Free Storage Ideas Using Common Household Items?
Wow! Thanks so much to everyone (not just those I posted comments to directly) for these ideas. I absolutely love them all! I just knew this would be the right place to post my question. Do any of you think decoupage (I know very little about it, but had a...
Frugal Embellishments for Scrapbooking
You don t need to be sure its archival safe. Just spray it with Make it Acid Free by Krylon. Granted, you have to buy the can but then anything is game if you have it.
Chocolate Cookie Crumb Pie Crust?
I have found two recipes for chocolate wafers where you can make your own. The easier one is the one Im posting here found at SmittenKitchen.com and if you dont have a food processor, a mixer does just as well. I have been tempted to just press the dough into...
Use Powdered Creamer As Emergency Milk
The water does NOT need to be hot to mix it. It mixes just fine when the water is at room temperature too. As for the amounts to use, it varies. For creamy stuff I use 1 part creamer to 1 part water. For regular milk probably 1 part creamer to 2 parts water...
Making Bread Without Yeast?
I dont know how old this is, but the Irish came up with soda bread when yeast wasnt available to them. This page explains the very basics: http://earthnotes.tripod.com/soda-bread.htm Ingredients are probably what you have in your home and you can even make...
Good Products for Urine Smells?
There is no particular grand product and Ive not tried vinegar, so I cant say it works (it likely does though), but I just wanted to offer this important tip.... DO NOT use a stain remover for your purpose. Anything with ammonia in it will only make the smell...
Using Sewing Patterns Again For Different Sizes?
Im really surprised that no one has mentioned tracing paper and a tracing wheel. Did I miss it somehow? Using the original pattern, gently pin your pattern to the fabric (inside the areas youll need to trace). Place a strip (I cut mine into long strips) of...
Getting Smoke Smell Off a Mattress?
Mine is also cigarette smoke and so far my idea has helped tremendously. Heres what Im doing: Strip the bed, sprinkle powdered carpet deodorizer (example: http://www.amazon.com/Arm-Hammer-Carpet-Deodorizer-Mountain/dp/B0009Q61GM/)?tag=thrif06-20 on the mattress and leave...
