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Vol. 8, Num. 3, January 6, 2009 (Read It Online) We are pleased to announce that we are nearly caught up on Crafts for Fun and Money checks. If you had a craft published last month, you should be receiving a check shortly. You may have already gotten it, if you chose PayPal as your payment option. Thank you to everyone for sharing holiday crafts and sorry for the delay in getting checks out. Every year we like to publish tips for saving money in the Near Year. If you have any tips to share, feel free to submit them on the contest page. Thanks for reading, The ThriftyFun Team
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I absolutely LOVE making beaded bracelets. I bead in a quiet and peaceful place where I get plenty of inspiration. All the bracelets I made in the photo were done deep in the forest on our 20 acres of solitude in the Sierra foothills. First I pick a color theme and then let my imagination go a little crazy. Your bracelet can be as simple as one or two choices of beads on an elastic strand, or more complicated if you are making your bracelet as a gift for someone special. Let your imagination go to work and peace will surely follow.
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Rate It: I plant tons of milkweed which is my host plant and it attracts many butterflies to my yard here in Florida. Several times a year I get their offspring. Here on December 14th, I have probably 15 of these magnificent caterpillars on one plant alone, all soon to be butterflies.
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Rate It: Craft Project: Pom-Pom And Paper Butterfly This cute butterfly has pom-poms as a body and as decorations on its wings. The wings are made from paper and the antennas are made from chenille stems and beads.
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Rate It: Feather is 9 months old and a Peek-a-poo. We rescued him from a horrible pet store. He loves to lick you in the face. This is an especially loving, happy, energetic breed. By Kalene from Oregon City, Oregon Editor's Note:Here is an earlier post about Feather
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Rate It: With the high cost of cosmetics, I have discovered a way to use ALL of your lipstick! When the tube gets flat on the top, I use a plastic cuticle tool to dig out the remaining lipstick. I usually have several tubes that are flat at one time. I put the retrieved lipstick into a small plastic container and pop it into the microwave for about 20 seconds or so and it melts down and when cool is a new source of lipstick. I use a lip brush or a Q-tip to put it on. I have done this for years!
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Save Blog Entries Before Posting When a Blog Entry Vanishes. It's frustrating to craft a word work of art, "post" and...it's gone. I have another blog that did that about once a week, and it drove me crazy! So I did something about it. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf30462009.tip.html
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Rate It: I got so tired of getting zapped with static electricity every time I touch a light switch. Ouch! So I cut some dryer sheets in quarters and tucked a piece under a corner of each of the light switch covers (they could also be thumb tacked or taped there). Now, I take an extra second to squeeze and rub the sheet between my fingers before hitting the switch. I also tie a strip on each doorknob to touch before touching the metal. Voila! No more shocks! If you don't want to decorate your home with dryer sheets, you can tuck a dryer sheet in your pocket for the same purpose. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf16316367.tip.html
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Rate It: Time to postdate your check book but only with the year, 2009. Do the entire book, fill in the month and day as needed. How many times have you already written in 2008? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf94789014.tip.html
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Rate It: A great way to clean the lint out of your dryer: Tear a sheet of the sticky paper off of a dog hair or lint remover roll. Wrap the sheet around your 4 fingers (less your thumb) and swipe your hand through your lint catcher and around the surrounding areas of your dryer, including the wires that lint and spider webs gather on! Even get wild and wrap a few sheets around the end of a Swiffer mop and wipe off your fan blades or hard to reach ceiling corners- lint, fuzz, hair, dust and spider webs stick to this stuff instantly. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf78028300.tip.html
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Rate It: Make Your Driveway Look Brand New We saved a lot of money by repairing (patching) our drive way then painted it using a 5 gallon bucket and a broom, very easy. People thought we had a new drive way and some people stopped to see what we were doing and to ask if it really works. Then they would do the same to their drive way. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf55406753.tip.html
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Rate It: Number One Thrifty Tip: Pay Off Your House I have been re-reading Possum Living by Dolly Freed. Her number one thrift tip is to have your house paid for. She says: "Have you read John Steinbeck's 'The Grapes of Wrath' When we read it, it completely amazed us. All that starvation, squalor and general misery the Okies were forced to endure stemmed from only two roots: (1) the fact that they didn't own their homes outright, and (2) their mule-headed determination to rely on the money economy. They would have had problems, but not all the grief they had, if they had owned their homesteads in Oklahoma. The geek who stayed behind living on wild rabbits probably wound up living better than anyone else in the story." Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf97362000.tip.html
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Rate It: Cook Sausage Patties in the Oven You can cook sausage patties in the oven too! Just line a cookie sheet with foil and slice your sausage roll in slices. Lay out on a sheet and bake with no flipping for 20 to 30 minutes. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf42839570.tip.html
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Rate It: Keep Small Jars Organized in a Plastic Basket I live alone and have a pretty small refrigerator. I found that buying one of those little plastic baskets from the dollar store and putting all your jams, jellies, etc. in it on the bottom shelf of your refrigerator. It makes it a whole lot easier to find smaller stuff like that, just pull out the basket and it's all there. It's just something I dreamt up while cleaning out my refrigerator one day and found jars here, there and everywhere. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf57549449.tip.html
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Rate It: This Christmas, as I was dipping truffles in melted chocolate to coat, I wished I had a candy-dipping fork. Instead of purchasing one, I took a plastic fork with four tines, broke off the middle two tines at the base...and wal-la! the two outside tines made a great candy dipping fork for almost nothing. It worked great! Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf60914804.tip.html
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I am looking for some slow cooker recipes. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf53243358.tip.html
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Rate It: Getting Crayon Out of Clothes That Have Been Washed How do I remove crayon stain from clothes that have been washed? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf82043215.tip.html
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Rate It: Getting a Job as a Longshoreman I just want to know want all I need to know to become a longshoreman. Thanks. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf11579236.tip.html
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Rate It: Color Stains out of Other Colored Clothes My daughter accidentally soaked her favorite pink jacket with her sister's brown pants. How can I remove the brown stain from the pink jacket? Please help. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf224646.tip.html
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Rate It: I have a oily skin, with pimples and scars. Can I use olive oil mixed with water and massage my face? Please let me know how to keep my face glowing as I also have a dull complexion. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf506644.tip.html
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Rate It: I would like to get a goulash recipe. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf735843.tip.html
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Rate It: How do you make amaretto syrup? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf85294805.tip.html
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Rate It: My mother is elderly and is in reasonably good health except for a urine control problem. She takes pills and wears those diaper type things, but they don't always work. Her carpet is sticky and I know it's from urine leaks. Any suggestions for making the stickiness go away? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf15081147.tip.html
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Rate It: What time should a 9 year old be in bed? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf99424981.tip.html
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Rate It: Removing Burnt Rings on Stovetop I had a renter in my house. When they left I discovered large burnt areas around my stove rings. What will remove burnt areas? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf45071040.tip.html
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Rate It: How do I use the Knifty Knitter? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf99408242.tip.html
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Rate It: Restoring Pizza Stone to Original Color I received a pizza stone for a gift. However, with use it has turned very dark almost burned looking. I am not able to restore it to its original color. What did I do or not do to have this happen. My daughter-in-law has a stone and has used it as much as I have and hers does not look like mine. Please help. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf75662506.tip.html
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Rate It: Why don't my dot and del buttons work on my keyboard? Any help would be appreciated. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf44435744.tip.html
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Rate It: Activity Ideas for a Brain Injury Rehab Facility I need help. I work at a brain injury rehab facility. Most of our clients have use of only one hand and I would like to know if you have some ideas for activities we could do. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf27319997.tip.html
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Rate It: I have a six year old "tuxedo" cat named Albert, who has an itchy ear problem. I tried the parasite meds and I don't see anything in there. Does the vinegar work for cats too? He weighs about 10 pounds. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf33142212.tip.html
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Rate It: Since the summer, I have been finding flying insects in our home. They started in the kitchen but have also been in the bathroom and living room. They have what appears to be two long brown wings going directly down their back. They squish very easily and do not bite. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf17578823.tip.html
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Rate It: Craft Ideas for School Sock Hop I am running a Sock hop for my DD's school. It is a K-3rd school. I am all set but I need a craft for the sock hop theme and I am drawing a blank. It needs to be easy and cheap. I would appreciate any ideas! Thanks in advance! Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf59998327.tip.html
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Rate It: Product: AeroGarden Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf20154489.tip.html
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Rate It: My husband and I purchased a used home gym a few weeks ago. It came with an instruction manual and the manual listed off the exercises that can be done on it (20 to be exact), but when I was experimenting on the machine, I only figured out about 8 (and that was improvising on a few). This is a Gold's Gym that is no longer made, so I started Googling, looking for some posters to get an idea of how I do things like bicep curls or leg curls and calf presses. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf12367497.tip.html
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Rate It: I've gotten micro braids in my hair and the person that braided my hair put Krazy Glue in my hair! How do I get it out without an hassle? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf55218109.tip.html
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Rate It: Connecting New Wiring to a 20 Amp Breaker I have a very old house with the original porcelain wiring. It has been updated through the years. How many outlets with new wiring can be connected to a 20 amp breaker? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf29359940.tip.html
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Rate It: Buying Nuts at Wholesale Prices I am looking for a source for pistachios and other nuts that costs less than $4 a pound. Does anyone know of a mail order or internet company that offers nuts at "super wholesale" prices? I currently buy them from Costco but was wondering if there was possibly a more inexpensive source. The best I can get on pistachios is a little under $4 a lb, pecans are about the same. Someone here has to know. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf86300433.tip.html
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Rate It: Oster Kitchen Center Pasta Maker Manual I was recently given the pasta maker for the Oster Kitchen Center. It does not have any instructions. If any of you have one of these, can you tell me how to use it. Thanks. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf88149041.tip.html
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Rate It: Foods That Increase Metabolism Does anybody know of any good diets? I prefer ones that are fast but work with healthy and natural things? Also, does anybody know of foods that increase metabolism? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf15274760.tip.html
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Rate It: Can I freeze raw spinach? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf88769562.tip.html
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Rate It: Discontinued Wallpaper and Border I'm looking for the wallpaper and border pictured. It had been discontinued. I have it in my home and need to replace some. Can anyone help? I'll take whatever I can get. Thanks so much.
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Rate It: I just got a chow/retriever puppy for Christmas. Everyone has been telling me how mean and aggressive they are but I can't see that. The only reason I'm concerned is because I have a little boy and I don't want any issues.
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Rate It: Paint Colors to Coordinate with Blue/Gray Couch I need to know what color goes best with a blue/gray couch. I need wall colors. Thank you. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf34438017.tip.html
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Rate It: I live in the Louisville, Ky area. Where can I purchase Baby Cakes? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf77704790.tip.html
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Rate It: How do I get the awful smell out of a new rubber or plastic bath mat? I washed it and left it on the porch for three weeks and still can't stand the bad smell if I put it in the bathtub. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf89115784.tip.html
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Rate It: I just purchased an 8 week old Bulldog. I have two 7 year old Shar Pei's at home already. The last couple of days the female Shar Pei has been acting really weird, smelling everything and not wanting to leave my side. The first few days the new puppy did not bother her, now could she be thinking this is her baby? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf33680000.tip.html
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Rate It: Homemade Remedy for Worms in Cats Is there something I can add to kitten and cat food to rid them of worms. For example spices or food that I can add. There are over 30 cats and kittens, some are wild! Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf44551023.tip.html
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Rate It: About 9 or 10 years ago there was a recipe on the A-1 bottle for A-1 and honey and it was so good on wings! I didn't write the quantities down as I thought it was so simple I would be able to remember but I can't. I can't seem to get the ratio of A-1 and honey right and emailed the company and got no response. Hope someone remembers this or knows what I am talking about. Thanks. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf17619002.tip.html
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Rate It: What are some ideas for a circus rally/dance theme? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf86291160.tip.html
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Rate It: 2003 Toyota Corolla is Slow to Start My car is slow to start up sometimes. I have had the battery, fuel pump and spark plugs checked and all are fine. Any suggestions what might be the problem? This has been going on for 2 weeks. My car is parked in an enclosed garage so it doesn't get very cold. It is a 2003 Toyota Corolla. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf24575178.tip.html
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Rate It: Manual for Pillsbury Bread Machine 1025 I need a manual for a Pillsbury Bread and Dough Machine 1025. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf36062968.tip.html
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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:
Protecting Yourself from Identity Theft
Each year 8.4 million Americans are victims of identity theft. Ask around and it shouldn't be hard to find someone who can recant the tale of stolen identity. Frozen bank accounts, canceled credit cards, and ruined credit; the tales are frightful. Yet, just as one would protect a wallet full of money, one also needs to protect electronic cash.
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