Ideas for Yellow Rainbow Tea Decorations and Food?
Food: deviled eggs egg salad tea sandwiches lemon tarts lemon poppyseed bread/muffins peach pie, tarts pineapple pie,tarts lemon/peach jello salads cheese quiche (little individual ones) cheese/cracker tray Decor: white/yellow table cloth with matching napkins...
Removing Dye Transferred in Wash?
Was the item dryer dried or air dried? If dryer dried the color may be set. One thing to try is Shout Color Catcher Sheets, sold in the detergent aisle at the supermarket. Wash the shirt by itself with 1-2 sheets. The directions say 1, but I find 2 works better...
Bread Machine Loaf Size?
Use a 1 cup measuring cup, and fill the bucket 1 cup at a time. 11 or fewer cups means 1# loaf. 11-13 cups means a 1.5# loaf. More than 13 cups means a 2# loaf.
Uses for Plastic Frosting Containers?
One use is for small amounts of leftovers. Carry a serving of soup or pasta or breakable treats like chips, crackers, or cookies in your school/work lunch. Since they stack well, fill with beads or other craft supplies. Give small food gifts such as fudge squares...
Adapting the Making of a Quilt for Developmentally Disabled Adults?
Could you use painters tape on the fabric where the stitching goes? Painters tape is minimally sticky, and pulls off with no residue. It would give straight stitching lines, and not fall off. Hope this helps.
Keeping Jewelry Making Tools from Rusting?
Wash the tools in hot water and detergent, rinse well, and let air dry overnight in a standing position with any movable parts spread open for drying. If allowed to dry toroughly, this should help.
Refreezing Banana Mash?
My mother and my home ec teacher both said that if the majority of the frozen food was still frozen, it was safe to use. I received this advice 50 plus years ago when in junior high school, and have followed it ever since with no ill effects. Hope this helps...
Using Biscuits to Make Turnovers?
I have made apple, peach and cherry turnovers, using canned pie filling and Grands. I separated each biscuit in half, and pressed each half out as thin as possible without making holes in the dough. Put a spoonful of pie flling on one side, fold over the dough...
Bulldog Has a Bad Odor?
Several things may contribute to the smell. 1. all shampoo is not rinsed off (in the skin folds), and the residue causes a smell. 2. a yeast infection of the skin (may not have a rash. Is she licking herself a lot?) 3. an ear infection - my daughters lab just...
Finding Someone to Remove Trees for Free?
In my area of western New York, I frequently see ads on Freecycle and on the free section of Craigslist for free trees/free firewood. You could look into placing such an ad and see what responses you get, assuming you have these groups in your area. Hope this...
Freezing Spaghetti squash?
Spaghetti squash can be frozen. Cut squash in half and remove seeds. Bake cut side up at 375 degrees F for 30-40 minutes until tender. Cool, and use a fork to remove the strands to a freezer container or bag. Freeze. Hope this helps.
Ideas for Rain Scarf Container?
I keep mine in an old Altoids tin. The tin does not take up much room in my purse. I just have to make sure it is dry before I put it back.
Making an Adult Bib?
When my mother-in law was in a nursing home, I made her some bibs from hand towels, some the long way and some turned side ways, depending on the width of the towel. I made ties from a sweat shirt I cut in 2 wide by 24 long strips and sewed on as the fabric...
Homemade Vegetable Soup?
A soup bone is usually beef knuckle, shank or leg bones with some meat still on the bone. These are available in my supermarket meat case, but you need to ask for a knuckle bone. I use my crockpot to make beef broth for soup. I have a 5 qt pot, which I fill...
What Breed is My Dog?
The long muzzle and upright ears suggest German Shepherd. The short coat and all black coloration suggest Lab. The paws do not look big in the photos, suggesting this will be a medium sized adult dog.
Making Curtains for an Open Bookcase?
Could you put grommets down the middle edges, and then lace up and tie at the top? Or a zipper that zips up? That would work only if the child cannot reach the top of the shelves. Instead of curtains, could you attach shutters which could be actually locked...
Cleaning a Flour Sifter?
To clean my flour sifter, I submerge it completely in hot water and detergent, soak for about 15 minutes, then scrub thoroghly, using an old toothbrush on the screen bottom and in the crevices. Rinse well with hot water, and then I dry it with my hairdryer...
Cleaning Windows?
My husband has to park his car under pine trees at work.(assigned parking places) The sap can be removed with rubbing alcohol, nail polish remover, or WD-40. Scrub the area with a rag soaked with one of these. When the window stops feeling tacky to the touch...
Preparing Ties for Quilting?
I make tie skirts from ties that people give me, and ties that I buy in thrift stores. Since I dont know how clean they are, I hand wash them in detergent and warm water by soaking them in small batches for a half hour in a basin, then rinsing until the water...
Cleaning Flip Flops?
For plain flip flops without any trim, wash in the washer with a load of rags or denims. Let air dry. For those with trimming such as flowers, beads etc., wipe the sole, and footbed with an all purpose cleaner that does not need rinsing, then wipe the beaded...
Substituting Light for Dark Brown Sugar?
The two types are interchangeable in recipes. Dark brown sugar gives more of a molasses taste, and probably is better to use in recipes like gingerbread, spice cake etc. Light brown sugar actually is probably better in the muffin recipe, because you want a...
Using Kitchen Appliances When Crafting?
I googled about making new crayons from bits, and they said to use pans dedicated to crafts. Buy the disposable foil pans and muffin tins at the dollar store, or buy an old one at a thrift store.
Cooking With Ground Turkey?
If you need to brown the turkey, do so over low heat and mash with a fork while stirring steadily. If you just need it cooked, cook in a saucepan in a cup of water, stirring constantly until the meat is no longer pink. Drain and use in your recipe. If you make...
Remedy for Acne?
Do you use a phone a lot? Are the breakouts on your face where the phone usually touches? If so, it may be your phone which is causing them, especially if you dont clean your phone regularly. Try cleaning the phone daily with an alcohol wipe and see if it helps...
Finding Free or Inexpensive Appliances?
There is an online site called Freecycle.org on which people offer for free many things including appliances. Joining is free, and once you have satisfied the joining requirement, you can post wanteds for things. I have gotten a crockpot, a bicycle, shoes and...
Looking for "House Rules" Sayings?
I googled the house rules poster as my search term, and found copies of what you are referring to. Try it.
Finding Free or Inexpensive Furniture?
There is a website called Freecycle.org. Joining is free, and once you have satisfied the joining requirement, you can ask for furniture or reply to offers of furniture. You can google it to see if there is one in your area.
Name Ideas for Interior Products Firm?
The Inside Story Interiors by A and S Come On In Floor to Ceiling by A and S From the Top Down and The Bottom Up
Name Ideas for a Home Care Services Company?
Hands at Home HomeServe or Home Service Serve You Well Helping Hands Caring Hands at Home Care a Lot
Clothing Dye Bleed onto Lighter Part of Dress?
Did the dress air dry or dryer dry? If dryer dried, the stain may be set. Since it is unwearable as is, you could try soaking it in a solution of powder dishwasher detergent and lukewarm water. Mix 1 cup detergent into enough water to keep the dress submerged...
Taking Prenatal Vitamins for Healthy Hair?
Prenatal vitamins are not related to getting pregnant, just to giving your body the various nutrients it needs to be healthy. My daughter is a nurse practitioner, and has a 94 year old patient who still takes prenatal vitamins even though her son is 70. She...
Switching from ATT Contract to Prepaid?
AT&T in NY state has a pay by the quarter-$25- or by the year -$100- that I use. I also do not have a smart phone, but then I dont want one. Check with your AT&T store to see if they offer such a plan. I am committed to 1 year, but have the good service they...
Blending Vegetables?
You can blend almost any cooked vegetable if the pieces are cut small. You may have to add a small amount of liquid. Blend until smooth. Raw vegetables can be chopped, but not blended smooth if you cut them in small pieces, add water til the pieces float, and...
Dye Transferred in the Wash?
Try washing each sweater by itself with 2-3 Shout Color Catcher Sheets, available in the detergent aisle at the supermarket. The box will say use 1, but I have found more is better. Then let the sweaters air dry. If they were dried in the dryer, the color may...
Waterproofing Puzzle Placemats?
If you can buy clear contact paper (brand name of shelf/drawer liner with adhesive), you can cut a piece about 1 bigger all around than the finished puzzle, take the backing off the contact paper, and put the puzzle together on the adhesive side. Then cover...
Growing Tortarello Chiaro Cucumbers?
I googled tortarello cucumber seeds, and found that they take 65-70 days to maturity and grow well on a trellis. If you live where they can have a growing season of that length, they should be fine outside. One site I found said they should be planted in peat...
Repairing a Corningware Lid Knob?
If there is a hole in the lid of your dish where the handle was, you may want to consider buying a whole new heatproof handle to be attached with a screw which fits through the hole and can withstand the oven heat. My husband did this for a casserole dish that...
Cleaning a Cell Phone?
I clean my cell phone and my computer keyboard with alcohol and cotton swabs. The swabs fit in between the keys, and the alcohol dissolves just about any stuff on them. Also, the alcohol evaporates quickly. The only drawback is the smell, but it does not last...
Growing a Vine on an Old Swing Frame?
Could you get wooden lattice at the lumberyard and attach to the frame with wire? Or you could get wire (maybe at a plant nursery) and make a support system for the vines on the frame.
Cleaning a Neck Tie at Home?
I use ties to make clothing, and get most of them from thrift stores. Before I use the ties, I wet the tie, rub Dawn dish detergent into any spots, then soak the tie overnight in warm water and Dawn, rinse thoroughly, reshape gently with my fingers, and let...
Popcorn (Cat)
See if you can get a humane trap, and bait it with the best canned catfood you can get( something you do not normally feed her) If you do this after she has and weans her kittens, you can take cage with cat to be spayed. In my area, there is a group which spays...
Life Expectancy of a Shih Tzu?
The life span of a shih tzu is 15 years on average. Source: my vet. Mine will be 11 in April.
Making Ukrainian Easter Paska?
Bread Machine Paska Add to machine in order yours calls for: 1 C milk 4 T butter 2 eggs 6 T sugar 1.5 t salt 4 C flour 1.5 t yeast Use the dough cycle. Can add half a cup of raisins at the add ingredients signal or at the last mix cycle. Place in greased/Pam...
Teacher Appreciation Luncheon Menu Ideas?
I went to a baby shower recently with some of the same issues. The menu was as follows: salad bar with greens, cheese, croutons, dressings, macaroni salad , potato salad, deviled eggs, and ham and turkey rollups, with cake for dessert., and punch (sierra mist...
Amazing Uses for Plastic Bags
Use those long skinny bags that newspapers and pennysavers come in to clean up after your dog. I tie 2-3 to the leash handle for use on our daily walks. Just slip your hand in, pooper scoop, and tie.
Eliminating Static in Plastic Bags Used for Plarn?
Try putting the scraps in a bag with a couple of fabric softener sheets.
Cat Urine on Leather Shoes?
Your shoes are unwearable as they are. Try washing them in warm water in the washing machine on the gentle cycle with detergent and Oxiclean or a box of baking soda. Then stuff them with newspaper or plastic bags to hold their shape while they air dry, preferably...
Cat Urine on Leather Shoes?
Have you tried the pole in the door track to keep the sliding doors closed? If the pole is a metal pipe, it should be too heavy for the cats to lift out of the track. Forgot to mention this in my other post about the shoes.
Shopping for Inexpensive Faux Fur?
Try looking for robes and jackets at thrift stores, then use the fabric for the toys.
Pudding Cake Recipes?
Puddin Cake 1 cake mix 1 box(small) instant pudding mix 3 eggs 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1/3 cup water if needed Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients well. About 2 mins with electic mixer or 4 mins by hand. Pour batter into 9x13 pan or bundt pan that...
Substituting a Square Pan for a Round One in Cooking?
The same size does not mean the same volume. If you have both pans, check both to see if they hold the same amount of water by pouring in both, one cup at a time to see if both hold the same amount. Square pans are usually larger in volume held than than round...
New Leather Belt Smells Too Strong?
You cold try this. Pad or remove the buckle, and tumble in the dryer with 2-3 fabric softener sheets. Hang to air outside. This worked on a leather jacket i had the same problem with. Hope this helps.
Kitchen Faucet Won't Turn at Base?
Vinegar can remove hard water deposits, and may help. Soak a rag or paper towels in white vinegar and wrap around the base of the faucet. Leave on at least 24 hours, resoaking with vinegar if it dries out. Then scrub thoroughly with an old toothbrush dipped...
Cleaning Rhubarb?
The rhubarb you had was probably field grown rather than greenhouse grown. The strings needed to be rmoved, as they are quite fibrous and tough and do not cook down well. Greenhouse grown rhubarb usually has more tender stalks. When I used to help my grandmother...
Cleaning a Suede Jacket at Home?
You can try these ideas. 1. rub the jacket all over with a clean dry bath towel to loosen dirt and dust, then shake. 2. If there are stains, try rubbing them with a pencil eraser, then shake or brush to remove eraser crumbs. If there are stains that are oily...
What is This Plant?
The plant on the left is a Christmas cactus, and the one on the right looks like a Fairy Castle cactus. I have 3 Christmas cacti. One blooms red, one fuschia, and one pink. You may see flowers om the ends of the branches anytime in November, December, January...
Name Ideas for Child Care Business?
EduKids or EduKidsCare Educaring or Educaring by your name Learn and Play or Play and Learn
Decorative Fluorescent Light Panels?
Could you buy translucent or transparent vinyl shower curtains and staple panels cut from them to the wooden frames of your panels? Or use fabric that would let the light shine through?
Cleaning a Silver and Garnet Bracelet?
If the bracelet is dirty(not tarnished), soak it in a cup of warm water with a teaspoon of ammonia for 1/2 hour then rinse and air dry. The stones will sparkle. If the bracelet is tarnished, use a pea sized dab of silver polish or white toothpaste (not gel...
Finding Inexpensive Furniture?
If there is a Freecycle in your area, you can join it and after you satisfy the joining criteria, you can post wanteds for the furniture. You may also find furniture posted there. Google Freecycle.org, and see if you are interested. I have received books, a...
Removing Dye Transferred in the Wash?
Try a product called Shout Color Catcher sheets, available in the laundry aisle at the supermarket, washing the sweater by itself with 2-3 sheets. The box will say use 1, but I find more is better.Then air dry. If the sweater was dried in the dryer, the color...
Removing Packaging Wrinkles from Crushed Voile Curtains?
You can tumble the panels in the dryer with a towel that has been wet and rung out so its not dripping. Tumble on the lowest heat setting. You can do this with the new panels, which should then be wrinkle free. No laundering needed. This has worked for me. Hope...
Making a Portable Pop-up Privacy Curtain?
If you have room to carry it, how about a porch table umbrella, opened and on its side? The one for my porch table is 6 in diameter, and it would hide me behind it. (Im 56.)
Cleaning Burned Food Off Stove Top?
Try making a paste of powdered dishwasher detergent and water, and spread it on the spot(s). Cover with a damp rag to keep it moist. Leave overnight, then try scraping with a plastic spatula or old credit card. The plastic will not scratch, and the detergent...
Using a Crockpot Liner in the Oven?
I have successfully used the ceramic liner from my Procter Silex brand crock pot in the oven. I even bought another one from a thrift store, and also use that. I do not use the lids in the oven because they are plastic. This has worked for me. I do not know...
Red Velvet Cake Using White Cake Mix?
1 white non pudding cake mix 1 3.5 oz package non instant chocolate pudding mix approximately 1/2 cup buttermilk red food coloring as desired Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare cake mix as per package directions, substituting buttermilk for half of the water...
Frozen Bananas Watery?
Yes. you can use them, but you have to figure the liquid they gave off into the liquid needed for the recipe. Drain the banana water ino a measuring cup, and use as part of the liquid measurement needed for the recipe.
Gift Ideas for Girlfriend?
One of the best gifts is a memory. Take her somewhere she would like to go- a concert, a play. an exhibition at a museum (you know her interests). Take lots of pictures with your phone or a disposable camera, and then afterwards, make her an album to remember...
Christmas Caption for Photo of Kids Buried in the Sand?
Honest, Santa, weve been good. Merry Christmas from Sandy Claus and the (your last name) Warm (and sandy) Christmas Greetings! Where Santa goes after delivering a very merry Christmas to you!
Christmas Gift Ideas for Boyfriend?
If your budget can do it, give him an experience and memory the two of you can share. Tickets to a concert or a sporting event that he would enjoy for example. Or plan an outing to a place you know he likes, and provide a picnic lunch in an unexpected place...
Dye Transferred in Wash Cream Coat is Now Pink?
Try a product called Shout Color Catcher Sheets, available in the laundry aisle at the supermarket. Wash the coat by itself with 2-3 of the sheets. Let air dry. Repeat if needed. If the coat was dried in the dryer, the color may be set. Since you probably dont...
Finding Free Home Repair Materials?
In many areas, there is an organization called Freecycle. People offer things for free, and can ask for things for free. The idea is to keep useful things out of landfills. Google Freecycle.org, and see if there is one in your area. If there is, once you comply...
Using Manwich in a Recipe?
Not low cal, but good. Corn Chip Bake 2-3 cups crushed corn chips (any flavor) 1 can Manwich 1/2 cup shredded cheddar or Mexican mix cheese 1/4 cup water Preheat oven to 350 degrees Spray 8x8: square pan or 8 pie tin with cooking spray (or gease with butter...
Wrapping Bulky Items?
The dollar store sells paper tablecloths in many colors. I would buy 1 or 2 and use them to wrap the items. If you are wrapping to mail them, then the cheapest rate is parcel post at the post office.
Making Candles Fit into Candle Holders?
If you hold the candle over a stove burner until slightly softened, then it can be put in the holder. If you add a few drops of water to the holder before inserting the candle, the wax will not stick and clean up will be easier.
Removing Cat Urine Smell from Shoes?
Wash the pair of shoe in the washing machine with regular detergent and let air dry, stuffed with newspaper to hold their shape. No matter what material the shoes are made of, they are unwearable as is. I have washed canvas and leather sneakers, and this has...
Name Ideas for a Daycare Business?
Daycare by Danielle Danielles Doll House Danielles Devoted Daycare Childcare or Childs Play at Danielles
Products for Preventing Ice on Outside Staircase?
I googled reviews of ice melt products, and found Earth Friendly Products Ice Melt, which says it is environmentally friendly, and leaves an ice fighting coating on things. You may want to check out this product.
Keeping Small Rugs From Sliding?
If you have a dollar store near you, go buy a set of rubber place mats or a package of rubber shelf/drawer liner, and put under the rugs. The non-slip rug liners are made of the same type material. Depending on the size and number of rugs, a couple pf dollars...
Making Toys from Empty Cereal Boxes?
You could tape the boxes shut securely, and make giant building blocks. If they get flattened, make more. If you look at a site called ehow.com, there are directions for making a doll house from pizza boxes. Since pizza and cereal boxes are about the same thickness...
Cleaning Sheer White Nylon Curtains?
Try tumbling the panels in the dryer with a couple of tennis balls. Use the air dry or lowest heat setting. By putting the dry panel in, you preserve the sizing. Any method that involves getting them wet will remove the sizing. I googled how to stiffen fabric...
Simple Halloween Costumes for an Office Group?
Could you all dress in white shirts and black pants like waiters, and put a sign around your neck which says Waiting For Godot? Or the name of a popular restaurant in your area whose staff dresses that way? You could buy clothesline at the dollar store and...
Birthday Gift Ideas for Boyfriend Who Likes Hunting and Fishing?
How about videos/DVDs of hunting or fishing programs, if he watches them? If he will read it, how about a subscription to Field and Stream Magazine or another fishing/hunting magazine?
Ideas for Coffee Table Accessories?
Family photo albums, books, magazines, soft sculpture, metal trays or vases or other metal/non-breakable items, vases or baskets of silk flowers, vases of decorative twigs/eucalyptus branches, baskets, empty or for storage, wooden statues, trays, bowls, a bowl...
Shopping for Grandma's Baked Beans?
I googled where to buy Grandma Browns Baked Beans, and found several sites including Taste of CNY and Amazon. Cases were from $26-$28. These beans are the best, arent they?
Clothing Dye Transferred in the Wash?
Try washing the dress by itself with 2-3 Shout Color Catcher Sheets, available in the laundry aisle at the supermarket. Repeat if necessary. The directioms will say use 1 sheet, but I have found 2-3 work better. If the dress is clean, just use plain water. This...
Shopping for Spatini?
I googled where to buy Spatini in Aberdeen,MD, and found a site called Spiceplace.com which sells it. Check it out to see if you want to buy in the quantity they sell.
Craft Projects Using Pringle Cans and Medicine Bottles?
Cover a Pringles can with construction paper, and color it to look like an animal, real or imaginary, or an alien creature. Use markers to draw a face on the lid. Glue 4 prescription bottles horizontally to make legs for the creature. Cover a Pringles can with...
Theme Ideas for a Combined Birthday Party?
How about movies for a theme? Decorate with posters, boxes from your favorite tapes/dvds, flowers, play music from the movies. Maybe even dress as movie characters.
Freezing Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup?
You can freeze the soup in freezer bags or in containers in one serving or family serving sizes. Noodles become mushy in the freezer, so dont freeze them. Freeze the broth and vegetables, and add noodles when you thaw it. You can cook the noodles in water and...
Growing Gerbera Daisies?
In warm climates, gerberas are perennial. In temperate climates, they are annuals. I live in zone 5A, and here they are annuals, unless brought inside in the fall.
Elegant Shoe Decorations for Ladies Church Group Meeting?
Could you put a shoe (or a pair) filled with silk flowers on each table? You could put up posters of the poem Footprints. The program could be printed on foot /shoe shaped paper. If you want a craft idea, you could provide old magazines, glue and scissors along...
Planting Green Beans?
It depends on where you live. Google length of growing season for your area, and count ahead to see if you have enough time. You can determine if you have enough time by checking time to maturity on the package of seeds.
Freezing Uncooked Potato Chips?
Raw potatoes kept under water do not discolor. Try freezing some in a container of water, and see if they discolor. Also check how well they fry up after thawing if they do not get discolored.
What Breed is My Dog?
Your dog looks a lot like my daughters dog, Daisy, a German Shorthaired Pointer.
Having Young Children Help With Chores?
The chore division comes where you decide it does. One suggestion that worked in our family was that chores which benefitted the individual child ( picking up toys, cleaning the bedroom, doing own laundry) were free. Chores that helped the entire family ( lawn...
Back to School Clothes?
Do you have a Freecycle.org in your area? If you can, join it and when you have complied with the join up rules, ask for the clothes.
Fabric Dye from New Clothing Transferring to Skin?
Try soaking the shirt in a salt water solution overnight, then washing it. Mix 1 cup salt with enough warm water to cover the shirt completely. This may help set the color.
Lightening Dyed Hair?
Try washing your hair with dishwashing detergent such as Dawn. This will make your hair dry, so condition it after. I have not tried this, as I do not color my hair, but I have a friend who does and says this works.
Stain Removal Took Color Out of Skirt?
Could you find a permanent marker the same color and fill in the spot? You ll have to keep doing it, but could wear the skirt. Also, depending on the style, is it possible to turn the skirt so the spot is not as noticeable? Could you trim the skirt with appliques...
Ideas for Getting Heavy Grocery Items into the House?
If you have wheeled luggage, carry it in your car, and put the bags in it to wheel into the house.
Dye Transferred in the Wash?
Have you tried Shout Color Catcher Sheets, available in the laundry aisle at the supermarket? If you havent, wash the shirt by itself with a 2-3 sheets. The box will say use 1. If the shirt has been dried in the dryer, this may not work. This product has saved...
Alternative Uses for Coffee Filters?
Use to strain yogurt to make cheese. Use as a drip catcher under popsicles. Use to hold snacks,chips etc. Use to back appliques when sewing. Put in a funnel, when filtering wine into a decanter.
100th Birthday Gift Ideas?
100 family photos in an album, 100 postcards from places she has been, 100 stamps, 100 gift certificates for things you will do for her(grocery shopping, house cleaning, out for lunch, whatever would be useful to her).
Kitchen Paint Color Advice?
Consider a peach paint for the walls, and a brown/tan/peach print vinyl for the floor. If you decide to go with the wood floor, condider coral rugs and paint.
Clothing Bleeding Onto Itself?
Try washing the items by themselves with 2 or 3 Shout Color Catcher Sheets, available in the laundry aisle at the supermarket. This product has saved several garments for me.
How Can I Set the Dye on a Black Cotton Blend Jean Skirt?
Have you tried soaking it overnight in a salt and hot water solution? (1 cup salt to 1 gallon hot from the tap water) Or try washing it by itself with at least 2 Shout Color Catcher Sheets, available in the laundry aisle at the supermarket. This product absorbs...
How Do I Make a T-shirt Quilt?
I googled how to make a tee shirt quilt, and found sites with directions. The site that seemed easiest to follow was called Quiltbug.com.
How Do You Celebrate Birthdays at Work?
In one place I worked, everyone contributed $5 a year, and one person volunteered to get the cake and ice cream for the once a month party, as well as have the card signed by all. In another office, in January we put all birthdays in a box, and drew names. You...
Dye Transfer on Clothing?
There is a product called Shout Color Catcher Sheets, available in the laundry aisle of the supermarket. Wash the shirt by itself with a few of them and if the shirt has not been through the dryer, the color should be gone. If it has been through the dryer...
Birthday Gift Ideas for Boyfriend?
Try giving him an experience to become a shared memory. Take him to a performance, a concert, a museum, an auto race. (Any place that he would be interested in going) If you can, take a lot of photos, and make a memory album to share.
Name Ideas for Hand Crafted Wood Home Decor Business?
Wooden It Be Nice Carving Cousins Wood Decor Cousins Crafty Decor Decousins Decor
Paint Color Advice for a Beige and Stainless Kitchen?
Think about a golden yellow, a chocolate brown if the high gloss cabinets are white, or a cream color. If you want some pattern in your kitchen, you could look for a wallpaper border with some brown/yellow/orange in it. You could paint the walls white or cream...
Ideas for a Catchy Craft Show Tag for Homemade "Red Neck" Wine Glasses?
Bubbas Best glassware Hillbilly Crystal Redneck Red Wine glasses Coutry Folks Fine Crystal
Repairing a Chipped Glass Rim?
You can sand down the chipped area with an emery board used for nails so it is smooth, and wont cut a drinkers lips. I just sanded the rim of a wine glasss last night. It looks and feels better than presanding, although the chip will show.
Cleaning Sticky Oily Residue Off of Jewelry?
For years I have used a solution of Dawn Dish detergent, ammonia, and water to clean my jewelry. It does not remove the decorative tarnish from silver or other metals. Mix 1 T detergent, 1 T ammonia, and enough lukewarm water to cover the jewelry in a small...
Paint Color Advice for Kitchen With Hickory Cabinets and Brown Countertops?
What about a rust, terra cotta or a golden yellow? If you go for the beige, or white, you could sponge paint over it with the brown, golden yellow or terra cotta. You could also use a cantalope orange. My kitchen counter tops are tomato red, with oak cabinets...
Crafts Using Men's Neckties?
I googled craft of making flowers from mens ties, and found several sites. There is a good video at www.metcalf.com/make_a_flower_from_a_tie_or_ribbon_its_easy/
Why Do Recipes Call for Draining and Rinsing Canned Beans?
Many canned vegetables, including beans, are high in salt. Rinsing them lowere the sodium content. The liquid from the canned beans may affect the taste or fluid requirements of the recipe if included in the dish.
Dog Won't Eat His Food Only the Cat's Food?
You can make home made food for your dog. Google homemade dog food to see if this is something you want to do. Is there somewhere you could put the cats food so the dog cannot reach it? When my toy poodle was doing this, I put the cat food dispenser in the...
Making Soft Candy Similar to Orange Slices Using Lemon Juice?
I googled how to make orange jelly candy and found several recipes. The one at a site called Food.com used fruit juice.
Ideas for "Cute Country" Themed Out Door Wedding?
The bride could wear a white sun dress, with the brides maids in colored ones. The flowers could be daisies. The groom and best man and ushers could wear black jeans, white western shirts and hats and bolo ties. You could use square hay bales as seating. Muslin...
Curtains to Coordinate With Maroon Wall and Cherry Tables and Floor?
Could you find beige and maroon striped or printed curtains? If everything is in solid colors, it would look nice to have a print. You could get throw pillows for the couch, or a printed throw to put over the back of the couch or a chair as well in these colors...
How Do I Get Rid of Clothing Dye Transfer?
There is a product called Shout Color Catcher Sheets, available in the laundry section of the supermarket. Washing the dress by itself with a couple of the sheets may help. It has worked for me. I dont know if this product is sold in Ireland. It is availalable...
Washer Leaves Lint on My Clothes?
Try adding 1 cup white vinegar to the wash loads rinse cycle. This really seems to cut down on lint. Also, if the lint holder is removable, take it to a sink and run water through it. If the water does not flow freely through it, it may be blocked with fabric...
Organizing Linens in a Home Without a Linen Closet?
The bedding for each bed can be folded flat and stored between the mattress and boxsprings. If you spread out the folded items, they wont be lumpy. Rolled towels take less room than folded. Try getting a wine bottle rack which stands on the floor and putting...
Attempts to Fix Clothing Dye Transfer Created a Bigger Mess?
You may want to try washing each item by itself with 2-3 Shout Color Catcher Sheets, available in the laundry aisle at the supermarket. Then air dry them. Since you have boiled and bleached them, it may not work but the items are unusable as is. Hope this may...
How Can I Make a Jacket from Neck Ties?
You can make fabric out of the ties by taking them apart, sewing them together, and the using the fabric to make the jacket. If you want to do this, google making tie skirts or tie quilts for directions on creating the fabric. An easier alternative could be...
Using Faux Fur to Line Top Edge of Winter Boots?
Could you use velcro for this application? I have bought velcro with adhesive backing at Walmart. I used it to hold a window seat for cats to the window sill, and it holds well. My cat jumps on the seat numerous times a day.
Having Guests Put Their Name on Their Cup?
Could you set up an artists table with markers and ask each guest to decorate his/her cup to personalize it? Or you could make stickers on your computer and put them on each cup. They could say This cup property of_____ or Belongs to ____. Provide markers to...
Removing Dye Transfer on Colored Clothing?
Try washing it by itself with a Shout Color Catcher sheet, which I think is what Beesugarpie is referring to. This is one product that really works. At least it has for me.
Dye from Jeans Transferred to Other Clothing in Wash?
Try using Shout Color Catcher Sheets, available in the detergent aisle in the supermarket. Wash the shirts by themselves with several sheets. This product has worked for me.
Displaying Pierced Earrings for a Garage Sale?
You could get a piece of styrofoam from packaging, and stick the posts/hooks in it and set it on a table.
Using Vinegar And Water Solution In Carpet Cleaner?
I use white vinegar, 1 cup per tank of warm water.
Removing Baked on Grease on Ceramic Bakeware?
Make a solution of powdered dishwasher detergent and hot water. Use a cup in a sink or dish pan, and soak the pan overnight. Use a nylon scrubby to remove the grease easily.
Ideas To Revitalize Garden Club?
In my community, the local garden clubs take care of the flower beds at our library, as well as inside planters at our public schools. Perhaps your group could do something like that in your community.
Why Do My Clothes Pill Up in the Wash?
Turning the clothes inside out will help. Also, are you overloading the machine? Try washing smaller loads of the worst offenders, and see if it cuts the pilling.
Shopping for Clip-on Stirrups to Keep Pants Inside Boots?
They were called pants clips, and I dont believe they are sold anymore, In places that sell bedding, I have seen clips for holding sheets on the mattress, and I have seen and bought clips to hold the cover on the ironing board. Perhaps you may be able to find...
Is it OK to Have Two Different Cabinet Finishes in a Kitchen?
Does it look good to you? Do the cabinets function well and hold everything you want to store? Do the new cabinets blend with the counter and floor? Personally, I have bathroom vanities as part of my kitchen cabinets because there is a window in my kitchen...
Removing Food Stains on Clothing?
If the sweater is washable, make a solution of 1 cup powdered dish washer detergent and warm water in a bucket. Make sure that it is deep enough to cover the sweater. Submerge the sweater and leave at least over night. 2 days soak is even better. Wash as usual...
Tying Up a Spaniel's Ears to Dry Them Out?
I used to use a clip/spring clothes pin on the hair on the ends of the ears. My Cocker Spaniel never seemed bothered by this.
Removing Dried Urine from Flooring?
Soak a rag or paper towel in white vinegar, and let sit on the crusted areas over night if possible. Re-wet if necessary. Then scrub well. Repeat if needed. This removes hard water mineral encrustations in my bathroom, and the crusted urine is largely uric...
Cleaning the Inside of Clear Glass Christmas Ornaments?
You could try making a warm water and 1/2 cup of dishwasher powder detergent, submersing the balls in it, or filling each one with it and letting them soak overnight. Rinse well and let air dry. The cheap brand from the dollar store would work if you dont have...
Shopping for a Wall Mounted Coffee Cup Holder?
If you mean one of those folding racks with pegs on them, I googled where to buy a folding coffee cup rack as my search term, and found several sites. Try it and see if they are what you want. I have one of this type rack on the bedroom wall to hold necklaces...
Keeping Buttons from Falling Off Leather Coat?
Use dental floss to sew the buttons on, or to reinforce the existing stitching. If the white floss stands out too much, use a marker to color the floss to blend with the coat. The buttons on my leather jacket have lasted 3 years so far.
Keeping Parmesan Cheese from Getting Lumpy?
Try putting some grains of uncooked rice in the jar. It absorbs moisture, the cause of the clumps. This also works on salt shakers to keep it flowing unclumped.
Gift Ideas for Boyfriend Who Likes Hunting?
How about a gift card to a sporting goods/outdoor type store so he can choose his own? Or a gift card for however many gallons of gas/diesel fuel you can afford?
Cleaning an Electric Coffee Pot?
Try putting 3-4 tablespoons of powdered dish washer detergent in the basket, fill with water and perk as usual. Then perk 2 cycles with just water to rinse. Repeat if needed. If the spout is still dirty, get a pack of chenille type pipe cleaners at a craft...
