Reusing Refrigerator Baking Soda
I have a stainless steel toaster. My grandmother showed me to take a dry papertowel and pour on a small amount of baking soda. Do not wet it, but rub the dry powder onto the stainless. It makes it very shiny with little effort - and does not scratch!
Making Envelopes for Greeting Cards?
You used to be able to purchase a package of multi - colored and sized envelopes from the Current Company - a mail order (and now online) store. When I receive birthday cards etc. that the envelope has not been written on, I save them for just this occasion...
Contacts Case For Meds or Jewelry
It is not a good idea to take medications out of their original bottle. People forget what they are if not used soon. Also, if it is a prescription drug and you do not carry the original bottle, I believe that you can get into trouble if stopped.
Donate Care Packages For Christmas
Many times I have used shoe boxes for my church youth group. I also use them to store my craft projects in. Anyway, I go to our local discount shoe store and ask for the extra boxes. Many people dont want the boxes when they buy the shoes. My store saves them...
Saving Money On Napkins
I use real napkins - I purchase them at yards sales for 3 for 25 cents! I have about 50 of them. None of them match - which is exactly like the rest of my house - it is very country! They dont take up much room in the washer, and I throw them in with similar...
