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Vol. 7, Num. 9, January 14, 2008 (Read It Online) I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! We have some new recalls in the More Reading section, be sure to look them over and see if you own any of the products. Thanks for reading, Susan
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Creative Crafting with Cookie Cutters If you're crazy for cookie cutters, you probably have a drawerful of all shapes and sizes just begging to be put to use. Here are some ways to have fun with your stash - without rolling out the dough
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Rate It: Holds 2 tea bags per pocket or 1 tea bag + sugar packet. Yet small enough to fit into your purse. About a year ago tea bag wallets were the big craze on eBay. I studied the photos on eBay and being the frugal person that I am wanted to find a free sewing pattern. So I searched the internet and couldn't find a sewing pattern and ended up making my own pattern out of interfacing and used a Sharpie Permanent Marker to mark the stitching lines. These are so easy to make. The wallet has 4 pockets and will hold a total of 8 tea bags. Open it measures about 7 1/2 long by 6 1/2 wide and closed about 3 1/2 inches all the way around. The sewing pattern measures 8 inches wide by 14 inches long and then I cut an extra piece for making the loop out of interfacing. You can make the loop as long or as short as you want it, just so it's long enough to loop around the button that is sewn on the front when finished. I used one piece of printed fabric for the outside and one piece of muslin for the lining. Take the printed fabric and the muslin, place right sides together and stitch a 1/4 inch seam on all 3 sides, making sure to square off corners. Leave bottom open for turning. Then turn fabric right side out and press seams with a hot iron. Turn up bottom edge and stitch seam closed. Now you have the printed fabric on the top and muslin on the bottom. With muslin side facing you, fold up 3 1/4 inch on each side to make pockets. Place straight pins along the outer edge, pin fabric making sure edges are even. Stitch 1/4 inch all around tea bag wallet, making sure that you stitch in loop for button placement. Now fold fabric in half to find the center, and stitch a straight seam making 4 pockets. Close wallet and decide on button placement, open a pocket and hand sew on button, making sure to not stitch the pocket closed. I also use my wallet to carry a tube of lip balm and a pack of gum in my purse. By MCW from NY
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Rate It: I wanted to post a picture of my country table. With Christmas over, I needed something to brighten my kitchen. My kitchen is done in cows and sunflowers. I got this cheap place mats and some fake sunflowers at the dollar store!
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Rate It: Rosco is 8 and is totally mixed. He was born 8 years ago in the basement.
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Sizing Charts For Making Clothing These sizing charts have been SOOO much help for me when I crochet, knit and sew for others: CHILDREN'S size chart: MEN'S size chart: WOMEN'S size chart: a More Realistic LADIES size chart: Source: from: www.clearwaterknits.comBy Cyinda from near Seattle Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf66484259.tip.html
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Rate It: I made all my daughters nappies from old t shirts, towels or off cuts of flannel fabric. They all close with Velcro. As she's is now potty trained, I'm making training pants from fleece fabric. I'm sorry I have no pictures to post. I just drew out the pattern and I'm now selling them to friends and by word of mouth. As a single parent of 2, this was my best money saving thing I have done Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf27904532.tip.html
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Rate It: Keep Track Of Deductibles On Checks All Year Long I put deductible on the memo line on checks and, when balancing my account, write the name, etc. of the amount and to who the deductible was written to on the statement page. At years end, you can quickly get this part on paper ready for your tax preparer. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf19788194.tip.html
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Rate It: When trying to save money, I look at the need or the want. Yes, I need food. No, I do not need that new DVD, because it is actually a want. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf72496134.tip.html
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Rate It: Keep Jar Candles For Power Outages Candles in glass jars give much better light when power goes out and are safer to use. Buy on sale and keep in designated place, so you are not searching in an emergency. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf29844542.tip.html
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Rate It: My grandson's youth bed is up against the wall, and since he is an active sleeper, he kept crashing into the wall and waking himself up at night. To solve that problem, I hung one of his decorative quilts on the wall behind his bed. Now the quilt softens the blow of his nighttime crashes and we all get a better night's sleep. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf63365478.tip.html
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Rate It: Add Coffee Grounds For Abrasive Soap Used coffee grounds make for a GREAT exfoliant! I keep a jar on my stove and fill it up regularly with used grounds. It's wonderful on the hands and can also be used as an abrasive cleaner combined with dish soap for those "sticky" pans! Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf95615910.tip.html
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Rate It: I am 29 and have suffered since I was little. I get them once a month if I do not take preventative measures. The good bacteria found in natural yogurt is what works for me. My mother used to make it homemade because it worked so well. Later we found, acidophilus capsules. This is the good bacteria in a little pill. Works wonders! When I have an outbreak, I use Anbesol, this is what is used on baby gums when they are teething. It hurts for 1 millisecond but helps to numb the area. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf378697.tip.html
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Rate It: Oily Sand For Garden Tool Maintenance Sink an old metal bucket into the soil and fill it with sand. Get some some old sump oil from your motor mechanic and pour it into the bucket saturating the sand. When you've finished each day in the garden dig into the oily sand with your spades and forks making sure each is well coated. It will prevent rust and rot where the wooden handle is joined to the garden tool. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf68949563.tip.html
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I have a grocery bag full of those cheap plastic leis; not the kind that look like flowers, but the ones that are just scrunched plastic. I hate to pitch them. Does anyone have any craft ideas that could make use of them? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf33530531.tip.html
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Rate It: Navy Retirement Party Refreshments for 50 My husband is retiring from the Navy in August. They pay for the ceremony and invitations, but we have to provide the refreshments. We are on a budget. Do you have any good ideas that are easy to fix or buy, that would feed about 50 people? Thank you. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf81795495.tip.html
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Rate It: Decorating for a Woman's Ministry Meeting Looking for ideas for decorating a woman's ministry meeting using a bee theme. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf86547095.tip.html
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Rate It: How Do I Sell My House to My Son? I'm looking for the least expensive way to sell a home. I already have a buyer (my son). Do I have to go through an attorney? Or a title company? Surely not both. I feel there is no need for a title search but will I have to have one to sell the house? Will I have to have the house appraised? I've gotten a free estimate from a Realtor and the price is okay with me and my son. My son cannot pay cash for the home. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf24081490.tip.html
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Rate It: Tracing Pictures onto Silk to Paint Can anyone help me to find pictures that I can use to trace onto silk so that I can paint them? Any pictures that are suitable to copy would be great. I also paint in acrylics so they would be useful for that too. Flowers are my special interest. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf41847611.tip.html
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Rate It: Expandable Wire Forms to Crease Pants Do they still sell the wire expandable forms (rectangular) that were used to put a crease in pants? If so, where can you buy them and what are they called? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf38422685.tip.html
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Rate It: Help Redecorating My Living Room I need some help decorating my living room. My carpet color is a sage green, my walls are a light gray but at times it looks light blue. My couch, chair and love seat are a deep red with a contemporary style. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf11542923.tip.html
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Rate It: Recipe for Fried Potato Cakes Using Instant Potatoes Does anyone have a good tasty recipe for fried potato cakes, using instant potatoes? My brother is on dialysis and he can't have fresh potatoes unless they have been leached over night. Any help is appreciated. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf82302432.tip.html
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Rate It: Looking for a Safe, Economical Apartment Near Birmingham, AL. Does anyone know of a safe, economical apartment on the south end of Birmingham, Homewood, or Vestavia, Alabama? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf71855681.tip.html
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Rate It: Why Is Ammonia Too Strong in a Shih Tzu Puppy? Why is ammonia too strong in a Shih Tzu puppy? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf41381261.tip.html
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Rate It: Where Can I Take My Shaving Razor to Be Repaired? I am looking for a repair facility for a shaving razor, near Lakeland, FL. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf53940746.tip.html
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Rate It: Looking for Buy Now, Pay Later Sites Does anybody know of any new Buy Now, Pay Later sites or Choose and Charge sites? Pam Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf419810.tip.html
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Rate It: Price List for Meals Made for a Bachelor Friend I have recently agreed to bake for a bachelor friend of mine. He says he likes anything, but I think it would work better if I give him a list of items with a price for each. My problem is determining what I should reasonably charge. I need a general technique or formula for figuring out the cost to make things like 1 dozen cookies, l dozen muffins, a cake, a pie, l dozen tarts and a way to figure out a reasonable markup for my time, electricity etc. Anybody have any ideas? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf29083089.tip.html
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Rate It: I used to have a crochet cap (toboggan) pattern that was worked in the back loop the length of the cap and gathered at the top with a pom-pom. Has anyone got something similar, I cant find mine? Thanks alot if you have a free pattern crochet pattern that I can copy. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf10845973.tip.html
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Rate It: Baby Shower Diaper Cake Instructions Does anyone have a pattern for the baby shower diaper cake? Sandy from Stewartstown, PA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf50835669.tip.html
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Rate It: Crafts for Elderly Care Facility Residents I work in an aged care facility and I am looking for crafts that would be easy for elderly people to do. Can anyone help me? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf15125851.tip.html
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Rate It: Volunteer Poem Given with Votive Candle About 10 years ago I received a volunteer gift. It was a clear votive cup with a candle in it. Someone had glued rhinestones to the outside of the votive. A poem was included, something about being a shining volunteer. I have lost the poem and I am wanting to make these up for volunteers. Does anyone have the poem or something similar? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf37802380.tip.html
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Rate It: My 19 year old son came up with this while he and a friend watched me crochet rounds from the foil type snack bags I had cut into "metallic yarn" and I kidded that I was making him a car cover! Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf95629919.tip.html
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Rate It: What Do You Think of Your White Cook Top? Does anyone have a white electric cook top? Would you buy white again? Are they hard to keep clean? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf31128617.tip.html
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Rate It: Getting Rid of Mosquitoes in My House How do I get rid of mosquitoes in my house? The only problem is is that it is winter here and I still have those pesky buggers in my house. I can kill them but then the next day or later on I have another one. Does anyone know why I have them in the middle of winter? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf98721975.tip.html
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Rate It: Billing Address for Crossings Book Club Would anyone have the billing address for the Crossings Book Club? I have misplaced my bill. If someone can put it on the website, I would really appreciate it. Thanks, Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf83123365.tip.html
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Rate It: Ideas for Styling My Hair for a Wedding My brother's wedding is coming up, and I'd like to style my hair myself. The only problem is, is that I do not have any ideas for up dos. If anyone would be kind enough to post some ideas, it would be much appreciated. Than You! Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf57518057.tip.html
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Rate It: Keeping a Puppy Calm While Recovering from Heart Worms My dog was treated for heart worms. I was told that he has to be kept 'quiet' for 6 weeks. He's a 1 year old active puppy who feels much better than he did and wants to run around. Suggestions for helping him to burn up that restless energy without permitting him to run around for more than 1 minute? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf53251149.tip.html
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Intermatic Recalls Digital Timers Due to Electrical Shock Hazard: The recalled timers could have been wired incorrectly, which poses an electrical shock hazard to consumers.
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Rate It: Coin Banks Recalled by TJ Promotions Due to Violation of Lead Hazard: Surface paint on the coin banks contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard. 
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Rate It: Torchiere Lamps Recalled By L G Sourcing Due to Fire Hazard; Hazard: A short circuit in the lamps' wiring can pose a fire hazard to consumers. 
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Rate It: Shims Bargain Recalls Pacifiers Due to Choking Hazard Hazard: These pacifiers fail to meet federal safety standards for pacifiers. The pacifier shield is too small and could easily enter the mouth of an infant. Also, ventilation holes are too small and not placed to allow for the insertion of a tool to remove the pacifier when lodged in the mouth of a child. Finally, the package fails to display the required warning instructing consumers not to tie a pacifier around a child's neck, which would present a strangulation hazard. 
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Rate It: A.O. Smith Recalls Exhaust Fan Electric Motors Due to Fire Hazard: The fan's electric motor can be miswired and overheat, posing a fire hazard. 
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Rate It: Kash N' Gold Recalls Tinker Bell Novelty Lamps Due to Violation Hazard: The surface paint on the lamps contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard. 
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Rate It: Tips for saving money on juice as suggested from the ThriftyFun community.
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Rate It: Uses for Juice from Canned Fruit Does anyone have recipes that use fruit juices from canned fruits in them? Tips and recipe ideas from the ThriftyFun community.
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The holidays are full of traditions, many of which include giving, receiving and decorating with potted seasonal plants. With the proper care, many potted plants can be carried over from season to season. Here's a handy guide to keep yours looking and blooming their best, long after the holidays fade.
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