Daily Thrifty Tips - March 20, 2006

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This craft can be a lot of fun and very complementing to a rooms décor. You can make simple country kitchen designs or something more contemporary and modern.

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Annie is a 6 month old Siamese Tabby Mix. I got her when she was 8 weeks old. My Fiance got her for my birthday. She loves to be around people and loves to play with coat strings and her cat toys.

She has an obsession with suckling on fingers. I think she was taken away from her mother to soon.

By Samantha from Ladysmith, WI

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Wrigley is 2 years old. He is a full blood Soft Coated Wheaton Terrier. I got him in December 2003.

He likes to go on walks, play fetch, and eat treats.

He loves everyone.

By Rachel from Bloomington, Illinois

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I keep a plastic spoon on my spoon rest on my stove for tasting purposes. I also keep a plastic knife in my large Country Crock margarine tub so it can be used at anytime; this eliminates a dirty knife when you need a margarine; just wash the plastic knife off and put it back into the tub and close the lid.
This tip makes my cooking a lot easier!

By WandaJo from Collierville, Tennessee

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You CAN do minor repairs on leather and faux leather goods, especially if you have the stitching holes already - just re-sew with thread (doubled or heavy duty) by hand.

I ALSO replaced a missing magnetic latch on a lovely teal thrift store backpack bag (Espirit) I got for $1 - by putting black self-stick Velcro on the flat round part of the magnetic clasp that was left on the bag, and a corresponding strip on the latch, which I secured with some stitching.

It's lovely now and for a total outlay of $2 (with lots of Velcro left over.)

By Pam from L.A., CA

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If you are washing delicate dishes in your sink, line the bottom of the link with a bath towel before filling it. This will protect your crystal and china from getting chipped on the hard sink bottom.

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This is a great idea to store all your bedding, clothes the kids have not grown into, teddy bears, material your too busy to sew up, and seasonal clothes. Well, anything soft you aren't using often. Simply take your garbage bags fill them as full as you can but still able to gather the top together. Put your vacuum attachment into the opening close the top around it. Hold it tightly turn on your vacuum and watch it shrink to about 1/4 of the size. Get the heaviest bags you can get, maybe garden bags. I'm going to get some super heavy bags from a janitor supply store. Well, happy storage.

By Brenda from Prince George BC

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My kids absolutely love this recipe, they help mix it and them paint away on their face!

Ingredients

• 1 tsp. cornstarch
• 1/2 tsp. warm water
• 1-1/2 tsp. cold cream (any brand)
• a few drops of food coloring

Directions

Mix all the ingredients in a paper cup/bowl. And if the mix is too thick you can add a few drops more water. You can paint with your fingers or a paint brush.

By crys7881 from Abilene, TX

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Tips for saving money on laundry soap. Read ideas below.

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Here's a cool link with some recipes for making your own bath oils:

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By Marnita from Cumming GA

Do you have any recipes for making bath oils? Please post them below.

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First cut some wood with it, to remove loose rust and dirt. Then scrub it with one of those plastic abrasive kitchen foam pads. Don't use the ones that have uniform small airholes, but the ones that have irregular size holes like a natural sponge and a green or blue abrasive pad on one side.

Instead of water, use CocaCola or Naval Jelly. The phosphoric acid in those will convert the iron oxide into iron phospate. Iron phosphate is a final stage salt. It can't oxidize any further and will always stay the same.

You can use Naval Jelly on anything from key files to aircraft carriers. It also works great on camper tie-down chains, that get beat up by road salt and sand.

Look for Naval Jelly at Ace hardware, not in the jam section in the grocery store. It's NOT something the boys and girls in the navy smear on their toast.

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I really want to change up my room, but don't have any money. What are some ways to make it look different?

Bookluver! from Fall, Nevada

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Does anyone know of an online jewelry website, where you can use bill me later or the bill comes with merchandise. I need a site where you do not have to have a credit card. For that matter, does anyone know of any sites like that, other than ltd. abc, figis, collectionsec?

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I am wondering if anyone has a recipe that is like the Girl Scout Tagalongs? Any recipe similar to these would be great! I did go to the copycatrecipes.com that I read about on here, but it was more like a search and I didn't see any recipes.

Thank you!

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I have dried-on wine-stains inside a crystal decanter. They are proving difficult to remove. How can I remove them?

Michael Clarke from Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

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Does anyone know what the name of this plant is? It was from my neighbor about 3 years ago. I divided it and put part in the sunny part of the garden and part in the shade. It bloomed this year in the sun. The one in the shade has not. The leaves are strap like. The nasturtium are overgrowing it.

Hardiness Zone: 9b

Thanks,
Great Granny Vi from Moorpark, CA

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I spilled a bottle of nail polish REMOVER on my bedroom carpet and my whole rooms reeks! Any suggestions on how to cut the smell? I blotted it dry, but the odor!

Sami

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How do I thoroughly clean and remove cooking stains from the stainless steel racks used to keep meat from the bottom of my baking trays during roasting?

Michael Clarke from Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

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I have a brand new hooded sweatshirt that my eldest daughter never wore. My younger daughter would like to wear it if I could "iron off" her sister's graduating year. Any suggestions on how to do this and get it all off and not scorch the material?

Sweet Melissa from Burnsville, MN

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Does anyone know what to do to get rid of wood bees that bore into the rafters of outbuildings?

Rosie from Martin, TN

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In an HGTV segment of "I want that" we saw a product that was a stick on frame to dress up bathroom mirrors. I have not been able to find out any additional information on where to find this product. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Bill from Dallas, TX

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Does anyone know of a way to remove sharpie (permanent) marker from a basketball? Someone wrote on my daughter's basketball and I'd like to remove it if possible. Thanks!

Peggygv from San Antonio, TX

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I really need help organizing my room. I don't have alot of stuff, just books and craft things, but whenever I pick my room up, it just gets messy again! Somehow stuf finds its way to the floor or bed! I'm 13 and need help on how to keep my room clean.

Bookluver! from Fallon, Nevada

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What do publishers do with magazines they don't sell? Is there a site that sells them? Is there a place that I can swap "Used" magazines?

Thanks in advance for your answers,
Katluvsbears from Coatesville, PA

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Is there anything out there for getting rid of Cat Urine smell? We have a neighbor cat that is spraying the outside of the house. In the late evening, the smell is coming inside the house.

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Safka from NW

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I have a number of boxes of fragrant body powder. I hate to give them away. What can I do with them, other than use them for body powder?

Sharon from South Illinois

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I want to do a photo collage of different family photos and also vacation photos. I want to do it in a size about 12x15 or maybe a bit larger. Does anyone have any unusual ideas for arranging the pictures? Should I put a colored background on first or stretch fabric or something? I don't want to just paste pictures together!

Thanks for the input,
Monica from PA

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We have 30 year old wallpaper that is not in too bad of condition. We tiled our kitchen floor and now looking at the wall paper, we're thinking of changing it or maybe someone out there knows a good cleaning agent to use, it's textured! Help! My mom is coming for a visit in May and I want to have it finished by then. Any solutions?

bonnsowder from Daytona Beach FL

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My son has a diamond neckland to give his bride on their wedding day, but she is planning to wear (faux) pearls. Should he give it to her the day before the wedding so she can wear it during the wedding?

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How do i remove a nail polish stain from suede? I tried spraying hair spray on it but it didn't work.

Hannah from NC

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I am wanting to make a Tee-shirt blanket for my boys with their old baseball and basketball shirts. Does anyone have any ideas? The easier the better.

Scaudle from North Carolina

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Our living room has different sized and shaped walls. I would like to paint one wall a different color but am not sure if this will work. Is this only good for square shaped rooms?

Becky O from AZ

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