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Vol. 7, Num. 106, May 30 2008 (Read It Online) We have lots of new requests today. Please look them over and see if you have any advice to offer. Have a wonderful weekend! Thanks for reading, Susan
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I love kale and color so what better plant than Red Russian Kale!
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Rate It: Link: Recycled Plastic Hobo Handbag Crochet this cute hobo handbag with recycled plastic grocery bags. Here is the free link to the pattern and tutorial. By Cindy from WA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf69617041.tip.html
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Rate It: Kimba is 3 years old. I got him from a friend. Kimba loves to travel so whenever we go for a trip to our holiday place we take him. When we are home, he likes to sleep with the teddybears and dolls.
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Rate It: Craft Project: Baby Cradle Purse
This is also sometimes called a Church Purse. It is crocheted using a dishwashing detergent bottle for a base. Any oval bottle will work. When it is closed it is a purse, and opened it is a baby cradle.
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Rate It: These tiger lilies are in the Conservatory at Biltmore Estate in Ashville, NC.
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Rate It: Craft Project: Cookie Cutter Garden Stakes
Garden art can be beautiful and functional at the same time. Here is an easy and inexpensive project that allows you to add a personalized touch to your garden and potted plants. With supervision, this project is an easy one for kids, and best of all, no 'crafty' skills are required.
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Contacting Companies for Complaint Resolution Telephone your local library and ask for the "Business Section". Once someone answers, tell them you want the name, title and address of the CEO, President, (whatever) and also the same for your local District Manager of the Company in question. Send your complaint to the CEO and President, copy to the Sr. V.P., the District Manager and your local store manager of whom you are not finding resolution to your problem. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf36254004.tip.html
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Rate It: Do you throw away party bags that you receive gifts in? Save them and reuse them. Did you get one and now it's ripped or has writing on it? Cut the bag apart and save the section of paper that is still good and use it as wrapping paper! It is heavy duty, folds up easily in your wrapping paper storage box and will save a tree and another trip to the store! Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf45135951.tip.html
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Rate It: Mr. Clean Magic Eraser for Cleaning a Granite Sink The best way to clean a granite sink. Scrub lightly using a Mr Clean Magic Eraser, it takes seconds. Rinse and dry, and your sink will look fabulous! Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf43577638.tip.html
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Rate It: Not long ago, we were invited to a cookout amongst friends. During the party, one couple announced their oldest son was going to be moving out and sharing an apartment with some friends. They asked if anyone had any furnishings they no longer wanted. They'd be glad to come after them for the boys. A few weeks later, we learned the boys got several pieces of furniture, as well as some appliances and knick-knacks from different as a result of this request. It gave the folks getting rid of the items a sense of helping some young adults getting started in this big world. It saved the young men a tremendous amount of time of not having to search the classifieds or going all over searching for these items, not to mention the money they all saved! Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf64874252.tip.html
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Rate It: Use a 2 Quart Pitcher for Sugar I came in from the store having bought sugar on sale, and was looking for another cannister to put it in when I spied the new 2 quart lidded pitcher I had picked up at the dollar store the day before. Sure enough - the pitcher makes a great and handy container for sugar. A 4 lb bag fills it to the top and the slotted spout allows me to pour the sugar just easily enough for measuring - A 2 quart or less size is about as heavy as I would go depending on the strength of the lid and the handle - it's easy to grip,and no spills. I was tickled pink! Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf41079550.tip.html
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Rate It: Use Shredded Paper Under Tomato Plants While reading uses for newspaper, I thought I would share an idea given to me by a friend a couple of years ago. Putting shredded paper around your tomato plants helps keep tomatoes off the ground so they don't rot. Works really well and shredded paper just gets tilled into ground every year and decomposes in time. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf89752197.tip.html
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Rate It: Make Lemon Syrup For Custom Lemonade We use extra sugar this time of year for lemonade as the weather warms up, but hubby likes his drinks a LOT sweeter and stronger than I prefer mine, so I make a syrup of lemon juice and sugar and keep it in a pitcher in the fridge. We each can pour a glass of water and add the lemon syrup to taste. It works very well for us. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf41085282.tip.html
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Rate It: Use Old Books to Make a Handbag I saw instructions on how to make a handbag out of an old book cover on the net - which intrigues me. You just cut off the cover and then it's lined, fabric sides added and put on a handle! I would line it with contact paper - to make it more resistant to stains, etc. And use a chain to make it a shoulder purse! You could also make other interesting boxes, etc. from the covers. Some of the old ones are so nice, I have bought them just for the covers! A funky evening purse? Thought I would share the idea. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf26489194.tip.html
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Rate It: Last night for dinner I had Stouffer's Lasagna - baked in the oven. I always like to have either garlic toast or breadsticks when I serve Lasagna, but realized that I'd failed to buy some. Then it dawned on me! Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf34113036.tip.html
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My church is having a Thanksgiving tea in November. This will be our 2nd thanksgiving tea. We had different color table last year and we had a lady to speak on "Oh Give Thanks". I would like some more ideas of what different things we can do. We did have a dinner. The donation was $10.00. What kind of decorations should I have? What kind of food should I serve? If you have any ideas what I should do I'm asking for help. Thank You. Please let me no soon. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf38769432.tip.html
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Rate It: Looking For Lean Pocket Coupons Do you know where I can locate Lean Pocket coupons? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf86105167.tip.html
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Rate It: Looking For Recipe For Banana Fudge Pops I am looking for the recipe for banana fudge pops. If anyone can give me the recipe I would appreciate it very much. Thanks. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf29752802.tip.html
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Rate It: I've got an aluminum cake pan with a pin hole on the bottom. Any suggestions as to how to fix it? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf85184280.tip.html
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Rate It: Using Garlic To Keep Beetles Away Can you please tell me how or if I can use regular garlic from the super market to keep beetles off of my roses? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf30500654.tip.html
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Rate It: Making Simple, Quick Twine Plant Hangers I need to make some quick, simple twine plant hangars. I don't have time to learn macrame at this point, but looking for plant hanger ideas using twine. I have a lot of houseplants that I want to sell at the neighborhood yard sale and would like to display the hanging plants. Thanks. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf59324375.tip.html
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Rate It: How much water do Marigold seeds require without over watering? I do not have a green thumb but want to get a garden going. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf22899591.tip.html
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Rate It: Flooring for an Outdoor Kennel What would be the best flooring for a outside dog kennel? We have 2 large dogs and 3, 3mo puppies. Waste is getting out of hand and killing the grass. Any ideas: gravel, wood chips, just plain concrete? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf22774867.tip.html
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Rate It: Does Cat Faeries Product Work? I was looking for a product that will take out urine odor and keep my cat from going there again. I found a product called Cat Faeries and was wondering if anyone has tried this product and if it works? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf80644143.tip.html
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Rate It: Cleaning Fabric Blinds Without Removing From Window What is the best way to clean fabric blinds without removing them from the window? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf49296978.tip.html
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Rate It: St. Bernard With Skin Problems My family has an St. Bernard and he been having some skin problems. First of all he has a smell to him and all he does is itch himself all the time! He has red spots on him and his hair falls out were ever he has these problems which is all over his legs and stomach and paws and on his neck. I was just hoping someone could maybe tell me what to try for these skin problems for him! Thanks if anyone at all could help at all! Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf59214967.tip.html
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Rate It: Tomato Plants with Yellow Leaves My problem is that our tomato leaves are turning yellowish brown around the edges. Also on some of them the tops have died out. They are not looking like they are going to survive. What is causing this and what can I do about it? We have them in a bed in our back yard close to the garage. We have had tomatoes in this spot for several years now but have never had this problem. The plants we bought from a local store. But am not sure where they are actually from. But we also have some plants that we got from friends and they started theirs from seed. They are doing the same thing. Can anyone help here. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Hardiness Zone: 6a Evelyn from St. Maries, Idaho Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf482428.tip.html
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Rate It: Ideas For Pre-Wedding Couples Party My sister-in-law is getting married in November. She and her fiance want to have a couples party before they get married. Any neat ideas on what the theme could be? They are wanting to do something in conjunction with a football game. The only ideas that I have are a 'stock the pantry' party. A guy friend is throwing a 'stock the pantry' just for the guys. Any other ides would be greatly appreciated! Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf16030797.tip.html
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Rate It: Recipe For Cheese Filled Corn Dogs I have been looking forever it seems to find a recipe for Cheese corn dogs. Not sure if this is what you call them. Instead of having a wiener in them, it is cheese and the corn meal outside, on a stick that they deep fry like a corn dog. I've gotten them many times while shopping at the Mall at walk-up eateries and you can get mustard to dip them in if you want. How do you make these and where can you buy them? I can't find them in grocery stores. Please help. I love them. Thanks. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf97978979.tip.html
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Rate It: Safety Concerns For Dodge Chargers What safety issues have been reported about Dodge Chargers, 2006 and later? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf31286095.tip.html
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Rate It: Keeping Cell Phones Cool In The Sun My family went to a water amusement park where they offer locker rentals. Considering that the lockers are located in the full and blazing sun, cell phones were left at home. Because thefts do happen to unattended beach bags, they could not leave the cell phones there, either. Suggestions for keeping a cell phone cool (but not too cool) in a locker? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf12610799.tip.html
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Rate It: Attaching Pieces of a Tea Set to Tile I want to attach broken pieces of a miniature tea set to tile and use as a back splash in my kitchen-with a 3-D effect. Any ideas? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf45401846.tip.html
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Rate It: Preventing Lizards from Getting in House Where can I purchase the electric lizard repellent? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf395175.tip.html
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Rate It: We have removed 9 gardener snakes and drove them about 5 miles away and dropped them in a swampy area. One snake had his tail missing, and 2 weeks later, we just caught another gardener snake with his tail missing. Same sized snake as the previous snake removed. With this distance in play, can they find their way back home to our garden area and yard? Thank you for the help. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf75059404.tip.html
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Using 'Kitchen Waste' To Fertilize Plants Question:I want to fertilize my plants with "kitchen waste" instead of chemicals. How do I use coffee grounds for hydrangeas if used grounds are not acidic enough?
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Rate It: Keeping Algae from Growing in a Pond Question:I have a pond that measures about 30' across and is about 5' deep in the very center, and I want to keep algae from forming without having to treat the water with chemicals, or clutter the pond with plants to block out the sunlight. I have seen ponds that are larger than mine and they have no plants and they are in direct sunlight and the water looks clean.
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