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Volume Six, Number 49, March 12, 2007 (Read It Online)
These pets never have to be fed and no aquarium to clean!
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Rate It: Crocheted Bags Out Of VHS Tapes I want to suggest the craft tip of recycling those old VHS tapes and plastic bags. I have a website that I have crafted evening bags and purses out of these recycled materials by crocheting. I have free patterns and instructions available. My website is http://www.myrecycledbags.com/ which is dedicated to recycling and crafting. Pictures of my crocheted VHS tape evening bags are at my website. Thanks for letting me share this. By RecycleCindy from Newport, WA
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Rate It: This is Fancy and she is 6 months old. I'm a breeder of Imperial Shih Tzu. She loves to pose for pictures. Fancy is most intelligent, she knows when it's bath time, supper time, play time and bedtime and is always happy to see me.
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Rate It: I use this as my screen in my computer. It's nice to take a break and meditate on God's awesome artwork.
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Rate It: I bought a sturdy stroller at a yard sale for only $2.00! I brought it home to hear my husband say it is the ugliest stroller ever! So I soon made plans to re-cover it! It was a lot easier than I thought. It was basically seam ripping, tracing onto the new fabric and re-assembling!The only drawback was the color range was limited by the teal plastic accessories. I hope it inspires you!
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For a special treat, add a drop of two of flavoring, like vanilla or peppermint, to fresh whipped cream or non-dairy topping before using it to top off a special dessert. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf20529088.tip.html
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Rate It: Making Saving a Part of Your Budget Make saving a fixed part of your budget. Determine a reasonable amount of money each month and have it automatically deposited into a savings account. Deposit the money into a federally insured online savings account and you can earn as much as 5% on your money. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf25292841.tip.html
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Rate It: For a healthy feeling in our mouths, it is important to clean our tongues. I found the cheapest and best tool is a smooth teaspoon scraped down the tongue. You will be surprised at the results. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf53826995.tip.html
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Rate It: If you are hosting a party and have a small apartment, where do you put everyone's coats? Answer: Hang them on an extra spring loaded shower curtain rod in your shower! It utilizes space not otherwise being used at the time. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf59713508.tip.html
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Rate It: When making home movies of your family be sure to keep the camera steady. Camera work that moves violently is very difficult to watch. When moving the camera, pan as slowly as possible and avoid zooming quickly or too often. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf63032981.tip.html
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Rate It: If you have gnats in your home, you can use holding hair spray to get them out your way. Just spray in the air when you see them and they will drop. The hair spray sticks to their wings. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf68713919.tip.html
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As soon as we got it home, my husband started bugging me to get the dish reactivated or sign up for cable. Now, that is an additional $40 - $60 for the cheapest service. He likes to watch basketball and there are a couple of shows we like to watch as a family. Plus it is nice to have PBS for my preschooler. None of these really require cable, just broadcast TV. My brother pointed out that our new TV had the digital HD receiver built in and we should be able to get channels that way. We tried it directly and were able to get a few religious and shopping channels that way, but not the regular broadcast channels like NBC and CBS. So we tried attaching the coax cable from the dish that they never uninstalled and pointed it toward Portland, where the TV antennas are. All of the sudden, we had most of the regular channels in crystal clear high definition! Some of them came in poorly still so we did a little research and bought a $35.00 antenna from Radio Shack to boost the signal. A one time investment for gorgeous HDTV. That first night, we watched the local PBS station's HD channel. It was a performance of "The Magic Flute" at the Met in New York. It was stunningly beautiful and something I could never take my kids to see, even if I could afford it (which I couldn't). They loved it, 4 and 6 and watching opera! Occasionally, we will get scrambled signals if it is stormy or as someone passes by the antenna but they are usually temporary. Worst case scenario, I get up and move the antenna around a little bit. I had more problems with signals with both regular cable and the dish. The only downside is that I can't get Comedy Central but I can live with that! I also only have TV reception on one television in the house but that promotes family togetherness and we can always watch a DVD on the old television if there is a conflict. As you probably know, the regular analog broadcast channels are going to be entirely converted over to digital by 2009. Anyone who wishes to avoid cable or satellite charges for television will have to have a new HD ready TV or a tuner (which, I hear, are very expensive). If you have one of these TV's already, why not try saving the money instead of paying. It was much easier than I ever expected. There are more expensive antennas that you can get to assure a good signal but I would start small and see how it works. Anyone who is within 30 or so miles of a big city should have no trouble, rural areas can be more problematic. Here is a website which will tell you where to point your antenna, what kind to get and other useful information. http://antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx Jess in Portland Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf78403551.tip.html
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Rate It: Tax Write Offs for Home Businesses If you work from home, be sure to take advantage of any tax deductions that are available to you. For example, if you set up an office in your home that is only used for business purposes, you can write of the space on your tax return. The IRS has information for business owners at http://www.irs.gov/. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf91877862.tip.html
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Rate It: I had a piece of felt left over from a craft project with felt squares. I was about to put it away when I decided to see how it worked as a dust cloth. Wow, great. It picks up everything. It also fits on the swifter duster. Felt is inexpensive, can be washed easily and reused, instead of filling the landfills with the disposable dusters. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf92450859.tip.html
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How do you clean food oil off of microfiber? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf10795852.tip.html
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Rate It: I'm a teenager and have stretch marks where they are easily seen. It's affecting my self esteem a lot seeing that I am a model and bathing suit season is coming soon. I am in shape, I just wanna be able to throw on a bathing suit or wear a (v) cut shirt or wear a belly shirt without seeing stretch marks everywhere. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf31995099.tip.html
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Rate It: My basset hound has a rash on her back and she is losing her hair. What should I do? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf32879248.tip.html
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Rate It: Growing a Tree from a Willow Cutting On Valentine's Day 2007, I received some roses with beautiful greenery! On of the pieces of greenery was a Curly Willow branch which is growing it's leaves. I live in Houston, Texas and would like to know exactly what to do to grow this Curly Willow Tree. The florist said a lot of the greenery they put in their vases comes from out of the country. So I'm not sure if this one will live here. I have it still in the vase with clean water along with other greenery that came in the vase. Also my yard is clay so I need to know what to do! I'd love to have this as a tree in my back yard. Should I put root hormone on the bottom of the stem and put it in a pot with Miracle Grow Soil? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf35250097.tip.html
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Rate It: Decorating a Room for My Show Dogs We have a few show dogs and I am decorating the spare bedroom (dog room) to put up our dog pictures, rewards and memorabilia. Any ideas on how to decorate, paint, etc? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf38431733.tip.html
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Rate It: Male Cat Getting Friendly With Another Male Cat I got 2 new 9 month old male kittens. I brought them into a home with neutered male and female cats (all are neutered by the way). The oldest reigning male cat of the household is started to try and be overly friendly with the biggest male kitten! This is so gross. How do we fix this? I've done the water bottle squirting in the face. Still happened again. In the meantime, my next action until I get a better suggestion is to continue to squirt with water and put him in the timeout box (the pet taxi carrier). Leave him there for a bit. Might even make him sleep there in the nighttime to avoid a problem while asleep. I don't know what else to do. Anyone else had this problem and solved it, and if so, how so? Thanks to everyone in advance for the help! Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf49087479.tip.html
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Rate It: I just love this site. So many great people out there that are willing to help us dummies that don't know or forget how to do things. Anyway, I was wondering if their is anyone that can tell me how to cover a photo album. The kind that is padded with quilting and fabric and can be trimmed with lace. You then can put a picture of someone on the front. It's like something you would do for a special wedding album but this one is for everyday use. Hopefully someone will know what I'm talking about. For one thing, what kind of glue do you use? God Bless each and everyone of you. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf53667298.tip.html
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Rate It: Can someone tell me what that plant is in the picture with the old boot planter. I know it's a type of cacti but from there I'm stumped. Here's the picture.
I'm an artist and I did a tryptich of cacti plants. I'll add the a pix of the drawing. Here's the drawing.
Thanks,
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Rate It: Adding Padding to a Couch Cushion How do I put more padding in the cushion of my leather couch? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf62241282.tip.html
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Here are ideas for reusing items as planters or pots from the ThriftyFun community. Post your own unusual planter ideas below. Read More: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf001333.tip.html
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Rate It: With all the cold weather we have been having, a bowl of steaming soup brings us back to our mother's and grandmother's kitchens. Soup is a labor of love. Even if you don't like to cook, most of us can heat a can of soup and magically be brought back to that time and place. Even better, when you make your own soup, you can make a pot and freeze the leftovers. Now when you need a quick and fast dinner, all you have to do is reheat the soup, make a salad or a sandwich and dinner's on! Read More: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf31685408.tip.html
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In order to save money, we canceled our Dish Network satellite service about a year ago. We like to watch movies and many are in widescreen format, which looked tiny on our old 27" TV. We finally broke down and replaced our television with a new HD flat screen TV. We got a 37" Visio at Costco for about $900. A lot of money but is really is a different viewing experience. My computer is across the hall on the side of the TV and I can still make out the picture pretty well, especially if I lean back a bit.
