Preventing Static Cling
Fill a small, fine mist spray bottle with 1/2 liquid fabric softener and 1/2 water. Mist on hairbrush, clothing, carpets etc. as needed.
Ant Hill in a Flower Bed?
We have problems with fire ants down here in Mississippi, USA. We sprinkle grits on and around any ant hills. The ants eat them and carry them to the queen ant to eat. After the grits are eaten, when the ants drink water, the grits swell up enough to kill them...
Cheap Summer Drinks for Kids
This recipe came DIRECTLY from www.hillbillyhousewife.com - I have making these for quite some time now for my children (and myself!) NOTE: My blender only needs about 15 SECONDS to make a slushie. 30 seconds makes a Hawaian Ice type of treat. I personally...
Thin Pizza Crust Recipe?
Not too long ago, I accidently made thin crust pizzas. I think the hot water I put in was TOO hot and it killed the yeast. My dough didnt rise, but I hand stretched it into the pans anyway. It was the best pizza I ever made!
Southern Sweet Tea Recipe?
Hey! I am from Maben, Mississippi and heres how we do it! Bring one quart of fresh cold water to a rolling boil, drop in one family size tea bag, cover the pot and remove from heat. Let sit for ten minutes. Put one cup of sugar into a gallon pitcher (more or...
Uses for Empty Babywipe Containers?
I make babywipes! Use BOUNTY paper towels cut in half with electric knife. (other brands turn to mush) Fold to fit container. Boil 3 cups water-add 2T. baby oil and 2T. baby wash OR baby shampoo, pour over wipes until soaked through. This recipe makes enough...
Eliminating Musty Smells From a Room?
Mama taught me this one, my Daddy smoked but our house never smelled like it - heres why. Pour white vinegar into a dish and set it out. She always hid the little bowls in various places. Small dish for small room, big dish for big room. Takes away pet odors...
Permanent Marker On Rubber?
The only thing I have found to take out permanent marker is a product called oops!. I dont know if it can be used on rubber or not. If not, you could just take a black permanent marker and draw a big circle or square over the price - or make a stripe all the...
Wedding Decorations Using Ivy, White and Silver?
I am an interior decorator and my suggestion is to use white lacy fabric bought in bulk to decorate your tables with. I dont know what types of discount stores are over there, but Im sure you can find some cheap. You could put cheap white material (or sheets...
Removing Cat Urine Smell from Plastic Picnic Table?
I would try spraying it with full strength white vinegar. I know vinegar will remove odors from plastic containers so I think it might just work on your table. Put on the vinegar and let dry (you might have to do this several times) then scrub with soap and...
High School Football Banquet Centerpieces?
You could make the flowers solid color and/or a combination of colors! You can also put plain sand into any container, (to use a basket - line with tissue paper first, then add sand) then put a tall candle (tapered or fat) into it, then push in your paper flowers...
Removing Pickled Onion Smell From Canning Jars?
Fill with 1/4 white vinegar and 3/4 cold water. Let soak for a few hours or overnight if possible. This works for odors in plastic containers-maybe it will work for glass too! Good Luck!
Help Me Organize My Room?
There is a neat website (www.flylady.net) with tons of advice of how to get organized and stay organized. For example, she says just do a little a one time. When you start to organize, get two big garbage bags and each day put 27 items in one bag to throw away...
International Food Festival Decoration Ideas?
Maybe you could decorate each table with a different country theme. An inexpensive plastic tablecloth to match the countrys flag, any type of container filled with sand for a centerpiece-each container then filled with each countrys products. For example: Mexico...
Garbage Can Organization?
Full strength ammonia sprayed on sacks or cans will keep critters away. They cant stand the smell.
Decorating With Nature
Pine cones in baskets, tall twigs and grasses in large vases, any evergreen branches laid on tabletop surfaces interspursed with tall candles, neat shaped stones in small glass dishes, stones in glass vases in place of glass balls for flower arrangements, sand...
Decorating My Dream House?
Thrift stores are your best bet for furniture and accessories. Think outside the box. For example: wood dressers with no mirrors can go in the dining room as a sideboard or in the foyer. Brass planters can be filled with potpourri for any room. Put glass beads...
Decorating My Dream House?
Thrift stores are your best bet for furniture and accessories. Think outside the box. For example: wood dressers with no mirrors can go in the dining room as a sideboard or in the foyer. Brass planters can be filled with potpourri for any room. Put glass beads...
Inexpensive Decorating?
Around your tub try filling pretty glass jars and bottles with bath salts and bubble bath then group them together. A grouping of candles is also pretty, tall ones, fat ones, etc. Real or silk plants in pretty pots would also look great along with the bottles...
