Burning Paraffin in a Hurricane Lantern?Can liquid paraffin mixed with essential oil be burned in a traditional hurricane lantern? We currently use citronella oil in these lanterns, so, would it be the same (safety-wise) for the homemade recipe?
Inexpensive Slipcover For Square Ottoman?I have a large square ottoman that is in perfect condition.
Making Frugal Lampshades?How do you make frugal lampshades or recover them?
White Smoke From Homemade Diffuser Lamp Oil?I am making my own diffuser lamp oil and the problem is white smoke. The whole time it burns and that's till the end, I have white smoke. I am using:
Grinding Boards For A Pellet Stove?Is there a cheap way of grinding up old boards so they will fit in a pellet stove to burn?
Making a Door Stop?How can I make a door stop? I know it sounds simple but where do I begin?
Making Room Diffusers From Wooden Skewers?Does anyone have instructions for making room diffusers from wooden skewers in a bottle of scented liquid, similar to reed room diffusers?
Homemade Lamp Oil?Homemade Lamp Oil. Does anyone out there have a recipe for homemade lamp oil? If you do I sure would appreciate it.
Essential Oils For Lamp Aire Fuel?Essential Oils For Lamp Aire Fuel. What are good essentail oil combinations for making my own lamp aire fuel?
How can I make a thermos?How can I make a thermos?
Artificial Pine Scent?Artificial Pine Scent. I am trying to find artificial pine/evergreen scent for my house since I use an artificial tree. There used to be a lot of different types out there to purchase, but now I can't find any.
Homemade Scented Oils?How do you make scented oils for your own use?
Making Kerosene Pure?How can one remove the colour added to kerosene and make it pure?
Homemade Fragrance Oil for a Lamberge Lamp?I would like to learn to make the fragrance oil to burn in a lamberge lamp.
Make Your Own Chain for Eyeglasses?I have been looking for eyeglass chains,the ones that you put around your neck and they hold your eyeglasses. So far, the ones I have found are just plain cords and rather dull.
Effusion Lamp Catalytic Burners?Does anyone know how or what the effusion lamp catalytic burners are made of or a cheap place to buy them?
Homemade Post-it Notes?I have some cute note paper and I would like to make post-it notes using this paper. Can this be done? Can I make my own post-it notes?
Mediterranean Fig Fragrance Oil?How do you make Mediterranean Fig Fragrance Oil for catalytic lamps?
Make Your Own Window Blinds?Can anyone recommend how to make top-down blinds out of natural woven (e.g. bamboo) material? My idea is to take a standard blind and convert it to a top down/bottom up or just convert it to a top down blind.
Homemade Pocket Heaters?I would like to make my own pocket heaters, the kind you expose to air and they heat up (they are disposable). I know the ingredients are simply carbon and iron oxide.
Using Olive Oil as Fuel for Oil Lamps?I have read somewhere that olive oil is a safe, inexpensive and non-toxic substitute for lamp oil. I tried to use it in one of my oil lamps, but it didn't work. The wick burnt, smoked and went out.
Cooling Tubes - How to Make Them?I am looking for a cooling tube that you soak in water and then wrap around your neck to keep you cool. Whatever is inside swells up. I have seen these at craft shows. Does anyone know how to make them and what is inside?
Make Your Own Dry Erase Board?Is there a way to make a small (12" x 18") Dry erase board? (White surface markerboard). The ones I have seen are so expensive.
Foot Shaped Air Freshener?I am looking for the recipe to make the car air fresheners, that are shaped like a foot and they are on a string they look like gel but they are harder but flexable. It is not the knox gelatin recipe. I can't seem to find these anywhere on the web. Can someone please help me.
Instructions for Kool Aid Jammer Wallets?I need help i would like to make my a wallet and check book cover to go with my purse but dont have directions if anyone can help me it would be wounderful. Pictures would help too.
Looking for Hot Tub Chemical Alternatives?I have been told there is a way to use vinegar, soda and I don't
know what else in place of chemicals in my hot tub. I can't use
chlorine base products (rash). We can't seem to get the peroxide
products to work right, we have a white grainey residue in tub
now. Had water tested, they said it was "low" on calcium? So I
used calcium plus, got worse. Help!!
Karen from Ohio
Make Your Own Soup Mixes?Does anyone have any recipes for making your own dry soup mixes. Something that I can mail off to my son in college from time to time.
Heather
How to Make Firecracker Bows?I don't know how to make firecracker bows can anyone help. Please
Raquesha a-k-a Mz.Bowwow
Make Your Own Automatic Pet Feeder?Anyone know how to make a automatic pet feeder or watering bowl. I know that one can be made using a gallon jug, but i am not sure just how to do it.
Thank you
Gizzmo, in Colorado
Recipe for Fire Logs?We have a woodburner and want to make our own firelogs out of sawdust and wax. Does anyone have instructions?
Making Comforter for King Sized Bed?I would like to know how to make my own comforter for my king sized bed. I would like to make it for my husband in time for Christmas, any help would be greatly appreciated.
Measuring Elastic for a Bed Skirt?I'd like to make a bed skirt with elastic instead of one that goes over the mattress. Can anyone tell me how to measure for the elastic?
Thanks for any help.
Braided Rug Question?I need help making a braided rug. I've tried putting it together 4 or 5 times, and it always begins to buckle in the center. I've loosened the stitching between the rows and tightened it, always with the same results. Some of the wool is of slightly different weight (thickness) than others. Can anyone help?
