Thrift Store Shopping Tips?
Does anyone know how to get the ink mark off of the bottom of tennis shoes bought at goodwill?
Mounting Baby's Mobile On The Wall?
I have a home daycare and I have always kept one toy at the changing table for them to hold and look at. Its very distracting and I would change every couple of weeks to a new toy. A mobile may make your baby want to grab at it instead of laying down for you...
Need Decorating Ideas - Navy Carpet and Tan Furniture?
Since you have allot of solids already, I would go with some kind of textured look on the walls. Walmart sells the roller to make it look textured or you can do it yourself with sponges or even a crunched up Walmart bag. Try to use color on the walls (big Pictures...
Anniversary Party With a Luau Theme?
Dollar Tree and Giant Dollar Store in our town have alot of decorations. Learn how to belly dance and put on a show! Make your cups out of coconuts.
Ideas for an Easter Scavanger Hunt?
You can do an egg hunt in the dark and let them use flashlights. Also, I like to make a special egg for each child with their name on it and everyone is instructed not to pick up an egg if it does not have their name on it. Kids dont mind hunting eggs in the...
Making Your Own Party Favors Goodie Bags Out Juice Boxes
Plain brown lunch bags work great too. You can decorate them by putting stripes, polk-a-dots, hearts, painting them, put stickers on them, etc.etc. To make them look fancier, cut the top off before you unfold it with fancy cutting scissors, punch two holes...
Cleaning Sippy Cups?
I have a daycare in my home, so this is a regular chore. I spray clorox cleanup or generic form into the lid, cup and on the insert. I have a cleaning brush that will fit all the way thru the insert. I let them soak about an hour, scrub down, and then wash...
Recycled Paint Holders
Tuna cans are the best. Any can will do, yogurt cups, applesauce cups, butter and sour cream tubs, lids are great, milk jugs for the bigger jobs with the top part cut off, empty shoe polish containers, TV dinner trays, meat trays, and muffin pans are great...
Gifts for Babysitters, Mailmen, etc.
I like to get a variety of $5 gift certificates to keep on hand all the time. I like Wendys, McDonalds, Dairy Queen, Sonic, and Burger King. There is something for everyone at these places, even people on special diets. Then you can give one or a variety, depending...
Painting a Church's Children's Room With Multiple Colors?
You could use one or 2 light colors like white or antique white and brighten it up by making a rainbow out of the colored noodles that are used for swimmimg pool activities. They are foam like, float in the water and appr. 5 feet long. I seen this on a daycare...
Ink On Blinds?
You could always cover it with shoe polish or liquid paper if the blinds are wooden. If they are the vinyl kind, you should be able to remove that slat and take one from the bottom and replace it.
Uses for Velveeta Boxes
Organizing socks, undies, pencils, pens, and other things in drawers. If you work in daycare, they are the perfect size to store the numbers in a calendar kit. I have at least 8 sets of numbers and they line up perfectly. They work great for organizing art...
Hair Nightmare!
The first thing I would try is getting the beauty shop to tone down your color. The color they can fix; the length cannot be brought back. I read here that washing color treated hair in Dawn dish liquid will fade the color. I have also heard Prell and Pert...
Using It All - Dishwashing Liquid
You can also use whats left to bathe the dog or wash your car or fill in as laundry soap if you are out. I have cooking oil in one to use in the kitchen.
Cleaning a Coffee Pot?
I worked at a steakhouse for several years and we always cleaned our coffee pots with lemon slices, 1/2 cup of salt, and ice swished around and around and then run through the dishwasher for sterilization. They always sparkled! I always keep lemons on hand...
Thrifty Curtain Rods - Electrical Conduit
Cool ideas! You could use rebar as a curtain rod. It has that rustic look.
Recliner Fix?
If it were me, I would put packing tape on the slits to prevent more tearing and cover the seat with a nice big towel that matched your living room decor. Just fold the towel in half and tuck it in around the sides and back and it should stay put. Alot of people...
Cleaning Smudges off Family Pictures?
I am an avid scrapbooker and we clean smudges off with a piece of flannel. Any scrap piece of flannel will do.
Carpet Damage?
If you have scraps of the same carpet, you can take a box cutter and cut the bald spot out, cut a piece the same size from your scraps and glue in place. Put something heavy on the spot for at least a day. keep that area blocked so that your pet does not scratch...
