Interior Design Business Name Ideas?
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Keeping Hands Clean When Doing Needlework
I gave you a thumbs up, but I have a question. Once you start playing with your needlework, would your hands really get dirty? I know that when I travel with my crochet I need to keep cleaning my hands because I end up touching things. But if youre at home...
Shaping Crochet Ruffles on a Doll Dress?
Hi Mary, Please read all of this first. I didnt really put it in order, as in step 1, 2, 3. I hope you can understand what Im trying to say. Good Luck. Try this. Get a piece of styrofoam (I hate the stuff, but it works), or cork board. Spread the dress out...
Pre-shrinking and Setting Dye
Well, ok, but I think most cloth is pre-shrunk & dye set these days. Im sure not all, but most? Is it really necessary? I wish I knew. I only sew once in awhile.
Use Bandannas Instead of Washcloths
Why would you re-use a wash cloth before it has been re-washed in the washing machine!!! Yuck. We have dozens and dozens of wash cloths and use it once. Then wring it out, drape it over the edge of the laundry basket so it can dry before putting it all the...
Place Ice in Front Of Fan For Cool Air
It is actually the evaporating water that is making you cooler. As it evaporates it cools off, like waving a cloth in the air and then placing it on your forehead, or neck. A bowl of water will work even faster as you do not need to wait for the ice to melt...
Chalk to Deter Ants
Hum... I never thought of chalk, but I did know that anything that is powdery will work. Powdered Non-Dairy creamer, talcum powder, baby powder, boric acid, baking soda, cream of tartar, flour. I found out why. Insects breath through thier skins/shells. The...
Bath Fizzies
Sounds fun, but I dont know what you mean by fizzys. Never heard of them, so dont have a recipe. Can you post one? Thanks.
Nontoxic Vinegar Bug Spray
How nice. I hate the smell of bug spray and I always wonder how long the poison effects me. I dont like the smell of vinegar either, but at least its not toxic.
Keep Cross Stitch Material Clean With...
Oh. Excellent! Im gonna use this idea to protect my arm when Im using the mouse at the computer. The edge of the desk rubs terribly! Your use for cross stitching is great!
Threading Beads on Elastic Stretch Cord
Well, Im glad you figured it out on your own, as there are free on-line tutorials on how to do it. That is exactly how its done. You are very smart.
Creating a Seawaves on an Umbrella?
Use a slightly darker shade of blue cloth and cut wave shapes, then glue them on with Aleens OK To Wash It Adhesive. Cut them in groups of 2 or three and place them on randomly. Then do the same with a bit of white material. The sun reflecting off the water...
Maximize Your Popcorn Butter at the Movies
Ah Ha! I wondered how I could accomplish that.Our very busy, big city movie theaters wont take the time to do half and half. Especially since there is a do it yourself dispenser. So I think this is a brilliant idea.
Name for Real Estate and Investment Company?
How about: Invest in This: Realty Investing in Real Estate is Forever (Although thats a bit long) or Forever Investing Real Estate or Forever Investing In Real Estate.
Planning a Year 6 Formal?
Well seeing that 6th graders are about 11 to 12 years old, they want to be treated like they were 16. Or rather their idea of 16, which means they still want to be a bit silly but not in a corny way. Perhaps a beach party scene would make a nice theme. However...
Jigsaw Puzzles Tips
I just use little plastic sandwich bags for sorting the pieces. Then at the end of my session I can just zip them closed, put them in the box and go my way. All your containers must stay out. I dont need them to remain face up till Im ready to work with than...
Plants Suggestions for Over a Septic Tank?
Cesspools are pretty deep. Any plant that stays under 4 feet tall at full maturity should work fine. Mine did, but I lived in Lancaster, CA. High desert area. We even had a small tree near it. It was already there when we moved in, so I dont know what kind...
Use Plastic Easter Eggs For Snacks
Hum... I just realized something. Im 58 and need to take meds which require I eat a little something first. My roommate just doesnt get it. Im not in the least bit hungry, but he will still make me a meal. (Im unable to cook for myself.) If I were to fill the...
Baking Soda For Urinary Tract Infections
Yes! Ive used it for indigestion! I was unaware it might help with UTIs though. I have one now & the anti-biotic is not doing much.
Use Shower Curtain Hooks With Hangers
Its a bit like those hanger things one can buy off the T.V., where one can put hangers in the holes then it drops down to save closet space. But the things from the T.V. are not expensive, so Im not sure if using shower curtain rings really costs less.
Reusing Hot Sauce Bottles?
The same goes for glue or paint. After cleaning the little bottles, put the paint in. You have much more control and if the bottle tips not much will come out. Controls glue for kids too.
Choosing a Good Small Dog Food?
As for the food, ask the pet store. Not the grocery store. Just one flavor all the time? Do the packages indicate that there are different nutritional values provided for different flavors of food? They did for my cat. As for the iching, hiphophood has it right...
Cleaning a Fitted Hat?
Baby powder (or talcum powder in desired scent) and a soft brush. I cant use anything that is scented, not even the baby powder, so I use baking soda. Dust it with powder, rub it in gently with a dry cloth, let it set a bit to absorb any oils. Then begin brushing...
Keeping Goutweed Out of Garden?
Only if the edging goes at least 8 inches deep. Try putting a few layers of news paper down over it first, push the metal edging down in such a way that it tucks the paper down too. Then put a single layer of cardboard over the paper but inside the perimeter...
Freezing Applesauce?
No. You do not have to add any thing to preserve the taste or color if you get the job done in one sitting. If you get tired and need to finish the next day, take it out of the can! Put it in a plastic container with a tight lid. The can will start to rust...
Removing Label from a New Window?
Oil. Vegetable oil. Spray or sponge some on. Let it set. Any spots that do not look wet need more oil. Dab some more on these spots. Let set till all of it looks wet. Rub with paper towels till it all comes off. Stubborn spots? Put more oil and wait about 10...
Getting Rid of Fleas?
Baking soda. Big boxes of it. First take anything out of the room that can be washed. Everything. Fleas can jump up to 4 feet! Shove it all in big plastic bags, dusting liberally with baking soda as you go. Fleas breath through their skin. The powder blocks...
Uses for Expired Credit Cards and ATM Cards?
Overlap them, two glued to one, like layered bricks till you have a strip. Make several strips. Glue these together to make triangle shaped boxes, (or rectangular ones). You can even make a lid. Glue some cloth around this base. Always cover with something...
Removing Soap Scum from Shower?
With colored grout you do not want to use bleach. Try the same recipe as for taking stains out of carpet. Make a paste of baking soda and scrub with a brush. Then put some vinegar in a spray bottle and it will fizz and wash away. Scrub a bit as you spray. Both...
Zucchini Blooms but Does Not Set Fruit?
No. Its not too late, its actually too soon. Now that the flowers are there the bees and butterflies will polinate them. Then the fruit will start to grow. Give it more time.
Reuse Pocket Calendar Covers
Great idea! For those little owners manuals one gets with electronic gizmos too!
Dryer Sheet Decorations
Wow! Not only very pretty, but simple! I cant draw well, but I love to trace parts of pictures making my own coloring sheets. I may be 55 years old, but I find crayons fantastic! I color pictures on plain paper then write letters to people on them sometimes...
Retirement Party Ideas?
I only have one idea but its better than none. Place an open beer bottle (not a can) on a small table or at the edge of a larger table. Place a ping-pong ball on top. Place the person about 20 steps away. Now tell them that they are going to flick the ping...
Freezing Ketchup?
Yep! Just leave some space at the top of the container as the water in the ketchup will expand.
Zucchini Not Setting Fruit?
You answered your own question with the word yet. Just wait, the butterflies and bees will pollinate them, then they will show up. Its too soon.
Planting a Lawn After Killing Weed With Vinegar?
After the 5 - 6 day wait the vinegar will have evaporated. If your soil is loose rather than compacted Just put a not too thick layer of good topsoil and a little compost mix on top of the area. Rake it in then plant the seed as instructed. If your soil is...
Shopping for Weeping Willow Trees?
My mother had to special order hers from Burpee Seed company, as her local nurserys in Seattle, Washington did not carry any. None of them did. One has to usually go directly to the nurserys to select, but calling them first should let you know if they carry...
Tiny Red and Brown Bugs?
Lots of baking soda on everything, in all drawers and in corners of shelves and under pots and pans, dishes, everything. Under couch cushions, under the couch itself. on pillows, in the linen closet. Bugs/insects (a lot of them) breath through their skin. The...
Making a Shirt Purse?
Staples? Ive never seen a pattern for these types of shirt-purses that require staples. Ive only seen 3 patterns for them, so obviously I havnt seen very many. But I dont see why one would use staples at all. Needle and thread. The handles may be put on with...
Real Estate Business Name Ideas?
Real Homes for Real Life Real Homes for Real People (Families) Happy Home Estates Homes and Family Realty
Making a Memory Blanket?
Dear Jean, How big would you like the blanket to be, in feet/inches in both length and width. The number of pounds is not quite the question, but each piece of cloth used should be no smaller than 8 x 8 inches. 10 x 10 inches is better, as this size is easier...
Mallard Eggs Seem Abandoned?
I dont know for sure, but I get Birds and Blooms Magazine and read it cover to cover every time. If I remember correctly, one of the articles said that they do come back. She may be coming back at night and leaving in the morning to eat. You can try taking...
Wine Cork As Cheap Fire Starter
Hey! Thanks for the idea! My roommate saves all of the corks from his wine bottles and I cant figure out why. The funny thing is neither can he! But save them he does. Now I can put them in my Earthquake Emergency Kit in case there is no gas for cooking or...
Homemade Bird and Squirrel Food?
Treats for the Birds: (As for Squirrels they will eat larger seeds and nuts of any type.) This is a general mixture referred to as suet. Moist Ingredients: crunchy peanut butter 1+1/2 C. vegetable shortening (or lard) 1+1/2 C. honey 1/2 C. (or sugar 1...
Lawn Mower Won't Stay Running?
That sounds like a problem with the fuel line where it gets hot and a vaccumn forms. If you wait for 5 to 10 min. does it start up again? If so that is the problem. Wether it is or not youll need to take it to a mechanic.
Starting a House Cleaning Business?
Self-employed, set up as an LLC? Not all companies are set up this way. Some are groups of people who start a business together. As just one person youll only be able to handle, at the most, 2 to 3 clients really, really well, and even then 3 might make it...
Real Estate Business Name Ideas?
The letter R? Real Homes Realty Romantic Family Homes Realty Rustic Country Homes Rural Family Homes Rare Homes Realestate Radient Home Properties Rambling Home Estates Ranches and Farms Realty Rapid Results Realty Rational Family Homes Realistic Realty Realization...
Embroidery Floss Organizer
Oh I like this! However, I crochet. I once cut bobbins from empty cereal boxes, but the yarn still wanted to come off sometimes when I wasnt ready. If I shape mine like these (only larger) & put that narrow opening at the top I can attach them to a thicker...
Cleaning Business Cleaning Logo?
Xtream Kleening is a nice name, but a logo is the picture part that catches the eye of the public. Do you have a photo you can post? The we can judge better. Best Regards, JazzyMe
Keeping Cats Out of Flower Garden?
Plant onions and garlic around the border. They make nice flowers also when not harvested. The cats wont like the smell. In the mean time, till the plants grow, puree a garlic and onion mush in a blender (raw), slowly add a bit of water at a time till it is...
Sunchoke Vegetable Stir Fry
Yum. We tried it twice. We like the little zip spice the sunchokes give. Id never had them before. The second time round we added a splash of (Not spicy) Peanut Oil and a small handful of coursely chopped peanuts. After sauteing the onions we had to put all...
Removing Rust from Cast Iron Pot?
Vegetable oil. Take it outside, set it in a large bucket or wheel barrow, then drizzle some oil over it. Using a stiff brissled brush, scrub. Pour a bit more oil. Scrub. Eventually all the rust will be off. Do NOT dump the oil into your yard/garden. It will...
Using Fresh Butternut Squash and Pumpkins in Cooking
Add water to the bottom of a baking pan, put in a rack, add pumpkins or squash, then cook for approx 5 minutes after red button pops up. Hi. I dont understand. You say to use a slowcooker, but then mention a baking pan and a rack. My slowcooker doesnt have...
Cleaning with Rubbing Alcohol
All that cleaning and you never tried Windex? Its active ingredient is rubbing alcohol! Yes, it will work on vinyl floors.
Tissue Boxes for Plastic Bags
I know this is from 2010, but when I showed my roommate he loved the idea! Even though these bags are being fazed out now (and even illegal in one city near us!), he hordes them. He knows we need to line the trash baskets w/ something! Later they will just...
Packing Peanuts For House Plants?
Yes. Remove them from the pot and all the soil. Toss it in a hazardous waste receptacle. Wash the pot 1st with hot water and soap. Then use a scrub brush and scrub the inside vigorously with vinegar. Sprinkle in some baking soda, scrub some more. Wash again...
Craft Project: Recycled Crayon Holder
Great! Great! Great! So much pretier than tin cans wraped with yarn. (And I love yarn, but Id rather crochet with it.)
Uses for Disinfectant Wipe Containers
I dont see how your skiens of yarn can fit. Mine wont. They are much too large for the container, even the smaller skiens. As for a ball of yarn, only one of 4 inches diameter will fit in mine. Thats rather small, Id use it up in about one half hour. However...
Crochet Project Photos
Very nice workmanship! Can you tell me where I can buy the pattern for the red purse/bag/basket?
Crocheted Diaper Bag Accessories
Love the idea of lining the items with plastic ziplock bags. Heavy Duty Freezer Bags may last a bit longer. I also like the idea that they are sewn in with a bit of tacking. When the plastic bag wears out, just carefully snip the tacking stitches and replace...
Making a Shirt Purse?
You can go to ehow.com to find instructions. But its just for a long sleeve kind of bag intended to use for storage. I dont see how it would be helpful even for that. Too long and narrow. Its not a Purse type bag and it goes to a lot of trouble putting elastic...
Another Use of Barbecue Tongs
I too wondered at first. But this is so much better than those long grab-it gadgets that are sold. Those are so long that I cant reach the end that grabs things to remove the item I grabed :) . And the added magnet strip? Brilliant!
What to Do About Mother Mallard That Has Laid Eggs?
Birds and Blooms Magazine says to just leave wild birds alone. Like one person said, they know what to do. You are lucky to have her where you can watch easily. Try not to worry. If she had made her nest about 50 yards away you may never have noticed her and...
Use Wallboard Joint Compound as a Dimensional Paste in Crafting
Oh! So cool! Ive used it in my much younger days for its original purpose and never thought of using for crafts. One could even paper mache sculpt with it. Its paint-able, sand-able, and I think it could be used on fabric as an inside substance to firm things...
Use Wallboard Joint Compound as a Dimensional Paste in Crafting
How cool. I only used it for its origanal purpose. Never thought of using it for crafts.
