Repairing a Burn Hole in a Faux Leather Couch?
You need to get a vinly repair kit from an autoparts store or amazon.com. They make an invisibe repair when used. Two year olds are tough so hide the lighter way up high next time! Best of luck, Tigra
White Washing Paneled Walls?
I am married to a paint hater too and I mean a hater of all things painted including furniture. I never paint antiques but consider it the best way to salvage junk furniture sometimes, so I feel your pain. This isnt painting but have you thought about putting...
Fudge Does Not Form Soft Ball?
I would buy a candy thermometer they are very inexpensive mine cost me about four dollars a restaurant supply store and I am sure you could probably find them for less online. The soft ball test has to be done correctly and is not goof proof if you are an old...
Fudge Does Not Form Soft Ball?
Upon reading your post again I noticed something are you doing the test in cold water or on a platter because if you arent doing it in cold water it wont work.-Tigra
Substituting Evaporated Milk for Whole Milk in Recipes?
Its a 1:1 ratio on evaporated milk not sure whats up with All Recipes. My Joy of Cooking calls for using a 1:1 ratio when substituing for milk in a recipe and its a standard. Straight evaporated milk may be substituted for light cream in recipes. I too believe...
Looking for Doll Similar to a Ginny Doll?
The loving family dolls are not quite what I was looking for but Yodergoat what you are describing sounds like what I am looking for. Hopefully the Walgreens where I live has the same dolls thanks so much!
Making a Pressure Cooker Recipe in the Oven?
Jennifer, Sounds like what your mom made was a steamed pudding you cant make it in the over per se, but I will try to help you out. You can make your moms pudding in a pot of boiling water on the stove and it will turn out much the same as if you had pressure...
Treating an Allergic Reaction to Antibiotics?
Call your doctor or go to the emergency room! That aside if you get some activated charcoal from a health food store or walgreens and take it it will help to abosorb some of the antibiotic you need a prescription strength steroid or antihistamine. The thing...
Removing Cigarette Stains and Odor from House?
Bentonite clay will pull the nicotine and tobacco toxins from your body I would recommend taking capsules and drinking A lot of water, drink a lot of fresh juices veggie and fruit. As to cleaning walls I have had good success with a good microfiber cloth like...
Natural Remedies for Bed Bugs?
Hi, you can keep bed bugs at bay using tansy. Its an herb with many uses, one of which is repelling bugs. I have used it on mission trips various places to keep various creepy crawlys at bay, including bed bugs. I would suggest filling socks with tansy and...
Child Visitation Advice?
In many states California included I believe if a parent does not pay child support their parental rights are terminated but you should discuss this with a good family law attourney. Your ex sounds like a deadbeat, and you can file on his ssi or whatever he...
Selling Inventory from a Business?
I would try ebay that would in my opinion be your best bet. Sell them in lots of like five to ten the unpainted ones that is. Sometimes you can find companies in your local area that will do it for you for a share of the profits. Hope this helps.
Scratches on a Porcelain Sink?
They make a product that refinishes tubs, should buffing out not work you might try that. They sell it at home depot and Lowes but I would take myself down to a local hardware store and see what they tell you to do. I have also heard that taking enamel paint...
Caring for a Pregnant Dachshund?
You should discuss this with your veterinarian or your dogs healthcare practitioner. Where she is only a month along you could still have her spayed safely avoiding this whole problem and contributing more cross bred puppies to an overpopulated world. In either...
Pistachio Cake?
The recipe is in the archives below your post actually there are two but one calls for cake mix, sour cream, pistachio pudding and eggs as part of the ingredients maybe you could meld the two recipes to get what you want.
Almond Chocolate Cookies
Castor sugar is what is called Bakers Sugar in the states it is superfine granulated sugar you can make your own by processing it in the food processor for several pulses. It is not powdered sugar if you use powdered sugar your final product wont be the same...
Diet Ideas for Someone Who is Hypoglycemic With High Blood Pressure?
You need to eat five to six small meals throughout the day, this keeps your blood sugar more balanced and helps you be less hungry, if you have thyroid problems a herbal thryoid supplement should not affect your blood pressure and can help reenergise your thyroid...
Raw Diet Versus Dry Dog Food?
I second what COflower said about discussing her diet with your veterinarian before embarking on a raw food or homemade dog food diet. Until you take her to the vet here is what I would do. Your dog is not going to happily switch from canned to dry dog food...
Home Remedy for Diabetic Foot Pain?
Your husband most likely has neurepothy ie nerve pain but consult his doctor to make certain. Soaking the feet in a catnip foot bath can be very helpful for this as catnip is good for nerve pain. Make sure that soaking in a warm foot bath is ok with his doctor...
Miniature Pies Baked in Canning Jars
You can bake cakes to can in the oven in jars my grandma used to do it all the time. You bake the cake at 350 than take it out put a lid on it and it seals, or you can put the lid on before putting it in the oven and it will seal. Canning jars have to withstand...
Filling In Acrylic Nails Inexpensively?
You might try going to a beauty/cosmetology school and having them filled there this is always much cheaper. The students are supervised by liscenced instructors. Otherwise you can purchase acrylic nail fillers, and kits from a beauty supply store but the quality...
Home Remedies for Low Thyroid?
I am not a human doctor, but I do use herbs for my low thyroid which got worse with each of my pregnancies. I use these in combination with a thyroid pill that has both types of thyroid hormone in it. The herbs do a pretty good job, some people have even cured...
Home Remedies for Low Thyroid?
The theory of most herbalists is that low thyroid is caused by an iodine deficiency. All the ingredients in the recipe contain iodine in higher amounts. Irish moss is a kind of seaweed from the Atlantic ocean. This is what helps the thyroid get back on track...
Keeping a House With St. Bernard's Clean?
Buy washable durable slipcovers for your settees and whatever else they like to sit on and plan on washing once a week. Also the suggestion about high gloss paint is a good one. All the parents of St. Bernards that I have known had rags for cleaning their faces...
Samoyed's Hair Isn't Growing Back?
I have owned several samoyeds and you are not supposed to shave them because their skin sunburns very easily and their hair doesnt quite ever seem the same after shaving. That being said have your vet do a thyroid check as dh8 suggested, the other treatments...
Autistic Son is a Picky Eater?
I am the mama of a four year old autistic daughter who is thankfully for the most part not a picky eater. I second the Jessica Seinfed book, its awesome. The other thing I would suggest is to not have processed food around make everything yourself, removing...
Dyeing a Wedding Dress?
Here is a link or directions for cleaning a wedding dress posted by Grandma Marjory on Thrifty Fun previously that I believe would be pretty successful http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf55131275.tip.html. . 80 lbs is alot of fabric to dye, you will find that it is...
Cat Got Into the Garbage?
The hairball medicine is a good idea. Give her plenty of water for about 48 hours, the hairball medicine, and if you are feeling brave attempt to get some corn oil down her throat with a small syringe with no needle of course (pharmacies generally give these...
Is My Puppy Purebred?
I would have your vet run a DNA test if you intend to breed her or show her, that is the only way that you will know for sure. Otherwise if you do not intend to breed her be responsible and spay her and just enjoy a beautiful dog. She is very lovely. If you...
Reusing Pasta Water?
Yes of course you can reuse pasta water as long as it is within a few hours! If you cook by the month or for big groups of people you already know this. If you use it while its still hot it saves time and energy, thus saving you money. Just be sure that the...
Adding Volume to Thin, Fine Hair?
Everybody has such good advice! I do not have thin hair but one of my grandmas hair is like yours and has only continued to thin with age, from hormonal changes I think. I have helped her style it for a long time because she is suffering from alzheimers now...
Carpet is Sticky from Urine?
Is your mother diabetic? If she isnt you better get her tested as sticky urine means alot of sugar in the urine. A sure sign of diabetes along with frequent urination. I would clean the carpets with hot water in a shampooer with some laundry detergent and vinegar...
Foods That Increase Metabolism?
I would look into Preventions Flat belly diet which is high in monounsaturated fats which cause our body to burn more fat. Things like olive oil and avacadoes are high in them along with some nuts. Also have your thyroid checked and if it is low or sluggish...
New Chow/Retriever Puppy?
Chow Chows are not necesarily agressive I routinely babysat a half chow chow half cyote that was a big baby. What is important with any breed no matter what it is is that you do what you are doing and that is start training and soicalizing them from when they...
Recommendations for Vacuums?
Just a thought if you really want a Kirby for Christmas about three years ago my husband bought me a Kirby with almost all of the attatchements for $100 this included thing like the carpet and upolstery shampooer! Granted the vacuum was six years old but still...
Repairing Dining Room Chairs Vs. Buying New?
Holly, You can find directions on the internet for repairing caning yourself there are kits etc out there that can help you. If your chairs are from the 20s they may be worth more than you think they are. Where yours is in the shape that it is in though I would...
