Daily Thrifty Tips - March 21, 2008

Vol. 7, Num. 57, March 21, 2008 (Read It Online) We have more recent product recalls today, be sure to look them over. We also have lots of new requests. Please look them over and see if you have any advice to offer. If you have question for the ThriftyFun Community, feel free to post it here: http://www.thriftyfun.com/post_request.ldml Also, feel free to share you tips, photos and recipes on one of the contest pages, you might win a prize. Have a wonderful Easter weekend! 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: Towel Easter Bunny Spring Flowers Alternatives to Easter Baskets for Teenagers Mallard at Burroughs Park Recycled Sentiments Newborn Charolais Calf Today's Tips: Write "Magic" Messages On Eggs Organizing Your Pins and Brooches Craft: Ribbon Ties Easter Wreath Big 6 Volt Battery Contains 32 AA Batteries Filmy Glasses from Using Dishwasher Packets Making Your Own Echinacea Or Herbal Tinctures Use Copper For Tomato Blight Use Copper, Slugs Be Gone! Gardening Tips That Recycle Stickers on Easter Eggs Joke of the Day New Requests: Getting Shiny, Soft Hair Plastic Canvas Ornament Pattern Ideas For A New Hair Style Can You Eat Celandine Tubers? Gothic Masquerade Party Hanging Cafe Curtains With Clip Rings Can Male Cats Eat Liver? What Causes Eat Mites? Selling Scrap Gold Looking For Monique Luo Wedding Dress Should I Put Vinegar In Water When Boiling Eggs? Where Can I Find Dischem Vitamin E 7000 Cream? Wallpaper Removal Decorating a Teen's New Bedroom Dog Gets Car Sick Has Anyone Used The 'Paw Plunger'? Pineapple Diet Getting Rid Of Flies In Backyard Recipes Using Firm Tofu White Heat Mark on Leather Topped Writing Desk Fixing Up An Old Rental Trailer Has Anyone Used "Magic Jack"? Removing Permanent Marker From Doll Faces Graduation Party for a Math Major Champagne Flute Wedding Favors Removing Stains from Clothing More Reading: Progress Lighting Recalls Ceiling-Mounted Outdoor Light Fixtures; Lights Can Fall Off Mounting and Injure Consumers Salton Inc. Recalls Electric Toasters Due to Fire Hazard Galison/Mudpuppy Recalls Wire Bound Journals and Calendars Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard MEGA Brands Recalls Magtastik and Magnetix Jr. Pre-School Magnetic Toys; Ingested Magnets Pose Aspiration and Intestinal Hazards MEGA Brands Recalls MagnaMan Magnetic Action Figures; Ingested Magnets Pose Aspiration and Intestinal Hazards Battat Recalls Additional Magnetic Construction Sets; Ingested Magnets Pose Aspiration and Intestinal Hazards Toy Sundae Sets Sold at Target Recalled by Battat Inc. Due to Choking Hazard Putting Citrus Peels in Your Compost Pile Eggs-travagant Eggs - Egg Decorating for Less 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: Towel Easter Bunny It's time to get our Easter decorations out! Here is an easy bunny to make with your children or grandchildren. Approximate Time Half hour Supplies: One Washcloth Wiggle eyes 2 pom poms two rubber bands or some thread Instructions: Step 1: Lay washcloth like a diamond. Step 2: Roll each half to the center making sure the "fuzzy" side of the washcloth is going to be on the outside. Step 3: Bring both rolls together like a stack. Step 4: Apply rubber band or thread with enough room to ensure a plastic egg will fit in. Step 5: Apply rubberband or thread with enough room to make the face. You will want to make sure what is left makes cute ears. Step 6: Hot glue pom pom to back for tail and one to face for nose. Add the wiggle eyes and pop the plastic egg in place. Enjoy! By Tedebear from San Jose CA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf79079339.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Spring Flowers No tip, just sharing Spring in Moorpark, CA. And prayers to everyone in the flood zones. May God comfort you. GG Vi Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf33446741.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Alternatives to Easter Baskets for Teenagers When Easter comes around, everyone gets excited about Easter baskets. At about 12, most kids decide that they are too old for Easter Baskets, but as parents we still want to celebrate this tradition of spring. Here is a list of some alternatives for Easter Baskets for those hard-to-please teenagers. Backpack: Fill with eggs and maybe a T shirt and some books. Nice Purse or Pocketbook: Fill with eggs and makeup or nice accessories like scarf and hat Trapper keeper: Fill with candy and art supplies Tin: Fill with candy and a puzzle Square Wicker Basket: Fill with candy and games can be used on a desk after Easter. Plastic Shoe Box: Fill with Easter grass and nail polish and supplies for doing nails and toe nails. Tool Box: Fill with candy and some basic tools Tackle Box: Fill with candy and Easter grass and fishing supplies Plastic Box: Fill with the materials to make a kite and a book about kite making or directions from the internet. Old Lunch Box: Filled with candy, Easter grass and origami papers, and a book about origami or directions from the internet. There are lots of origami sites on the internet with directions that could be printed off and put into an old notebook to fit in the lunch box. Decorated Cigar Box: Fill with Easter grass, some candy some trading cards Decorated Carboard Box: Fill with Easter grass and a chocolate bunny and a cookbook. Hope this gives you some great ideas for your teenagers. This does not have to be expensive, look around your house and the things you were going to sell at your next yard sale; you will be able to come up with a lot of great ideas. One last suggestion for that kid that has just discovered coffee, an old basket with a coffee mug and a bag of gourmet coffee. Happy Easter! Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf66617688.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Mallard at Burroughs Park Beautiful mallard duck at Burroughs Park in Tomball, TX By Michelle from Houston, TX Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf41907071.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Recycled Sentiments I love stamping and giving greeting cards to all my friends and family. These cards are made from wallpaper books that are normally discarded by paint stores. I got the books and made lovely cards using the wallpaper samples. Added a sentiment inside and I have instant cards that are beautiful. By Jill from Albert Lea, Minnesota Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf33450206.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Newborn Charolais Calf It's not sexed yet, but due to being born the day before St Patrick's day, the kids plan on naming it either Clover or Patrick. This Charolais calf is just 20 minutes old, born at 4:11 PM on March 16, 2008. For fun, it likes to wander away from its momma! I was standing at the office window, which faces our pasture and just happened to watch this little one be born. By April from NW Missouri Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf74270052.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: Write "Magic" Messages On Eggs Mix a solution of white vinegar and alum (8:1 ratio). Alum can be found in the spice section. Using a small craft paintbrush, write your message(s) on the shells of eggs. Boil eggs to hard. The writing will appear on the whites of the eggs when they are shelled. By Laura from Long Beach, CA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf13605007.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Organizing Your Pins and Brooches I bought large size embroidery hoops, 2 scarves (or a nice piece of material cut in half = for 2). I hang these down from my hutch dresser on the side. These are out of the way, but you can take down to look at what pin you'd like to wear. By Carol from Blairsville, PA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf66937129.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Craft: Ribbon Ties Easter Wreath Easy way to decorate your grapevine wreaths for Easter are just to run a ribbon through it's vines and then just use plastic eggs and sandwich the ribbon between the egg and close (no glue needed). Add silk flowers and then choose two colors of ribbon, cut in 12 inch strips, and tie and knot off all over the wreath and let dangle. Fast, pretty look and no use of glue. Happy Easter! :-) By Julie from Greeneville, Tenn Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf51650698.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Big 6 Volt Battery Contains 32 AA Batteries This is a tip that not many people know about and can save you big bucks. Buy a 6 volt battery and peel the paper off at the top. Take a flat tipped screwdriver and pry off the top of the 6 volt battery. Clip the little wire and you will see that there are 32 AA batteries inside. The 6 volts you can buy for $5 or $6 whereas 32 AA batteries would cost you much, much more. Source: My boss at work By Elaine from Iowa Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf36820375.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Filmy Glasses from Using Dishwasher Packets Glasses filming up in your dishwasher using Electrosol packets with hard water? Change to Cascade. I bought a new Whirlpool dishwasher because my glasses and china were filming up. A sample pack of Electrosol came from Whirlpool, so I assumed it was the best product to use. My dishes filmed up badly in the hard San Antonio water. I switched to Cascade and the problem cleared immediately and after two or three washings, my glassware and china were clear again. I learned two things from this experience: 1) Don't rely on manufacturers to know what's in your best interest; and 2) hard water doesn't work the same with all products. By Charlie from San Antonio, TX Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf91719396.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Making Your Own Echinacea Or Herbal Tinctures If you are spending a fortune buying echinacea pills or tincture these days to combat the flu and colds, here's a way to make your own herbal tincture at a fraction of the price: Take a small GLASS jar with a tight fitting lid (a small jelly canning jar will work nicely). Then take your dried echinacea (or other medical herb or herbs) and place in the glass jar, (if your grow your own fresh herbs, dry them first!) Then just barely cover the herbs in the glass jar with 100 proof Vodka. Print the date you started the preparation and the kind of herb used on a label and tape it to the jar. Leave this to sit in a dark cool cupboard for 2 weeks to 1 month and shake the mixture every day. After it's sat for several weeks, strain the herbs out and pour the strained Herbal Tincture into a small glass jars with an attached eyedropper... (If you have extras, store these in a cool, dark place or the fridge. The dose used with echinacea (to combat flu and colds) is about 5 - 10 drops under the tongue several times a day. For other herbs, ask a professional herbalist. The tincture will keep it's strength for one year and up to 2 years. You can usually find the small glass eye-dropper bottles on E-Bay or online. Herbal Information Center: http://www.kcweb.com/herb/coldflu.htm Echinacea Fact Sheet: http://nccam.nih.gov/health/echinacea/ Source: I learned to make my own herbal preparations at a 2 week seminar back in the 1980's. By Cyinda from Seattle Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf52180273.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Use Copper For Tomato Blight For early blight, once the tomato plant is established, I always put a piece of copper wire through the stem, just above the soil. However, this will not stop late blight, as it comes from the air not the soil. Butch Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf75434980.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Use Copper, Slugs Be Gone! Having tried everything possible known to man to rid my garden of slugs, I came across an item on ebay that I thought may just work, a roll of sticky back copper tape. It was 2.99 (pounds). It is placed around pots, containers or laid flat on the ground. When the slugs attempts to cross, it they get a tiny electroshock. Great, I thought, now how can I make something similar for free. I found some old electrical cable from an old kettle. I took out the copper wire, twisted it to make it stronger and attached it to metal skewers which I pushed into the soil at intervals until I had surrounded my flower bed. I made sure the copper wire was not touching any leaves, stones or the soil, but just high enough to zap the slugs should they try to sneak under. It really does work, since then, I have copper wire around my pots and containers too. The slugs are still out there, thinner and driving themselves nuts trying to get past my thrifty force field. By Mags from Doncaster, UK Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf47846708.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Gardening Tips That Recycle Ice Cream Pots Wash out paper ice cream cups. Add planting soil and plant a few seeds in each cup. When seedlings are 4-5 inches tall, moisten soil and carefully press out the root ball to transplant in an outdoor garden or tub. Popsicle Sticks Next time you eat a Popsicle, don't throw away the stick. You can use it in your windowsill or outdoor garden. Popsicle sticks can be used to mark seed variety, date planted, etc. They also make handy "stakes" to mark outdoor garden rows. Place the empty seed packet in a plastic bag so it won't get soggy. Staple the packet and bag to the stick. Got Milk? Then you must have some empty milk containers around. Rinse the empty containers out. Cut one side from a quart or half-gallon container. Fill with seed starting mix. Use the removed side as dividers. When the seedling are tall enough to transplant outdoors, simply slit the sides of the cartons and slide or scoop out the root cube gently to avoid disturbing tender roots. Plastic milk cartons can be used too! Carefully cut a milk jug so you have a 2-inch bottom that you can use as a plant saucer to keep water from staining windowsills or table tops, or you can use it as a basic seed starter dish. Save the tops and caps The large tops can be used to protect tender seedlings from frost. Simply press the jugs into the ground. Remove them in the morning and replace at night until danger of frost is over. By Randa from San Marcos, TX Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf38782403.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Stickers on Easter Eggs Jazz up your Easter eggs with stickers. Use small mini-stickers and add stars, dots, flowers, etc. to simple colored eggs. By Linda Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf443537.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Dear Webby's Joke of the Day There was once a young man who, in his youth, professed his desire to become a great writer. When asked to define "great" he said, "I want to write stuff that the whole world will read, stuff that people will react to on a truly emotional level, stuff that will make them scream, cry, howl in pain and anger!" He now works for Microsoft, writing error messages. Read More Jokes Here: http://webby.com/humor New Requests: Getting Shiny, Soft Hair Dose anybody have tips for getting your hair full of shine, softness, and health? If so please let me know. Aliesha Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf52237038.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Plastic Canvas Ornament Pattern I'm looking for a plastic canvas pattern for small ornaments in shape of slippers; one looks like a reindeer, the other a panda bear. Found them in a 2nd hand store. Twila from Alexandria, VA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf61491594.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Ideas For A New Hair Style Easter is coming up and we are heading north to see my family. I'm going to be wearing a pretty dress and I want to have a pretty hair style to set it off. My hair is always doing to same thing and I want to do something different especially for the holiday. I also want something I can wear more than once, or can I say nothing to fancy. Aliesha Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf10275380.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Can You Eat Celandine Tubers? I was watching a video on bushcraft/survival and the host cooked and ate the tubers of something he called "Celandine". It was a low, ground-level plant with small, yellow flowers if I recall correctly. It grew in a sort of marshy area (think peat bog) in England. It didn't grow above the knee. Is this a plant that grows in the US and if so, what types of environments does it grow in? Also, I looked it up and pretty much everywhere it says not to eat it. This may just be modern opinion, however, since he said that if you cook the tubers in the coals of a campfire for a few minutes, it'll sap the minor toxins from the roots and it's like eating sweet potatoes. Hardiness Zone: 5a Paul from Houghton, NY Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf12731633.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Gothic Masquerade Party I am planning my sweet 16 for February 17, 2009 and I want it to be a masquerade theme but with a Gothic/modern twist. I want every one to ware masks and I have chosen the colors to be black, red, blue, and dark purple. I like black n red roses. I need some ideas! Shawnee from Cleveland, OH Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf26720293.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Hanging Cafe Curtains With Clip Rings I am trying to make cafe curtains with drapery ring clips but am unsure how far apart to clip the rings. I need to purchase the rings now, since they are on clearance, and have not made the curtains. How far apart should I clip the rings on cafe curtains made using drapery fabric with a lining so they will hang nicely? New Girl from Houston, TX Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf97572711.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Can Male Cats Eat Liver? Has anyone ever heard that liver, cooked or raw, in cat food is bad for adult male cats? If so, why? doodles from Jersey Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf78528363.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print What Causes Eat Mites? I have found several 'cures' for ear mites - but what causes them in the first place? Contagion, air borne, outside like ticks, etc.? My furry friend is normally extremely affectionate, but it took me almost a week to figure out what was bothering him because he was keeping to himself and didn't want anyone anywhere near his head/ears. I got OTC meds, and his relief was immediate! I want to avoid ever having him suffer like that again. doodles from Jersey Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf67853347.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Selling Scrap Gold What is the best way to sell scrap gold to get the most bang for my buck? I realize that any place that will buy gold is only going to pay a fraction of the current high price of gold per ounce. However, I have some items that have no other use, like a gold bangle bracelet that has so many dents that it's unusable. Should I try a jewelry store or pawn shop or a gold dealer in the Yellow Pages? Anyone out there have any experience selling their scrap gold? All replies are appreciated. Thank you! truerblue from PA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf29564355.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Looking For Monique Luo Wedding Dress I am looking for a wedding dress by Monique Luo-originally sold at David's Bridal (Style #CH515). I currently am living in Texas but I am getting married in Iowa. Please contact me if you have any information on this dress. Size 18 Sara Preston from Mcallen,Tx; Iowa Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf90016534.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Should I Put Vinegar In Water When Boiling Eggs? Should I put vinegar in the water to boil eggs? Pat Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf81388471.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Where Can I Find Dischem Vitamin E 7000 Cream? I've seen Dischem Vitamin E 7000 Cream mentioned in several previous posts about dry skin but have not been able to locate this cream in stores. Where can this product be purchased? Thanks for all responses! truerblue from PA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf26295602.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Wallpaper Removal How do you get wallpaper off the wall? Jackie from Tell City, IN Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf644708.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Decorating a Teen's New Bedroom I'm 13 and I am moving. My room will be 13x12. I need some help decorating and help with a color. I have a desk, a chair, a double bed, and a fish tank. Ii also have a walk in closet. Nia Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf37075909.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Dog Gets Car Sick I need help with my 5 month old pup. We do not bring him in the car a lot, and when he does he gets MAJORLY carsick. I know it is because he will not stay laying down, he moves around like a wiggly worm. He doesn't whine or hate it, but 10 minutes in he will throw his cookies (and it's a LOT because he is a large dog). And he will do it on the way back from wherever we're bringing him. It is causing us to not want to bring him anywhere, except for where we have to, like the vet. It is frustrating me a lot. I have googled, and saw suggestions of using Gravol, but I do not feel good giving my dog something made for humans. I also heard you could get something from the vet, but I assume it's expensive. In a real sense, I am getting tired of our car smelling and looking like barf, it is horrible to clean up, and it is running our patience. I am told dogs grow out of it the more you bring them in the car, but I can't take cleaning up the stink 3 or more times a day, and to detail the inside of a car runs up 100+ bucks. Any help is appreciated! FYI: The dog is a husky/shep. Schubunny from Moncton, NB Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf24335794.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Has Anyone Used The 'Paw Plunger'? Have you tried the Paw Plunger? Does it work? For what size of dog? Holly from Richardson, TX Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf73251489.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Pineapple Diet I want to start the pineapple diet. Is there any difference between a regular pineapple and the ones that are already sliced in the plastic containers? Marna from Fayetteville, AR Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf63326120.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Getting Rid Of Flies In Backyard I have flies in my back yard, neighbors on both sides have dogs. This simply might be due to the multiple rains and not the dogs - but if you have a suggestion I'd like to hear it. Thanks. Holly from Richardson, TX Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf70665556.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Recipes Using Firm Tofu I need an easy recipe for firm tofu. I used 1/2 a pkg in Phad Thai. But I would like to make something different with the other half. Thanks! monnat96 from Pingree Grove, IL Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf57053243.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print White Heat Mark on Leather Topped Writing Desk How do I remove a white heat mark from a leather type of dark green surfaced writing desk? I placed a cup of hot coffee on a few sheets of white paper on my new desk and left a fantastic white mark on its surface within an hour of getting it. I guess its the wax thats gone white. I've not fiddled with it in case I make it worse. itsian from UK Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf44232078.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Fixing Up An Old Rental Trailer I'm getting out of a bad relationship and moving into an old ugly trailer. The kitchen cabinets have really been abused and are ugly. It's a rental so I can not do anything permanent. Any ideas? I would also like to clean and spray paint the floor vents. Is that safe? Also, Any tips on hanging heavy stuff on the wall without damaging it? I don't have much money, that's why I'm moving here in the first place. Also,it looks like the safest trailer park in my area and my kids are my #1 priority. I'm just not happy with the inside of the trailer. Fixing it up would make me feel happier. Thanks for your help. Laura from Spring Lake, NC Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf36244133.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Has Anyone Used "Magic Jack"? Has anyone tried the new "Magic Jack" that has been advertising on the paid programming channels? It is a phone service that costs only $19.99 PER YEAR. Please share your reviews. Onesummer Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf31071682.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Removing Permanent Marker From Doll Faces How do you remove permanent marker from doll faces. I tried straight bleach? An awesome cleaner that works wonders...usually! Randa from San Marcos, TX Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf58837353.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Graduation Party for a Math Major I can always come up with great ideas for everyone except myself. I need ideas for a college graduation party. I have the food covered, and the cake (cake decorating idea was from one of you!!). I plan on doing a picture display or a power point of pictures that run over and over (I have to see the room first to see if there is a wall or screen I can run this on). I plan on covering the tables with her college colors. She is a math major, so her cake is in a calculator, with cong in the display portion. I have made a large 08 of Styrofoam that I plan to paint her colors for a center piece. Any other ideas you can offer me? April from Missouri Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf64233195.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Champagne Flute Wedding Favors Does anyone have any ideas for wedding favor fillers. My sister in law is getting married and has asked that I take care of the favors. I happen to have boxes of champagne flutes (plastic) and am completely stumped as to what to fill them with? I appreciate your ideas...traditional or unique. Thank you! Lisa from Chicago Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf89015120.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Removing Stains from Clothing I have 2 laundry stain dilemmas. The 1st: My DD has a pink and white cotton shirt that she spilled chocolate milk on. I pretreated it, it did not come out. I was able to catch it before it went into the dryer. The 2nd: she also has a pair of cotton pink flowered pants that has something black all over the backside. I didn't catch that before it went into the dryer. Does anyone have any suggestions for removing these stains? The clothes are only a couple of months old. I would appreciate any help on this. Thank You in advance! jmz2005 from Illinois Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf231378.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: Progress Lighting Recalls Ceiling-Mounted Outdoor Light Fixtures; Lights Can Fall Off Mounting and Injure Consumers Hazard: A weld that affixes a mounting bracket to the ceiling pan can fail, which can cause the fixture to fall and injure nearby persons. Read More: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf69127366.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Salton Inc. Recalls Electric Toasters Due to Fire Hazard Hazard: The toaster can turn on without bread in the slots and ignite items placed on top of it, posing a fire hazard. Read More: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf26557987.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Galison/Mudpuppy Recalls Wire Bound Journals and Calendars Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard Hazard: The paint on the metal spiral bindings of the journals contains excessive levels of lead, which violated the federal lead paint standard. Read More: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf94042469.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print MEGA Brands Recalls Magtastik and Magnetix Jr. Pre-School Magnetic Toys; Ingested Magnets Pose Aspiration and Intestinal Hazards Hazard: Magnets in the small flexible parts of the animals, vehicles and building sets can detach. Magnets found by young children can be swallowed or aspirated. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforations or blockages, which can be fatal. 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