FDA has detected melamine contamination in some of their drinks. You can read the details about it here: http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01896.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: Craft Project: Homemade Fall Place Mats Craft: Quick Halloween Wreath Kozmo (Persian Cat) Maxwell (West Highland Terrier) Bogey (Yorkshire Terrier) Today's Tips: Use Your Kroger Charge Card To Save Use Vinegar as a Weed Killer Cloth Invasion: Use Fabric instead of Paper Attach Spare Buttons to Cardboard Easy Pumpkin Table Decorations Christmas Club Accounts Removing Cat Hair from Furniture Aid with Prescriptions - RX Hope Freeze Milk During Vacation Substitute Almond Flour In Baking Joke of the Day New Requests: Keeping Animals Out of Your Garbage Can Making a Round Loom Prune Cake Recipe Distressed Look for Walls Sun Cloud Heater Reviews Accidental Tie Dyed Clothing Painting Over Beadboard Food to Bring on an Airplane Fresh Apple Bread Where is Chichen Itza? Survey Advice Using a Cycling Thermostat What Foods Are Poisonous to Dogs? Removing Water Marks from Wood Furniture Removing Stains from Pots and Pans Spider Repellent Recipe Foliage Accent Palm Turning Brown Removing Iron On Decals from Clothing Fruit Fly Control Help Drilling Glass Blocks Letters Wearing Off My Brand New Dell Keyboard Bread Dough Sticking to Towel Homemade Cold Remedies Keeping Slugs Out of Water Dish Stains on Stored Clothing Moles on Skin Too Much Cumin Aluminum Foil Stuck to the Bottom of My Oven Dyeing with Bleach Editing Blemishes from Photos More Reading: Saving Money on Cold Medicine Saving Money on Makeup Drying and Storing Herbs 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: Craft Project: Homemade Fall Place Mats The leaves are changing colors on the trees! What a perfect time to make a personalized Fall place mat for your little ones! We made these last year and the leaf colors aren't as vibrant as they had been when we first made them. We may have to sneak out and grab some new leaves and make another set this year. Approximate Time: 20 minutes or less Supplies: Leaves Clear Contact Paper Large Construction Paper Glue Stick Scissors Photo of Child Instructions: Collect leaves with your child. You may want to press the leaves in between the pages of a heavy book over night if they are curled on the edges. Glue a photo of your child to the construction paper. I glued ours to a piece of solid white paper first, so that it was matted and stood out a bit. Let your child arrange the leaves on the construction paper in any manner they wish to do. When they are arranged to their liking, use a dab of glue to hold each in place. Carefully cover the entire sheet of construction paper with a piece of clear contact paper, pressing out any air bubbles. Cover the backside with contact paper as well. Trim the edges of the place mat with a scissors and then enjoy using it daily! By Michele from East Bethel, MN Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf76751028.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Craft: Quick Halloween Wreath Need a quick wreath? Garbage bags cut in to strips, tied on a wire hanger. Any shape a few left over decorations with a little glitter. And all for free. Laura from Newberry, Florida Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf82184746.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Kozmo (Persian Cat) Kozmo is a 4 year old Pure Bred Persian cat. A friend got him for me 3 years ago. He likes to stand in the kitchen sink and look out the window, something he is not supposed to do, lol. He is so cute when he boxes with my sister's cat. By Sheri from Stockton, CA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf99547023.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Maxwell (West Highland Terrier) Maxwell is a 4 year old Westie. He likes to cuddle, chase next doors cat, and watch TV. He is the sweetest, most loving little dog you could wish for. We found him sitting in the armchair like this one morning. We thought about buying him a pipe and a pair of slippers for Christmas! By Karen from Channel Islands (UK) Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf58937538.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Bogey (Yorkshire Terrier) Bogey is a 1 1/2 year old Yorkie. We got him a little over a year ago from a breeder in Lake Mary, Florida. Bogey likes giving kisses, going for walks with his dog friends, playing with his two siblings (cats), chewing on bones, playing fetch, and cuddling. By Melissa from Port Orange, FL Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf98600773.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: Use Your Kroger Charge Card To Save We have a Kroger charge card, you get a discount on food or other Kroger products. When we buy $100 worth in a month, we get 15 cents off gas. We get the grocery ads in the mail on Wednesday, my husband makes the grocery list from this. We add things we need, they have some good sales. On certain days we can get milk for $1.99, how much better can it get. Also every three months, we receive four $5.00 checks to spend at Krogers and we know how much we are spending. We have a freezer and when they have TV dinners for .69 cents, we stock up. By Carleen from Little Rock Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf80661505.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Use Vinegar as a Weed Killer This is not original; however, I have discovered not too many people are aware of this. I have been doing this very successfully for many years. I don't like to put "poison" of any kind in my yard because of pets and children--and frankly, wildlife, but I really don't like weeds--especially in my walk and driveway and up against the house, and pulling them can sometimes be difficult. The solution: pour any kind of cheap white vinegar on them, they die and are easy to pull, you may have to do it twice but it never fails to work. The smell disappears quickly! Source: I don't remember where I first heard of this or when but I have been doing this for at least 30 years, By Bunny from Grand Rapids, MI Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf57388044.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Cloth Invasion: Use Fabric instead of Paper When I was trying to strain my brain to see what more I could do to try and help the earth, I looked around for what we used a lot of and just threw away. The most obvious answer was threefold: napkins, toilet paper (which we also used as tissues) and paper towels. All were easily solved. We went to thrift stores and garage sales and bought cloth napkins. They didn't have to be fancy, just usable. They can be used a day or two by each person before just throwing them into the normal wash. (They don't take up that much room.) Now the tissues: Mom and I now use handkerchiefs, one handkerchief per day and they get washed at the end of the week. It's amazing how much TP we used just blowing noses. We both have allergies, so that makes it even worse. As for the paper towels: cloth does just as good a job for cleaning things as paper towels are. For these jobs, I use old sheets, stained or ripped clothing that can't be given to Goodwill, old towels, and other cloth that would otherwise just get thrown away. Knit/fluffy socks are great for dusting, T-shirts and other porous cloth for normal cleaning (including glass), and rough cloth for scrubbing. They don't fall apart like paper towels, either, and also can be thrown into the wash. A note on these ideas however: if cleaning up something really nasty, like oil or grease or ink. I recommend just throwing the cloth away or wash it in a load with only other such cloths. By Saber from Omaha, NE Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf77161059.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Attach Spare Buttons to Cardboard Here is a tip I hope that everyone can use. Whenever you buy new clothing, you will almost, always get a extra button in case you lose one. Well, I was always losing the extra button, until I came up with this idea. I take the extra button and sew it on to a card or a piece of cardboard. That way I still have the button and I can match it up the garment with the missing button. For extra added insurance, you write a little note to remind yourself where the button belongs (just in case you have two or more of the same buttons). By Georgetta from Waterloo, IA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf36074966.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Easy Pumpkin Table Decorations Take a roll of toilet paper, set it in the center of a 20 inch circle of orange fabric or tissue paper. Bring the fabric or tissue paper up around the sides of the toilet paper roll and tuck ends into the roll hole on top. Cut a stem out of brown felt or tissue paper, 3 inches wide by 4 inches long. Roll the stem into a 4 inch long tube, glue if desired, and stick stem into the hole on top of the pumpkin. Source: Saw this cute and easy decoration at a fish boil at our school. By Sandy from Stoughton, WI Editor's Note: This is a cute idea and similar to a craft project we published recently. You can see a photo to it here: Craft Project: Pumpkin Rolls http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf34442197.tip.html Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf47164501.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Christmas Club Accounts This tip is late for this year but (I think) invaluable for the years to come. Get a Christmas Club account at your bank. They either deduct a set amount from your checking account ($20 a month or more) or you deposit monthly. It runs for 10 months and at the end of the time Oct/Nov you get a check for the years' amount plus interest. I'm careless about putting money by every month, but if it's not in the account, I can't spend it and then I have a lump sum when I most need it. One year I had to draw out the accumulated dollars in the summer, but I've done this for a long time. By Susan from Bristol TN Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf975056.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Removing Cat Hair from Furniture To remove cat hair from your furniture, take a damp sponge and brush it one way across the fabric. It helps ball up the hair and you can pick it off the sponge. By snowfox from Montrose CO Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf70478583.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Aid with Prescriptions - RX Hope Here is a site that offers to help with getting needed prescriptions. https://www.rxhope.com/home.aspx Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf69916120.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Freeze Milk During Vacation When you leave for vacation, put the milk left in the carton in the freezer. Just be sure the carton isn't full. When you get home, put it in the refrigerator to defrost. It saves money and makes it that you don't need to go out for milk as soon as you get home. By Carol from Wyoming, PA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf19297574.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Substitute Almond Flour In Baking I love to bake but I am doing low carb so I have tried to find a good alternative to white flour. I tried soy but did not like the texture. Recently I tried almond flour which usually isn't on the grocery shelf so I grind up whole almonds in my blender. If I buy salted which are cheaper (about $2.50 an 8 oz can at Dollar General), I just omit the salt in the recipe. I am still experimenting because it doesn't work in every recipe but it makes a great banana bread. Source: 500 LOW CARB RECIPES by Dana Carpender By Marilyn from Oklahoma City Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf64477943.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Dear Webby's Joke of the Day The congregation of a small stone church decided that the stone, which formed the step up to the front door had become too worn by its years of use, and would have to be replaced. Unfortunately, there were hardly any funds available for the replacement. Then someone came up with the bright idea that the replacement could be postponed for many years by simply turning the block of stone over. They discovered that their great-grandparents had beaten them to it. Read More Jokes Here: http://webby.com/humor New Requests: Keeping Animals Out of Your Garbage Can We have been having a problem in my neighborhood for the last 2-3 months with some animal (we assume it is a dog) coming in the middle of the night, knocking over trash cans, dragging the trash bag out of it, and then dragging the trash bag into someone else's yard (mostly mine) and digging through the bag. I have contacted animal control and was informed that the small city that I live in only contracts for 1 hour of county animal control services a month. So they may or may not be able to catch the dog. I have bought dog repellent granules from Home Depot, they worked about 1 week. I have tried black pepper, red pepper and chili powder. I have sprayed my can repeatedly with bleach which keeps them out of my garbage. I have even sprinkled bleach around the perimeter of my yard. This is getting expensive. Does anyone have any other suggestions? Has anyone tried the ultrasonic dog repellents in the yard, do they work? Zevia Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf917052.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Making a Round Loom How do you make round looms? Shirley from Mariposa, CA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf480663.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Prune Cake Recipe I am trying to find a recipe for a prune cake my neighbor used to make when I was a child. The recipe called for baby food prunes and apricot juice. It had a glaze that soaked into the cake and made it very moist. Cheryl from Cumming, GA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf37262165.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Distressed Look for Walls Any ideas on how to do a distressed look on wall panels from the 70's? I wanted to do a nautical type look in my living room. Sheena from Greenville, AL Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf63632095.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Sun Cloud Heater Reviews Has anyone ever used a Sun Cloud heater? It's an electric heater that only costs 9 cents an hour to operate. Here are the specs. -Metal Cabinet -safe for children and pets -9 cents an hour in electricity use -10 year warranty -no flames, no fumes -thermostat control -lifetime washable filter -super quiet -16 x 18 x 24 - 45 lbs -$495 Thanks for your input! Misty from Wooster, Ohio Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf41958940.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Accidental Tie Dyed Clothing I washed beige and pink clothes in cold water. Something was in the washing machine that was blue and now everything looks like it been tie died. Some clothes are cotton,nylon, polyester, etc. Clothes were dried on clothes line, not in a clothes dryer. How do I remove the stains? Yvonne from El Paso, Texas Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf81287733.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Painting Over Beadboard A while ago, a friend put up beadboard on 1 wall in the kitchen. I never noticed it, but a seam is showing, right in the middle of the wall. I hate it. Is there some kind of wall liner I can use to cover up the lines of the beadboard and just paint over it? I would appreciate any ideas you may have to cover this up. Thanks, Anita from Toms River, NJ Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf98402704.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Food to Bring on an Airplane What would be good to take on a airplane to eat and will go through airport security? Richard Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf11818652.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Fresh Apple Bread Does any one have a good recipe for fresh apple bread? My mom is looking for one as she had some at a shower and now wants to make some at home. Cathy Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf37350795.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Where is Chichen Itza? Which continent is Chichen Itza located? CHRISTINA from St. Louis, MO Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf74305113.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Survey Advice I am curious about doing surveys. Is it safe? Is it worth it? Are there any groups to stay away from? Does one really get good products free? Any catches I'd need to know about? Judy from Frederic, MI Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf33093536.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Using a Cycling Thermostat Balto gas and electric is offering cycling thermostats. It would be set to turn off air conditioning during peak times of use. Then it would save me money. My problem is I am not well (ie. I have Fibromyalgia and allergies). I need to save money but I don't want to make my health worse because of the lack of air conditioning. I don't keep it that cold, but I do keep it on in the summer. Any ideas on this thing would be appreciated. Sandy from Baltimore Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf75856753.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print What Foods Are Poisonous to Dogs? What foods are poisonous to dogs? Helen from Los Banos, CA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf55035144.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Removing Water Marks from Wood Furniture We have two 'white' spots on our wooden kitchen table that I can't seem to get out. I have tried mayo and Old English. These are from heat and have been there more than a month now. Any ideas how to get rid of them? Thanks. Lisa from NC Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf939047.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Removing Stains from Pots and Pans How do you clean stains off the bottoms of your pans? Mine have brown stains from years of cooking and of course, from others in the house trying to cook. Thanks for any information. Yankgirl from Florida Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf818538.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Spider Repellent Recipe Is there a natural, safe repellent that I could put on the house so that the spiders won't get established? I live near a lake, which hatches little bugs in clouds. This brings the tiny spiders that blanket the buildings and landscape plants around here. It's very ugly. I don't want to kill them because more would be arriving soon. Kim from Moses Lake, Eastern WA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf279075.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Foliage Accent Palm Turning Brown My indoor palm is turning brown and dying. Any ideas? Hardiness Zone: 10a Lorie from San Jose, CA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf77945006.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Removing Iron On Decals from Clothing I recently bought some shirts at a yard sale that had glued on decals. How can I get them off? I tried nail polish remover, but it didn't work. Linda M from Union Grove, NC Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf44125226.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Fruit Fly Control There have been times in the past when a few fruit flies would come into my house via grocery shopping and they multiplied. I usually make sure there is no good food source for the little rascals, swat the ones I can, and they are gone within a few days. We had a few show up about a month ago and I did all the usual stuff, but we soon had an invasion. I searched the house, and found that my son had left an open cup in the bottom of his closet. It had contained a milkshake, and the little buggers came flying out of it like crazy. I make sure that all food is covered, dishes are rinsed and put in the dishwasher, trash is removed daily. I removed the cat bowls and am temporarily using small paper plates that are tossed out daily. I've even put all the plants outdoors. The little monsters will not go away. It's annoying to try to eat a sandwich and shew fruit flies at the same time. They are in every room in the apartment. I know they usually lay their eggs in a food source, but I feel like I've eliminated any potential nesting areas. Short of an insect bomb, does anyone have an idea of how to get rid of these pests? Dianne from OR Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf697819.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Help Drilling Glass Blocks Is there a way to drill holes or cut holes large enough to fit night light bulbs in the glass lit blocks? I have seen some for sale on the internet that say they are lit by 7 watt night light bulbs. Kathy from Starkville, MS Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf99940470.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Letters Wearing Off My Brand New Dell Keyboard The letters on my brand new Dell keyboard are wearing off. Anyone have an idea of how to stop this? I tried clear nail polish. Linda J from New York Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf73919386.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Bread Dough Sticking to Towel Does your bread stick to the tea towel? When I let the bread do it's final rise the dough is sticking to the tea towel and making my loaves look so bad! Please help! Do I even need to cover it? Is this what our grandmothers used to do when the windows were opened and flies would have feasted on the dough? Amber from Liberty, MO Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf11175814.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Homemade Cold Remedies Looking for homemade remedy for colds. Wanda from Hinesville, GA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf17329024.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Keeping Slugs Out of Water Dish How do I prevent slugs from invading my cats' water dish? They do this every night and it quickly fills with algae. What can I do for this? Leah from Union, SC Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf50736026.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Stains on Stored Clothing I have yellow stains on the folds of all my stored clothes. I opened up a box of stored CLEAN folded clothes and where ever the folds are, there are big yellow stain lines! How do I get those yellow stain lines out without ruining our clothes? I've tried washing them and soaking them in Biz and still they remain! How does this happen? We are a non-smoking house and they were stored in the bedroom closet. What happened? Do I have to throw out all of mine and my husband's clothes? Joyful Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf89508334.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Moles on Skin I was wondering if anyone knew of a way to get rid of moles and skin tags? Sherri from Columbus, OH Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf78716630.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Too Much Cumin I made a large amount of hotdog sauce for a party. When putting in a touch of cumin, the lid came off. I got most out but it is smothered with the taste. How can I salvage it and get some of the cumin taste out? Thank you, Sandra Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf55271921.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Aluminum Foil Stuck to the Bottom of My Oven I got aluminum foil stuck to the bottom of my oven. I already used oven cleaner and it will not come off. What should I do next? Thank you, Nancy from Tucson, AZ Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf37069437.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Dyeing with Bleach I have a blue baby hammock which I really want to be white. Can anyone tell me the best way to go about doing this? Obviously, I'll have to use bleach, but can I put it in my washing machine? Or will I have to mess about with buckets. Will normal household bleach do the job? Or do I need a certain kind? If I can put it in the washing machine, how much do I put in and do I have to wash it again afterwards to make sure all the bleach is out? Any suggestions, much appreciated, Thanks. Viv from UK Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf43553569.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Editing Blemishes from Photos I will be taking my son's senior pictures and am looking for suggestions for a photo editing software. Most importantly, I need to be able to edit out some acne that he is going through. I currently have a software that does some editing, but I can't edit out blemishes. My son is kind of shy and says he would rather have me do the pics than a professional because he feels more comfortable. I do take nice pictures, so I don't mind, but unless I get a good software editing program, my pics won't be as good as they should because his acne won't be as toned down as a professional could do. If anyone out there has used a photo editing software that has the capability of editing out blemishes, I would appreciate the recommendation. Thanks. Tina from Ashland, OR Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf38786940.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: Saving Money on Cold Medicine Tips for Saving Money on Cold and Cough Medicine as suggested by the ThriftyFun community. Read More: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf86966319.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Saving Money on Makeup Here are tips for saving money on makeup as suggested by the ThriftyFun community. Read More: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf55714624.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Drying and Storing Herbs By Ellen Brown Most herbs dry easily, and if properly preserved, will retain their flavor and aroma long enough to carry you into the next growing season. As with a lot of gardening, timing is everything. Here are some tips for gathering, drying and keeping them fresh while in storage. Read More: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf52247183.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.