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Make Your Own White Out (Liquid Paper)?How do you make or reuse old White Out (liquid paper)?

 

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Making a Collapsible PVC Pipe Garment Hanger?In a magazine I saw a picture of a garment hanger made of PVC pipe. Being disabled, I must sit to do my ironing, so this would be ideal to have next to the ironing board to hang the ironed clothes on rather than having to get up and down to hang them in the closet one at a time.

 

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Making a Mini Green House?I want to start a small green house inside and would like to know how to start the seeds to be put out later. Any help would be appreciated.

 

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Making Oil For Effusion Lamps?I would love to have the recipe so I can make my own effusion oil for my diffuser lamp. The oil is so expensive when you buy it in stores. Does anyone know how to make it? Thanks.

 

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Playdough Recipe?I am looking for a playdough recipe that I can bake. I've tried the salt dough before and it never works out. Any ideas? Thanks.

 

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Banana Peel Shoe Shine?How do I make a shoe shine from banana peel?

 

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Homemade Static Guard Recipe?Does anyone have a recipe for making a "static guard"? I can't stand the fumes from the aerosol.

 

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Making Foaming Hand Sanitizer?How can I make my own foaming hand sanitizer? I use a Germ X brand I love, but the main ingredient is benzalkonium Chloride,.13 %. There are other ingredients, which may be the foaming properties....

 

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Homemade Baby Soap?I would like to know how to make baby soap which is very safe for babies.

 

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Homemade Charging Station?Has anyone made their own electronics charging station?

 

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Making Brick Feet Warmers?An old friend heated some bricks on his wood stove, wrapped them in a towel and used them to keep my 'always cold' feet warm in bed during a bad cold snap.

 

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Fiberglass Furniture?I want know how to manufacture FRP furniture and any other FRP products such as, doors.

 

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Decorating Wood Furniture?Does anyone know how to make furniture similar to the piece pictured? I would like to make one as a gift for a friend's birthday. Thank you.

 

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Fragrance Lamp Oil Recipe?I need a recipe for essential oil fragrance for catalyst burner. Can anyone help?

 

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Fragrance Lamp Oil Recipe?Does anyone have directions for making my own catalyst lamp oil?

 

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Whipped Cream Cheese?I cannot find Philadelphia "Whipped" cream cheese in "Fat Free". I bought some Fat Free and am looking on ways to make it into a "Whipped" version. I do not know what to add to the fat free cream cheese in order to whip it; fat free milk? Thanks.

 

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Preserving Homemade Aloe Vera Gel?How do you preserve homemade Aloe Vera gel?

 

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Building a Pet Gate?How can I make an inexpensive pet gate for a wide opening? It will be used inside the kitchen so it will need to look nice as well.

 

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Build Your Own Sofa?How can I make a sofa?

 

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Making Your Own Flarp?I would like to find the recipe for flarp.

 

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Making a Garden Bench?How do I make a garden bench?

 

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Homemade Shaving Cream Recipe?Does anyone have a recipe for home made shaving cream?

 

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Body Wash Recipe?Does anyone have a recipe for body wash?

 

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Fragrance Lamp Oil Recipe?Can you use candle fragrance oil in lamp oil?

 

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Catalytic Aroma Fuel?What is the best recipe for mixing fragrance oil to burn in a catalytic burner?

 

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Recipe for Bubble Soap?How can I make bubbles for my little one?

 

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Making Bookshelves On the Stair Rails?How do I make a bookcase shelves on the rail of a stairs? I have a small space house. Thank you.

 

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Homemade Body Mist?How do you make your own vanilla body splash/spray? Thanks.

 

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Homemade Shoe Shine Using Gumamela?How do I make homemade shoeshine using Gumamela?

 

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Homemade Laundry Detergent Not Getting Clothes Clean?Has anyone had trouble with homemade laundry detergent? I made a batch using the recipe: 1 bar of shredded soap, 1 cup washing soda, and 1 cup borax. It called for using a tablespoon in the wash.

 

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Hose for Filling Multiple Water Bottles Simultaneously?Has anyone designed and made a hose that could fill lots of 2 liter bottles at the same time?

 

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Making a Space Saving Kitchen Table?Does anyone have an idea or instructions for making a space saving kitchen table that attaches to a windowsill, maybe folding under the window?

 

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Making a Seat Lift from a Recliner?How can a seat lift be made for a recliner chair? I need one badly. If anyone has a clue please let me know. Thank you.

 

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Making Your Own Coffee Packets?To save messing with coffee grounds while camping in our RV, I would like to make coffee pouches ahead of our trips. Then I could just place them in the coffeepot and throw away the used pouch when done. Has anyone done this?

 

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Making Lanyards for Water Bottles?I have seen neck lanyards for plastic pop or water bottles. Does anyone know how to make these, or the kind that clips on a belt loop?

 

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Making Your Own Desiccant Packets for Closet Dehumidifier?Does anyone have a formula for a homemade packet for a closet dehumidifier? In the summer I go through 1 a day in each of my closets, of the tub type sold at Wal-Mart.

 

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Making a Clothesline from a Patio Umbrella?Has anyone ever make a clothesline from a faded patio umbrella? I think you could simply remove the cover, then drill holes in the spokes, and lace the line though the holes. Does anyone want to try it and let us know? It seems like a great use for re-purposing an old faded umbrella, right?

 

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Pattern for the "Cards and Marbles" Board Game?I am looking for a pattern for the "Cards and Marbles" board game. There are 6 individual boards that join together to form the playing board. We want to make a set. Does anyone have a pattern?

 

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Making a Pellet Mill?I need instructions on how to make a Pellet Mill.

 

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Homemade Fishing Bait Recipes?I do a lot of fishing. I would like to find the recipe for making bait that will catch fish easily.

 

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Reed Diffuser Oils?Does anyone know what kind of oil is used in the reed diffuser bottles? I've found sets, but would like to refill the bottles with the bamboo reeds already in them. My oil ran out. Can I use Potpourri oil, or something similar? Thanks.

 

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Homemade Products for People With Allergies?My son is allergic to the shampoos and underarm deodorants he has been using. Does anyone know of hypoallergenic shampoos and or deoderants? If you know a homemade formula for these items, I'd also be interested.

 

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Homemade Nedi Pot Mixture?Has anyone tried to make their own mix that goes in the Neti Pot? The pre-mixed packets cost $7.95 for 50. If you've made your own, where did you get the ingredients? They seem to be high-grade pure components.

 

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Making Wood Pellets From Scrap Lumber?I want to know if there is a way to make wood pellets out of scrap wood from my wood shop.

 

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Homemade Lip Balm?Does anyone have a recipe for lip balm? I am going broke buying those little tubes of it for the grandkids who keep losing it.

 

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Homemade Automatic Tennis Ball Launcher?I'm looking for ideas on how to make an automatic tennis ball launcher. I've checked out buygodoggo.com, and I love their automatic launcher, but there's no way I'm spending $300! I've read things online about potato guns and tennis ball cannons, but I don't want something that can shoot at 100mph or anything. Any ideas?

 

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Making Wooden Salad Forks?Does anyone have patterns for wooden salad forks or hands? Thank you.

 

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Making Sawdust Pellets?What is the psi required to compress dry sawdust into pellets for my stove? Also, to what temperature should the sawdust be heated?

 

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Using Oils in Homemade Heat Packs?Can you use oil such as eucalyptus in a homemade heat pack with rice?

 

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Making Number Shaped Pinatas?I want to make a pinata in the shapes of a 4 and 0 for a 40th birthday party. Any ideas?

 

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Making a Hollywood Hills Banner?Here is what I would like a banner printed on decent paper that says: HOLLYWOODS with the Hollywood Hills background. Black and White print. Notice the 'S' on Hollywood. You can easily create your own Hollywood Hills Banner by googling 'make your own Hollywood hills banner online'. I have done so already. My problem is that I can't get enough resolution to enlarge the picture to 12 inches high and 6 feet long. I'd like the banner printed on decent paper to decoupage onto a board. Thanks so much for any info.

 

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Clear Door Canopy?I need to erect a door canopy above an outer door. This is essentially to deflect rain from the flat roof immediately above from splashing against the door. This happens each heavy rainfall, despite there being a guttering in place.

 

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Homemade Pledge "Multi-Surface Clean and Dust"?I love Multi-Surface Clean and Dust by pledge. It is kinda new and comes in a pump spray bottle. Does anyone happen to know how to make this, or something close?

 

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Homemade Heat Packs for Children?I would like to make a bean or rice heat pack, but I have a few questions. What fabric should you use? Are they safe for children? How long do you microwave them? I wanted to make them for my nephews for Christmas, who are both just under two years old. I worry about them chewing on them. I wanted to make a 2-D pattern of an animal. Any good suggestions on shapes or cut outs to use?

 

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Homemade Rack for a G.F. Roasting Machine?How do you make a homemade rack for a G.F. roasting machine? It roasts a 4lb. chicken and does not have a rack.

 

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Homemade Skin Moisturizer Recipe?I would like to make my own skin moisturizer. I would like to make it with lanolin and other products that I can buy in the health food store. I use a natural moisturizer that I add a few drops of essential oils to boost the aroma.

 

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Homemade Toilet Paper?Does anybody know how to make toilet paper? Not just using rags and rewashing. But paper, like you make homemade paper only suitable for bathroom use.

 

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Extracting Citronella Juice from a Plant?I know that citronella keeps away mosquitoes. I have access to lots of citronella plants. How do I make citronella juice or extract? I want to mix it with a regular bar of bath soap (how do I melt the soap?). I would also like to mix it with candles to make citronella candles?

 

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PVC Flag Pole?I am trying to make a flag pole out of PVC pipe that goes in the ground. The top is at about a 45 degree angle, and it turns in the wind. Does anyone have instructions on how to make one of these flag poles? Help!

 

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Homemade Saddle Stand Ideas?I want to make my sister a saddle rack/stand for Christmas. I saw some really cute ones that are shaped like horses, and thought that was a fun idea. Does anyone have websites for instructions or other ideas? Thanks so much.

 

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Making Cushion For Porch Swing?I have a new wooden porch swing and I'd like to make my own cushion for it. I sew but I don't know what fabric would hold up in the outdoor weather. It's underneath my porch, but I'm afraid the moisture might ruin it. I need some ideas.

 

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Making Cushions For Wicker Furniture?I need to make chair cushions for my wicker furniture, just the bottom. Does anyone have a pattern along with a list of material they used?

 

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Making Peppermint Oil?Does anyone know what the process is for making Peppermint oil? I have a whole lot of it growing wild. Thanks.

 

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Topics For Cookbook?What topics are needed for a cookbook? I need to keep it narrowed to 8 topics including holiday, desserts, and misc. Any ideas?

 

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Homemade Lip Stain?Does anyone have a recipe for a lip STAIN? Thank you!

 

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Homemade Heat Pack Gets Wet?My son is 11, has Autism and is non-verbal. His para at school has a bean/rice flannel bag that she heats up. He's in love with it! So she mentioned it to me, and that her daughter made it for her years ago at girl scouts. Well I went out and bought dried beans, nice rice, Red Sox flannel fabric and hand stitched it! When I heated it, it got hot but very stinky! Then it began to retain moisture and the flannel began to sweat/feel wet!

 

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Homemade Reed Diffusers?How do you make reed diffusers at home? I love them but they can be expensive for the whole house.

 

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Stratego Game Using Deck Of Cards?I had this crazy idea of creating a stratego game using a standard deck of playing cards but I can't figure out how to do this. Do I need 1 or 2 decks of cards and how do I use them?

 

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Making A Papasan Chair Cushion?How can I make a papasan chair cushion without putting a lot of money into it? I bought the frame at a Goodwill and found a way to make a cushion, but I just wondered if I could get some other ideas? Thanks!

 

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Surgical Spirit vs. Isopropyl Alcohol for Lamp Diffusers?What is the difference between surgical spirit and isopropyl alcohol being used in catalytic lamp diffusers?

 

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Plans for a 6 Passenger Stroller?I am looking for free plans for a 6 passenger child stroller, either 3+3, or 2+2+2 configuration, or how to convert a 1+1+1 (3 seats in a row, like a train!) into a 6 seater.

 

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Making a Juice Box Holder?Does any body have ideas on how I can make my own juice box holder for my kids? I am tired of having to squeeze my sons juice box from McDonald's into his sippee cup because he can't hold the juice box without squeezing it onto himself.

 

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Making Paper Bags From Newspaper?When I was growing up, my mother who was a public health nurse, used to make paper bags from newspapers. She did this by folding several sheets of newspapers. Does anyone know how to do this? Thanks.

 

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Looking For Homemade Clay Recipes?Anyone have a recipe for salt based play clay or porcelain cornstarch clay?

 

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Homemade Weed Killer With Pine Sol?I've misplaced a very effective recipe for an natural weed killer. It used Pine Sol as one of the ingredients. Would greatly appreciate if anyone is familiar with this recipe.

 

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Advice For Making Cabinet Doors?I am planning making mdf cabinet doors. I want to know if anyone has done this before and/or if anyone has tried routing out a square in the center?

 

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Package To Keep Hard Boiled Egg From Cracking?I have to make a package/container from recycled materials to contain a hard boiled egg which will be dropped off a metre high wall and the egg inside must not crack?

 

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Cloth Diapers Pattern?Does anyone have good cloth diaper patterns that have really easy instructions? I'm sewing challenged! I need to make cloth diapers for my grandson. Any suggestions and information would be extremely helpful. Photo instructions would be helpful too. Thanks.

 

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Making Homemade Fresh Brush?Does anyone have any idea how to make homemade Fresh Brush, I like the Fresh Brush but I don't like the price all the time.

 

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Making Potato Flour?Does any one know how to make potato flour? I Googled it but only came up with sweet potato flour.

 

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How to Make a Bath Scrubby?Does anyone know how to 'MAKE' a bath scrubby? (those kind you use to wash yourself with) I just want to make my own because all I find around are too

 

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Make Your Own Catalytic Effusion Lamp?Where can I purchase the metal section (thrifty-wise!) to make my own catalytic effusion lamp? The instructions for how to make one are on Ebay but the lady selling the kit is a bit too high priced for me. There has to be another source, but where?

 

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Make Your Own Scented Lotion?My favorite fragrance is now available only in a spray. I hate spray colognes. I find them to be wasteful (I think this is the idea--so we'll buy more) and hard to control. Usually completely overpowering and impossible to wash off!

 

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Big "Ball" Shaped Lollipop Molds?I am looking for big 3-D lollipop molds. I have been searching all over my town and all over the net for some 3-D Lollipop molds. I've found bunches of flat lollipop molds, but I need the actual "ball" shape.

 

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Blinds/Shade For A Skylight?We will be moving my daughter into a room with a recessed skylight. Any thrifty ideas for an inexpensive shade or blind? The blinds on line are nearly $200. In my own bedroom, we have the same light, and I hooked up a curtain on two rods, but we can't actually open it or it falls off. I want something in her room that we can close and open. Thanks!

 

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Replacement Filter for My Coffee Maker?My coffee maker has a replaceable water filter. The manufacturer wants $14.95 for two of them. All they are is a small bag of charcoal, or that's what it looks like to me. Anyone out there make their own water filters out of charcoal?

 

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Homemade Ice and Heat Packs Using Rice?How do you make herbal heat and cold packs with rice or feed corn? Does anyone know of easy patterns for these?

 

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Building A Fire Pit?I am wanting to build a fire pit out of large Arizona river rock. Any suggestions?

 

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What Ingredients are in Hair Products?If your need an ingredient to make your own hair product. How do you find out what it contains?

 

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Making Solution Used in Braun Shaver Cleaning System?Does anyone have a formula for the cleaning solution used in the Braun Electric Shaver Self Cleaning System?

 

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Building Inexpensive Table and Shelving?I am a clothing designer living in a TINY studio apartment looking for a cheap table (preferably a high one that is big enough to work on), and shelving that I'm assuming would fit under the table. I'm okay at building things, but maybe you know a cheap way to make shelving and a table? Please give me advice!

 

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Home Remedy for Mosquitoes?Is there a home remedy for mosquitoes?

 

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Keeping Homemade Starch from Spoiling?I made my own starch out of flour and water and absolutely love it, but I need to know how to keep it from spoiling.

 

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Homemade Jack In The Box?How do I make a homemade jack-in-the-box?

 

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Glycerin in Homemade Liquid Laundry Soap?What is the actual purpose of adding glycerin to liquid laundry soap recipes. (You know the typical recipe with grated soap, washing soda and borax.) But some call for glycerin and others don't. But I'm wondering what it's actual purpose is.

 

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Instructions for PVC Lamp Post?I need instructions for a PVC lamp post.

 

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Homemade Hairspray?What was that recipe for hairspray again, I want to give it a try. Thanks

 

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Making Homemade Glue?How do you make homemade glue?

 

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Alternative Erasers for Dry Erase Board?What can I use for an eraser for a dry erase board besides the traditional erasers? Has anyone used something else successfully?

 

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Substitute Fuel Gel?How do you make substitute fuel gel?

 

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Spoon Rest Ideas?What do you use for a spoon rest when you are cooking? I usually just tear a piece of aluminum foil. Any better suggestions?

 

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Making Pull Ups?How do you make Pull-ups? I have an eight year old who is still wetting the bed at night. The price of store bought are getting expensive. Please Help!

 

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