What kind of tree is this? (Bald Cypress?)
Have you checked what a Leyland Cypress looks like? It looks very much as you describe except that it should not have yellow tips. Although there might be a cultivar of it that does. It is very common in this area.
Homemade Wall Art?
I saw them frame a beautiful scarf once. It looked great on the wall. I have a large square scarf that I am going to try to frame
Learning to a Play an Appalachian Harp?
Order some books by Mel Bay. They are excellent! They are vey easy to understand and follow along on your own - especially for a beginner. And they are not very expensive! Also look for Ritchie! She features the older, more traditional songs but her books are...
Paper and Fabric Rose Patterns?
I found these instruction by using Google. Hope it helps some. http://www.ehow.com/how_16356_make-paper-roses.html uses crepe paper looked nice http://www.bloom4ever.com/howto/howto01.htm Origami one - looked complex but beautiful http://members.aol.com/linnyandmo...
Wood Planter Patterns?
Here are three links I found. The first two were pretty basic and the last one gave very, very detailed instructions. I know NOTHING about woodworking but that was my impression. I do know FREE. At least these were free. http://www.craftown.com/crafts/craft44...
Christening Decoration Ideas?
I am no expert and am not up on what is politcally correct anymore but judging from your use of christening/baptism I had several things pop into my mind. What about white candles, doves, angels, crosses or crucifixes? Maybe even little lambs, kinda a double...
Add Eggshells To Houseplants
If you have mama birds nesting in your yard, the eggshells are also very good to put out for them. The mamas need the extra calcium in the shell while they are feeding their young. Yeah, I know, I know - they are not nursing but my backyard is a wildlife habitat...
Ripple Crochet Baby Blanket Pattern?
Crochet hook size G Several colors of soft 4 ply worsted yarn (about 20 oz yarn total) Baby Sized - Chain 152 ROW 1: 2 sc into 2nd ch from the hook. *Sc into next 6 ch, skip 2, sc into each of next 6 chs, 3 sc into next ch, repeat from * 8 more times. Sc in...
Poll: Have you had a customer service nightmare this year?
I purchased a HP desktop computer last October. In December I had to run a complete Recovery disk on it, thereby losing all my programs and settings. Three months later the computer began losing its settings and finally failed to boot up. I called Tech support...
Krazy Glue on Microsuede?
I know that acetone will get rid of Krazy Glue. Basically thats fingernail polish remover. But it can harm synthetic fabrics so I would test it somewhere it doesnt show first.
Apple Lost My RAM?
If you find a solution to this, I would love to know! I bought a HP 8 months. I am typing this on my Dell laptop because my HP is having its 3rd new harddrive put in. HPs response? Three complete harddrive failures in 8 months in not unusual! I have had various...
Beauty Recipes Made With Lavender?
I have an herb book that gives several uses of lavender but none pertain exactly to beauty. It gives a receipe for biscuits, mentions making a jelly out of it, numerous medicinal uses (mostly the oil) and says it is great as a moth repellent! Yipee! Lavender...
Beauty Recipes Made With Lavender?
Me again. I found this post several months ago on ThriftyFun! When we think of lavender, we think of the pretty, light purple flowers that blow gently in the breeze, producing a lovely, heady scent. The lavenders scent has been used for many years in bouquets...
Bedding for a Dog Kennel?
This is something I did years ago after pricing doggie beds. I noticed that a lot of the upscale beds were zippered pillows filled with cedar chips. I checked one out and it had two pillows - a zippered one you could remove and wash and one sewn up that was...
Do I Need a Coffee Table?
I am 62 and never had one until about 4 months ago. Then I began using a wicker chest my son gave me so that I could use my laptop and watch TV at the same time. Well, my living room is very long and very narrow. It now looks cramped and I have this huge pile...
Growing Hosta
I have the blue broad leaf type and in full sun they grow quite large and very fast. In my deepest shade they grow slower and not as big. I have not tried this but am getting ready to since the slugs are very bad this year. Put a small (petrie size) dish of...
