Replacing Canopy for a Swing/Glider?
I wonder if you could use a vinyl table cloth or a shower curtain to somehow fashion a cover.
Treating Poison Oak?
I dont know about the poison oak, but with poison ivy, if you can use alcohol on it immediately after exposure, this will take care of it. If not immediately, then use this as soon as possible. If you find that you did not catch it in time, take 3 to 4 grams...
Removing Water Spots from Windows?
If you can take the windows off the track and get them on a level surface, then use the thick Lime Away on the windows, letting it sit for about 10 minutes, not touching the aluminum sides, then this should take care of your problem. You may also need to use...
Kitchen Flooring Advice?
They make a floating sheet vinyl now that is very easy to install and very soft to the feet.
Toddler Cries Excessively?
Your predicament and the other posts Ive read remind me of a time when my niece was around 2 or 3 and was not getting her way at the grocery store. She threw herself on the floor and starting screaming, kicking, flailing her arms, and making quite a disturbance...
Float Ideas for Annual County Parade Themed: Sow it, grow it, and show it"?
Take the opportunity to actually sow the Word-Romans 3:23, John 3:16, etc. Grow the Word- Romans 10:9-10, giving people a chance. Show the Word- Have some of your model youth handing out candy as the float moves along. You may also take the opportunity to lets...
Refinishing the Top of an Antique Dresser?
Home Depot carries a product called antique refinisher that you just spread over the furniture and it makes it like new again. As this is not permanent, you will have to reapply it periodically, but it is a lot cheaper. I hope this helps!
Food Ideas for a Reception for 100 on a Budget?
Google Dayles growlies for groups, large quantity recipes. This website has over 500 recipes for events including make ahead recipes, the different amounts of varying foods needed for different numbers of people and tips for self catering. This website helped...
Cleaning an Oven?
A good way to make cleaing the oven easier on you is to use the Easy Off Blue. This is not as smelly and is just a little safer to breathe if you get a whiff of it. You can spray it on at night and let soak until the next day. That way, you are letting the...
Potty Training an Almost Three Year Old?
I read all the ideas and they sound great, but if they dont work, get the book, Toilet Training your Child in Less Than a Day. Read the entire book before you start toilet training and do exactly as it says, then you will have a toilet trained toddler! Actually...
Cleaning Tile Floor Grout?
Allow vinegar to soak on the tile grout by placing paper towels on the grout soaked with it. Take care to try not to leave it on the stainless steel or aluminum type drain thats in the shower, as too much exposure could pit it. It wont hurt the grout at all...
Fixing a Slow Running Drain?
In a pinch, a wire coat hanger, cut down to about 10 inches, with the tip of the wire turned up on one end to form a hook shape, works well to bring up hair and other stuff stuck in the drain.
How Do I Sanitize a Stainless Steel Bowl?
I think that everyones recommendations are great, but if you still cant bring yourself to use the mixer bowl or beaters, you should be able to order those parts from the KitchenAid website more cheaply than replacing the whole mixer. I hope this helps!
Wedding Rehearsal Dinner Ideas?
Look up large quantity recipes, growlies for groups. This website has over 500 make ahead or large quantity recipes and lots of self catering tips. I used this website extensively in making ahead lots of recipes for my daughters wedding. It turned out beautifully...
How Can I Get More Coupons?
Join reputable blogs, such as CouponMom.com, or thekrazycouponlady.com. Watch their videos online, as they teach for free, how to cut your grocery bills. Regularmom.com is also a good one. I always get 2 newspapers so that I will have a coupon if something...
Paint Color Advice for a Bathroom With a Cherry Vanity?
The cherry wood color is a very rich choice. I would use a color similar to that seen in an Italian restaurant, kind of a deep tan/brown, with some bronze glazing, or, something like a gold color paint in an eggshell type finish, not anything shiny or flashy...
Solutions for a Slippery Floor?
Try to wear shoes with a nonslip sole or the socks that come with the nonslip material on the bottom of them.
Paint Color Advice for a Beige and Stainless Kitchen?
Consider a muted green. Try going to an Italian type restaurant, such as Olive Garden or Carrabas and visualize how their wall treatments may look on your walls. Look at Traditional Home type magazines to see a similar treatment for a kitchen such as yours...
Website To Help Plan a Trip from Oklahoma to Spokane?
You can use Mapquest.com or google maps for free. Google maps is a little more user friendly and its easier to reroute for small sections of road than mapquest. For each town along the way on these sites, there will be hotel advertisements. You can call these...
Paint Color Advise for Bedroom With Navy Blue Window Treatments?
A pale yellow would work nicely with light blue accents.
Using Your Fireplace for Storage When Not in Use?
Living here in Florida, we dont need the fireplace as much as some other parts of the country. Ive seen people put pillar candles and the 3-wick candles in their fireplaces in the spring, summer, and fall. It has a very nice effect!
Planning a Frugal Wedding Reception?
I just tried the website from what I posted and Im sorry to say that it did not work. Just look up Dayles Growlies for groups, large quantity recipes, and you should be able to find it!
How Do I Get Rid of Clothing Dye Transfer?
Go to Walmart and get Rit Dye color remover. Follow the directions on the package. It will clean it up.
Cleaning Grease From Grout?
Vinegar. Let set a few minutes. It may get cleaner scrubbing with a toothbrush, than just a regular cloth. Do not mix the vinegar or ammonia with any bleach, as it will cause poisonous fumes.
How Do I Remove a Rust Stain on Vinyl Composition Tile Flooring?
Zud is the only thing that comes to mind that may work. It has removed rust from porcelain tile floors for me but I havent tried it on the vinyl tile floors. I hope this helps!
Removing Blood Stains?
The hydrogen peroxide does work perfectly. You may need to get a bucket or plastic bowl and let it sit in the hydrogen peroxide overnight, keeping it wet. It works better to let it soak. It willl not hurt the fabric. However, if you ever have a fabric with...
Calculating Ingredients When Feeding Large Groups?
Go to this website and explore it: lotsofinfo.tripod.com/index.html I used this website a lot when planning my daughters wedding on a shoestring. They will have diffent pages for planning for different numbers of people-how much you need, lots of different...
Removing Mold on a Stroller?
Lysol spray will do it. I picked up that tip from this website some time ago.
Are Health Food Store Vitamins Worth the Extra Cost?
It is my personal experience that the Walmart and Sams Club vitamins do very well. I have used glucosamine for my knees from Sams Club with success. Then, when I happened to be at a health food store and bought their supplements for my knees for the convenience...
Cleaning Bath Tub Jets?
Fill the tub with enough water to cover the jets adequately, so the water wont splash everywhere when you turn it on. Then, put 1/2 gallon of bleach into the water, turn it on, and run for 20 minutes. That should do it!
Cleaning Grout?
I have successfully used vinegar on grout. Pour white vinegar directly onto the grout and let sit a few minutes, then use a scrub brush or Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. Wipe away excess with a towel. I have found that its best to clean a small area at a time.
Paint Color, Curtains, and Rug to Coordinate With New Couch?
If I were you I would use beige carpet, a matte goldish color for the paint on the walls that one would possibly see at an Italian restaurant, and pull out one of the richer colors for the curtains. It looks to be a beautiful piece!
Removing Rust Stain from Slate Tile?
Zud powdered cleanser. It works on porcelain tile, but I have not tried it specifically on slate. Try a small spot first.
Planning a Harvest Festival For a Church?
If there is a furniture store nearby, you could get the cardboard boxes that the furniture comes in and build a huge maze. This will just require the cardboard and duct tape! This is very inexpensive aand the kids will have a blast!
Foot Problem: Feet Itch and Burn?
I have a similar problem at times. Sometimes I wake up with numbness or tingling in my hands or if I hold something in my hands too long, this is a problem. I have found that if I take both alpha lipoic acid and fish oil, that I dont have this problem. If I...
Honeymoon Destination Ideas?
My mother-in-law got my husband and I a condo on the beach at St Augustine. It was truly nice. It was at Creston House. Being in Jax., that is close enough to come back and visit often with fond memories. Now, almost 35 years later, my husband is talking of...
Decorating for an Outdoor Wedding?
I would use lots of tulle and mini white lights! Maybe some branches spray painted white with lights in them coming up from a flower pot. Possibly candles in hurricane holders with the little clear or colored pebbles of the color of the brides maids dresses...
Shopping for Loose Fitting Denim Jeans?
Look for jeans that are boot cut, rather than straight leg or flare. The boot cut style generally give more room in the thigh.
Church Banquet Decorations Theme: An Affair to Remember?
Assuming this is a Christian church, what bigger love affair is there than God, loving us enough to sacrifice His own Son for our sins? I dont think that anyone could find love like that anywhere else but in God. That is something to remember and to thank God...
Potty Training a Resistant Three Year Old?
Read the book, Toilet Training Your Child in Less Than a Day. Read the whole book from beginning to end and do everything that it tells you to do to prepare, before you begin any training. It works, except that it took my son 3 days. Good luck!
Paint Color Ideas to Brighten Kitchen?
Paint it a satin gold or amber color. I actually know someone with these exact colors in her kitchen and it looks fantastic!
Backsplash Ideas for Faux Granite Countertops?
We have a faux granite counter top and as soon as the humidity falls, we are going to paint the back splash using a hammered metal looking spray by Rustoleum. I got the idea off this website and it is the answer I had been looking for! Weve already bought the...
Ideas for Community Service Activities?
How about collecting shoe boxes and fill with items that orphaned children overseas could use. Our church nursery does this every year and sends off to orphanages with things they may need. You could easily find small toys and items for little boys or girls...
Planning a Ladies' Church Luncheon?
Dollar Tree or a dollar store would have excellent affordable gifts such as maybe a notepaad and pens for taking notes during the sermon. Dollar Trees are also excellent for stocking stuffers, small birthday gifts, etc. When I was cooking for my daughters wedding...
Mark Emptied Cabinets When Moving
Gee, I wondered what the deal was about Mark emptying the cabinets when moving! lol!
Selling Inventory from a Business?
Try posting the items on Craigslist, first. Be as detailed as you can and take pictures of the items, if you can. Craigslist.com doesnt cost anything and there is a local Craigslist for the Tampa Bay area. There is an area on there for arts and crafts for you...
Inexpensive Furnishings for a Temporary Apartment?
Try Craigslist.com for your area. I have bought cheap things there and then you can resale them on the very same website for free.
Dyed Hair Too Bright? Tone It Down Easy at Home
That happened to me once and I found that washing the hair with baking soda toned it down quite nicely! Good luck!
Lowering Blood Sugar Without Medication?
Cinnamon helps to keep blood sugar stable. I heard or read somewhere that it works as well as glucophage. I hope that this helps!
Mold on Baby Jumper Seat?
Lysol disinfectant spray works wonders and should save this item. If just spraying doesnt work, try scrubbing and it should come right off!
Yellow Cake Recipe?
The recipe we used for my daughters wedding is located at www.foodnetwork.com. It is a Paula Dean recipe for a red velvet cake. We didnt use the red food coloring, instead we used lemon flavoring. Some people said that it was the best wedding cake that they...
Using The Whole Chicken
Please beware that bouillon cubes contain MSG which is a neurotoxin and harmful for your health. This recipe sounds really good other than that!
Ideas for a $300 Wedding?
I have seen people totally decorate for a wedding out of the Dollar Tree store! If you can find a good one, the biggest in your city, that one will have the most supplies for your wedding. I hope this helps!
Garage Sale Pricing Tip?
Generally, 1/4 of retail unless in like new condition, then closer to 50%. Also, keep in mind that people like to get a bargain, so price up slightly to give them a little off if they ask.
Going From Dyed Black Hair to Red?
I once dyed my hair too bright a red (I now have dyed red hair that I enjoy), and it was suggested by my daughter who once dyed her hair a red that dyed a bright orange, instead, that she washed her hair in baking soda and that well toned it way down. I did...
