Use Plastic Zipper Bags as Mini Greenhouse
I as partially disabled and order the heavy items from WM.com. They put things like my detergent and other liquid items in large zip bags. I have been saving them thinking they would be good for something. Will definitely use this idea next spring. :)
13 Golden Rules on Being a Guest
15. Respect your hosts lifestyle. You are a guest in someones home not at a hotel convention or the office. Respect the home owners beliefs and customs the same as you would expect in your own home. If they are vegan, you will be vegan during your visit or...
Organizing Craft Supplies In A Small...
I used the pegboard idea back in the 80s. I had a spare bedroom with a large closet with double doors. I lined the two doors with pegboard. I kept supplies on one side and kits on the other. My passions were crochet, knitting, xstitch, embroidery, beading, plastic...
Use Nail Polish to Identify Keys
I file notches on the heads of all my keys. A small triangle file or Dremel tool will quickly put a notch in the soft metal. One notch for the front door, 2 for the back, etc. I also put the notch on the side that will face up. This allows me to get the key...
Use Paper Clip to Mark Tape End
I learned the fold over trick eons ago when I worked in an industrial shop. We used all kinds of tapes (duct, teflon, electrical, etc) and the guys were strict about it. Anyone who forgot was ragged unmercifully LOL. Doubt they would have changed and I am too...
Uses for Newspaper Plastic Bags
Some great ideas here. I keep a few in the car to slide over wet umbrellas. I carry one inside any place I visit. I also quickly slide the wet umbrella into a bag as soon as I get back to the car.
Planning a Candy Themed Birthday Party?
You can make giant candy pieces by placing two styrofoam bowls rim to rim. Cover with the colored cling wrap leaving extra on either end to be tied with ribbons or a thin thread. It looks like giant pieces of hard candy with the twisted wrappers. These can...
Reviews of Netbooks?
Unless it is a space problem I agree, you should look at a notebook. I was going to buy a netbook and started pricing and comparing with notebooks about a month ago. Netbooks are small and run $300-600. I was able to get a notebook last week at WM for $348...
Kitten Peeing on Clothing?
I have this problem with a rescue cat I got in April. She is fixed, has been through several owners and was abandoned by the last one. I have two dogs so I assumed she was doing it because she hates them. Now I am getting confused as to what the reason it. I...
Make Quilt From Old Sweatshirts
I saw this idea last year on Rules of Engagement. Her husband had stacks and stacks of old tees and sweats from his high school and college days plus sports events and music concerts. He refused to part with them because of the memories. She cut out the tee...
Uses For Single Socks
I would not do the egg carton candles. That dryer lint is flammable. I made candles for many years and can tell you when you add flammable items to candle wax it can cause a spitting type action that could spit flames out of the container and cause fires. As...
Use a Post-It to Clean a Keyboard
Awesome tip. I have a 12yo keyboard that I banged upside down once a month and cleaned with a paintbrush and it still works LOL. Once a year I removed all the keys and cleaned everything thoroughly. Now I have a laptop with one of those flat keyboards. I hate...
Use a Post-It to Clean a Keyboard
Forgot to mention I used to use index cards too in the very old days when I worked in an office. At home I found saving the envelopes from junk mail works great too.
Store Sheets Inside Pillowcases
I have heard this a lot the last 5 or 6 years and a lot of people seem to like the idea but I get creeped out every time I hear it. First, I simply could not put my head on a pillowcase that has been touched by others. Also the pillowcase will be wrinkled and...
Craft: Baby Shower Diaper Cake
Gorgeous job! One of the nicest I have seen. I did a few diaper cakes, nothing as nice, but mostly do towel crafts and used to sell them like crazy. Have you done a bridal shower kitchen cake? All you need is a kitchen towel set, ribbon, and a set of plastic...
Polystyrene Containers for Seedlings
While you are saving the containers, save the white plastic silverware. It makes great row and plant markers. From my auntie, cut 2 liter soda bottles in half. The bottom half makes a nice plant starter for herbs that could easily be added to a simple macrame...
Disinfecting Wipes for Kitchen and Bath Clean Up
I keep a spray bottle of hydrogen peroxide. When I am done for the evening or before I prepare food I spray the counter tops and wipe them down with a couple of paper towels or a clean dishcloth. P.S. I keep another spray bottle with a few teas of peppermint...
Pack Up Christmas For New Years
Our tradition was to take the tree down on NYE day and make sure the house was clean. Working and cleaning on NYD was forbidden based on some Old World superstition of my grandmother. On NYD the old tree would be set in the yard and the kids would spend the...
Drain Browned Ground Beef in a Colander
I drain mine. Tried rinsing it but had no flavor so why even bother. I have to eat bland so I cant handle the spices to bring back some sort of flavor so now I drain it then pat it dry with one or two paper towels. It gets most of the fat and is tolerable. When...
Start With Youngest Child For Christmas Gifts
In our house it was Santa on Christmas Eve and personal gifts on Christmas Day. On the Eve we went to church and Christmas caroling then drove around looking at the lights. When we got home (about the same time our father, a police officer, got home from his...
Air Out New Shower Curtain Before Hanging
I just wash them. I notice the smell and it is awful, vinyl and plastic. In the 70s I lived in the deep South and my white shower liner got terrible mold on it. I was taking it down and scrubbing it on the patio table every weekend. I ended up reading in a...
Freshen Sheets Every Morning
Amazing how much can kill us these days. I grew up in the deep South where it gets hot and no one had a/c back then. I learned from my grandmother (who lived to over 90) and she learned from her mother (who lived to 89) to dust the sheets with a tiny powder...
Pack Clutter Into Trash Bags and Organize Later
I did something similar with the laundry basket. I had a closet just off the kitchen so I put a giant laundry basket in the bottom of it. Every time I headed for the kitchen for a snack, a drink or to cook, I would pick up anything along the way and toss it...
Selecting The Right-Sized Containers For...
I have been doing a small amount of container gardening for about 8 years and have expanded from 2 to 6 rows this year. I dont use anything near the sizes called for here. Some things work great, some I am still experimenting with. With limited space I put...
Save Potato Water for Watering Ivy
I drain the liquid into another pan and add one to two cups of the cooked potatoes and put it in the fridge after it cools. The next day I add a can of evaporated milk and any leftover potatoes*. Then I either make potato soup or use it for a base for a great...
Making a Doll Head Using Hosiery?
There are some very basic instructions on DIY: http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/cr_dolls/article/0,,DIY_13753_2272830,00.html I did a number of the soft sculpted dolls in the 80s. You need a long slender needle and begin and end your stitches through the back...
Unique Sayings to Monogram?
I usually check sites that sell these type items and snag their ideas. As long as you arent mass producing the items there would be no problem borrowing their ideas. They pay people to come up with the most popular ideas so use their resources.
Make Cat Toys Out of Recycled Materials
My cats have always loved the plastic ring that tears off the milk jug (also some juice and all water jugs). I move the fridge twice a year and have dozens of them pushed under it from cat play LOL. Old sweaters going in the trash? Cut the sleeves off and make...
Ask for the Discount
I worked in hotels for 12 years - 6 years in a major resort area and 6 in a metropolitan area. Some days (major events & holidays) the prices were set and we guaranteed a AAA and over 50 discount - period. However I had the option of taking 10% off anyones...
Spanish Moss in Lattice Shades Porch
It may not be a problem growing it on an arbor but I would keep an eye out for bugs. I grew up in lower SC where we had those lovely live oaks draped in tons of Spanish moss.As a little girl I got the brilliant idea to turn it into ballgowns, bridal veils and...
Milk Carton Candles
I remember making milk carton candles in the 50s with my grandmother every year. Over Thanksgiving weekend we would make up bunches of them and they would go on top of fruit and nut baskets to be given out as Christmas gifts. She kept a box full of the baskets...
Make Cloth Bags Out of Old Pillowcases
I sometimes cut them in half and make two bags out of each pillowcase. Great for packing shoes and loose items.
