Tips and Tricks
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- How To Remove Ink Stain From Your Skin
- If you're talking ballpoint ink, pure lemon extract works....
- Prevent Sauce Stains in Plastic Containers
- Want to avoid that saucy-red stain on your plastic microwaveable containers? Simply make sure to cool the food first, and then lightly coat the containers with cooking spray before putting the leftovers in it. When you...
- Clean Silver with Kitchen Ingredients
- I stumbled across a wonderful, and CHEAP way of effectively cleaning silver. At the time I discovered this, I had managed to turn a sterling silver claddaugh ring black that my husband had got me for an anniversary pres...
- Nonchemical garden additives
- DIY did a show on garden recipes. This may help you: Recipes for nonchemical garden additives Joe Lamp'l gets cooking with some organic recipes for the backyard gardener, using ingredients already in the pantry an...
- Removing Ink stains
- This original question is quite old, and I'm not sure my reply will be helpful to you anymore, but... On leather (and a LOT of other surfaces), a wonderful invention that would probably work to remove the ink from the...
- bug repellent
- I've had little trouble with bugs in my small apartment herb garden. But...I once had a bunch of black caterpillars that almost stripped my bee balm and a few others to the ground. I added about 1 teaspoon cayenne and ...
- Excerpt from The Mere Mortal's Guide to Fine Dining by Colleen Rush
- SCHMOOZING THE STAFF LIKE A SEASONED DINER Excerpt from The Mere Mortal's Guide to Fine Dining by Colleen Rush The first rule of mastering fine dining: Get over yourself. An overdeveloped or fragile ego does nothing ...
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- Lucky Bamboo
- The stalk won't grow any taller once cut, as it's the leaves of the plant that grow and slowly develop into stalks themselves. Once a leaf has developed into a stalk, it can be clipped as its base - where it was sproute...
- Green Bamboo / Lucky Bamboo Warnings
- my husband and son got very sick from green bamboo,when they handled it. I advise you wash your hand good or wear gloves if handling it. A Note from Betsy at Recipelink.com: Hi Barbara, Thank you for posting the ...
- Removing Musty Smell
- I have been washing over and over a lovely little wallet I bought at a second hand shop. To get rid of the musty smell. I just read a good article that suggest you wash with baking soda and this should help. I think a ...
- Homemade Facial Scrub
- FACIAL SCRUB Honey is an astringent and is soothing. Cornmeal is a very milk abrasive and helps massage away the dead skin, dirt, oil and makeup. 1 1/2 tsp. cornmeal 1/2 tsp. water 1 tsp. honey Mix cornmeal w...
- Free coasters
- I have magazines that I feel badly about just throwing away. I find a photo I like, add a few pages, (25ish) cut it right out of the mag, and staple the edges. Viola! When they do get wet, just grab another one and let t...
- Aussiess help for dying Lucky chinese bamboo
- I use dutch master1 nutrient 5 litres for $40 for all my pot plants for the lucky bamboo I use 5 ml per litre. This is the only balanced nutrient I have found that works on the market except for the one I make for hydrop...
- How to remove the mildew smell from a dryer
- I had the same problem when I retrieved an un-used dryer from my niece. I was afraid to use the dryer because it had a musty smell to it, and when I finally did use it, the smell hung in the air throughout the house.....
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- Cereal box wrap paper travel ideas
- I save cereal box wax bag and when I travel, I pack my bath soap in the wax bag. The soap stays solid and doesn't get messy. It has been a lifesaver when travelling abroad where I stay in more economical lodgings than p...
- Claening glass oven door
- To clean your oven door sprinkle some Biological washing powder onto the glass, add a little water and work into a paste. Spread evenly and leave for an hour or so. Remove with warm water and gentle rubbing with a scouri...
- Kitchen Purge/Kitchen Clutter Intervention - Excerpt from The Itty Bitty Kitchen Handbook
- KITCHEN PURGE Excerpted from The Itty Bitty Kitchen Handbook by Justin Spring One of the most surprising things about presiding over a functional small kitchen is discovering how few things you actually need in order...
- Dryer Sheet Substitute - Cream rinse in the dryer
- Hello, I have used Suave Hair Conditioner as an emergency when I ran out of dryer sheets. Simply pour about 1 Tbsp onto a wash cloth, rub in and throw into the dryer. Works great! Happy Cheap...
- Gift wrapping tip
- I read this and thought it was a good idea and good for our land fills. Take the mylar ballons that you recieve on different occasions and cut them open at the seams and use them for wrapping...
- kill germs in sponge
- Simply put the sponge in microwave on high for a minute it kills the germs and all bad...
- Dents in the carpet
- I do this for dents in the carpet. Lay an ice cube in the dent.....It disappears as the ice cube melts. That's all! ...
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- Hate Cleaning the frig.
- I had a friend who cleans professionally. She uses oven cleaner in the frig. I spray my frig especially the grungy places and let it set while I load the dishwasher. By the time i'm done with loading the frig is ready to...
- How to Trim Spirea Bushes
- Hi Kathy, According to my gardening books, spirea bushes, if trimming is needed, it should be done in the Fall for flowers in Spring. I have a beautiful Spirea bush at my Georgia home and I trim in the Fall for sho...
- How to Remove Mildew odor in the quilts
- Also, if you already know you can put them into the washing machine on gentle, using cold wash and rinse, instead of laundry detergent, use a box of baking soda for each quilt. Let it agitate for half the wash time, turn...
- Cucumber, Papaya, and Chamomile Facial Mask
- CUCUMBER, PAPAYA, AND CHAMOMILE FACIAL MASK "This refreshing mask, especially soothing after being in the hot sun, reduces puffiness, soothes sunburn, and rejuvenates your delicate complexion. If needed, repeat every ...
- cut worm barrier
- I use toilet paper tubes...cut in three...place at planting...
- How to remove burned on food from non stick pan
- Mix Oxi Clean with hot water in the pan and let sit for one or two hours....
- cut worm barrier
- Use of Jiffy pots, 1 1/4 inch (6 cm) along with 9 oz. sweetheart cold cups is a nice combo. Simply cut the bottom off of the cup (between the R & T along the weld)and the pot slips just the right distance into the cup, ...
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- Growing a Pineapple Plant/Pineapple
- I have a pineapple plant, which I have grown from a pineapple that I purchased from a grocery store. The plant is 2-3 years of age, and has a beautiful pineapple which is aproximately 5 months old now. It has not reache...
- How to Grow Popcorn
- HOW TO GROW POPCORN GOOD TIMES ARE POPPIN' IN THE GARDEN There are few simple pleasures that compare to eating something fresh from the garden. The satisfaction deepens if it's the result of your own labor. The act ...