Removing Candle Wax from Wood Furniture?
Carefully scrape the wax off with a credit card as a scraper. You can remove most of the wax. Then warm the wax residue that is left with a hair dryer on a low setting, after covering the wax with a paper towel. The wax will melt and the paper towel will absorb...
Setting Up Food Bars at Reception?
Fat chance. Most reputable food vendors would not need free advertising. Otherwise why would they be in business. You might find some new purveyors that would do this type of thing, but then it could have disastrous results. It would seen that you were being...
Pre-lit Christmas Tree Bulbs Not Working?
It is very important to make certain that none of the bulbs are loose. That is usually the problem. They can become loosened in shipment or just getting them out of the box and putting them up. If you have ONE bad bulb and its still in tight, the others will...
Baked Potato Chip Recipes?
Bed bath and beyond has microwave potato chip fryerthat is sensational and it is only 6.95. It sounds crazy when you read the directions, but it includes the slicer and the microwave rack. These potato chips are excellent and crispy and no fat! I learned to...
Decorating Chairs for a Wedding Ceremony?
Dont. It is a waste of money, and can look overdone when affixed to a chair rather than a pew. I suggest simple greenery or fabric sashes (rental chair ties). It will look much more in scale and will not overpower the chairs.
Hot Chicken Salad
I love this recipe but I added 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese to the crushed potato chips at the end and then baked. Really good if you are a cheese lover!
Place Sour Cream in a Ziploc
Thin the sour cream slightly with water, like they do in Mexican restaurants and put it in a squeeze jar like the ones made for ketchup and mustard. Then it is really easy to decorate or embellish with the sour cream and fun and easy clean up too. Keep in the...
Removing Facial Hair Growth Caused by Medication?
Electrolysis. The only permanent way to remove hair permanently.
How Do I Clean Spit Off of Walls?
I say make him figure it out. And clean it up and apologize to you for being a pig! It is now your job to change him into and adult quickly any way you can. And just so you know. That may not be spit, think about it.
Wedding Rehearsal Dinner Ideas?
If you can it is usually best to have a Rehearsal Dinner that is casual. Many times the families are meeting for the first time,and a casual atmosphere is less intimidating and allows everyone to relax and have fun. A picnic or Barbeque is probably your best...
Paint Color to Coordinate with Red Furniture?
I love the gray idea,but darker than the carpet. Accent with black and white. Remember that the paint will appear lighter than the sample cards they always offer at the paint store. Or buy the small bottles and paint a couple of different shades,and let them...
Musty Odor on Christmas Decorations?
The Charcoal treatment is probably a good idea, because many times these lights are manufactured in China and stores there.They have no health standards and the warehouses are really unsanitary and smell terrible. I own a flower shop and all of the Christmas...
Cleaning Artificial Plants?
Do not try to put permanent flower arrangements in a bag with salt and shake them to clean them. That process is for individual stems of flowers. It would beat the arrangement in to an unrecognizable mess. Polyester silk flowers can be cleaned with a mild detergent...
Where Can I Buy Red Curtain Rods?
Pint Them. Use latex paint on a sponge and just wrap it around the rod and pull it up the length of the rod. Paint one half several coats letting it dry between coats and then paint the other half. Works very well. Spray paint is good but you may have trouble...
Kitchen Colors to Compliment Honey Gold Living Room?
I think a deeper sage green would be really pretty...or a combination of the gold with a touch of the green mixed into it might work.Olive Drab from Pratt and Lambert is a rich deeper sage green. We are interior designers and our dining room has been that color...
Can I Faux Finish PVC Pipe?
PVC Pipe takes paint very well if you sand it to slightly rough up the finish first. Then after the faux finish seal it very well, to discourage the paint from flaking or scraping off.
Red Oreo Cookie Filling Stain on Carpet?
Have you tried peroxide? Sometimes it works by breaking down organic materials, and the stain may be caused by food safe vegetable dye.
Can I Refresh the Color on Faded Silk Plants?
There is a product made by Design Master called just for Flowers. It is an aerosol that is sheer but has color and is actually made for fresh flowers. It works on faux fabric flowers nicely because it does not completely cover the texture underneath so the...
Paint Color Ideas for Kitchen with Black Appliances?
I would suggest a sage green or light olive. This will cut the orange/black Halloween feel. I am afraid any gold or tan , I am afraid, will only accentuate that color scheme. Orange and black can be limiting,but since green is a neutral color that should help...
Choosing the Flower Color for Bridesmaids Bouquets?
Almost any color can be beautiful with wine, Make certain the wine is a deep shade though. And please stay away from navy and white with wine because many times it turns out like red white and blue. If you are not careful it will look like a political fund...
How Do I Make Seashells Shiny?
Acrylic sealer in a spray will work. Make certain the shells are clean, and use several light coats of the spray allowing time to dry in between coats. And, of course, use a gloss finish spray.
Inexpensive Fall Wedding Table Centerpieces?
Mum plants are usually too tall and really look cheap. If you can work with an autumn color scheme just use pumpkins with autumn leaves placed around the bottom and add some votive candles for sparkle. If the natural pumpkins are not elegant enough try using...
Cheese and Crackers for 100 People?
The Industry standard is one ounce per guest, depending on what else you are serving. That would be about 4 bite size servings per person.
Keeping Cinnamon Buns Moist After Baking?
Have you buttered them after they come out of the oven to moisten the surface? This will keep them from drying out so badly on the top surface. If these are the kind of cinnamon rolls that you turn out upside down to reveal the sticky topping. Then this could...
Frugal Wedding Tips
People do notice the difference. engraved invitations are one thing and homemade is another. Do yourself a favor and make them very original and personalized and something that could not come from the professional invitation companies. Just do not fool yourself...
Jiffy Corn Muffins Too Crumbly?
I have had this problem, and one more egg did it for me. I use the cornbread for dressing, and cornbread salad. So, when it is a little more firm, it does better for my needs, anyway. I have also used heavy cream in place of milk. Much richer and more moist...
Looking for Wedding Cake Recipes and Tips?
Treat the layers with a simple syrup glaze to make them very moist. Any cookbook will tell you how. Also, always freeze the cake first and then thaw (possibly on the trip). This makes for a firmer more sturdy cake with richer flavor. Have a great trip! Good...
Shaping Eyebrows?
Do yourself a favor and go get a professional wax job just once, and then maintain by plucking. You will be doing yourself a favor in the long run, and the investment is invaluable to your self assurance!
Refurbishing Candles
Also another great candle tip is to use Nylon net or tulle as sandpaper to remove blemishes, dings, or scratches on the surface of your candles.
Two Foot Tall Clear Champagne Glass Decoration?
Check with florists and wedding specialists in your area. All sizes of champagne glasses are available from Accent Decor and are sold wholesale to these people. I have them in my Flower Shop in Springfield, MO.
Uses for Salt and Pepper Shakers?
Seasoned salt or cinnamon sugar are two obvious choices. Or if you dont use or need salt in your diet, use garlic powder instead of garlic salt. Also a salt free seasoning like Mrs. Dash, salt free, would be great!
Encouraging Teens to Cook for Themselves?
I have to agree with the other responses. You have created the monsters By doing everything for them. I started cooking when I was a very young child. My mother knew that it was part of her being a responsible parent to encourage me to do so. Stop cooking for...
Removing an Unknown Odor from Wood Cabinets?
Try siting a few dishes of vinegar in the cabinets, or, polish them inside and out with a very good lemon furniture polish or oil.
Removing Wrinkles from a Plastic Tablecloth?
I usually put them in the clothes dryer on low with a damp wash cloth. The moist heat removes the wrinkles. It just takes a few minutes. Watch closely so you dont damage the cloth.
Freezing Liquids In Freezer Bags
I freeze these types of foods on a cookie sheet after flattening them so they freeze fast and can be stacked in the freezer. Also they thaw quickly because they are so thin. I started doing this with Basil pesto, and it worked so well. Remove the cookie sheet...
Spicy Mock Apple Rings
Strangely enough, these make a great cobbler. Use them just like canned pie apples. Delicious!
Hash
just a suggestion, leave off the Looks likedescription on your next recipe. I couldnt get passed the description to make the dish! Yuk!
Island Stove Top Results in Grease Splattering on Carpet?
Find an Acrylic fabricator and take him a photo and some measurements and maybe he can make you a screen to keep your kitchen from becoming a mess. And, oddly enough I had a similar problem when frying, and was told that if the grease spatters a lot, then I...
Paint Color Advice for Kitchen With Red Tiles and Dark Faux Granite Countertops?
Go to a good paint store and tell them you are painting the tile...Then do a beige or taupe and get rid of the pattern. Also their are laminate painting kits that look like granite. Have you thought about covering the tiles with laminate instead? Your kitchen...
Paint Color Advice to Coordinate with Butterscotch Leather Sofa?
If you have a loose piece, like a pillow, to take in to the paint store they can computer match the color in paint..Then take the sample to the paint chips and match as well as possible. The graduated chips will show you other shades that will be pleasing of...
Substitute for White Wine in a Chicken Recipe?
Apple juice or Cider Brandy extract,which is just flavoring.
Share Your Worst Cooking Disaster
I had a favorite brownie recipe, and it was one where you mix all the ingredients that you bake it in. We were having very important company for dinner who just happened to be a chef in the navy. I got out the ingredients and made the brownies from memory. My...
Share Your Worst Cooking Disaster
When I married my first wife, I did most of the cooking as she had never really been taught to cook. We were having friends over and she decided to make me leave the kitchen and she would be in charge of the meal all by herself for the first time. She called...
Squash and Cucumber Bread and Butter Pickles?
I canned bread and butter pickles with yellow squash and zucchini, red sweet peppers and onion and they were really good!
Potpourri Recipe?
I have dried the flowers petals and botanicals in the oven on the lowest setting laying on paper towels on top of cookie cooling racks that are setting on cookie sheets. The petals dry overnight, cool them and then add orris root (to prolong the fragrance), and...
Recipes From The "I Hate to Cook" Cookbook
I am not understanding the cocktail cookies recipe. Butter, Butter, and bacon cheese spread. Must be a typo!
Birthday Buffet Ideas?
Pasta, Salad and good bread cant be beat! Economical and the pasta can be served hot or in a chilled salad. Use fresh herbs for lots of flavor. Pour on the fresh vegetables! Cant be beat, it is really cost effective and everyone can go home stuffed!
Lemon Lush
This is an old family favorite and you can completely change the dessert by changing the lemon flavor to chocolate, or Butter pecan or pistachio, and on and on and on. Really great stuff!! We have even used the chocolate cool whip when doing a chocolate flavor...
Adding Color to a White and Beige Kitchen?
I think that your color scheme sounds great, but it probably now, needs some punch. Almost any color would work, but because of the reddish brown accents in the tile. I think that might be a good way to go. Try using reds with brown undertones, and some black...
Paint Color Advice for Painting Countertops
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You have great background that is almost totally neutral, so I suggest going for some color!!! perhaps a deep red or Gold would help liven things up. Or,...you could take the other route and run with a blue green/ yellow green color scheme to really put it...
Microwave Potato Chips
You can buy a great microwave potato chip cooker at Bed Bath and Beyond for $2.00 that is great! It has the slicer, the bowl, the microwave rack,and the guard to push the potatoes onto the slicer to protect your fingers. I had to extend the cooking time because...
Preserving Pinecones?
If you use Design Master Spray, glossy wood tone, it combines a wood tone and glossy acrylic finish. It takes them back to a beautiful natural finish. If you want a deeper finish you can let them dry and then add another coat to darken them. It is best to apply...
Paint Color Advice for Kitchen With White Appliances and Parquet Floor?
Chocolate Brown and change the hardware if you can to brushed steel or stainless. It will compliment the wood floor and keep the appliances looking fresh. Too warm a color. Like yellow, gold or red would be too garish with your white appliances, I am afraid...
Aisle Decorations That Can Also Be Centerpieces?
Plants, blooming or green, would be a natural for your wedding. They can be placed at the ends of the pews and then do double duty for the centerpieces for your reception, and then become gifts for those special people that helped you with your wedding to take...
Use Chili Sauce as a Copper Cleanser
I have been using the cheapest catsup for years. The acid from the tomatoes eats the tarnish right off.
Rocking Chair Cross Stitch Pattern?
My wife does counted cross stitch and we found a program for our PC that allows you to load a photo and it makes it into a pattern. It seems expensive at first, but you can use it over and over again to make patterns to copy photos of anything, people, pets...
Cutting Frozen Meat?
Pattys idea is probably the best, but when I was high school (during the war of 1812) I worked in a restaurant and we used a saw to cut off squares of frozen japanese cod to bread in cornmeal and deep fry to make really good(Fresh) Catfish Steaks! The tourists...
Vanity for Retro 1920s Bathroom?
Have you thought about two pedestal sinks instead. It would be more fitting for your 30s theme. Or refit a large deco piece of furniture like a dresser to drop the sinks in instead. It could even be a piece with a neglected finish that you sand very well and...
Uses for Dawn Dish Soap?
My plant hint involving detergent is based on the use of Palmolive green original dish washing liquid.I have used it for years for my ficus trees....And it is amazing! Add it to plain water, 1 Tablespoon to 1 gallon of water to water your plants in the usual...
Scented Christmas Gift Bags
We store our Christmas Decorations in plastic totes and cardboard boxes with a little Christmas potpourri in the bottom. We can buy the potpourri on sale after the holiday. Th potpourri keeps mice and bugs out of the decorations and they are lightly scented...
Scented Christmas Gift Bags
People that sensitive to those gift bags would not be able to enjoy any gifts from other people. Sadly, no soaps, candlers, lotions, powders, cosmetics and many food items. I think you would know if someone was that sensitive before you gave them a gift at...
Buying Bulk Cranberries for Centerpieces?
I am not certain why you would want to use cranberries in the summer. It could look like an unseasonal holdover. Why use the cranberries at all? It would be more fresh and summery to just use water and calla lilies. If you want the addition of a fruit use a...
Wallpapering with Maps and Newspapers
My wife and I papered the ceiling of our sun porch, which has a travel themed decorating scheme with maps from all the places we have visited. Whenever we travel we always get a map and add it to the display. The pictures of us in our travels are matted with...
Saving on Wedding Candles
It is a great theory to save money on Wedding candles by getting cheap ones at the dollar store. Until they melt and wax ruins the carpet and the linens and then you have a huge expense. And scent free candles should always be used because of the allergies...
Urgent Wedding Cake Decorating Ideas Needed!
Try painting the same design from you exquisite invitation art on the cake. If it is too hard to paint directly on the cake,...then paint it on rolled out fondant, which is available at Michaels and Hobby Lobby and most craft stores. Have fun!
Flower Arrangements and Delivery
This is great. If you know what you are doing and use quality flowers. Our neighbor brought some flowers over that looked used. It is the thought that counts but this was really bad. One beautiful blossom says more than a whole bouquet of bad flowers.
Removing Pee Smell From Fleece Fabric?
The only suggestion I have is to use Dreft Laundry Detergent which is especially formulated to remove the urine smell since it was developed to wash diapers.I have used it for years to rid the carpet of pet odors and stains. Long before the new products were...
Hot Christmas (Or New Years) Wassail
Where is the wine? Also rum is great! Just a touch, and not for the young uns!
