Daily Thrifty Tips - July 23, 2007

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Beaded Thong Bookmarks

Beaded Bookmarks--often marketed as "Book Thongs" and sold for seven to ten dollars at bookstores, but easy to make and an excellent project to use up odd bead leftovers from other projects. These also make lovely gifts--especially if you are also giving a book!

Approximate Time 10 Minutes

Supplies:

• 12 inches of Waxed Linen Thread, Embroidery Floss, or thin ribbon
• Assorted beads and spacers--usually around ten pieces

Instructions:

1. Tie a double overhand knot or square not in one end of the thread, string, or ribbon. Be sure that the knot is bigger than the hole of the bead you wish to use (see picture)



2. String beads on the knot end of the thread, string, or ribbon. I usually add about an inch and a half's worth (see picture). Tie a knot at the end of the beads when the arrangement is to your liking. Again, be sure that the knot is bigger than the holes in the beads.



3. If you're nervous about making sure the bookmark is long enough to span a book, do a trial run with a book. Mark with your finger the appropriate length of thread, string, or ribbon (see picture).

   

4. Repeat step 2 on the other end of the thread, string, or ribbon.

5. Tie off the end so that no beads escape and you have a beaded bookmark suitable for reading or for gift giving! See the main picture for the finished product in use!

By Stephanie from Anchorage, Alaska

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Dump Truck Birthday Cake

For my son's second birthday, we had a construction zone theme. We put a new toy plastic dumptruck on the table to fill with chips (until my son wanted to play with it!), the invitations were made with hard-hat die cuts, and the cake was a truck with donut wheels. It was made from two loaf pans and a half-sheet cake which were cut to shape, stacked and frosted. For a little extra height due to the size of the donuts, there are also two waffles in the white section under the truck body, and an extra piece of cardboard under the back to support the truck bed where it goes out over the back wheels. The wheels are held in place with toothpicks.

By Regina from Rochester, NY

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Double Delight Tea Roses

My Double Delight Tea Rose is such a garden decorating dream; its fragrance surpasses the fragrance of an expensive perfume and the beauty to look at the bud and blossom of this Delight can not be described but must be seen by the human eye.

It is a joy for me to sit on my backyard deck and view this magnificent rose and the fragrance permeates the air after a rain.

I am photographing the stages of this flower and will frame the 4 x 6 photos in my home for my family and guests to enjoy the delight of these blossoms.

By WandaJo from TN

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Artemis (Long Hair Tortoise Shell)

Artemis is one year old and is a long-haired tortoiseshell cat.

Artemis came from the animal control shelter about a year ago when she was a two-pound kitten crying her head off and hanging on the bars of her cage.

She has a piece of baling wire that she loves to bat around. She also likes to chase the rainbows created by my window prisms.

She's named after the Greek goddess of the hunt. Yes, it's dorky. I'm a literature teacher.

By Stephanie from Anchorage, Alaska

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Use A Band Aid For Straight Seams

This tip is for all sewers! I'm 65 and I learned this from my mother when I was about ten or twelve. Many times it is hard to sew a straight seam because your machine's markings aren't clear or easy to see. I use an ordinary band-aid along the seam width I need. First, I fold back a small amount of the tape to make it easy to remove. Next I place the band-aid along the seam allowance starting quite a ways before the machines markings. This helps to align the fabric before it reaches the presser foot. Try it. You'll like it!

By Judy from Birmingham, AL

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A Wife's Duties (A Joke)

Three men were sitting together bragging about how they had given their new wives duties.

The first man had married a woman from Iowa and had told her that she was going to do dishes and house cleaning. It took a couple days, but on the third day, he came home to a clean house and dishes washed and put away.

The second man had married a woman from Illinois. He had given his wife orders that she was to do all the cleaning, dishes, and the cooking. The first day he didn't see any results, but the next day, he saw it was better. By the third day, he saw his house was clean, the dishes were done, and there was a huge dinner on the table.

The third man had married a girl from Oregon. He told her that her duties were to keep the house cleaned, dishes washed, lawn mowed, laundry washed and hot meals on the table for every meal. He said the first day he didn't see anything, and the second day he didn't see anything, but by the third day some of the swelling had gone down and he could see a little out of his left eye, enough to fix himself a bite to eat and load the dishwasher.

By Terri H. from NV

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Use A Daily Planner For Organizing

I know people who are pretty scattered in their thinking and life. I suggest to them to get a daily planner. You can make your own. Just get a notebook and each page is a day. Put in at least 30 days. Start with today, put down every thing you have to do today. Also put down duties for tomorrow and the next day. And so on. Put down your appointments for that whole month. In the mornings, plan what to do that day. When you accomplish that job, scratch it off. Then do the next thing on your list. When accomplished, scratch that off your list. It will give you a sense of accomplishment and also keep your life more organized. When new things come up, add them to the appropriate day. So all you have to remember in the morning is to take your book with you wherever you go, instead of trying to remember all the things in your head making your life a turmoil and confusing.

By Phyllis from Weldon, CA

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Don't Take No For An Answer

Just today I had another reminder of how true it is not to take no for an answer! I was on the phone, trying to get a credit card refund for an item I HAD returned, and at first the customer service person on the line said, "No." Now I KNEW I had returned it, so I asked to talk to a supervisor, and when I did, I got my refund NO PROBLEM!

So in these matters, remember to persevere. Often the customer service lines and other first lines of contact are there to be a barrier as much as a resource! So be persistent for better results.

By pamphyila from Los Angeles

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Buy And Use Miscellaneous Craft Scraps

One woman's remnant, is another woman's reward. Every single garage sale/estate sale, I have ever been to has had at least one bag of miscellaneous sewing notions: buttons, lace, beads, and threads for cheap. Or I've seen them tossed curbside after not selling them in their brief sale.

This is what I do as I look through it at home:

Over the years I have accumulated so many bargain or "found" all-occasion cards so that I have a bundle. The newer ones in stores are clever, have special ornamentation added to the outside, along with a few dollar increase in price. I spend a little time in the card sections of stores a few times a year, learning what/how they've made the old styles special.

Like a scrapbook page, I spend a few rare free hours enjoying the goodie bag or old jewelry box or tiny brown paper sack of bits and pieces of metallic cording, soutache trim, suede leather remnants, one-of-a-kind trims, left over from someone else's imagination/projects. I then come up with a lot of interesting ideas for improving the most boring out-of-date cards I have, starting with the oldest stack first. I do only a few at a time, in only a few categories.

If I have a card with nothing but a tall pines photo, I use the tiny leather strips for embellishing the bark, and use tiny pressed fern leaves, pre-sprayed with hair-spray, which I've pressed/saved in a phone directory, for three-dimensional leaves on the closest trees. Glue any old unused spices make up "woodsy" ground covering, (with a mini-trimmed feather) and even a tiny paper kite cut-out from a magazine illustration, thickened by glue, attached to a piece of tiny cording, "caught up" in the tree top. A single tiny layer of trimmed thin poly cotton from an old medicine bottle packaging, overlapping one of the highest branches for a cloud-covering adds curious mystique and brings back childhood memories to the recipient.

I'm careful not to make any of the embellished cards too thick for their envelopes, otherwise I must use one of the several odd larger spare card envelopes that I've accumulated from making a mistake from poor writing or messiness inside the original card that I had to toss. See, I just save and recycle as much as I can and truly enjoy doing it, for free, except for the glues, during the few odd times I have breaks, rare as those times are. Being crafty in the past does help, even as one ages. I'm planning to take some of the supplies to my mother in the Assisted Living home on a covered tray, so she might enjoy helping me "craft" to give her something to do.

This is very challenging, stimulates the imagination like working with miniatures, and doll furniture and houses, but can be enjoyed by men and boys as well, if they use the more masculine cards, various sorts of pipecleaners, wires, strings, ropes, denims and more rugged trims, even tiny things from the gumball machines, patches, plaid ribbon for neckties, ideas on men's cards: all good rainy day crafts to work along with other crafters in the home.

Once it's all complete, I add my special applicable pre-printed Holy Scripture to the inside cover, for encouragement or comfort, whatever the need may be, because I live my faith in real life.

I also save unblemished, clean cellophane flat bags from individually wrapped PopTarts, and waffles, (when I can afford them) throughout the year, so that I can use them to "final wrap" embellished cards for easier insertion into their envelopes.

Although I can never purchase gifts as I have so often over the years for folks, I find a heart is softened and moved when I take the time to make them this special sort of card. Sometimes they are more attractive than storebought.

By Lynda from TX

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Give Kids A Wet Washcloth At Bedtime

When my kids were little and we didn't have air conditioning, I would give them a cold, wet washcloth at night when they went to bed. They would put it on their foreheads. I don't know if it really cooled them down, or just distracted them, but they it did help them get to sleep on hot summer nights.

By timmel from Colorado Springs, CO

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Chemicals In Household Products

Recently I have learned about the vast amount of harmful chemicals in make up, skin care, hair care, and bath and body products. In the past, I have spent very little money on these products by buying them at Wal-mart. Now that I have educated myself on some of the ingredients, I am switching brands or making some of my own products. Check products that you use for your family at:

• http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com

By Tracey from Duluth, MN

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Leaves Turning Brown on a Nyctanthes Arbor-Tristis

I have planted a rare plant two weeks ago. New leaves started coming, but suddenly from last 3 days leaves started shrinking and leaves are slowly turning brown. I would like to know the reason and remedy for the plant. I appreciate the quick response. Its botanical name is (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis)

Hardiness Zone: 9a

Hema from Houston, TX

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Hash Browns and Black Bean Casserole

I am looking for a recipe! I ate these wonderful potatoes at a party but can't find a recipe for them. They had hash browns and black bean and cheese in the casserole. Does anyone have a recipe with at least these three items in it?

Tricia from Farnham, VA

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"SIMMER - ON" Model 439 Crockpot Manual

I am searching for a manual for a "SIMMER - ON" model 439 crock pot made by Hamilton Beach Scovill.

Pat from Salt Lake City, Utah

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Good Products for Urine Smells

Can someone recommend a product to use to permanently remove urine smells? I want to eliminate any trace of smell so my pups don't go back to the same spot to do their business.

Thanks,
Kathy from VA

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Problems Getting Pregnant

I am trying to get pregnant and having a really hard time. I do not have a menstrual cycle like a normal woman. Looking for people out there that have gotten pregnant after having the same issues as me. Please any help would be appreciative... I have tried to get pregnant over 10 years.

LESLIE from COL. OHIO

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Toilet Ring from Silicates

I have a toilet bowl ring that nothing will remove, not even hydrogen chloride 23%. I was told it was silicates in my water. I don't want to use a pumice stone. Anything else I can use?

Cathline

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What Should I Do With My 401K After Losing My Job?

Unfortunately I will be losing my job on Sept 14th. I will be 7 months pregnant at that time and my severance pay will hopefully carry us through on bills until the end of the year. However, my company has a 401k plan that I have never contributed to but they apparently have been putting money in it for me for the six years I have been here. I am 100% vested and the acct has about $2900.00 in it. What should I do with it?

It doesn't seem to be enough money to roll over into anything and I have no accounts anywhere to roll it over into. If I cash it in do they automatically take out the 10% penalty and 20% for taxes or just the penalty? Even if I got $2000.00 of it, it would go a long way to help us out financially until I recover from a third c-section, enough to look for another job. Any suggestions? Thanks.

Cindy from Lorain, Ohio

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Degenerative Disk Disease Remedies

I've been diagnosed with degenerative disk disease. I want a natural substance for restoring my bones. Any suggestions?

Joann from Cole City, GA

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Covering a Roll-up Shade

I need instructions for covering my roll up shades with fabric to match my comforter. I'm sure it can be done, I'm just not sure what adhesive to use that will remain soft and not crack up when the shade is rolled up and down.

Teresa from Lexington, SC

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Wearing Makeup With Contacts

My beauty question: I can't wear eye makeup when I wear my contact lenses--too irritating. What brands are best for contact wearers who have sensitivities?

Daria Sockey from Venus, PA

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Filler for Flower Pots

I have 15 inch flower pots. Instead of filling the whole pot with potting soil, is there anything that I can put in the bottom to fill the pot and then put the soil and flowers on top?

Hardiness Zone: 7a

Lori from Chester, VA

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Pink Stains on Blue Jeans

My son did a load of darks and he also had a brand new red shirt in with the load. The red shirt turn all his blue jeans shorts pink. Well I should say pink stains. They were washed in cold. So I'm wondering how would I get this red or pink stains out. Please help!

Thanks,
BB from Grand Rapids, MI

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Fly Deterrents that are Safe for Dogs

I have outside dogs in a grass floored compound. I have a serious fly problem. I've tried sticky fly traps. Are there any natural ways to treat the ground to deter flies, but not hurt dogs?

KC from Springfield, MO

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Squirrels Chewing Through Window Screens

How do I keep squirrels from chewing through my window screens?

We just came home to discover large pieces of bread and baked goods all over the kitchen counter, along the windows above the sink. Thinking that we had just become house mates with super-rat, I summonsed my DH to find it while I packed.

Closer investigtion (by him) revealed a tear in the screen, pushed outward, as in exit. Apparently Einstein Squirrel climbed onto my new window box and chewed his way in and out through the screen. I was somewhat relieved to find a large piece of bread outside, on top of the fence a few feet away.

We just moved here and have lots of squirrels. I love leaving my windows open, which is something we couldn't do in our previous home for safety reasons. Now this! Is this normal? OMG!


Gwen from OH

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Kitchen Counters To Go With Ivory And Beige/Gray

We have ivory painted cabinets and a new laminate floor that looks like stone tile- with beige and gray colors. We are having difficulty deciding whether to go light or dark-gray or brown/beige. Any suggested granite colors?

EM from NJ

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Keeping Oxygen Tubes On At Night

My Dad is on oxygen 24/7 and has a canula in his nose, and the tubes go around his ears to hold it on. Does anyone know of any tips to keep the thing on at night other than taping it to his head? We can't do this, of course, but any other suggestions will be appreciated!

Diane from Midwest

Editor's Note: Diane's father passed away before this could be published in a newsletter. This may be helpful to someone in the future so we will publish it. Please everyone keep Diane and her family in your thoughts and prayers.

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Training A 5 Week Old Puppy

I have a puppy bull dog, he is 5 weeks. At the moment, I'm having trouble getting him to stay. He sits when I tell him to but I have to sit him myself, like tap his bottom.

Also, he wees on the paper but doo doos on the floor. What should I do to potty train him.

P.S: He loves to bite shoes and your clothes. I know it's playing but sometimes it scares the lil one. What do I do about this?

Specta from Birmingham, England

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Uses for Pencil Stubs

What can I do with pencil stubs? These pencils have been used and sharpened by my 6 year old, until they are too short to write with them (under 2 inches long).

Brigittes from Israel

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Is It Safe To Print Coupons?

I used to have coupons when we were in the city together with our newspaper. But now that we're in the suburbs the coupons that we get are different and not enough.

I've seen websites that have coupons but they always require you to install a coupon printer. My question is - are these website safe? Especially if I am installing it in my computer?

Thanks in advance! =D
Maria from IL

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Uses for Toilet Tanks

What uses can there be for a plastic toilet tank? I just replaced 2 of them, and have 2 spare tanks in perfect exterior condition (the mechanism was faulty). I am looking for ideas to recycle them. I was thinking of using them as planters, but they are quite deep and still have tubes within them, and don't know what kind of plant could benefit from the depth. Are there any other ideas out there?

Thanks,
Brigittes from Israel

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Leather Fading on a Dooney and Bourke Bag

I have a Dooney and Bourke bubblegum colored "IT" bag. The pink leather has started to appear faded, almost whitish and there are a few spots like that on the purse? Does anyone know why this happens or how to clean it? Thanks!

Isabel from TX

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Strawberry Shortcake Invitations

I need help wording an invitation for my daughters 3 year old strawberry shortcake birthday party.

SJB#1 from Houston, TX

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Preventing Litter Box Odor

HELP! My flat is very small and the whole place smells like a litter box! I bought some clumping litter, litter freshener and about a million air fresheners but nothing seems to work.

I love my cat sooo much but I don't think I can deal with this stink!

One thing about the clumping litter though, now I've been using it for 2 days - OMG my cat does the HUGEst wee's! Are they normally so big?

Kirstie from UK

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Kennel Cough Home Remedies

I just brought a new dog home from the pound I believe he has kennel cough. He doesn't cough a whole lot but sure has a runny nose. Here is my problem: I have other dogs that have been vaccinated but I still want a preventative. I also have a litter of puppies from a foster that I am scared will catch it because they are only 3 weeks old. I was wondering is i can give him a penicillin shot that is human grade. I take them myself when I get sick. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Rachael from Phoenix

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Kitten Chewing on Wires

I have a kitten and she is chewing up wires. How do you stop that?

Abigail from Boaz, KY

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Homemade Notepads

I would like to make some small notepads for my daughters and wonder if anyone knows if there is a product to use to hold the sheets together at the top. If you have a "homemade" suggestion, that would be better. Thanks so much.

Sandy from Oneonta, NY

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Tomato Stains On Clothing

I have a t-shirt mostly white with some black designs on it and I have I believe a tomato stain and I have tried everything to get it out but no luck. I heard Simple Green gets any and everything out. Should I try that and hope it does not ruin the black design?

Paula from Tacoma, WA

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Crafting for Fun and Money!

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Old Fashioned Soda Fountain Treats (Part 3 - Sundaes)

Well, here we are with part three of our "walk down Memory Lane". I sure hope you enjoy these recipes as much as I did. The basic construction of a sundae is ice cream in the bottom with a topping and garnishes on top.

Sundaes

• Hot Fudge Sundae: Vanilla ice cream, hot fudge whipped cream, 1 large maraschino cherry, chopped nuts (optional). Arrange in a sundae dish and eat.
• Strawberry Sundae (Red and White): 1 scoop of vanilla Ice cream, strawberry ice cream topping, a few slices of strawberry for garnish.
• Double Strawberry Sundae (Red All Over): 1 scoop strawberry ice cream, strawberry topping slices of strawberry for garnish.
• Pineapple Sundae (Sunshine): 1 scoop of vanilla ice cream, pineapple topping, and crushed pineapple and orange slices for garnish.
• CMP (Chocolate, Marshmallow, and And Peanuts): This sundae is made by topping vanilla ice cream with both chocolate and marshmallow sauces. Finish with chopped peanuts and serve.
• Tin Roof Sundae: Assemble in a sundae dish, vanilla ice cream and top with chocolate sauce. Sprinkle with whole red skinned Spanish peanuts, holding the whipped cream.
• Chop Suey Sundae: 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup water, 1/4 cup raisins, 1/4 cup dates, 2 scoops vanilla ice cream, 1/4 cup flaked coconut, 1/4 cup chow mein noodles. Boil the water and sugar together for 5 minutes and then add the raisins and dates. Pour over the ice cream and top with the noodles.
• Dionne Surprise (Quints born in the 1930's): 5 scoops vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, 5 Maraschino cherries, 1/4 cup crushed pineapple, 1/4 cup crushed strawberries. Line up the scoops in a banana split dish. Top each scoop with a dollop of whipped cream and a cherry. Place the crushed pineapple along one side of the dish and the crushed strawberries along the opposite side of the dish.
• The All-American Sundae: 1/4 cup marshmallow syrup, 2 scoops vanilla ice cream, 2 Tbsp. crushed Maraschino cherries, 2 Tbsp. blueberries. Pour half of the marshmallow syrup into the bottom of a tulip glass and add the ice cream. Top with the rest of the marshmallow syrup and place the cherries on one side of the glass and the blueberries on the opposite side, leaving a white stripe down the middle.
• Washington Monument Sundae: 1/4 cup chocolate syrup, 6 scoops of different flavored ice creams, 1/4 cup raspberry syrup, 1 large banana (cut into disks), 1/4 cup nuts, 1 large banana (cut in half across it's width), whipped cream, candy sprinkles (red and blue), Maraschino cherries, 5 small American flags. Into your tallest glass, place a tablespoon of chocolate syrup and add a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Add 1 tablespoon of raspberry syrup and a few banana disks. Continue to add in the above order, the layers of ice cream, bananas, syrups, and nuts. When finished layering the ice cream, top with the halved banana in a mound of whipped cream. Sprinkle with the candies and put the cherries around the outside rim of the glass. Top with the American flags.
• The Bee Hive: Place 1/2 oz of pure honey in the bottom of a sundae glass. Add 2 dippers vanilla ice cream and then drizzle 1 oz of pure honey over the top. Sprinkle with chopped roasted salted almonds and garnish with whipped cream and a cherry.
• The Chocolate Rice Crispy: Place 1/2 of Chocolate topping in the bottom of a sundae glass, add 2 dippers of vanilla ice cream, and cover with 1 oz of chocolate topping and a good portion of Rice Kris pies. Garnish with whipped cream and a cherry.
• Carnival Sundae: Vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce, warm popcorn, freshly popped Spanish peanuts. Place ice cream in a bowl. Top with warm caramel sauce. Sprinkle with popcorn and peanuts.
• Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Vanilla ice cream, hot fudge sauce, whipped cream, Spanish peanuts, Maraschino cherries.
• Hot Fudge Cake Sundae: Brownies (warm), vanilla ice cream, hot fudge sauce, whipped cream, Spanish peanuts, Maraschino cherries. Place brownie on a dessert plate. Top with a little hot fudge then 1 scoop of ice cream. Finish with more hot fudge, be sure it drizzles down the sides. Spoon on whipped cream, sprinkle with nuts and top with cherry.
• Pure Ecstasy Sundae: Chocolate ice cream, hot fudge sauce, gourmet quality chocolate bar, coarsely chopped toasted almonds, whipped cream.
• Cinnamon Surprise Sundae: Coffee ice cream, hot fudge sauce, chopped chocolate and almonds. Top with whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon.
• Strawberry Shortcake Sundae: Shortcake strawberry ice cream, strawberry preserves, whipped cream, whole strawberries for garnish.
• Cherry Cheesecake Sundae: 1 cup cherry pie filling, 2 teaspoons almond extract (divided), 3 ounces cream cheese (softened), 1/4 cup powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon milk, vanilla ice cream. In a small bowl, combine pie filling and 1 tsp. extract; set aside. In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, milk and remaining extract. Spoon ice cream into dessert dishes; top with cream cheese and cherry mixtures.
• S'more Sundae: Rocky Road ice cream topped hot fudge sauce, mini-marshmallows, whipped cream and graham cracker crumbs.
• Leaning Tower of Oreo Sundae: Using chocolate fudge swirl ice cream as cement, stack as many Oreos as you can. Drizzle minty fudge sauce over the top and finish with whipped cream and a homemade Italian flag.
• Go Nuts Sundae: Peanut butter cup ice cream is topped with hot fudge, broken-up peanut butter cups, peanut brittle and a garnish of whipped cream, grated chocolate and a cherry.
• Colorado Avalanche: One scoop of eight different ice creams topped with nuts, hot fudge, strawberry topping, caramel topping, chopped Oreos, cherries and chopped Milky Ways. Top with whipped cream.
• The Brownie Trooper: Fudge brownie topped with chocolate chip ice cream, minty fudge sauce, mint-flavored whipped cream, mixed nuts and a cherry.
• Mount St. Helens: Vanilla ice cream hot fudge, malted milk powder, whipped cream, and, if you can take the heat, a sprinkle of red hots.

Now for our grand finale

• The All American Banana Split: One banana cut in half, one scoop each of vanilla, chocolate and strawberry Ice cream laid down the center of the split banana, topped with chocolate sauce on the strawberry ice cream, pineapple sauce on the vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce on the chocolate ice cream. Lots of whipped cream, (The canned whip cream is the best for this) and top it all off with a cherry.

Now if any of you know of different or unusual ice cream confections recipes and would like to share, please post them in the feedback section.

You scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream!

Here is the first two parts of this series

• Old Fashioned Soda Fountain Treats (Part 1)
• Old Fashioned Soda Fountain Treats (Part 2 - Shakes and Malts)

Next week: Sauces. Debra will wrap up by giving us several recipes for creating your own sundae toppings.

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Saving Money on Long Distance

Tips for saving money on calling long distance. Post your ideas!

Use Your Cell Phone

I get free nights and weekends, eliminating the need to pay for long distance. Plus, I get caller ID free on the phone. I have T-mobile service and save a ton.

By wheelbarrow_1

Calling Cards or a Cellphone

By Robin

USA DataNet

By Barbara

Editor's Note: There is a website like this that I have used for a number of years called OneSuite.com. You have to dial a long number to call long distance but you can program it into your phone.

Wal-Mart Phone Card

By Alica

Take Advantage Of Free Weekends

By Sandy

Call People On The Same Network

By Harlean from Arkansas

Momentum Phone Service

I have never had a problem with them, their customer service is excellent and I have had them for two years now.

By Fran Marie

Reload Your Phone Card

By Dani

Pay By Minute Plan

By Sandy

VOIP - Vonage

By Randy

ECG Long Distance Or Just Use Email

Another option is to use email and written letters in place of phone calls some of the time.

By Papillon

Shop Around For Phone Cards

By Ladyjudy

Spring PCS

By Kidseatfree

Compare Your Phone Company Rates First

By BrookesMommy

Make Sure Long Distance Is Canceled On Your Home Phone

P.S. The man at the phone company didn't even know if we "had" to have a long distance carrier. He had to put me in touch with a customer care rep.

By LizCar

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Homemade Candle Scents

Homemade scents for candlemaking.

Use Essential Oil

By Susan

Recycle Old Candles

By Lisa

Use Extracts For Baking

By Leigh-Ann

I just tried making candles for the first time last night. I couldn't find any peppermint scent, so I just got peppermint extract. I also had some lemon extract lying around the house. My friend came over and we tried the lemon first, doing three eyedroppers full. When we lit them, we couldn't smell anything. Then we made a peppermint one and did about six or seven full eyedroppers and you can smell it if you get your nose right up to the rim of the container. i don't know if it was the essential oils, the creme wax, or the stearine that did it, but it smelled fine in the pot.

By Kassie

What are you tips for adding scent to homemade candles? Post them below.

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