August 14, 2013

First Apartment Gift Basket IdeasThis page contains first apartment gift basket ideas. There are many useful things you can give someone for a house warming gift.

 

Cleaning Up a Water Leak in BasementThis is a page about cleaning up a water leak in basement. Water runs down and your basement is the definite low spot in a home, as well as often the location of many plumbing lines. If and when there is a leak it can be a chore to clean up the basement.

 

Homemade Saddle SoapThis is a page about homemade saddle soap. Saddle soap has long been used to clean various types of leather tack and of course saddles.

 

Using PerfumeThis is a page about using perfume. Perfume is typically used as a personal body fragrance. It also can be used to scent your home and clothing.

 

Vegetarian Pasta RecipesYou don't need to add meat for pasta recipes to be varied and delicious. This page contains vegetarian pasta recipes.

 

Removing Perfume SmellThis is a page about removing perfume smell. With perfume, a little goes a long way, too much and the lovely fragrance can be overwhelming. Removing the excess from your skin or perhaps a lingering odor in a room can be done easily.

 

Gift Basket Ideas for College StudentsThis is a page about gift basket ideas for college students. College students need all sorts of household and goody items when they go away to school. Gift baskets are a fun way to give them some of the necessities and the fun stuff.

 

Simple Egg Drop RamenThis is how I've been eating my ramen since I was a little girl.

 

Coffee to Revive a Dying PlantBrew some coffee. Let the "used" coffee grounds cool about an hour or so. Pour some on top of the plant soil. Pat it down gently and water plant.

 

Preparing Your Home for GuestsI save all those little hotel samples of shampoos, conditioners and lotions and place them in an adorable little basket for my guests to use.

 

Reusing Styrofoam Peanuts For StudentsWhile teaching visual arts and elementary math, packing peanuts were desirable freebies from my students' parents. They served as visual counters for math operations.

 

Creative Uses for Coffee FiltersI found after buying a new coffee pot having 2 different size filters. The cone size filters are great as a popsicle holder to prevent drips on hands and clothes.

 

Make Use of Whatever Comes My WayYes it is the time of year we long for during long, dark winter nights, the time of warmth and plenty. Trouble for some of us is that plenty can quickly become a bit too much as the glut of produce arrives.

 

Canned Air to Deter Cat ScratchingJust figured out how to stop the cat (temporary solution) from scratching furniture. I blast them with canned air when they scratch my box springs and mattress. Runs them off.

 

Name for My Childcare Business?I trying to name my daycare by using my middle name, Jeannine, or my last name Bradley. Any ideas?

 

Replacing the Safety Switch on a Murray Mower?I have a Murray 18.5 hp lawn tractor, model # 425620x92b. The safety switch under the motor (Briggs & Stratton) got mangled while I was mowing and I found it dangling. I taped the exposed wiring and replaced the safety switch. Now I can't see how it snaps in place. Can anyone help?

 

Selling Porcelain Dolls?We are having an estate sell and we have over 500 porcelain dolls - all are in mint condition and are collector edtions. How should we go about selling these as I do not want to put them in a yard sale.

 

Female Finch Aggressive Towards Male?My female finch is always fighting with the male bird, she take out his feathers; it this normal? Please help.

 

Apricot Tree Lost All Its Leaves?A few months back I bought an apricot tree (about 5ft tall), from Home Depot. I am in 10a zone (so.CA). Now at the beginning of August, my apricot lost all foliage (no leaves). What could possibly have caused it? I thought, apricots are evergreen.

 

Deworming Dogs?My dog is pooping out worms and they are crawling out the butt. They are long worms. What do I do?

 

Puppy Wetting Indoors?My Tibetan Terrier puppy is 18 wks old. We got her at 8wks old, she was clean very quickly within 2wks. During the past 3wks I have looked after two other dogs. The day before the last one went my puppy started peeing at night in her pen...

 

Finding a Replacement Cord for Electric Throw?I have an electric throw I bought and then found out the cord was absent. The style is HT-1 and the number is RN 17280, 120 volts and the name on the top is Crown.

 

Homecoming Float Ideas?I need quick easy idea. We are playing the Lobos and we are black and silver Raiders.

 

Crepe Myrtle Leaves Yellow with Black Spots?My 2 crepe myrtle trees get plenty of sun and water. I live at the beach in Delaware. I haven't fertilized them since we pruned them 2 years ago. No other crepe myrtle trees in the neighborhood look this way/

 

How Much is My Doll Worth?I have a Granville House doll the number is 3290B. I was wondering how much it's worth.

 

Keeping Cats Out of House Plants?I have two 5 month old kittens. The one has started to lay in the plant. He is not digging in it, eating it, or using it as a litter box. He just likes laying in the plant on the dirt. The only thing is he ends up dragging dirt everywhere when he gets out.

 

My Chihuahua is a Picky Eater?My chihuahua is approximately 5 years old. She is very spoiled and I can't seem to find any kind of dog food she will eat. I have tried everything.

 

18.5 hp Craftsman Lawn Tractor Won't Start?My tractor has been hard to start from day one. This year it stopped starting altogether. I have replaced the solenoid; that didn't work. So I cheated and put in a toggle switch by passing the solenoid. That worked for a while.

 

Value of New Americanized Encyclopedia Britannica?I have a set of New Americanized Encyclopedia Britannica, (twentieth century edition) published by the Saalfield Publishing Company. The small print says, made by The Werner Company, Akron, Ohio.

 

Pruning a Crepe Myrtle?I was told to clip the green berries off to produce more flowers. I thought those were the pods that bloom.

 

16th Birthday Ideas?My birthday is September first and it lands on Labor Day weekend. My parents said I could do whatever I want, they even said I could throw a party. But I'm not the party type.

 

Growing a Black Gum Wildfire Tree?Just bought a house in Galveston, Texas and want to plant some trees to get shade. This tree is very beautiful, but I am not to0 sure if it will do good in this climate.

 

Starting Hydrangea and Butterfly Bush Cuttings?About a month ago I got cuttings off of my mother-in-law's blue hydrangea and some of my own pink butterfly bush. I wanted some to use for myself and some to give to my daughter. I had them in containers of water out on my front porch.

 

Tech Jobs for a 14 Year Old?I'm 14, and looking for a job. I have a lot of skill when it comes to PCs and am wondering if there is any way that I could use said skill to earn more money? I can assemble a computer, diagnose hardware related problems, and remove/repair/reinstall most software.