Black Spots in Sink?
As the other poster mentioned, find out where its coming from first, from the plug hole or out from the taps. I get limescale on my sinks, it looks a bit like your picture. Sediment or rust in the pipes can cause problems. Alternatively, check your ceiling...
Uses For Shoe Boxes?
If it was me Id put a free ad online or in a local newspaper if anyone wanted to collect them for using in a shoebox charity appeal. I know that churches, scout groups, and schools are supporting those kinds of charities so if you could mention it to them too...
English Gift Ideas?
When I was younger my parents always had overseas visitors and all they really wanted to do was to travel to London, go into Harrods and leave with one of the shopping bags. You didnt mention what was your budget. Old fashioned English sweets Cadbury chocolate...
How to Unclog Fabric Softener Dispenser?
Mine gets like that and I have to pull the drawer right out of the machine. Have you done that or are you trying to clean it when its in?
Uses for Leftover Bread?
You can make breakfast bread pudding as well as savoury or dessert. Or Place buttered slices over cooked vegetable or veg and meat then sprinkly cheese on top and put in oven. French toasts with egg, dry off in oven on low heat, use as melba toast Alternative...
Making Pom Pom Pillows?
If it was me, Id buy a wooden picture frame the size of the cushion I wanted and measure it. Put in nails about 2 cms apart. I know there is supposed to be an odd number on each side. The type of looms used for weaving often have 1 cms apart so I guess that...
Printable Dollhouse Furniture Patterns?
http://www.printmini.com/ This is a site called Jims printables and there are a number of different scales to suit different sized houses as well as scrapbooking etc. Also if you do a search on Victorian printables you should find another site with brilliant...
Identifying a Very Small Silverfish Like Bug?
It sounds to me like the beginnings of a moth. They often look tiny lines or threads and can be different shades e.g. white, brown, brown lines, red, depending on what theyve been eating! Ive had moth epidemics in my home and have gotten used to seeing them...
Make A Blank Scrapbook
Christi, this is such a good idea that I mentioned it to a friend. Ive got lots of new fullsize scrapbooking albums but find sorting the photos as well as decorating at the same time really overwhelming as it takes so much time as I have so many photos. Ive...
Cigarette Smoke Odors on Stuffed Animals?
Not quite the same thing, but whenever I use wool that has been stored in airtight plastic bags, there is a terrible smell coming from it which feel like a mixture of chemicals and smoke. So I then store the wool for a month or so in a bag or box filled with...
Losing Weight Without Exercise?
Stop eating food made with yeast and drink a lot of water. I find that when I eat bread, crumpets etc I can go up two dress sizes in a week and it plays havoc with my clothes as well as making me really tired.
Hair Lightening Recipe?
Like the other posters, Ive used 1 lemon squeezed into a jug with strong camomile tea, this worked better than anything else I tried as the results are more natural looking than if you use peroxide. Ive tried that in the past and you can end up looking strange...
Unique Crafts Using Tea Cups and Saucers?
Heres something dramatic for you - scroll down this blog and be surprised what someone has done with the cups. There are four or five very unusual ideas which include indoors and outside. http://feeds.feedburner.com/JustOrganizeYourStuff
Solutions for Dry Hands?
Petroleum jelly (Vaseline) works the best although it make your hands feel strange in the daytime so I put in on at nights.
Using Basil?
I am a basil addict and have lots growing on my windowsill. I add it to every dish I make except for desserts. One example - sausages, the expensive sort, not the type with lots of fat, and cook them with peeled chunks of cooking apples and basil. It may be...
Free Antique Pineapple Crochet Patterns?
Loads of them here - http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/pineapples.php
Sewer Smell Coming from a Faucet?
Ive had that a few times, both different reasons. First off it turned out to be the water pipe downstairs was blocked with toilet stuff from upstairs - cant remember the plumbers explanation for that one. Second, it was a blockage in the bath but the drain...
Reuse Shower Curtain Rings For Keys or Clothes
Very interesting to read other uses, I use my spare ones to hold up some net curtains in the bathroom that were designed for rods (cafe style). Happens that my bathroom blind had broken a long time back but the rod was still in place in the window. I also use...
