Remedy for Thin Brittle Nails?
Prenatal vitamins, getting enough protein foods, and an omega-3 supplement is good for hair and nails. Vitamin A (in carrots) is great for skin and nails. Ten minutes of direct sunlight each day provides necessary vitamin D, which is good for general health...
Ideas for Selling Handmade Jewelry?
I think your jewelry is beautiful! I think you would sell great on Etsy.com, especially since youre located in a unique place, from the viewpoint of most Americans and Europeans, that is! Etsy is a global marketplace online, with lots of tips and helpful articles...
Safely Removing a Popcorn Ceiling?
Thanks for all the feedback!! I know the internet and Lowes Home store has further tips. Thanks!!
House Gift Box
This is so cute! That would make a sweet wedding gift holder with movie-night stuff it in.. or a Mothers Day git box, or obviously a House-Warming gift! Aww! Thanks for posting the craft!
Secret Book Safe
These are so cool! I made one of these for a Christmas secret gift exchange to hold a gift card! The used book was called, It Takes a Real Man to Cry LOL! The male gift receiver, my fiances brother, was puzzled a little but knew it was a joke. So fun!
Ideas for Wedding Theme?
Wow. thanks for all the feedback!!! I guess I meant my November wedding is a traditional style, but with nontraditional autumn colors (not orange, red or yellow, just sage green, ivory and brown). But you all shared some great autumnal ideas that doesnt just...
Removing Gel Pen Ink on Photos?
Gel pen ink sometimes come right off with a pencil eraser! Its worked for me before! Maybe try rubbing your finger on it too! That seriously works sometimes too! I hope the photos are ok!
Cleaning Rubber Stamps?
Ammonia may work, but be sure to be careful and not inhale it! Other options that may work: bleach or nail-polish remover
Inexpensive Storage Bins?
Some more visually colorful ideas: 1. I bought a nice decorative photo box from family dollar for $5. 2. Use plastic shoe boxes ($1 each at Dollar Tree) with scrap book paper glued or taped on the side facing out. Dollar Tree has a large selection of baskets...
Mother's Day Dress Card
Thanks Gem!! These are beautiful! PookaRina is right- these can be used for lots of occasions!
Chocolate Scented Playdough
Mmm! My tots will love this one! (I made a non-edible gingerbread-scented play doh from scratch and they were too tempted to taste it). Thanks for sharing!
What is Taxable and Nontaxable Income?
To all: Thanks so much for the facts! I live in FL and I didnt receive more than $600 total so I dont have to file any taxes for that. Hm, so I guess theres another bonus of not having any real personal income! Im a stay at home mom and slowly starting to sell...
What is Taxable and Nontaxable Income?
And, I think theres no dumb question, too, but I said that to serve as a buffer because I ask a lot of questions so I tend to get negative responses from being inquisitive and asking for clarification to better understand a subject. :) Oh well! It hasnt stopped...
What is Taxable and Nontaxable Income?
I know. I saw that online, too but decided i posted too much and I thought that I will search the IRS website some more indicated I would see the fine print of selling items. Thanks. I take it back that I said its another benefit of having little income, since...
Floating Wine Cork Keyring
Ha ha. I think I get it. Are the corks for in case the keys fall in the water? Lol, eek!
Think Before Throwing Out
Thats so creative and thats great that theyre durable, too! If you wanted you could sell coasters (maybe back it with felt) and those cute kids road maps! I think theyd sell! I wont take your idea! :)
Inexpensive Fall Wedding Table Centerpieces?
Hi Lynn. My fiance and I are also planning a November wedding. I am focusing on chocolate brown and ivory (with sage green accents) as my wedding colors. Thus, Im foregoing the seasonal decor. Here are some centerpieces I like: 1. white/ivory floating candle...
Recycled Wine Cork Board
What a cool idea and the design/placement of the corks is nice, too! I think you can get corks online or at craft stores, too and make trivets out of them.
Upholstery Mini Purses
Cute! Those would be nice stocking stuffers! Those bring back memories of my sister and I making little purses just like those when we were about 10 years old. We found many uses for them, including holding a mouth piece for softball! (Haha! I never especially...
Halloween Costumes Made from Things Around the House?
Be a Princess and a Frog Prince. Wear a nice dress and he can wear green clothes and both wear crowns made out of yellow paper.
Window Jack O'Lantern
Aww! Great job! How ambitious! I would try this as a permanent alternative to my paper pumpkin window that Im making. if I had a sewing machine! Heres a photo of a cardboard one from familyfun.com, see at: http://familyfun.go.com/halloween/halloween-crafts...
Craft Project: Pumpkin Garland
Aww! Thats adorable! I was thinking that a candy corn banner would be super cute for Halloween, too! From afar, I thought that the black ribbon was dark photo negative tape! Maybe that could be used if its strong enough and if its going to be thrown out (such...
Decorate Flip Flops With Craft Supplies
Great idea! I have some white sandals that need some sprucing! Thanks for the reminder! I was considering putting fabric flowers on mine but well see! :D
Glass Soda Bottle Vase
Wow! It looks great! How did you add the leaf detail, the lines on the leaves? With a sewing machine?
Toddler Birthday Party Ideas?
LOL. Youre right, their answers would be so funny and cute! My almost 3 year old daughter is really enthusiastic and she will be happy with any theme, really. Ive asked her what the party will be but she agreed with most any idea I asked her but did seem to...
Toddler Birthday Party Ideas?
Thanks, Jess, for the tiara craft! I was thinking of ways to make a crown more fancy but the girls at the party will love that one you linked! ThrifyFun pulls through again with lovely surprises! So far I am sticking with the royal theme but here are some specifics...
Toddler Birthday Party Ideas?
For you, Jess. :D lol see Ive been wearing tiaras for years! Valentines Day Tea Party I had with my mom and sister with her little girl.
4th of July Party Shaker
Hi, I just wanted to add that you can decorate empty, plastic, cylinder medicine bottles or old empty film canisters to make a more secure and louder shaker! Thanks, Erin
Father's Day Bear
How cute! :) They all look so great and even a clean, unpainted honey bear with candies inside would work probably too!
My Frugal Life: Preschool At Home
To pamphyila: Were you saying I made grammar mistakes? Please correct and enlighten me if so.
Make Your Own Plaster of Paris
Wow, thats a great and cheap plaster! Your craft did indeed come out nicely!
Balloon Bouquet Barrette
Thanks & sorry for not adding the source earlier! I like 90s bows, but do find that alligator clips are easier to clip on, compared to french barrettes. (I added a cluster of balloons to an alligator clip- Ill probably post a picture in this subject sequence...
Balloon Bouquet Barrette
oh- I made this headband with the balloons a couple months ago, too, with the balloon bow.
Patriotic Picket Fence Flag
You could make this as a mini flag with painted Popsicle sticks. To make the ends pointed, scrape them on a sidewalk or sand them.
Luau Party Game Ideas?
You could use numbered lei flowers hidden with a message to where the next one has bloomed- the winner is the first to mark on their map where she found them all or most of them. You could say that the Princess of Hawaii has had her lei necklace stolen and...
Butterfly Hanger
Baseball Tag: rickrack, beads, and wooden baseball. Personalize (add name with a fine-tipped permanent marker) to give as a plaque to a coach for his office, rear-view mirror, etc.
Old Fashioned Looking Easter Eggs
Thats a cute idea, Lara! I dye eggs with my Grandma annually and a new spin, like using brown eggs, is so simple and obvious but can make it so much more fun! (My sisters, grandma, mom & I have been dying eggs for over 10 years together and now its being continued...
Abby Boo (Sheba Inu)
Aww! I hope this fluffy puppy wins!:) LOL on the invisible creature remark. My moms part-chow would snap at flies and eat them in her younger years when she actually caught them! :P R.I.P. Chelsea! :)
Ideas for a $300 Wedding?
Is there a time span in mind? If so, how many hours is predicted for the wedding, from ceremony start to reception end. If its going to be only a few hours, find a time frame after a meal time, so the food served will be light and inexpensive. (A wedding from...
Uses for Old Shampoo and Conditioner?
Ive used shampoo for scrubbing my tub with (a a scrub brush, I mean), as a body wash, and as bubble bath. Also, Ive heard it kills 99% of bacteria. Conditioner works great as an alternative to shaving cream for legs. It goes on smooth, you can see more where...
Ideas for a Candyland Prom?
Other NAMES for a Candyland Prom. (Sorry for corniness, I hope you can combine parts of one or some, or a whole one.. or at least I hope you get some more brainstorming going): 1. Sweethearts Ball 2. Shake Your Bon Bon Prom 3. Sweet Times Night 4. Sweet & Go...
Crafts Using Fabric Scraps and Yardage?
Thanks so much, ladies! Your ideas are great, and it helps restart my brainstorming for a bunch of vintage fabric that was my late Mum Mums and some of my own fabric. My church has a sewing group but they dont accept fabric, so thanks for the Christian site...
Ideas for Diaper Gifts?
So cute diaper newborns! (2 sites of same shop, first is newborns, second listed URL has other baby shower gifts) http://www.shophandmade.com/Item/6-758-H4686QY http://www.shophandmade.com/ProductList?ManufacturerAccount=6-176-3154316605
Save Your Bread Bag Ties
My family and I keep our twist ties and plastic bread pinching tabs.. AND our bread and newspaper bags. We use the long newspaper bags for dirty diapers, veggie/meat scraps (to freeze until trash day to not let stink up and spoil in the indoor trash can), for...
Use Child's Wagon to Haul Laundry Outside
Wagon-Wheel-Barrow Ive used our old rusted-bedded red wagon for hauling plants while planting and transplanting, as well as for moving yard clippings to our compost pile! We dont have a wheel barrow yet but the wagon serves us for now. :) haha!
14 Month Old Does Not Want to Stop Nursing?
Hi. Currently, my second child, Luke, is 15 months old and he still nurses usually just 2X (nap & bedtime). Your son, like mine, may in part like to nurse b/c hes teething. Understanding why hes nursing in the first place can help him cut back or aid him. Some...
Butterfly Pinata
I made a black ant pinata for my son & daughters combined picnic-themed birthday party a few weeks ago! It was simple- tape 3 balloons together, paper mache it, let dry overnight, make candy-insertion holes (1 per sphere), pop & remove balloons, cover with...
