Daily Thrifty Tips - June 19, 2008

Vol. 7, Num. 120, June 19, 2008 (Read It Online) As gas prices continue to go up and food follows, what are you doing to pinch the pennies to make ends meet? What Are You Doing to Pinch Pennies? 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: Barkley (Lab/Beagle) Insulating Hideaway Stairs Craft: Baby Food Jar Tea Lites Craft Project: Easy Crocheted Butterflies Today's Tips: Healthy Dog Treat Recipes Use Baby Wipes For Cleaning Eyes Use And Store Each Year's Photo Memory Card Check Boating Or Sporting Goods Stores For Shoe Deals Frugal Trips To The Movies Use Glow Bracelets for Nighttime Power Outages Store Parenting Essentials in a Separate Backpack Product Review: Wonder Wafers Air Freshener Adapting Crochet Patterns For Dollhouses Using the Slow Cooker in Hot Weather Joke of the Day New Requests: Cleaning an Iron's Soleplate Finding a Fold Up Bicycle Protect Baby Outdoors from Ants with Baby Powder Planning a Masquerade Ball My Daughter Turns 8 on August 8, 2008 Work Clothes Feel Waxy Flying Ants Hitachi HB-B201 Bread Not Rising Reassembling An Ocello Mop Keeping Spider Mites Off a Lemon Tree Removing Lilacs from Lawn Pattern For A Wedding Heart Free Patterns For Knitted Wash Clothes Websites For Identifying Antique Markings Recipe For Tomato And Green Pepper Salad Are Chive Plant Flowers Edible? Gathered Bag Pattern Removing Hard Water Deposits On Brass Fountains Recipe For Almond Cookies Using Almond Paste Can Liverwurst Be Frozen? Legit Online Jobs Removing Candy Stains From Clothing Can You Trim A Bush In Hot Weather? Looking for Inexpensive Table Cloths Instruction Manual For Good Housekeeping Sewing Machine Getting Rid Of Mushrooms In Lawn Keeping Bees Away from a Hummingbird Feeder Simple Menu Options for a Baby Shower Potty Training Advice Mower Carburetor Not Getting Gas Water Spots on a Micro Fiber Couch More Reading: Libraries Offer So Much More Than Books 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: Barkley (Lab/Beagle) Barkley is almost 4 1/2 years old and is a lab/beagle mix. He was left in the dumpster in a box, outside my work in Hinesville, GA. It was October 2003. At the time, we were stationed at Fort Stewart, GA He likes to run and play fetch with his toys, but his most favorite thing to do is lay in the warm sun right next to you. He has made a great addition to our family and I would not trade him in for anything in the world. An as you can tell by his picture if you told him he was a dog he would not believe you one bit. By Jan from Fort Knox, KY Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf40884524.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Insulating Hideaway Stairs To help with heating and cooling our house, we insulated over our hideaway attic stairs by making a box type frame out of Styrofoam insulation to fit over the stairs opening. To make it sturdy, we doubled the thickness of the one-half inch insulation by sandwiching the pieces together. After getting the pieces cut out, we used duct tape to put it all together. When I want to go up into the attic, I just turn it over on the side out of the way. We did this during the winter months and immediately could tell a difference in our heating and I do believe it is going to make a big difference in cooling our house this summer as well. By Betty from Louisburg NC Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf77778493.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Craft: Baby Food Jar Tea Lites Wondering what to do with baby food jars? Make tea lites! Supplies Baby Food Jar (washed and cleaned with alcohol) 8 inch decorative beads (the ones sewn onto cloth tape) Glass Etching Cream Antiquing Gel Acrylic Paint - brown and tan Clear Satin Spray Paint (I like Kilz because it doesn't yellow) Small piece of felt Small piece of contact paper Craft Glue Tea Lite (the battery powered ones are great) Instructions Brush etching cream on jar. No need to do the rim or the bottom. Let sit overnight. Be sure to place the jar on a thick rag or towel to protect your work surface. Doing more than one at a time makes it more worthwhile. Wash dried cream off with soap and warm water. If not totally etched, reapply cream and let sit overnight again. Cut a piece of contact paper to about the size of a half-dollar. Stick on side of jar. Make sure all edges are flat. This is going to be your little window for the light to shine through. Brush on brown paint. Let dry. Brush on crackle medium and let sit 5 minutes. Brush on Tan paint. Let dry. Brush on Antiquing gel and gently rub off excess. Let dry. Remove the contact paper circle. Spray with clear spray paint. Let dry. Spray another coat and let dry. Cut a piece of felt to fit the bottom of the jar. Glue on. Glue beads around rim of jar overlapping at the end. Be sure to put glue on the end of the tape to keep it from raveling. Put in your tea lite and watch it glow! You can see a battery powered lite in the jar on the left. These can be done in other colors as well. Just be sure to put on several coats so the light doesn't shine through. I just like to make my glass look like ceramic. Make sure you spray the clear paint on at least two coats to protect the finish. By Artlady from Edmond, OK Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf34382199.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Craft Project: Easy Crocheted Butterflies By Debra Frick These easy crocheted butterflies are easy enough for a beginner crocheter and can be used for many things. These would be wonderful for Mother's Day or a birthday. You could easily whip up a bunch of these to be used to decorate Mother's Day presents or to hang in a window or make them into napkin rings. Made in thread and attaching a pin back and they also could be used for a pin or the center of a corsage. They also could be glued to a branch for a centerpiece or glued to a wreath with spring flowers for a beautiful one of a kind spring wreath. They also can be used as refrigerator magnets. The best part is they only use up that scrap yarn that you have leftover from other projects. You only have to know two basic stitches to make them, chain stitch and double crochet cluster stitch. Time to make: about a half hour Materials Scrap yarn G crochet hook Iridescent pipe cleaners Instructions Chain 8 join to form circle. Chain 3 double crochet twice chain one 3 double crochet chain one until you have eight cluster stitches. Join. Chain 3 double crochet twice more chain 2 and in same space double crochet three more times. ( like the corner of a granny square) continue around until you are back where you started 3 double crochet chain 2 to complete. Fold in half and wrap the center with the iridescent pipe cleaner. Starting on the outside edge of your butterfly slip stitch to attach and chain 3 slip stitch chain 3 slip stitch evenly around the outside edge. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf17793614.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: Healthy Dog Treat Recipes Courtesy of http://bowwowpetbakery110mbcom/ Wheatfree, No Preservatives, No Corn, No Soy, No Added Salt or Sugar! Here is some top sellers that dogs keep begging for more. All ingredients are organic. But how you choose to make each recipe is up to you. Recipes scaled down from original. Apple Honey and Oats 1/2 cup chicken broth (Homemade preferred with no salt added!) 1 Tbsp. powdered milk 6 Tbsp. apple puree 1 tsp. honey 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 6 Tbsp. finely ground rolled oats oat flour Roll out and cut to shape. Bake at 350 degrees F. Lamb Heart and Cheese 1/2 cup chicken broth (Homemade preferred with no salt added!) 1 Tbsp. oil 1 lamb heart pureed with 1 egg 1/2 tsp kelp powder 2 Tbsp Parmesan cheese rye and barley flour Roll out and cut to shape, Bake at 350 degrees F. MilkBone 1/4 cup water 1 Tbsp. powdered milk 1 egg 1 Tbsp. oil rye and barley flour Roll out and cut to shape, Bake at 350 degrees F. Peanut Butter 1/4 cup rice milk or water 2 Tbsp. peanut butter 1 tbsp Molasses 1 tsp Alfalfa powder Rye and barley Flour Roll out and cut to shape, Bake at 350 degrees F. Blueberry Muffins 1/2 Cup chicken broth or water 2 eggs 1 tsp baking soda 3 tbsp oil 1 Cup pureed blueberries 2 tsp. cinnamon 4-6 Tbsp. honey 1/2 tsp alfalfa powder spelt and rye flour Roll out and cut to shape, Bake at 350 degrees F. Source: http://bowwowpetbakery110mbcom/ By Chicklet from Canada Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf97440839.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Use Baby Wipes For Cleaning Eyes When I woke up with one eye sealed shut, I knew I needed to clean the area. I didn't want to use face cloths because if it was "pink eye" or conjunctivitis, it could spread. I had some baby wipes with Aloe, Vitamin E and NO alcohol and tried them. They worked GREAT! The condition improved quickly and healed in a few days. I was impressed. Now, I also use them on my dogs' eyes when they are weepy. I'm a believer. By Faye from Garland, TX Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf10672480.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Use And Store Each Year's Photo Memory Card Many of us now have digital cameras and if you are like me, the pictures rarely go any farther than the computer. We tend to buy the biggest memory cards that hold sometimes 600 pictures. I decided to buy the card that holds the least amount of pictures. I purchase a new memory card each January and use it throughout the year. At the end of the year I will mark the card with 2008 and put it in our fire proof safe. The memory card acts as your negatives, if your computer crashes, you will have a backup be able to replace your treasured photos By PICO from ST PAUL, ALBERTA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf97538601.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Check Boating Or Sporting Goods Stores For Shoe Deals Boating stores have great sales on boat shoes and other sporting shoes! My husband is addicted to Topsider sailing moccasins gotten on sale. They are sporty and sturdy, he gets them at 1/2 off and they last and last. He also just got a nice pair of leather sneakers for me for $9! So check out boating stores (and sporting goods stores like Big 5) for their sales and great deals on well-made casual shoes. By pamphyila Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf35398157.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Frugal Trips To The Movies I bought this large purse at a garage sale that works perfect for storing your snacks and drinks in. We never go to the new release shows, because they soon will be out at Dollar Theaters. My kids and I go to the Dollar Tree and I let them pick out 1 snack. I pack them each a Gatorade also. And me water. This works great also when you are dieting and can't eat the stuff the movies provide. I packed myself 4 Slim Jims with 2 cheese sticks. I also packed us some Veggie Chips, you can buy at Sam's Club and separate them into small snack size servings. My kids understand when we have to live on a budget. We save a lot of money and trim our waistlines too. We just make sure we take home our trash in my purse, so we don't leave it on the floor. I hope this helps others, as it helps my family. By Bonnie from Norman, OK Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf34843999.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Use Glow Bracelets for Nighttime Power Outages Next time you are at the dollar store, pick up some of those Glo-Bracelets that light up when you crack them. Keep them tucked away to use the next time there is a night time thunderstorm. Just crack a bracelet open, (causing it to light up) and hang it on your little one's door knob. This way, if the electricity goes out during the night, your child will still be able to find their way to their door and then will be able to use the Glo-Bracelet as a little flashlight. My 9 year old daughter thought of this idea on a stormy night! By Michele from East Bethel, MN Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf45010212.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Store Parenting Essentials in a Separate Backpack I'm a mom of four young kids and I'm constantly packing a TON OF STUFF with me. When I started feeling like a pack mule in the grocery store, I decided I needed to do something different. I put the bare minimums into a smaller, nicer purse that I'm not embarrassed to carry around in public, and then I got a small backpack for everything else. The backpack holds a small medical kit for emergencies, wipes,a small pack of shampoo and other "emergency overnight" stuff, hairbrush, teething tablets and gel,flashlight, etc. Ya know, the stuff mama is expected to have in order to save the world. The result? I can dash into the store without incurring a hernia, and yet still have everything I need on the front seat of the car in case I need it. Like the garage sale I was at when a couple slid their motorcycle around the corner and into the ground. I had my gear to patch up a little road rash. And my handsome leather bag doesn't bulge at the seams or leak crackers and paci's everywhere I go! Source: The depths of my depraved mind...lol By Gina J. from Colorado Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf85068935.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Product Review: Wonder Wafers Air Freshener Hey, wanted to pass something out here. I found really good scents for your home, car, anywhere you want. It's pretty new out, I suppose. It is called Wonder Wafers. Thought I'd pass this on to everyone. So far I'm liking the smell, great to put in your vent in your home, also in furnace filter. Hope you enjoy! By Doni from MO Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf46035909.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Adapting Crochet Patterns For Dollhouses I joined ThriftyFun today. I was looking at the craft projects and was impressed with the ideas for dollhouse decor. I am an accomplished dollhouse creator and have been making dollhouses for about 50 years. Patterns for crocheted items are extremely difficult to find. My solution: I choose "ANY" pattern that is made from crochet thread or yarn. I crochet with sewing thread and a size 14 crochet hook, instead of crochet thread. For yarn, I use three strands of embroidery floss and a size 5 crochet hook. Separate the floss, tie the ends together (all three together to the other three) and wind balls of floss. Crochet right from the spool of thread. I hope you will try this for your dollhouse projects. Source: This came from necessity and the difficulty in finding patterns. By Brenda (Crafty Nana) from Lebanon Junction, Kentucky Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf62837787.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Using the Slow Cooker in Hot Weather It is 96 degrees and humid today, so I took out my trusty slow cooker this morning. Cooking in the slow cooker keeps my kitchen cooler, plus the whole meal can be cooked in one container. My slow cooker is great for less tender cuts of meat, which are less expensive to purchase. My husband likes my "smothered swiss steak". I put a little olive oil in a skillet and brown the meat and onions to seal in the flavor. Next, I layer the round steak, cut into serving size pieces, into the slow cooker with the onion/ Next, I add any vegetables I have on hand, usually mini carrots and several potatoes which have been washed and quartered, Add salt and pepper to taste, a can of tomato soup mixed with a 14 oz can stewed tomatoes. Then cover and cook on high for an hour, then I turn the slow cooker down to low setting and let it continue to cook 8 hours. Serve with a salad and you have a great meal. By Bobbie G from Rockwall, TX (originally posted June 2007) Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf46011854.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Dear Webby's Joke of the Day A man was wheeling himself frantically down the hall of the hospital in his wheelchair, just before his operation. A nurse stopped him and asked, "What's the matter?" He said, "I heard the nurse say, 'It's a very simple operation, don't worry, I'm sure it will be all right.'" "She was just trying to comfort you, what's so frightening about that?" "She wasn't talking to me. She was talking to the doctor!" Read More Jokes Here: http://webby.com/humor New Requests: Cleaning an Iron's Soleplate How do I clean the soleplate of my iron? MARIE from Dinwiddie, VA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf44443861.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Finding a Fold Up Bicycle I had not heard of a fold up bicycle before. Where can one look to find them? Thanks, Shirely R from Grand Bay, AL Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf38446638.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Protect Baby Outdoors from Ants with Baby Powder When at the beach, the lake or anywhere outdoors, and your child is playing in a small area, you can put a line of baby powder around the area. This will keep ants away. They will not cross over the line of baby powder. This will not kill them, just keep them out of the play area for a while. By Elizabeth from Hermitage, AR Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf62169537.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Planning a Masquerade Ball I'm throwing a masquerade ball but I don't know how or where. I don't know what to serve. Can you help me? Bre from Belmond, IA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf822380.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print My Daughter Turns 8 on August 8, 2008 My child is turning 8 on 08/08/08. Is this considered His Golden Birthday or something else. I think this is very odd. Any others that has had birthdays like this? kellie from Louisiana Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf47632344.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Work Clothes Feel Waxy My husband's work clothes have a waxy feel to them, and I can never seem to get them clean. Does anyone know of a special soap or anything I can use to remove the waxiness? Thanks a lot! Lisa from Kouts, IN Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf11903809.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Flying Ants Does anyone have a remedy for tiny flying ants that are swarming one of my windows in the bedroom I rent in a shared house? My landlord refuses to do anything about it (that's another story). I get about 60-80 little flying ants about 5 or 6 PM each evening that fly around any lights when they're turned on, and are gone the next morning. They're not termites - they have a pinched body. I don't think they're carpenter ants as they're tiny and have wings. Would Borax work, and if I sprinkle it in my room is it safe to sleep there as well? And it's very humid here - would Borax ruin the wood windowsills if I sprinkled it around the window that they congregate around? Thanks for any help, I am really being driven crazy for now and am looking for a new place to live, but won't be able to move out for another month. Rebecca from Washington, DC Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf21049649.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Hitachi HB-B201 Bread Not Rising I have a Hitachi HB-B201. Off and on for the past 14 years, I have had almost zero positive luck in making bread that will rise. I have tried many differing approaches; altering the ingredients slightly this way then that, and then a lot this way and then that, and then all directions, and almost invariably, I will turn out a jolly-green-giant sized crouton. The breads have been tasty (except for those where I eventually tripled or quadrupled the yeast). I don't ever have to worry about crushing the bread when cutting it with a dull knife; either side of the blade. Storage is no problem. It doesn't seem to carry any charm for a passing rodent. The instruction booklet says nothing about the weaponization of bread flour; so I'm guessing that I'm doing something wrong. If anyone has any "helpful" suggestions, I would love to hear it. Don from Lake Kiowa, TX Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf37838721.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Reassembling An Ocello Mop I bought an Ocello mop, it is a string mop. I just used it recently, I took it apart to wash it and now I can't seem to be able to put it back together again. Could you please help me? Thanks. Donna Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf55430959.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Keeping Spider Mites Off a Lemon Tree I have a lemon tree that was started from a seed 54 years ago. I keep it in the sun room of my house. This winter it got spider mites and nearly killed the tree. How can I keep it safe from the mites? What can I use to kill the mites indoors? No malathion... I got poisoned by that once so I never use it anymore. Soochatty Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf81861602.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Removing Lilacs from Lawn How do I get rid of lilac suckers from my lawn? I have an urban forest in the making! I don't want to kill the lilacs or dig up the lawn. Will the vinegar, salt, water, and soap solution work? Mowing doesn't help. Hardiness Zone: 3a Catastrofy from Winnipeg, Canada Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf56468037.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Pattern For A Wedding Heart Looking for a pattern of a wedding heart that can be given by my mother to her grand daughter on her wedding day. She would like to be able to have their name and wedding date on it. It can be sewn, crotched, knitted or made with lace ribbon Teresa from Brisbane, Australia Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf19498960.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Free Patterns For Knitted Wash Clothes I have recently started knitting dish/wash cloths with cotton wool. I would appreciate anyone who can suggest websites for free patterns. I am wanting to make a bunch of these as gifts. Thank you in advance. Lynn from Kahnawake, QC Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf20446486.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Websites For Identifying Antique Markings I am looking for web sites where I can find information about stamps or markings on the bottom of silver, china etc. You know those markings on the back or bottom of antique pieces. Sometimes they are in a diamond with numbers inside, sometimes they are stamped or embedded in the piece. I have a couple of items, I would like to look up and see if they are worth anything. Thanks so much. Pico from St Paul, Alberta Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf14388158.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Recipe For Tomato And Green Pepper Salad I used to go to this small cafe in Illinois that had a salad of cut tomatoes and sliced green peppers with a special dressing on it. Has anyone had something similar like this? Please can I have the recipe for this salad? Thank you. GoldenWolf from Crescent City Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf11962115.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Are Chive Plant Flowers Edible? I have several chive plants that have a light purple flower on the end of each top of the plant. Is this flower edible? And if so, can it be consumed raw, such as in a salad? Thank you. Carol from Beverly, Mass. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf70094885.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Gathered Bag Pattern I am looking for a gathered bag pattern like this bag. Anyone know where I can find one, free or not? I saw this bag on Burdastyle.com that this lady made but she had no pattern or measurements. I would like to make some of these. Thanks, Marian Poke from Danville, VA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf54782007.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Removing Hard Water Deposits On Brass Fountains I have 2 indoor brass water fountains that have accumulated hard water deposits of calcium lime I believe, on the surface of where the water trickles down on the fountains. I once used the CLR Limeaway but it removed some of the paint that the brass has. Is there anything out there that I can use to clean away the deposits? The sculptured brass fountains have lost a lot of their beauty because of the white deposits all over them. Jesse from El Paso, TX Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf55760395.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Recipe For Almond Cookies Using Almond Paste Does anyone have a recipe for an almond cookie that is really moist. Using almond paste, and then sliced almonds covering the outside? A nearby bakery makes some like this, and dips them into chocolate to cover half of the cookie and sells them for $2 each! My guess is that almond paste is used, as the cookies are pretty gooey in the finished product. Thanks! Tracey from Westerville, OH Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf35772326.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Can Liverwurst Be Frozen? Can liverwurst be frozen? Judy T. from Clinton, MA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf80560559.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Legit Online Jobs I am looking for legit online jobs. Anyone have any ideas? Pira from Kalamazoo, MI Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf23564871.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Removing Candy Stains From Clothing I need to get lolly stains out of a toddlers clothes. Chris from Slough, UK Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf59188438.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Can You Trim A Bush In Hot Weather? I live in Phoenix, Arizona and the high temp here has been around 100 lately. I've got a rose bush that is falling over my walkway to my front door. If I trim the bush in this hot weather, will it harm it? Hardiness Zone: 11 Debbie from Phoenix, AZ Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf50972971.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Looking for Inexpensive Table Cloths I'm a first time user. I like the site because of the great responses I have read from others, and maybe someone can help me. Does anyone have an inexpensive way to cover 10ft tables other than paying a $16-$18 rental fee? We are going to celebrate 25 years of a community festival and the dinner/dance in being held in a union hall. Marvin from St. Paul, MN Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf568500.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Instruction Manual For Good Housekeeping Sewing Machine I have a Good Housekeeping sewing machine, model #E-199 1.3 AMP 50/60 cylinder 59524. I need an instruction manual for it, can you help me? Glenda Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf44122646.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Getting Rid Of Mushrooms In Lawn How do you get rid of mushrooms growing in your lawn? My dog goes outside and eats them. I have been picking them and they keep coming back more and more. Mom of 2 Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf58657224.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Keeping Bees Away from a Hummingbird Feeder We have hummingbird feeders and its horrible to see the little hummingbirds trying to eat at the feeders with all the bees. No matter how many feeders I put out the bees are all over the feeders. I hope that someone can help. Thank you. Jodi from Texas Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf11973966.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Simple Menu Options for a Baby Shower Can anyone suggest any simple foods and appetizers for a baby shower? Thank You. Patricia from Los Angeles, CA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf87180160.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Potty Training Advice I have a 2 year old boy who does not go in his pants all night or at nap time or most days. But there are days where he goes in his pants every time that he needs to go to the bathroom. What can I do to stop him from doing this? stayathomemomof2 from Muscoda, WI Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf515416.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Mower Carburetor Not Getting Gas I can't get my lawnmower started. 2003 Briggs and Stratton 6.5 HP 600 Series Model: 123K02-0193-E1 I have changed the fuel, changed the spark plug, changed the air filter, changed the air filter gasket, and changed the oil. When I dump lots of fuel in the carb it will run for about 2 second, then it dies. Any suggestions? Sam Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf83204308.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Water Spots on a Micro Fiber Couch How do I get water rings out of my microfiber white chair? They are everywhere. Amy from Maryville, TN Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf28825679.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: Libraries Offer So Much More Than Books By Kelly Ann Butterbaugh Do you have a library card? If not, you're missing out. While libraries are known to offer free reading to the community, they offer a host of services to their patrons. Many libraries have lost state funding in the past years which may have caused them to stop some of these services, but there are still many benefits found through those doors. If you don't already have one, get a library card, use it, and save. The Obvious Don't overlook the obvious. Public libraries offer books which can meet every interest. Available are the latest magazines (which can cost anywhere from $5-$10 per issue), the bestsellers, the self-help books everyone's talking about, and anything printed on paper and put between a cover. What many don't realize is that if your library is small and doesn't carry the book you're interested in, it can get the book for you. Inter-library loan services allow libraries to borrow books from other libraries. The book arrives in a few days for you to check-out and then return to your library it is then shipped back to its original home. Some charge a fee for this service, especially if the book is coming from somewhere odd. Another option is to visit the neighboring library. In some states, library cards are transferrable to different libraries. See your librarian for specifics. Person to Person Help The goal of the library is to share knowledge. Reference librarians are skilled at finding information. Need help locating a book about your topic? Remember the plot but not the title? Ask the librarians for help; they're there to help you. While libraries today rely heavily on the computer to catalog their inventories, you may not feel so comfortable with it. The librarian is there to help you. Another source of information is the reference desk itself. Look for flyers for workshops being held at your library. There are computing workshops offered, writing workshops, and tax preparation seminars. I've seen a beginners pottery class set up in our library's conference room. Most are there to promote one book or another, but free knowledge is free knowledge. Activities Looking for something to do as a family? Always wanted to network with other moms? Are you the only reader in your family? There are discussion groups and activities planned at many libraries. Singles groups meet to discuss books, parenting groups meet while their children have story time, and artist groups sketch together. There are family movie nights or summer book clubs that can be loads of free fun. By attending these activities you are supporting your library with your attendance. Services Don't overlook the other services libraries provide beside book loans. Libraries rent videos and CDs to their members for free. They also provide free internet use and cheap copying fees. One of the greatest resources a library provides is access to thousands of dollars worth of databases. Articles and primary resources are housed in databases such as ERIC or Proquest which cost upwards of $5,000 a year in subscriptions. With a library card you have free access to these materials, and some libraries provide home access through their websites as well. The value of the community library is often overlooked. It offers a place to sit quietly for a few moments. 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