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Pumpkin mummies.

Mummy Pumpkins
how cute they are! love the idea! Thanks :-)

 

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Crafts Using Glass Tiles?
Drink coasters would look nice and you could paint scenes on them even use stencils as your picture choice.

 

Vinyl Pool

Recycling a Vinyl Pool?
You could cut as much as possible into a very long and say 6 ft wide piece and use as a water slide for the yard or try putting together some pvc pipes in the design of a tent top and add it over it to make a play tent for the kids and cut flap style windows...

 

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Making Cushion For Porch Swing?
Spray them with scotch guard to help repel any water that gets on them.

 

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Dog Will Not Come Inside?
maybe if you warm up an old towel and curl it up next to the door as you try to draw her inside she will take to it and feel safe with the warmth of it to lay on and become accustom to start coming in knowing it will be there. just an idea, good luck

 

Framed Cosmetic Mirrors as Bathroom Art

Framed Cosmetic Mirrors as Bathroom Art
i like the color combination too of each frame, great idea!

 

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Pattern For Highchair Pad?
take a piece of newspaper , lay it in you seat, cut out around it to get your pattern, then use 2 thick hand towels cut out your pattern, sew up around the 3 edges, turn inside out, fill it with pollyfiber or old rags or socks then sew up the other end. very...

 

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Keeping Wheelchair Ramp Ice-Free?
This is just an example of treads you can put on there to help with your issue. Other places sell them too also dark colors will help the snow melt when the sun shines on them, much like black paved driveways melt much faster than lighter colors. http://www...

 

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Coloring Popcorn?
My mom (years & years ago) use to let the unpoped kernels set in colors of food coloring for awhile then let dry out and when popped it created that color. She also your to take plain kernels (uncolored) and after popping them toss a bunch in a bread bag with...

 

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Recipes To Use Up Eggs?
Why not stick out a sign that says eggs for sale, to get rid of what you have to manyof for extra money made and they will sell.

 

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Looking For Black Salve?
is this it http://www.blacksalveinfo.com/index.html http://www.google.com/products?q=black+salve&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title

 

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Christmas Float for a Kindergarten Class?
What about 12 days of Christmas theme.

 

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A worn pink blanket.

Restoring Childhood Blanket?
I zoomed in but can not tell by the photo what type fabric it is made of? But I would do as the post by Glenns Mom suggest and cut it into squares and make a rag item out of it. Ragged items are very popular now and can be done into rag purses, totes, table...

 

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Chores for a 9 Year Old?
If you find the appropriate amount to pay them for chores done besides the upkeep of there room I think it gives them pride in there selves for the hard work they have accomplished. No differant than an adult working. If money is handed to you without the work...

 

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Homemade Heat Pack Gets Wet?
My sister made me one from corn that she bought from a grain store. It smells wonderful and has not seemed to get wet, but I do not use it daily. I have heard that you would need to be concerned with weebles using corn but not sure. Its a bit heavier than rice...

 

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Blocking Calls On A Cell Phone?
I am having the same problem. I have had my cell for almost 2 yrs and within the last 3 months a certain number keeps calling. I ignored it thinking they would stop. Then I picked up and told them they have the wrong number now they seem to call more. I had...

 

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Displaying Cupcakes at a Party?
What about a kids red wagon? Put them in the back with an umbrella turned upside down, with them in it.

 

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Eating Beets for Iron Before Giving Blood
strawberries to and chicken livers are great for high iron

 

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Camping with Young Children?
I also meant to say buy food in bulk verses you usually small amounts. Its cheaper and anything left over still comes back home. The walmart super centers have an isle with just bulk items, like oatmeal, cereal, etc. And while camping even though you will have...

 

Spiders made from plastic bags for your yard.

Yard Spiders
that is so clever! And they look so real that big. Great job!

 

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Barbie Themed Birthday Party?
http://www.amazingmoms.com/htm/party_barbieprincess.htm

 

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Barbie Themed Birthday Party?
http://www.birthdaypartyideas.com/html/barbie_party.html

 

Help Kids Match Clothes with Photos

Help Kids Match Clothes with Photos
My 4 yr old grandson said on pre school days when he has to get dressed, he wanted his own dressing room. I just hung up a sheet in a corner and he thinks its so neat. He takes 10 minutes, mind you ,getting out of his PJs and into his choice of clothes but...

 

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Rag Rug Won't Lay Flat?
I had the same issue on mine I made from old flannel plaid sheets i used. It turned out wonderful but wants to rise up in the center much like a bowl with sides. I laid a heavy item on it for days and it helped some by still not completely flat. I hope someone...

 

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Garden Craft: Bentwood Arbor
thats just beautiful! is that pebble rocks that you have in the center ground for walking on? love the butterfly too great job

 

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Wash Your Hands to Prevent Staph
a preschool teacher told me a good way to teach kids how to wash properly is to use anti-bacterial soap and to sing a song all the way through or say there ABCs very slowly and thats long enough to kill germs. A fast swish does not do it even if you use anti...

 

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Buy a Little Present Every Month for Christmas
I do that with stocking stuffers. Dollar tree has alot of items in 3-4 per pack just perfect to split up. Great tip , it does save.

 

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Puppy Has a Loose Tooth?
if they pull or chew on your lower cloth furniture you will find them moreso there in the floor or stuck in the fabric

 

Converted Dresser Into Bathroom Sink Stand

Convert An Old Dresser Into A Bathroom Sink...
it is very pretty you did a great job!

 

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Uses For Cookie Tins?
*store any small candles like jar ones, yankee car jars etc they keep the scent longer. keep the tin in a cool area away from sunlight. * store dried flower seeds inside then *store cookie cutters inside *make you a first aid box to keep in car, garage *keep...

 

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Harvest Festival Ideas?
my 4yr grandsons school had a carnival the other day at his preschool and the events were for pre up to like 4 th grade. maybe these game ideas idea they had will help. * they had like 6 plastic sticks in the ground side 2 side in sets of 2 each lined up beside...

 

Garden: Devilish Tomato
very funny indeed!

 

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Use Plastic Bags As Temporary Gloves
I do the same thing in the grocery store when i reach for bloody meats in trays etc. i put the bag over my hand get the item and trun the bag back onto it wrong side, less germs recieved on your hands.

 

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Hanging Fabric Up Instead Of Painting?
Black sheets would be less exspensive than fabric

 

fabric wrapped headboard

Wrap Metal Headboard To Match Decor
I dont know how I missed seeing this post and picture. So glad I get the newsletter and saw it. How clever and pretty. I have an old wooden frame that I would like to spuce up and not have to paint I think ill try this on that. It is flat though verses round...

 

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Looking For Gold Plastic Champagne Flutes?
you could also buy them at the dollar tree (clear ones) tape off the rims with masking tape then spray paint gold unto the complete cup then after drying remove the tape where they will be placing there mouth where no paint went on.

 

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Decorated and painted old window wall hanging.

Old Window Themed Art
I dont sell them on ebay due to breakage just fabric items I make. But I do sell them at carft shows in our town when they come or flea markets at times. I have posted other ones on here that I have painted christmas scenes on before and now Im working on ones...

 

Decorated and painted old window wall hanging.

Old Window Themed Art
here is how the other side looks

 

Decorated and painted old window wall hanging.

Old Window Themed Art
I use acrylic paints on them. The little bottles sold in walmart or craft stores, made by differant compainies but I like the ones made by apple barrel which sell for 44 cent each. And when the finished window or shutter has dried completely I spray at least...

 

Yellow Jacket

Bee Trap for Trapping Yellow Jackets
I wonder if that same idea works for pesty flies too? I think Ill try it. Thanks!

 

Makeup brushes and tubes arranged in a container.

Organizing Your Makeup
now thats a thrifty idea! great idea thanks!

 

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Use PayPal Instead of Credit Cards
I agree. I love having my paypal card. I let my account build and then when I want or really need to use money for a speacial reason I know I have that instead of breaking the bank so to speak from money used on everyday things like bills etc. Also, when you...

 

Getting Rid of Old Tires?
Its too bad you cant find a place or way to cut them up into chips because they sell those now in big bags to use on playgrounds so the kids are safer from falls and such. If you could chip them, you could sell them that way. The tiny bags they sell in stores...

 

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Chair Caddy
do you have a picture of one to show? great idea thanks!

 

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Recipe For a Summer Day
That brings back great memories. Talking about walking through fields, I remember when my 2 sisters and I along with about 8 other neighbor hood children would pull our red flyer wagons through the field to the old country store to return the old glass coca...

 

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Picture for a Baby Pink Wall?
i know you said picture, but what about something like a memory board. you said your wall is pink and pink is very shabby chic and a memorie board serves as a visual type picture but is functional as well which would let you display pictures on it of the things...

 

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Dog Pulls Laundry Off Couch?
maybe it is the clorox smell in them if your bleaching them , maybe it irrates his smell, not sure just an idea.

 

gazebo made from found wood

Recycled Gazebo
Thats just beautiful! I would want to just stay in there forever so relaxing I bet. You ought to submit the pics to mother earth news I bet they would proudly publish it, they strive to show how to use natures surroundings and that is so pretty. Great Job!

 

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Recycling Plastic Bags?
The majority of the time most grocery stores have a big cardboard box somewhere up front of the store encouraging you to recycle them there. Just drop them in.

 

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Finger Foods For Halloween Wedding?
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/et_hd_halloween

 

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Halloween Craft Ideas for Orange Net Bags?
What about using as a piñata if your having a party. you could cut tiny 1 inch slits in it so far apart and just lightly gluing on Halloween themed patches over the slits from Halloween paper napkins fill with candy hang it with a colorful ribbon so that it...

 

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Does Sewing Your Own Things Save Money?
well I certainly feel it saves money. I make almost all my household items like curtains, bedspreads, throws, table linens, my grandsons shirts, shorts, my clothes. I make and sell lots items like baby items etc. And when I have gifts to give for baby showers...

 

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Sanitizing Washing Machine?
run it through with hotest water and 1 cup clorox and just a bit of detergent with highest water level that will kill any germs inside the basin or in the drainage tubes. do this each time each time after you know you washed items prior that were soiled. laundramats...

 

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Does Sewing Your Own Things Save Money?
I T-Totaly agree with the post from Cyinda. She is right on the money in everything she said. Anyone who has the thought in there mind as you do already is someone who enjoys sewing wheter it turns out great in other peoples opinions or not. As with any hobby...

 

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Installing Bobbin on Brother Sewing Machine?
I had a brother embroidery and sewing machine in one and returned it after just 1 week. I sew & sell on ebay so I needed a good one that would last. The brother I had was the one with the disney designs. I found that the bobbin cartridge that is suppose to...

 

A beach towel wedding cake.

Towel Cake for Beach Wedding
I so much want to see the cake by picture sounds beautiful! Please post a picture.

 

A beach towel wedding cake.

Towel Cake for Beach Wedding
OMG! Thats is just simply beautiful. And with all those embelishments on it they make great gifts for her to use in her home. You are so creative it looks so elegant! Pat yourself on the back for that one! thanks for sharing.

 

Homemade Conditioning Rinse

Homemade Conditioning Rinse For Shine
mayonaise work great too, just put on and leave for about 20 minutes then rinse out good

 

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Ideas For Arabian Themed Party Decorations?
Try watching some of the old I dream of Jenny episodes to get ideas. Her bottle she lived in and outfit she wore was colorful and very pretty. Just an idea.

 

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Having a Wedding Reception Without Candles?
Oriental trading company sells all sorts of beach theme decorations like string lights with that theme. Check them out.

 

Child's Dress Up Box

How to Create a Child's Dress Up Box
I would love to have that box pirate ship in my back yard for my grandson who loves pirates of the caribean. Ill have to try to make him one of those. We get all sorts of items from yard sales, etc that are pirate related and he loves pulling those things out...

 

What Is This Tree?
The picture is to far away to tell. But it looks as though its in a city area so why not contact your chamber of commerce there and ask them. They will know what club or organization planted it surely. Plus Id say its a slow growing tree because towns usually...

 

A recycyled CD with a photo in the center.

Photo CD
Can we see a picture please? Sounds pretty.

 

Small boy standing behind a garden flag.

Fabric Pillow Panel Mini Garden Flag
mold is not an issue if you spray them first with scotch gaurd and let dry well then hang up.

 

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What Do You Need For A Wedding?
It really depends on how much money you want to spend and how many people will attend. If you are doing it yourself and you do want to do it simply and not expensive, yet memorable, these are a few basic things that are usually done and used:

 

Repairing Holes in Aluminum?
What about getting some aluminum flashing (sold in lowes in different widths by the foot) and maybe silicone sealer it to the door. You could even do a punch tin design on it to make it look pretty. It comes in silver and maybe copper color. I guess you could...

 

Large leaves with small yellow flowers.

What Is This Plant? (Velvet Leaf)
Looks like pumpkin vines to me but could be wrong.

 

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Use Foam Swimming Noodles as Bumpers
cut off pieces about 3 inches long slice only one side of them half way thru but leaving connected then place over your car seat belt hooks that are so floppy, it keeps them upright and easy to see, hook and unhook. espeacially if your trying to connect the...

 

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Skillet Alternative?
You could remove the handles (ones with screws in them) from your pans to use in your oven. Then put them back on when finished with it.

 

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Removing a Snake from a Home?
check web sites with pictures of type snakes to see if you see it there to know if that type was poisionous, that way if you do see more or someone is bit you will know what type snake your dealing with. any drain pipes coming in from your house should be checked...

 

Heaven Sent
or as a screensaver too, how lovely

 

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Name for a Christian Daycare?
city of lil angels

 

Cereal

Saving Money on Cereal
you can get coupons at the cerals web sites and print out or get on there mailing list to recieve them via email or usps mail. our flea market has a few venders who sell name brand cereal at a dollar per box so i get 10 to 15 boxes. i always check the dates...

 

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Keeping Pigeons Away from My House?
Rubber snakes, air blow up snakes, fake owls or even cut green water hoses placed in separate areas shaped in s pattern like a snake. It works too. Our town has lots old old brick high buildings that had with the same problem. They started doing this especially...

 

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Uses for Last Years School Papers?
2 ideas come to mind take a group picture of them as a collouge and keep for many uses later like a screen saver (if they are kids workings) and put them through a paper shredder and use for gift bags fillings, fireplace straters, litter filling for cat box...

 

Pink cosmos in garden.

What Are These Wildflowers?
i think they are cosmos which come in pinks and reds mostly.

 

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Recipe for Deep Fried Tacos?
Sounds like your talking about chimichangas, they are prepared that way, too, filled with chicken or beef.

 

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Making a Sheet for a Porta-Crib?
a pillow case sounds good. if you cut fabric out just make it a bit bigger than the pad then cut your corners at angle sew up then you have it.

 

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Making a Pencil Holder from a Can?
After you clean it out with the vinegar, cut out a circle shape of it from a dryer sheet and glue it in, gives a great smell.

 

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Men: Color Your Hair For Half The Cost!
ladies kits for gray solution is the highest now almost 10 dollars and my hair is thin and short so i do the same thing using half to save money and you can also take a fine tooth comb and comb through your hair to get complete coverage before rinsing it out...

 

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Keeping Greeting Cards Handy
at yard sales you can find vintage beatiful cards and envolopes, if they smell musty from age just put them inside a ziplock bag and put inside with them a dryer sheet or what i like best is a piece of paper sprayed lightly with a nice perfume and let set closed...

 

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Food Sticking to Cast Iron?
its best to cure and season (thats what my grandpaw allways called it) your cast iron items, especially after you first buy them and before there first use. But you can do the same thing periodically and they will do better. He would do this before its first...

 

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Fixing a Blow Up Pool?
You can buy tire patches at walmart that you can put over it, works fine and cost just 2-3 dollars. Ask for them where they sell the bikes at.

 

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Travel Tips for Gulf Shores, AL?
In our 20 years of traveling while in the navy that was my most favorite place to live. We were there almost 2 years. My husband was stationed in Pensicolla Florida, but we always choose to live outside of base. We lived in Lillian Alabama, and then Elberta...

 

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Safe Candles for Power Outages?
i buy up those tiny key chain push flash lights when on sale for 2 for $1 and put them on narrow ribbons long enough to wear around your neck as long necklace and just put them in differant places throughout the house like tie one to the fan pull or hang on...

 

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Using Leftover Cement?
mix up a batch of soupy cement and take old metal cake pans any size any shape and pour inside them to make stepping stones. you can mix a bit of paint in the concrete mixture to get them colored. and you can lay in old shells on top of them after they have...

 

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Why aren't my cakes flat?
Running dental floss through it cuts great, too, with no crummies to make a mess.

 

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Potty Training Regression?
when training my grandson it helped to take in his favorite boy toy which is ernie and we pretended like he did his business too and congratulated ernie for doing so good, so while there playing that pretend game he was so intoo the game of it he did his own...

 

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Dyeing Part of My Jeans?
could you not possibly while your jeans are wet lay them out straight outside and put something a bit tall inside them to raise those areas like say a old can or 2 litter soda bottle then spray the dye colors on from a spray type bottle that you mixed the dye...

 

Fish notecard.

Watercolor Notecards
simply beautiful work!

 

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Using Less Toilet Tissue
Putting a wedge thin stick or something inside the roll pushing against the roll and holder will do the same thing too makes it harder to get the paper off, sometimes aggravaiting like in store bathrooms where they purposely do the same thing to conserve paper...

 

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Removing Black Scuff Marks From Linoleum?
spray on some 409 then a bit of comet cleaner scrub with old toothbrush, mop clean with clear water mop. had the same issue here, works great.

 

car license plate painted as stylized American flag

Car Tag (License Plate) Flag
could stencil your house numbers on it too in black for year round use , great idea thanks for sharing! happy 4th!

 

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Dealing With 3 Year Old's Tantrums?
Ahis makes me think of the Andy Griffith episode where Opie threw his fit in the floor of the court house, and Andy ask him what he was doing and Opie stopped to say having a fit thinking it would get his dads attention even more but Andy just said, oh, well...

 

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Healthy Caramel Popcorn
sounds yummy i will have to try that. the two i do thats simple is pop your microwave bag of corn when done sprinkle inside the bag and toss around parmession cheees sprinlkes or for a sweet taste sprinkly on the mixed cinamon and sugar that comes in the little...

 

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Well Water Tastes Bad?
My mother in law years ago use to boil her well water that she drank and let cool then refrigerate and said it removed the bad taste. She seemed to only have the problem in the summer when it was hot and not much rain. Seems like she said it was sulfric then...

 

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What Is This Kitchen Tool Used For?
sounds like either a pasta cutter or what ive heard called a dounut braid cutter. try looking for kitchen tools on ebay just to compare the picture of it to know what it is. does it appear to be old antique?

 

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Replacing Carpet In Home With Lots Of Dogs?
alot of salvage stores much like lowes has rolls of cheap linolium flooring at cheap prices. check your local yellow pages for salvage stores. easy to lay down and keep clean.

 

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Advice For Making Iron-On Embroidery Patches?
What is that becky? Is there a web site that tells about it? I guess not many people on here know much about using a machine and doing the appliqués. I finally joined a futura group that is SOMEWHAT helpful about it. here is the link if you want to join its...

 

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Uses for Leftover Frosting?
Dip pretzels in them and put in freezer for snacks later.

 

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Making a Juice Box Holder?
Some of the cans that meats come in may work like treat meat or Spam. Try looking at your cans before tossing them out and see if the juice boxes slide in and out of them easily to fit. Even Bandaid boxes may fit them. Most cans now have non sharp edges around...

 

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Craft Ideas Using Scrap Wood in Bible School?
Numeric or alphabetic blocks. Use stencils and fill in with markers. Great from the smaller kids, but sand the corners good.

 

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Buy Marked Down Pastries And Freeze Them
i do the same freezing idea with juice boxes for the grandkids both for there school lunches or when we go out to the park or picmics. by the time they are ready for the snacks after being hot and playing hard they are like slushes then and not need for ice...

 

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Recycled Bedspread Crafts
they are so pretty, what great ideas to share. thank you

 

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Getting Rid Of Gnats Outside?
placing a new dryer sheet on your hat or pinned to your tops neckline will strongly reduce knats or any pest from bothering you as much

 

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Saving Money on Summer Fun
Our local newly built Phoenix Movie Theater offers FREE KIDS MOVIES every tuesday and wednesday during the month of June & July which they show on those days at 10 Am. Its free to anyone with kids even the adults. They already know what shows are scheduled...

 

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Looking For 20 Mule Team Borax?
try this site. i already have it with the borax in the space feild all you need to do is put in your state and zipcode for the store locater http://www.dialcorp.com/storelocator/storeloc2.cfm

 

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Watermelon Party Decoration?
i did a carving on one for my daughters wedding with 2 doves on it and did one in the shape of a baby buggy for a baby shower and on the outside of i carved the baby boys name, its very easy to do with just simple kitchen toold or even a pumpkin cutting kit

 

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Invest In a Foodsaver
I love mine. I cook up a big pot of anything like chilli soups etc and then cut off my roll to small bag size (you just seal as many sides as needed) fill them and seal that last end. Toss them in the freezer and anytime I want some its there. I pick 2 or 3...

 

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Keeping Flies Out Of Dog's Food?
years ago my mom used those sticky roll tapes that pull down into a curly long piece of tape that has sticky stuff all over it and you just pin or tie it where flies are and they go to it and can not get off. they were sold at the dollar stores and came 4 to...

 

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Growing Hibiscus Trees In Tennessee?
thats true you do not have to bring them in. I live in Tenn about 2 hours from knoxville, and ours do fine. hope that helped.

 

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Elastic That Stretches Horizontally?
Search on ebay under the category: craft then fabric then fabric embellishments. You should see elastic then put in the key words 2 way stretch elastic. You should find it successfully. If you see some others are selling, ask them the same question first before...

 

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Jazzing Up A Tobacco Basket?
i did one years ago, no pics of it. but i painted mine on the inside to simulate an american flag. just use some stencils for your stars the rest is just stripes.

 

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"Olive And Grape Harvest" Themed Tent Decorations?
tiny white christmas lights would be pretty draped to the center of the tent from each corner of the tent and maybe wrap silk ivy vines around the center as the focal point and even add a cluster of artifical grapes in two differant colors to the center hanging...

 

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Hillbilly Party Ideas?
Some hay bales maybe 3 stacked with 2 beside each other and the 3rd on top and drape some red or blue bandannas across the top. Use a big metal tub in the top center one filled with ice and the drinks in cans or bottles. Use the other 2 bails and see if any...

 

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Blooming Brier Taking Over Yard?
try looking around your yard or place to see if there is another one growing eles where, that may just be off off roots of a main one growing in another place and spreading to the that area. if so you can find the other one and kill that root as well, it may...

 

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Eye Glasses Are Too Tight?
Most ALL places you buy your eye glasses offer FREE adjusting even walmart which is forever you do not have to show receipt or anything. No appointment needed it just takes 1 minute for them to adjust any part of your eyeglasses, that cause you discomfort they...

 

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Eye Glasses Are Too Tight?
also meant to mention that at walmarts vision center if you buy one set of frames for eye wear then later on in time purchase the same frame but in a diffearnt color walmart will exchange your lenses from one pair to the next free of charge no apt needed. i...

 

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Registering For Wedding Gifts When You Don't Need Anything?
tell them to start you a honeymoon money pot or food is always helpful tell them to bring things like staples that last can goods etc. they can be given in things like laundry baskets, hampers etc, things you need exrta of GOOD LUCK ON YOUR NEW LIFE TOGETHER...

 

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Surprise Birthday Party for an Adult?
think back on any time she went somewhere or with someone to a special place or event that she really enjoyed and talked about that was very memrable for her then see if you can recreate that theme. maybe she went on a cruise once so a tropical theme would...

 

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Stains In A Fiberglass Whirlpool Tub?
if your not able to clean it free from stain why not paint it. i think its krylon that makes the new spay paints for any type plastic now. you could just run a tape line to just above where the stain is and paint it. use a color that would compliment your color...

 

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Easy Clothing Sewing Project?
One of the easiest I think to make are shell type tops and just by adding another piece of fabric that is basically a rectangle in shape to it you can make sundresses in any lenght. You dont even need a pattern if you have a top that already fits you to use...

 

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Fixing Lock on Sliding Pocket Door?
you can screw on a small piece of wood to the door frame part, put the screw into the center of the piece of wood leave it loose so the wood will rotate around when the door is open and being used leave the wood in the vertical position, when the door is shut...

 

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Game Warden Themed Birthday Party Ideas?
Im sure he has hunting supplies or his friends do that you could borrow to put as decorations like camo net, etc. or buy camo fabric at walmart and use as your table cloth for the table with the center piece. A piece of dried wood with green fake ivy vines...

 

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Game Warden Themed Birthday Party Ideas?
heres a cute party pack with bug theme from oriental trading http://www.orientaltrading.com/application?namespace=browse&origin=catalogProducts.jsp&event=link.itemDetails&demandPrefix=12&sku=PT233&prodCatId=378060&mode=Browsing&erec=14&No=32&sp=true&Ntk=all...

 

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Game Warden Themed Birthday Party Ideas?
here are some really pretty table water fountains that could serve as your table center piece and then give as gift to him. http://www.collectionsetc.com/SearchResults.aspx

 

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Game Warden Themed Birthday Party Ideas?
http://www.orientaltrading.com/application?namespace=browse&origin=searchMain.jsp&event=link.itemDetails&demandPrefix=12&sku=4/3006&mode=Searching&erec=15&No=320&D=leaves&Ntt=leaves&Ntk=all&Dx=mode%252bmatchallpartial&Ntx=mode%252bmatchallpartial&y=16&N=0&x...

 

Two boys in St. Patrick tophats with a dog.

Happy St. Patrick's Day From ThriftyFun
handsom trio, love the hats

 

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Free Turban Sewing Pattern?
will this be it and help? hope so http://www.sewmodestclothing.com/snood.shtml

 

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Free Turban Sewing Pattern?
heres a web page with lots hat head wrap ideas i may try some myself http://www.fmfcorp.com/familyspot/haircover.html

 

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Flames Themed Wedding Decorations?
what about cutting thin fabric strips like tulle or organza fabric cut them into differant lenghts and widths of the shape of long triangles and attach the wider part of them somehow to a cardboard boz and inside add a light and a fan blowing the up into the...

 

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'Garden Party' Themed Teacher Appreciation Supper?
i went to a bridal luncheon once with that theme and they had tiny claypots for each persons table setting with a little plant in it and a tooth pick that she had glued a hard stock paper too in the shape of a flower petal and wrote the persons name on it, really...

 

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Looking for 'I Hate Laundry' Wallpaper Border?
http://search.store.yahoo.com/cgi-bin/nsearch?catalog=wallpapers&query=I+HATE+LAUNDRY+&x=5&y=10

 

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Surprise Birthday Balloon
what a creative fun idea!

 

Saying Goodbye (Bald Eagle)

Saying Goodbye (Bald Eagle)
love to know the story behind the goodbyes? :-) beautiful bird

 

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Military Themed Christmas Tree?
for under the trees decorating ideas you could buy camo fabric (walmart 1.99 per yard would take 1 yard for a simple circle cut tree skirt) and if he has some army boots set them under there and place some of the gifts in them wrapped (small ones) keep all...

 

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Recipes Using Citrus Fruits?
Dehydrate them in slices, then sprinkle on cinnamon and nutmeg. Then string on fishing line great for decorations for your next Christmas.

 

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Poke a Hole in the Center of Your Burger
great idea, my mom use to poke them with fork

 

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Making a Bedroom Door Stay Closed?
maybe putting small wooden shims in the doors crevises would work

 

baby crib bumper pad

Craft Ideas Using Crib Bumper Pads?
so that it is still used to match there room decore, why not take a solid color fabric that matches the print best and along the pads running horizontally sew on little pockets to house there small toys, stuffed animals, shoes, pictures, anything like that...

 

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Sewing Patterns for Dresses in Queen Sizes?
I sew for a living and am always looking for patterns.I too am +sz here is a site for patterns that go to size 6X hope it helps http://www.fashionpatterns.com/pages/XL-6X_Patterns/XL-6X_dresses.html

 

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Sewing Patterns for Dresses in Queen Sizes?
i also meant to say ebay sellers offer lots plus size dresses for differant occasions try it. just put in 6x or whatever your size maybe in the search field.

 

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Star Wars 'Stikarounds'?
here are some on ebay http://home.search.ebay.com/Star-Wars_Childrens-Decor_W0QQ_trksidZm37QQcatrefZC12QQdfspZ1QQfromZR10QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQsabfmtsZ1QQsacatZ115970QQsaobfmtsZinsifQQtrgZQ2d1

 

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Creative Acknowledgments of Coworkers' Birthdays?
What about gift cards to good restaurants like apple bees, etc?

 

Collage mouse pad.

Use A Scanner To Make A Photo Collage
how did you make the mouse pad? after your photo was done?

 

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Instructions for H2O Vacuum?
There should be an 800 number on your unit. Just call that number and give them your units model number which is on the unit somewhere. Tell them your needed item and they will mail it to you free.

 

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Where Do the Old Ink Cartridges and Cell Phones Go?
I live in Greenville TN. I wondered the same thing to about a month ago when I got a prepaid bag type envelope to mail cell phones in which said they were going to the soldiers so they can use them. I just looked up the web site for frankling and it said they...

 

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Artificial Hydrangeas Candle Ring?
walmart has pretty ones in the silk flower sections

 

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Life Cycle of Convict Fish?
this site might help http://www.springerlink.com/content/u4400uv3h337658h/

 

Two kids wearing jackets with an orange and white clown fish painted on them.

Tips for Painting on Denim?
I paint alot on all types of surfaces. And on dark fabrics or any type surface really that is dark just put on white paint first then add your other colors as usual. The white paint makes the other colors pop and you use less of the other colors as well, saving...

 

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Craft Ideas to Make a Gift for Little Boys?
since your talking about fabric related items to make. you could make a fabric tool belt with slots in it to house the boys tools. or fabric crayon rolls made from a long square pice fabric add another piece fabric half way up one side and put slots in it for...

 

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Drying Fresh Flowers in a Bridal Bouquet?
I used this product bought from Walmart about 7 years ago, sold in the craft section. I bought the can for the same reason and preserved my daughters bouquet. Since then I have used the same crystals for many other flowers. The box will tell you step by step...

 

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Cleaning Out Rotten Meat in Chest Freezer?
i agree with the last post try getting the whole unit outside and then clean it out or throw away the whole thing. if you keep the unit clean it real good with clorox and let set outside open to air dry for a few days before bringing it in to use again

 

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Should I Use Blue Painter's Tape When I Paint?
it works great, press the edge firmly when you put it on and its better than regular masking tape because it comes off easily later. you cant go wrong with it.

 

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Dealing With an Excess of Inherited Photographs
i cleaned out a old house that sit for many years empty. and the only grandaughter did not want an old tin can full of vintage black and white photos of her family members and the memories they had shared from way back.i could not stand to see them go in the...

 

King Sized Bed in a Small Room?
and you can save space by having the headboard to your bed be attached to the wall instead of the front of the bed.and if you have room for a small chest at the foot end of the bed it can serve as a place for your clothing items like sweaters etc. drawers under...

 

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Creative Ideas for Using a Non-operational Fireplace?
my friends new home had a brand new fireplace but she does like fires but wanted to use it so she keeps plants both inside hers and all around it. boston ferns, etc. and she has topier trees on each side of the firplace and has tiny white christmas lights ran...

 

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Planting an Apple Tree?
we live in town now but when we lived in the mountains about 15 miles from town and we planted golden delious appple trees we bought from burgess catalog. the trees were about 3 yr old that we planted we lived there about 8 years and in the sixth year they...

 

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8 Year Old Is Now Afraid of Sleeping Alone?
i have no idea what to suggest to you but my heart goes out to him. he must be in constant fear for some reason. Could it be something or someone at school that may be upsetting him? I pray you find the answers for his peace of mind. my heart broke for him...

 

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8 Year Old Is Now Afraid of Sleeping Alone?
i did have another thought you mentioned your husband and you both have acute health problems do you think maybe is afraid of something happening to either of you and thats why he wants to be near you at night. Has there been a resent health scare with either...

 

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Using Corn in a Homemade Heat Pack?
my sister makes and sells these heat packs from corn and they sell like hot cakes. she buys feed corn from our local feedstore, comes in smaller to larger size bags. she sells lots of them steadily so she buys the 25 pound bag which is like $8. i have one she...

 

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Spending Money on Things You Don't Need?
i would just pick something thats entertaining to do outside the home when you can finally leave the house thats low cost and will get your mind flowing like a good 2 hour movie mattinee or roller skating maybe in door putt putt. maybe just getting away from...

 

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