Homemade Laundry Soap with Ivory Soap
I also want to know if another soap, Dove or Cashmere Bouquet or even a glycerine soap, can be used as I am highly allergic to Ivory Soap. Mrs Kathy Cohen Northfield, VT
Easter Ideas for Baby Food Jars?
I just saw a cute chick made from a babyfood jar. The jar was painted yellow. Yellow and orange felt were used to make the feet, wings, face and beak. The jar was filled with fake grass and jellybeans. I think the grade-school children made them, for the elderly...
Halloween Costume Help?
You could have the man dress as a sultan and the women dress as his harem. You could have all six poeple dress as figures from the harlequin tea set, you can find out the dress of each caracter by reading the Agatha Christy Novel The Harlequin Tea Set[or party...
Packaging Odds and Ends
We had hanging lamps made out of egg-cartons. It consisted of the bubble-formed portions of egg-cartons. The egg-cartons were spray-painted gold. Marbles were pushed through holes in the bottoms of the cups and glued in place. They made great hanging lamps...
Packaging Odds and Ends
Berry Baskets are great to use for bulb planting. Dig the hole, place the berry basket in the hole and then put the bulbs in the basket and fill the hole. This makes it easy to lift bulbs, for storing or dividing. This also helps protect bulbs from burrowing...
Best Time to Buy Back to School Clothes?
Hi Jennifer, I use to work for JCPenneys and can help a little with this question. The best sales for back-to-school clothes do occur prior to school starting, August. You can however get the clothing cheaper by waiting until the middle of September to purchase...
Fire Ants!
Hi Angie, I just posted this to the HappyGarden List just last week. I think you will find it to be of use to you. It was printed in Organic Gardening Magazine, so no need to worry about it being safe, it is safe. I recommended it to one of my friends on...
Cleaning My Chimney?
I would hire a professional chimney sweep to tend to this problem. The fact is that the products that are used to clear creosote from chimneys are made to burn at an extremely high temperature, to burn out the creosote, and may cause a chimney fire or roof...
Strong Musty Odor in Cabinet?
I know you have said that you tried baking soda but you may not have used it long enough. I bought a small maple cabinet last year that had a strong smell of mildew inside of it. I could not refinish it because it is an antique and that would have ruined it...
Water Spots on Leather?
I had to consult my Make It Last Book, by Yankee Magazine, for this answer. Keep polishing! If you continue applying furniture polish on a regular basis, the rings will eventually disappear. Also, to clean a leather tabletop: Mix a solution of equal parts lemon...
Inexpensive Baby Gift Ideas?
Handkerchief Baby Bonnet First it is a handkerchief designed into a bonnet for baby. Keep it until babys wedding day, remove the ribbon and its a handkerchief once again. Material 10x10-1/2 square of linen or heirloom fabric or purchased hanky 1-1/4 yards...
Welcome to the Neighborhood Gift Ideas?
When ever a new person moves in near me, I bake them a cake or muffins. It is something that almost everyone eats and therefore safe. I have made good friends, with new neighbors, this way for many years. You could bring them a casserole if that is more your...
Gift for a Fisherman?
Some quick ideas. Make some bobbers from old corks. Tie some lures from feathers and plain fish hooks. Gift certificate from the local bait shop. An extra reel of fishing line. An assortment of weights. All can be placed in a basket or net with some cute...
Forcing Bulbs for Easter Gifts?
Sara, I have never forced bulbs before so I looked through my gardening books and they offer varied ways to force bulbs. I also did a search on forcing bulbs. Here are a few of the sites that give varied instructions. I am sure that you can find atleast one...
What Can I Do with Coal Ash?
There is an article on the West Virginia University site about coal ash. It speaks about using it for apple trees. I would suggest contacting the Professor of that article about any safe uses for your coal ash. The article speaks of industrial coal ash so it...
Uses for Lemon and Orange Peels?
I have a zester which I use to regularly peel the zest off of all my citrus fruits. I leave the zest out over night and by the morning it is dry enough to place in the spice bottles I have for orange,lemon and lime peels. I use the zest in muffins, stir frys...
Recipes for Bread Tubes?
If the bread tubes that are being referred to are the long bread tubes,I have a French bread recipe that will work perfectly. Makes 2 loaves. 5 1/2 - 6 cups flour, 2 pkgs active dry yeast, 2 Tbsps sugar, 2cups of water (120¡-130¡). Mix 2 cups of flour with...
How Should I Store My Clothes?
The best way to store clothes for a long time is the same way to store quilts. Wrap each piece of clothing in white tissue paper. This prevents the fabric from touching anything else. Please note that all stored fabrics should be folded as little as possible...
Gluten Free Recipes?
Meals.com has a searchable recipe base where you can put in ingrediants that are to be excluded from the search.Hopefully you will be able to find many recipes there. Mrs Kathy Cohen Northfield,VT
