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Yarn Wrapped Bottle Vase

Yarn Wrapped Bottle VaseRecycle old bottles of all shapes and sizes into colorful vases, by wrapping them with yarn. This is a guide about yarn wrapped bottle vase.

White Rain Barrel

Rain Barrels for Practically FreeBy asking around at various businesses you may be able to find suitable plastic barrels to make your own rain barrels for little or no cost. This is a guide about rain barrels for practically free.

Granny square flag afghan.

Stars and Stripes Granny Square AfghanThis flag afghan is made of hundreds of small granny squares that are the stitched together. This is a guide about stars and stripes granny square afghan.

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Red, White, and Blue Bundt Cake RecipeThis is a guide about red, white, and blue bundt cake recipe. This patriotic cake is perfect for a 4th of July birthday or for a picnic or party for the holiday.

Mini Raspberry Cheesecakes

Mini Raspberry CheesecakesThese delicious, single serving cheesecakes are sure to be a hit with your family or guests. This is a guide about mini raspberry cheesecakes.

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Crockpot Baked Potato Soup RecipeEnjoy the flavor of a baked potato with all the toppings when you make and serve this delicious soup. This page contains a crockpot baked potato soup recipe.

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Gardening Tips and Advice

Snow Trillium

Growing Snow Trillium (Wake-Robin)Snow trillium can be a fragile plant to get started, but if you can give it a good foothold it will be a lovely flower to enjoy in your yard for years to come. This is a guide about growing snow trillium (Wake-Robin).

Crepe Myrtle branch with blossoms

Starting a Crape Myrtle from a CuttingCrape myrtles can successfully be started from both hard and soft wood cuttings. This is a guide about starting a crape myrtle from a cutting.

Saving Zinnia Seeds

Saving Zinnia SeedsThis is a guide about saving zinnia seeds. You can grow zinnias year after year by saving the seeds from this year's flowers for planting next season.

Upside down wine bottle in flower pot.

Using Wine Bottle to Water PlantsMany types of bottles can filled with water and inverted in a plant to give it a constant supply of water for a while. This can be a very helpful way to ensure your plants have water if you are away on vacation. This is a guide about using wine bottle to water plants.

Two echinacea flowers

Dividing PerennialsThis is a guide about dividing perennials. Growing perennials is like having a plant factory in your own backyard. You will need to periodically divide and transplant these hardy flowers. Done properly this will provide you with a host of new plants.

Weeping Cherry Tree

Saving My Weeping Cherry TreeThese beautiful ornamentals are subject to damage and neglect that can put them in danger of dying. This is a guide about saving my weeping cherry tree.

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Videos

A thumb piano made from bobby pins stapled to a piece of wood.

Bobby Pin Thumb PianoA piece of wood, a handful of bobby pins and a stapler is all you need to create a DIY thumb piano. Learn how to make it in this short video.

A felt pocket resembling a carrot with money poking out of the top.

Felt Carrot Money PocketThese adorable felt pockets resemble carrots and are perfect for giving Easter cash. Learn how to make them in this short video.

A flower brooch made from a tape measure.

Tape Measure Flower BroochTake an ordinary tape measure, a button and a pin back to create this pretty flower brooch. Learn how to make it in this short video.

A jar that has been painted to look like a pineapple.

Pineapple Gift JarPineapples are a symbol of hospitality and these cute jars would make a perfect hostess gift. Learn how to make it in this short video.

A confetti launcher made from a toilet paper tube, decorated in red, white and blue for the 4th of July.

Toilet Paper Tube Confetti LauncherThese cute confetti launchers are a great way to celebrate the 4th of July without dangerous fireworks. Learn how to make them in this short video.

A crocheted cowl infinity scarf with a wave pattern.

Waves CowlThis beautiful crocheted infinity scarf has a wavy texture created from the stitches. It would make a perfect gift. Learn how to make it in this short video.

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Bottle of white glue like Elmer's Glue.

Use Elmer's Glue as a Face MaskA common household paper glue can be used as a facial mask to remove dry skin. This is a guide about use Elmer's glue as a face mask.

Summer Fresh Tomato Pie for One

Summer Fresh Tomato Pie for OneWhen you have an abundance of tomatoes, this recipe makes a small cheesy pie to enjoy all by yourself. This page contains a summer fresh tomato pie for one.

cooked naan bread

Yeast Free Naan Bread RecipeNaan bread can be made without yeast so it is a fast delicious option as snack or side with a meal. This is a guide about yeast free naan bread recipe.

A cat that is not feeling well resting.

Urinary Blockage in Cats (Feline Urinary Syndrome)Your vet can help your cat with this problem, but the cat's diet may contribute to why this has happened. This is a guide about urinary blockage in cats (feline urinary syndrome).

Gluten Free Cobbler from Frozen Peaches

Gluten Free Cobbler Using Frozen PeachesPeach cobbler cobbler can be enjoyed year round if you use frozen peaches. This page contains gluten free cobbler using frozen peaches.

A package of Umbrian Lentil Soup by the Fig Food Company.

Umbrian Lentil Soup ReviewsThis is a guide about Umbrian lentil soup reviews. The Fig Food Company make this wholesome soup that cooks in its own packaging.

Questions

Removing a Rust Stain from a Composite Granite SinkHow do I remove a rust stain from granite composite sink?

Puppy Pooping in Crate During the Day

Puppy Pooping in Crate During the DayMy 4 month old puppy keeps pooping in her crate whenever I go to work. She just scatters it everywhere and lays in it! She is locked up for 8 hours during the day, but I also lock her up at night. She doesn't poop at night.

Quantity of Cubed Meat Needed for 70 PeopleHow many lbs. of cubed meat would I need to feed 70 people?

Is My Puppy a Pure Bred Pit?

Is My Puppy a Pure Bred Pit?I've had her since she was 2 wks. Her mom is definitely a pure bred, but I was told the father was a brown and white taller bully, but I am unsure of the owner's honesty. Her mother was supposedly not feeding which I believe because she was very sluggish. She is 12 weeks old now! 1 image is her mom.

Organizing Business Name IdeasI am trying to start up my own organizing business and am having a difficult time coming up with a name. I was trying to use both or one of my initials (MI) or my three boys initials (CLJ). I am just getting nowhere.

Double AA Battery Left a Burn Mark on Oak Table - mark on table

Double AA Battery Left a Burn Mark on Oak TableI left a double AA battery on the table and it left a burn on it. I tried to clean it with baking soda and sand it some, but don't know how far I should sand it. The rectangle shape of battery is still there. Do I keep sanding it?

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Finding Home Repair Help for Low Income Families

Close up of a roof being installed

Finding Roof Repair Assistance for Seniors

Tiny black bugs next to a penny for scale.

Tiny Black Bugs in the Kitchen

A man with a nail gun performing roof repairs.

Getting Financial Assistance for Roof...

Musty Smell in the Basement

Getting Rid of a Musty Smell in the Basement

Itching from a bug bite.

Identifying Little Black Biting Bugs

Daycare

Slogan Ideas for a Daycare

A woman in pain wearing dentures.

Remedies for Pain from Wearing Dentures

Brown squirrel eating

Keeping Squirrels from Digging in Plants

A pair of eyeglasses on an open laptop.

Removing Anti-Reflective Coating from Glasses

Kitten

Treating a Kitten with Eye Discharge

Woman Cleaning Bathtub

Cleaning a Fiberglass Tub

A man cutting down a tree.

Selling Trees on Your Land for Lumber

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Identifying Flying Insects

Weeds Between Bricks

Preventing and Killing Weeds Between Bricks

A wood table.

Fixing a Wood Table With a Nail Polish Remover Stain

Making a Mosquito Trap

Making a Mosquito Trap

Homemade Cat Repellents

Homemade Cat Repellents

Bee on Hummingbird Feeder

Keeping Bees Out of the Hummingbird Feeder

Hummingbird perched on a feeder.

Keeping Ants Out of the Hummingbird Feeder

Dog laying on beige carpet next to a vacuum

Cleaning Urine Odors from Carpet

A woman holding her nose.

Locating the Source of a Foul Smell in House

Picture of a red striped shirt in a washer.

Removing Dye Transfers from Clothing

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Getting Rid of Ants in the Kitchen

Chalked-browed mockingbird opening its mouth.

Getting Rid of Mockingbirds

A bunch of ants on a white background.

Identifying Small Black Bugs

Dog Standing on Carpet

Preventing a Dog From Peeing on Carpet and Rugs

A woman with cleaning supplies.

Name Ideas for a Cleaning Business

Cleaning shiny counter top with a cloth

Restoring the Shine on a Formica Countertop

Closeup of Gray Squirrel

Keeping Squirrels Out of Fruit Trees

Freezing Whipped Cream. Making Whipped Cream

Freezing Whipped Cream

pressure washing concrete

Removing Sap from Concrete

Troubleshooting a Smoke Detector

Troubleshooting a Smoke Detector

Bug Bites

Getting Rid of Invisible Biting Bugs

A garter snake in grass.

How to Get Rid of Garter Snakes

Adult Day Care

Name Ideas for Adult Day Care Service

Tinted eye glasses on white.

How to Tint Eyeglasses at Home

Faucet running in a kitchen that uses well water.

Removing Sulfur Smell from a Well Water System

Tiny Orange Bug

Getting Rid of Tiny Orange Biting Bugs

Flower Beds

Killing Weeds in Flower Beds

Shelf Life of Tuna Packaged in Pouches

Man tinkering with a riding mower.

Troubleshooting a Riding Lawn Mower That Won't Start

Ants on the wall of a house.

Homemade Ant Killer Recipes

Gloved hand using a spray bottle to spray a week growing in a driveway crack

Using Bleach as a Weed Killer

Craftsman Riding Mower

Craftsman Riding Mower Won't Start

Spooning coffee ground into a plants soil.

Plants That Like Coffee Grounds

Uses for Plastic Bottle Caps

Uses for Plastic Bottle Caps

Cleaning Clothes

Cleaning Clothes That Have Yellowed

Finding a Lost Relative, Genealogy Study

Finding a Lost Relative

Cedar Chest

Removing Mothball Odor From a Cedar Chest

Weeds Between Pavers

Removing Weeds Between Pavers

Refrigerator

Cleaning a Refrigerator Gasket

Tomato Plants Not Blooming

Tomato Plants Not Blooming

Grass Growing in Pavement Cracks

Solutions for Grass Growing in Pavement...

An ink pen in a blue leather purse.

How to Remove Ink from Leather

woman dying hair

Using Leftover Hair Dye

Electric Smoke Detector

Electric Smoke Detector Won't Stop Beeping

Black billed magpie

How can I get rid of the magpies but keep the rest of the birds?

Ironing Polyester

Removing Shiny Iron Marks on Polyester Clothing

Charcoal

Using Charcoal to Remove Odors

Sink with hair dye stains

Removing Hair Dye from a Bathroom Sink

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Discouraging Cats from Spraying the Outside of a...

Spider Hanging on web Outside

Getting Rid Of Spiders Outside House

Toilet bowl

Cleaning Toilet Bowl Stains

13th Birthday Party Ideas for Girls

13th Birthday Party Ideas for Girls

A blue above ground swimming pool.

Cleaning an Above Ground Pool

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