Clean and Freshen Artificial Flowers and...
I spray mine with fabric softener after they are cleaned. They are nice and shiny! Beautiful :)
Treating Dry Cracked Heels
Living in the desert & dealing with menopause I have tried all kinds of lotions and nothing else works better than 1 part Vaseline, 1 part baby lotion and 1 part vitamin E cream. Cured my cracked until they bled palms from swimming!! Magical!!
Cleaning an Above Ground Pool?
Hi, you might want to just change the water & start fresh. Drain the pool and clean the liner with bleach and a pool liner cleaner. If your filters are a few years old replace them or use a filter cleaner on them. Re-fill the pool and keep it chlorinated and...
Black Mark on White Refrigerator?
Hi, it looks like a scuff mark to me. The dollar store sells those Mr. Clean Magic Erasers and it might come right off with that!
Drops for Treating Itchy Ears
Ive had allergies & itchy ears and ear infections to the point the bones in my left ear eroded and now Im hard of hearing. So I know what youre going through. My ears itch a lot too. One thing Ive learned is to keep my ear canal dry. I dont shower or swim without...
Baking Soda As A Kitchen Safety Precaution
I saw a video demonstration by a fireman putting out a kitchen fire that was a pot on the stove. He quickly put on pot holders, took a kitchen towel, wet it thoroughly in the sink, wrung it out but it was still very wet. Then he carefully & slowly covered the...
Budget Friendly Cleansers for Oily Skin?
Baking soda makes a great facial cleanser scrub. Also try Honey, lemon & sugar in a scrub. There are many recipes for facial cleansers on the web using common things found in your kitchen.
Making Taco Shells from Scratch?
Ive never made taco shells from scratch. Even my Mexican mother in law never did! But here is a quick easy and healthy recipe for making crispy taco shells in the oven without frying. http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/2012/11/how-to-make-hard-taco-shells...
Cooking Clootie Dumplings?
I found this recipe online...hope this helps :) http://allrecipes.com/recipe/clootie-dumpling/
Cleaning or Dusting Live Plants?
When I worked for an interior plant maintenance company we would clean the plant leaves in the warehouse before they went to the client. We sprayed the leaves with water and a mild soap and wiped with paper towels. Id place a paper towel in each hand and wipe...
Red Ants?
You can do several things. You may have to because these ants are persistent and have huge interconnected ant colonies underground. You can boil water and pour it on the ant hills, You can mix in some borax with the boiling water (find in the laundry isle) you...
Buy Whole Chickens And Save Money
This is great advice in slow economic times like weve had. Thank you for the details. Love that you use everything including making dog biscuits! Im pretty sure they are much healthier and more delicious than store bought!
Last Minute Christmas Cookies
This is exactly what I thought to do with the left over frosting I have from cookie decorating last night! I dont want to make another batch of dough so this is an easy and quick solution to not let all the colored frosting go to waste. I could save and freeze...
Use A Chair With A Missing Seat For A Planter
Ive done this a few times and it always turned out great! I can usually find a chair at a yard sale for a dollar too!
What is This Plant? (Ficus)
Hi, your plant is a Ficus Alii. I dont think youll be able to revive this one. I dont have enough information to know what is causing it to die, but if it has a heavy soil that is over watered or a fungus problem in the soil it would cause it to die. This plant...
Easy Fruit Puff Pastries
I have tried these too and they are a quick, fun dessert. Hot out of the oven with vanilla ice cream. So yummy! I have used the puff pastry, cut into triangles and filled with canned fruit pie filling, apple, blueberry, strawberry, wet the edges to seal bake...
Stop Drinking Soda
I had a terrible rash for years on the back of my neck I thought was psoriasis but when I quit drinking diet Pepsi the rash went away!
Use Preparation H For Wrinkle Cream
Ive heard of this...but it occurs to me that if it works why isnt some company taking the ingredients that make this work and putting them into a cream that is not labeled a hemorrhoid cream and selling a billion dollars worth of it? Still skeptical!
Getting Rid of Subterranean (Ground) Termites?
Diatomaceous Earth (DE) is the finely ground fossils of prehistoric fresh water diatoms. Kills household and garden pests like cockroaches, ants, slugs, fleas, beetles and many other crawling insects. Works great indoors or out. Insects die within 48 hours...
What is this plant? (Neanthe bella)
This is a Chamaedorea elegans also called a Parlor Palm or Neathe bella. http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1479/
What kind of tree is this? (Bald Cypress?)
I would take a cutting and go to a nursery that sells a lot of evergreens or agricultural extension center and have them identify it for you. If your library has the huge horticulture encyclopedia Hortis you could look in there as well.
Be Careful When Putting Out a Fire
Fire Refresher course! *The Key here is to use a towel that is not dripping wet. Wring it out first! Let your kids know too! Friends and loved ones. This is the first time I heard of this simple fire prevention idea. Its so simple and effective, that Im forwarding...
Tin Punch Lantern
I love this idea...but I want to modify it by using small cans which I will attach a string of Christmas tree lights to and hang up along the perimeter of my patio. Each bulb will have a can attached to it! These can lights would alos be great as luminaries...
Homemade Garden Trellis
This is a wonderful idea and one I have done as well. I planted sweet peas in mine and had a wall of sweet peas that smelled wonderful and looked fantastic. Did the string hold up the gourds? That would be my only concern!
Frugal Planter Ideas?
I make planters from old childrens blue jean overalls. I hang them up on my patio. They are really cute and easy to make. http://www.thehappyhorticulturist.com
