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Spot Color Your Wedding Photos

Spot Color Your Wedding Photos
Responding to glennsmom post you can do the same thing using photo shop or any art program. I have print master deluxe and it does it. All you do is choose the antique color as your option then tint the item you want with color.

 

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Serving Liver To Kids
My 4yr old grandson loves Kentucky fried chickens chicken livers, but he does not know thats what they are because ever since he was small he called them tucky chicken. He thinks they are a different kind like the crispy kind they have. He had very low iron...

 

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Name Ideas for Body Products Business?
What about finding a health herb site that lists all names of herbs like lavender etc and maybe you will see 2 or 3 different names that you can mix to get a name. We rented a movie about 6 months ago and for the life of me now I cannot remember the name of...

 

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Name Ideas for Body Products Business?
This is what I meant by Having your first letter in the title bigger and a separate color to draw the eye to it on your logo sign outside or on your business cards and for instance if you use a certain word put in clip art too on or near it. Here I thought...

 

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Name Ideas for Body Products Business?
This is in answer to your question msjones008 about where I got that clip art. I just opened up my art program print master and just put in the text that you see and made my Bs a larger font than the rest and different color as well then I brought in a butterfly...

 

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Name Ideas for Body Products Business?
Here is the free font site: http://www.1001freefonts.com/ I like how you spell butterfly different. Most likely no one will have that name.

 

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Name Ideas for Body Products Business?
This is just a rough suggestion for your slogan but how about this. Treat your body with a botanical kiss from butterfly bliss.

 

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Name Ideas for Body Products Business?
Replying to msjones008, glad you liked it and no one had the name. I was trying to come up with another word beginning with the letter B like in Butterfly and also thinking of what certain scents give you when you smell them and thought of Bliss and it means...

 

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Name Ideas for Body Products Business?
Since you like butterflies and your logo will say butterfly if you use a song it could be Dolly Partons - Love is Like a Butterfly very pretty romantic song too.

 

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Entertainment Center has Mildew Smell?
i would try using just warm water with a teaspoon of bleach mixed using a wet rag to wipe it down real good, that would kill the mold and mildew growth and the smell i would think.

 

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Organizing Silk Flowers?
Pringles chip cans linked together work good.

 

Tin man made from recycled cans.

Tin Man Mania
you should make some up and advertize them for sale in your front yard others will buy them for there gardens. my sister made some from just large and small coffee cans and they sold for $8 each. but yours are so much more detailed and prettier. great job!

 

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Straightening Permed Hair?
Believe it or not if you had natural straight hair it will relax again on its own without causing further damage to it by trying to straighten it. To many chemicals on it too soon will burn it up. Each night wet your hair and put conditioner on it that is for...

 

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Preventing Food from Staining Bowls?
It helps a bit to spray them first with pam cooking spray then add your food.

 

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Buy Frugal Toilet Paper at a Restaurant Supply Stores
i have found most of them to be too thin even with 2 ply which makes you end up pulling more off the roll

 

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Buy Frugal Toilet Paper at a Restaurant Supply Stores
This was my storage idea for lots of rolls of bathroom tissue when we buy in bulk to save money. This use to be a quilt display rack which was 4 times wider and just plain brown wood. I bought it in a yard sale for $8 and saw it as a storage bin for something...

 

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Romantic Bedroom Decorations?
If you are just talking about some romantic ideas you can change out to add to your rooms setting, I have a few. I saw the idea on Carol Duval show years ago and use it all the time. Which is to buy the tiny white Christmas lights and get the strand as long...

 

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Learn Colors at Bath Time
my friend told me about this idea last year. my grandson loves it when he spends the night and has bath time. we also color the bubbles that you blow. and 2 weeks ago i bought bath tub coloring fun items by crayola at walmart in the health and beauty section...

 

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Hand Out Snack Bags to the Homeless
even in small country towns you have homeless people. if you often see someone walking the town or bypasses you can be sure they are homeless. one of our towns homeless is a man who lives in the goverment land in the woods off the bypass living under a tarp...

 

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Earning Extra Money for College Classes?
if you have a talent you can do such as decorate cakes, cut hair, etc. you could advertize that you can do those for others and just charge lower prices than others do. our local radio stations has a call in program each morning to advertize of things to buy...

 

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Removing Hair from a Bathtub?
I praise you for cleaning it up anyway even though it is gross, most people would not and it shows you care and do your job well. Those little plastic caps do work good and are only $1 each but I find they scoot around to easy if the water flow is hard or if...

 

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Instructions for Kitchen Bunnies?
I found the same project posted on here just the other day while searching for the key word bunny. here it is with a picture. Wouldnt these be so cute hidden for the kids at easter as that speacail egg filled with money the lucky egg! http://www.thriftyfun...

 

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Hand Out Snack Bags to the Homeless
Its true some may be alcoholic or on drugs but materialistic items like blankets, coats, are always needed from the hot or cold elements. It does not matter that the items have holes or rips in them for they are thankful to have them. I remember when we lived...

 

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Earning Extra Money for College Classes?
I forgot earlier in my post that you could take just a part time newspaper route, which is on Wednesdays and Saturday & Sundays. You can request a route closer to where you live and deliver them by car. Most times the ones for Sundays can be delivered very...

 

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Hand Out Snack Bags to the Homeless
I know that little girl loved being warm by your blanket. How thoughtful. Your story of the man in the car living made me want to go a bit further into the lady who lived in the car for 5 years who they found passed away. I guess her car broke down by the gas...

 

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Windows Painted Shut?
My husbands parents old house widows were that way. They took a metal putty knife and just tapped it into the seam line across using a hammer to loosen the paint from between to open.

 

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Cheese Sauce for Broccoli?
You can use velveta cheese cut off in chunks and add milk to it in your crock pot on lowest setting and you will have a warm cheese sauce. Just add your milk as needed for the consistency that you like (thick or thin). I get the one in the long box. They have...

 

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Hiding Computer Cords?
You could use cardboard tubes that wrapping paper comes on, save enough of the last bit of the wrapping paper and tape it on so it stays on. There then cut a slit down one side of the tube and just cover over the cords, tubes are easily bendable for flex points...

 

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Sewing Fleece on a Sewing Machine?
do you have a serger to use on the edges? also sometimes rolling the ends a bit will make it grab onto the fabric and hold the stitch.

 

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Holding a 2-Piece Sofa Together?
What about a vice grip tool (clamp type that tightens closed when screwed tighter)placed on the under side of them between the two sections. When tightened will vice them together unseen on the bottom side. I have seen these in plastic at lowes that come in...

 

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Pillow Dye Transferred onto Sofa?
Hand cleaner works great on tough stains. It is sold at the dollar store $1 in a small tub. Its the kind that men use to pre clean there hands if working in grease. I use it on any kind of stain or surface. Just rub it in and scrub it on good, let set then...

 

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Easy Emergency Meatloaf
Can you please clarify what you mean by Frozen MeatLoaf??? The recipe sounds good but confused about the frozen meatloaf because you dont mention any seasoning eggs bread crumb mixture etc??? for any type seasoning?? I also never heard of cream of onion soup...

 

Prepare for Tax Time
great advice. we too follow the same path to prepare ours. one year my husband did everything perfect>but checked the wrong box as to where to recieve the refund and there was no going back to correct it so now we print out the sheet and do a test one to double...

 

Oatmeal with bananas for hungry teens

Saving Money While Feeding Active Teens
I buy bulk items when on sale like raisons,sunflower kernels/dried fruit/and add oatmeal mixture that I had crumbled into bit sizes and add all these healthy things together and put in sandwich bags and freeze up for trail mix as treats. It holds you over until...

 

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Adhering Clip Art to Fabric?
I do this method allot on fabrics mostly white t-shirts or white cloth that I have made into totes. The post before mine is correct>you buy the speacial print paper for it at walmart or staples. Just remember that it works best to put the design onto white...

 

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What is a "Mother of the Earth"?
Do you mean grand daddys? That sounds like what you are describing. If so we were just talking about those the other day, wondering what they eat and live on. I have seen them my whole life mostly in the house, and they like dark areas. I think they are harmless...

 

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Adhering Clip Art to Fabric?
I use inkjet and it has always worked perfect for the iron on paper designs

 

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Use a Spoon to Peel Eggs
Ill have to try that method. Sounds easier. Thanks! I roll mine allover the counter top to crush the complete shell which makes it easy to get the whole shell off faster.

 

red heel sock mermaid

Red Heel Sock Mermaid
she is so cute! And your display is even prettier as well. Would make a great puppet set up for kids. thanks for sharing

 

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Book Light Alternatives?
Two ideas come to mind. Cap lights that connect to your cap, like here on ebay in this link. And I have also seen these sold in harriet carter catalogs or in harbor frieght tool catalogs. And the other idea that came to mind was a small solar yard light inwhich...

 

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Uses for a CD Stand?
perfect for tiny beanie baby animal collections using it for kids small shoe storage roll up your wash clothes and storage or dish towels spice rack sewing patterns displayed greeting cards and envolopes stored my favorite use each block as a shadow box display...

 

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Food Container Ideas?
Cake icing tubs with lids make great storage. They are just the right size stackable, and great for freezing. Ask your family members to save containers from foods like mentioned from the prior post if you do not use those or gather up enough soon enough.

 

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Men's Swimwear with Suspenders?
Why not just sew wide elastic to his favorite big size shorts as criss cross suspenders. If you think they are see through too thin, sew in some under wear as well.

 

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Food Container Ideas?
I also use the big ice cream tubs with snap on lids and the handle. They are perfect for freezer or fridge. With the handle its great to carry for picnics. I use them for my frozen french fires instead of the bags they come in/lettuce/ mixed vegtables or fruits...

 

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What is the Title of This Movie? (Take Her, She's Mine)
maybe something you read on these two sites will help you remember. Sometimes I find if I get on the Blockbuster web site and put in an actors name it will bring up all movies they have made and its easy to find out a movie that way, and then you can ither...

 

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What Happens at a Doctor's Check-Up Appointment?
Call your doctors office you are going to, and ask to speak to your doctors nurse. Ask her that same question. She can tell you that answer.

 

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Budgeting Groceries for a Family of Four?
start collecting coupons to save. ask your family and friends to start a coupon swap with you, tell them the things you use and need coupons on and visa versa, and if available go on double face value coupon days. and learn to buy off brand items if possible...

 

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Lid Covers Prevent the Toilet Seat from Staying Up?
attach a tiny square of velcro hook and loop to both the seat cover and the tank cover works perfectly, use the sew on king so it does not come off. the other type can not wash or dry but sew on kind can. sold in walmart in the craft department in dots of both...

 

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Pink and Cameo Themed 70th Birthday?
I went to wedding once where they places old antique white gloves and pearl strand necklaces and ladies hankies inside each window seal that was elegant looking. you could play those items somehow into your center piece for the table or maybe just one glove...

 

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Recipes Printed on 8-1/2 x 11 Paper?
you mentioned you would like to have it folded in half like a greeting card comes. If you have a art program for making cards like hallamark, print master etc. You can choose greeting card (half folded type) and print two seperate recipes using the inside of...

 

Magazine Photo Bedspread

Magazine Photo Bedspread
I had to zoom in at 400% to see it but cant make it out clearly, looks like a western theme. Very pretty.

 

David With Toby Keith
Great picture, I can see why his smile was so big! Tell him we thank him for all he does for us here at home & May God keep him safe.

 

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Crafts Using Christmas Gift Bags?
you could make book covers from them, use decorative sissors for the edging, they work great on any books, like childrens books, cook books, anyone with birthdays in december to use for a photo alblum book cover. you can also carefully undo them making long...

 

Happy Holidays From ThriftyFun
Merry Christmas to you all & Gods Blessing upon you espeacially Susan hope your feeling better. Julie

 

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Embroidering a Vine onto a Scarf?
I dont know about embroidery, but some sewing machines have a leaf and vine stitch that is very pretty, and you could use threads that are very pretty like metalic ones. My machine is a singer futura and the # number 17 on it is a leaf and vine stitch. Maybe...

 

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Using a Janome 10000 Sewing Machine?
I dont own this type machine but I too went through the same request a few months back when I bought my singer futura sewing and embroidery machine and needed to know how to use it well. Someone on here told me about the yahoo talk groups for sewing machines...

 

Completed skirt.

Flannel Tied Tree Skirt
you did a great job, it looks so warm and cozy for the tree.

 

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Gluing Glass Blocks Together?
Clear silicone sealer, it has an odor until it dries but then no odor and it will hold anything. Can be purchased at Lowes or Walmart. You can buy it in many sizes but I prefer this tube size that goes in a caulking gun for ease of giving you a line to work...

 

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Slicing Glycerin Soap?
In the past I used a waved cheese slicer that worker great and gave a nice pattern to the cut soap.

 

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Christmas Craft Ideas for Kindergartners?
while searching for the same thing to do with my 4yr old grandson and to share with his teacher i found this WONDERFUL Packed link that a teacher has created just for pre-school age kids, you can look forever and still not see it all. We just made the snowman...

 

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Remembering My Mother at Thanksgiving?
If each of you siblings have any of her dish ware or nice drinking glasses, have each one bring their food in it to be served. If each of you kept some of her personal items like handkerchiefs etc. bring those to put on a little remembrance table so everyone...

 

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Centerpieces for Train Themed Christmas Party?
not sure if its child or adult themed train party you are having but here are some links to view for ideas http://www.trainparty.com/ http://www.trainparty.com/partyfavors.html http://www.friendsjunction.com/Party_Favors.htm http://www.amazingmoms.com/htm/party...

 

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"Paper" Themed Christmas Gift Swap?
paper dolls paper dollies

 

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Helping Elderly Parents?
On there medicines besides putting them inside the boxes so they remember to take the right dosage, you can also look up when they run out or are due again to be refilled and set your computer to remind both them and you so your both on the same page as to...

 

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"3 Cereal Cookies" Recipe?
Was it a candy type cookie where you add peanut butter? If so it may be similar to what is called cornflake cookies but was a candy type bar. You add peanut butter and sugar and butter. I think to boil to soft stage and add the dry cereals and mix then pour...

 

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Recommendations for All-Season Truck Tires?
Cooper mud and snow radial made in east Tennessee, are top quality, with good traction, and long tread life. They cost more but are well worth it.

 

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Small Black and Red Bugs?
We live in eastern Tennessee, in the city, with no garden or flowers. There is just woods on both sides of us about 20 feet away, but not in the front or the back of the house. These same bugs are outside in the leaves and have not came in the house, but try...

 

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Changing Easter Bunnies into Christmas Bunnies?
I like the Santa hats too, you could cut slashes out to slide the ears through, also they could hold those tiny red stockings just hot glue there hands to each one and put tiny candy canes inside and put little wrapped boxes in the hands too or in the stocking...

 

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How Can I Keep Sheets on the Mattress?
Narrow elastic in packs at Walmart craft department in 5 yards length for 99 cents per package. Measure the width of your mattress, cut 2 pieces of elastic that long and pin to each side with safety pins about 1/4 down on each end side to side by running it...

 

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Microwave Dinner for One
what does flash freeze mean?

 

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Check Date on "New" Tires
this same story was on the CBS evening news about 3 months ago and lots of people wear killed due to this subject. This poster is correct because the tires still look brand new but were not and caused deathly car accidents, it showed alot of places who still...

 

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"Heaven" Themed Christmas Parade Float?
After they are dressed in white clothing (sheets as angels), you could make 2 sides white clouds out of poster board. They can wear them with their bodies sandwiched in between.

 

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Gift for Someone Who's Had Hip Replaced?
if she has a window she can sit near you could buy her a nice bird feeder and fill it and even hang it up for her near the window, or even one of those glass outside bird feeder extention windows that lets you see the birds feed right outside your window pane...

 

Empty Tape Dispenser

Using Empty Tape Dispensers
you could paint them festive holiday colors then write the last name of some one on them then fill the inside round part with holiday address lables the kind that comes in the roll that are adhesive tear off ones. tie a pretty long narrow satin ribbon and bow...

 

How To Afford Your Child's Wish List

How To Afford Your Child's Wish List
Well writen Jess and very true. I being a grandmother very much agree with your last catagory on this subject Put The Power In Their Hands. We grandparents like to spoil our grandchildren. And most times our finiancial situation is a little more than there...

 

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How Late Do You Hand Out Candy?
we live in town where we start getting them at 5:30 after they have came from downtown where the merchants hand out candy, and we get them until 8:00 then it drifts off by 8:30. I feel that anyone after that is the age that is not with parents or should not...

 

A dog dressed as a witch for Halloween.

Howl-O-Ween Sweater Dress
oh how cuteeeeeeeeeee!!!!

 

A carved pumpkin

Individualized Carved Pumpkins
you did a great job! you ought to take a picture of him in his costume beside it, you will love looking back at that years from now. would also make a great picture for a card too.

 

A silver ant made from recycled materials.

Aluminum Ant Friend
he did a great job, looks real too.

 

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Keeping a Jacket Hood On?
i would think a frog type button would work which is a loop on one side and the same loop on the other side but has a long button on the end of that loop and you loop the button through the open loop other side. each one is about2-3 inches long. they come in...

 

Tomato Cage Ghosts

Bewitching Tomato Cage Ghost
thats so neat! great job!

 

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Crafts Using Small Baskets?
for christmas you can buy the 20 strand string lights at the dollar stores $1 and get either the cord type or battery type, lay those inside the basket in a random bunch then fill the remaining basket with potpouri that is red and green in color with a nice...

 

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Ideas for Mobile Food Service Business?
Im not sure what type booth etc. you plan on renting or such, but my sister considered this at one time so I only know what she found out while trying to go through the process of doing so. She was going to sell at fairs too, and any event where you could pull...

 

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Fixing Elastic In Knee High Hosiery?
You could just slip over them while on your leg the thin round hair ties that people wear in there hair for pony tails or rubber bands, both are similar in color not very visible.

 

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Altering A Formal Dress Smaller?
I would call around to find someone who can do that for you that does professional seamstress work. They will be able to measure you and then alter the dress in all the appropriate places to fit you exact. It would not cost but about $20 to do so.

 

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Child Will Not Eat Hamburger Meat?
No one seems to be addressing her real question. Which is request for simple recipes without using hamburger meat. So how about chicken & pasta dishes using alfredo sauce or with cheese sauce and broccoli spears. Chicken, turkey, or occasion pork is better...

 

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Walmart Getting Rid Of Crafts Department?
When a super center comes in the fabric dept. goes out in walmarts. They are all closing slowly. A petition was going around 2 years ago via www to stop them from leaving in your own area but it failed. I signed it myself and it had thousands of names on it...

 

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Making a Nurse's Cap?
Here are two pattern versions one is real cloth pattern the other is paper for kids: http://sewing.about.com/library/blnurse1.htm http://www.craftyshops.com/html/craft_idea/CT124_paper_oragami_nurse_cap.html

 

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Placing a Thermostat to Keep Pipes from Freezing?
My DH says the thermostat should be where the heater is and the pipes that your worried about all in the same place.

 

Clay Spider Candy Dish

Clay Spider Candy Dish
that is soooooooo cute!

 

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Remedies For Crick in the Neck?
any muscle heat rub sold over the counter the ones at dollar store work as good as any name brands just $1 per tube. rub it on the sore area, wrap a warm hand towel around your neck while watching tv etc and then reapply your heat rub when you go to bed, the...

 

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Transferring Perfume To Smaller Bottle?
What about using a medicine plastic syringe like the pharmacy gives you with liquid prescriptions? It might work because they have pointed narrow ends. You just pull the plunger to gather it, and push it to dispense it.

 

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Re-Dyeing Eyebrows?
No matter what you pick to dye them, until you get them the way you like to be seen, can you cover them with your bangs? Just an idea.

 

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Making a Dessert To Be Sold at a Charity Function?
fudge cupcakes pies tart size(pecan or pumpkin)

 

Pumpkin mummies.

Mummy Pumpkins
how cute they are! love the idea! Thanks :-)

 

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Crafts Using Glass Tiles?
Drink coasters would look nice and you could paint scenes on them even use stencils as your picture choice.

 

Vinyl Pool

Recycling a Vinyl Pool?
You could cut as much as possible into a very long and say 6 ft wide piece and use as a water slide for the yard or try putting together some pvc pipes in the design of a tent top and add it over it to make a play tent for the kids and cut flap style windows...

 

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Making Cushion For Porch Swing?
Spray them with scotch guard to help repel any water that gets on them.

 

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Dog Will Not Come Inside?
maybe if you warm up an old towel and curl it up next to the door as you try to draw her inside she will take to it and feel safe with the warmth of it to lay on and become accustom to start coming in knowing it will be there. just an idea, good luck

 

Framed Cosmetic Mirrors as Bathroom Art

Framed Cosmetic Mirrors as Bathroom Art
i like the color combination too of each frame, great idea!

 

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Pattern For Highchair Pad?
take a piece of newspaper , lay it in you seat, cut out around it to get your pattern, then use 2 thick hand towels cut out your pattern, sew up around the 3 edges, turn inside out, fill it with pollyfiber or old rags or socks then sew up the other end. very...

 

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Keeping Wheelchair Ramp Ice-Free?
This is just an example of treads you can put on there to help with your issue. Other places sell them too also dark colors will help the snow melt when the sun shines on them, much like black paved driveways melt much faster than lighter colors. http://www...

 

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Coloring Popcorn?
My mom (years & years ago) use to let the unpoped kernels set in colors of food coloring for awhile then let dry out and when popped it created that color. She also your to take plain kernels (uncolored) and after popping them toss a bunch in a bread bag with...

 

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Recipes To Use Up Eggs?
Why not stick out a sign that says eggs for sale, to get rid of what you have to manyof for extra money made and they will sell.

 

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Looking For Black Salve?
is this it http://www.blacksalveinfo.com/index.html http://www.google.com/products?q=black+salve&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title

 

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Christmas Float for a Kindergarten Class?
What about 12 days of Christmas theme.

 

A worn pink blanket.

Restoring Childhood Blanket?
I zoomed in but can not tell by the photo what type fabric it is made of? But I would do as the post by Glenns Mom suggest and cut it into squares and make a rag item out of it. Ragged items are very popular now and can be done into rag purses, totes, table...

 

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Chores for a 9 Year Old?
If you find the appropriate amount to pay them for chores done besides the upkeep of there room I think it gives them pride in there selves for the hard work they have accomplished. No differant than an adult working. If money is handed to you without the work...

 

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Homemade Heat Pack Gets Wet?
My sister made me one from corn that she bought from a grain store. It smells wonderful and has not seemed to get wet, but I do not use it daily. I have heard that you would need to be concerned with weebles using corn but not sure. Its a bit heavier than rice...

 

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Blocking Calls On A Cell Phone?
I am having the same problem. I have had my cell for almost 2 yrs and within the last 3 months a certain number keeps calling. I ignored it thinking they would stop. Then I picked up and told them they have the wrong number now they seem to call more. I had...

 

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Displaying Cupcakes at a Party?
What about a kids red wagon? Put them in the back with an umbrella turned upside down, with them in it.

 

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Eating Beets for Iron Before Giving Blood
strawberries to and chicken livers are great for high iron

 

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Camping with Young Children?
I also meant to say buy food in bulk verses you usually small amounts. Its cheaper and anything left over still comes back home. The walmart super centers have an isle with just bulk items, like oatmeal, cereal, etc. And while camping even though you will have...

 

Spiders made from plastic bags for your yard.

Yard Spiders
that is so clever! And they look so real that big. Great job!

 

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Barbie Themed Birthday Party?
http://www.amazingmoms.com/htm/party_barbieprincess.htm

 

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Barbie Themed Birthday Party?
http://www.birthdaypartyideas.com/html/barbie_party.html

 

Help Kids Match Clothes with Photos

Help Kids Match Clothes with Photos
My 4 yr old grandson said on pre school days when he has to get dressed, he wanted his own dressing room. I just hung up a sheet in a corner and he thinks its so neat. He takes 10 minutes, mind you ,getting out of his PJs and into his choice of clothes but...

 

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Rag Rug Won't Lay Flat?
I had the same issue on mine I made from old flannel plaid sheets i used. It turned out wonderful but wants to rise up in the center much like a bowl with sides. I laid a heavy item on it for days and it helped some by still not completely flat. I hope someone...

 

Arbor

Garden Craft: Bentwood Arbor
thats just beautiful! is that pebble rocks that you have in the center ground for walking on? love the butterfly too great job

 

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Wash Your Hands to Prevent Staph
a preschool teacher told me a good way to teach kids how to wash properly is to use anti-bacterial soap and to sing a song all the way through or say there ABCs very slowly and thats long enough to kill germs. A fast swish does not do it even if you use anti...

 

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Buy a Little Present Every Month for Christmas
I do that with stocking stuffers. Dollar tree has alot of items in 3-4 per pack just perfect to split up. Great tip , it does save.

 

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Puppy Has a Loose Tooth?
if they pull or chew on your lower cloth furniture you will find them moreso there in the floor or stuck in the fabric

 

Converted Dresser Into Bathroom Sink Stand

Convert An Old Dresser Into A Bathroom Sink...
it is very pretty you did a great job!

 

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Uses For Cookie Tins?
*store any small candles like jar ones, yankee car jars etc they keep the scent longer. keep the tin in a cool area away from sunlight. * store dried flower seeds inside then *store cookie cutters inside *make you a first aid box to keep in car, garage *keep...

 

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Harvest Festival Ideas?
my 4yr grandsons school had a carnival the other day at his preschool and the events were for pre up to like 4 th grade. maybe these game ideas idea they had will help. * they had like 6 plastic sticks in the ground side 2 side in sets of 2 each lined up beside...

 

Garden: Devilish Tomato
very funny indeed!

 

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Use Plastic Bags As Temporary Gloves
I do the same thing in the grocery store when i reach for bloody meats in trays etc. i put the bag over my hand get the item and trun the bag back onto it wrong side, less germs recieved on your hands.

 

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Hanging Fabric Up Instead Of Painting?
Black sheets would be less exspensive than fabric

 

fabric wrapped headboard

Wrap Metal Headboard To Match Decor
I dont know how I missed seeing this post and picture. So glad I get the newsletter and saw it. How clever and pretty. I have an old wooden frame that I would like to spuce up and not have to paint I think ill try this on that. It is flat though verses round...

 

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Looking For Gold Plastic Champagne Flutes?
you could also buy them at the dollar tree (clear ones) tape off the rims with masking tape then spray paint gold unto the complete cup then after drying remove the tape where they will be placing there mouth where no paint went on.

 

Decorated and painted old window wall hanging.

Old Window Themed Art
I dont sell them on ebay due to breakage just fabric items I make. But I do sell them at carft shows in our town when they come or flea markets at times. I have posted other ones on here that I have painted christmas scenes on before and now Im working on ones...

 

Decorated and painted old window wall hanging.

Old Window Themed Art
here is how the other side looks

 

Decorated and painted old window wall hanging.

Old Window Themed Art
I use acrylic paints on them. The little bottles sold in walmart or craft stores, made by differant compainies but I like the ones made by apple barrel which sell for 44 cent each. And when the finished window or shutter has dried completely I spray at least...

 

Yellow Jacket

Bee Trap for Trapping Yellow Jackets
I wonder if that same idea works for pesty flies too? I think Ill try it. Thanks!

 

Makeup brushes and tubes arranged in a container.

Organizing Your Makeup
now thats a thrifty idea! great idea thanks!

 

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Use PayPal Instead of Credit Cards
I agree. I love having my paypal card. I let my account build and then when I want or really need to use money for a speacial reason I know I have that instead of breaking the bank so to speak from money used on everyday things like bills etc. Also, when you...

 

Getting Rid of Old Tires?
Its too bad you cant find a place or way to cut them up into chips because they sell those now in big bags to use on playgrounds so the kids are safer from falls and such. If you could chip them, you could sell them that way. The tiny bags they sell in stores...

 

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Chair Caddy
do you have a picture of one to show? great idea thanks!

 

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Recipe For a Summer Day
That brings back great memories. Talking about walking through fields, I remember when my 2 sisters and I along with about 8 other neighbor hood children would pull our red flyer wagons through the field to the old country store to return the old glass coca...

 

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Picture for a Baby Pink Wall?
i know you said picture, but what about something like a memory board. you said your wall is pink and pink is very shabby chic and a memorie board serves as a visual type picture but is functional as well which would let you display pictures on it of the things...

 

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Dog Pulls Laundry Off Couch?
maybe it is the clorox smell in them if your bleaching them , maybe it irrates his smell, not sure just an idea.

 

gazebo made from found wood

Recycled Gazebo
Thats just beautiful! I would want to just stay in there forever so relaxing I bet. You ought to submit the pics to mother earth news I bet they would proudly publish it, they strive to show how to use natures surroundings and that is so pretty. Great Job!

 

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Recycling Plastic Bags?
The majority of the time most grocery stores have a big cardboard box somewhere up front of the store encouraging you to recycle them there. Just drop them in.

 

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Finger Foods For Halloween Wedding?
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/et_hd_halloween

 

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Halloween Craft Ideas for Orange Net Bags?
What about using as a piñata if your having a party. you could cut tiny 1 inch slits in it so far apart and just lightly gluing on Halloween themed patches over the slits from Halloween paper napkins fill with candy hang it with a colorful ribbon so that it...

 

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Does Sewing Your Own Things Save Money?
well I certainly feel it saves money. I make almost all my household items like curtains, bedspreads, throws, table linens, my grandsons shirts, shorts, my clothes. I make and sell lots items like baby items etc. And when I have gifts to give for baby showers...

 

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Sanitizing Washing Machine?
run it through with hotest water and 1 cup clorox and just a bit of detergent with highest water level that will kill any germs inside the basin or in the drainage tubes. do this each time each time after you know you washed items prior that were soiled. laundramats...

 

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Does Sewing Your Own Things Save Money?
I T-Totaly agree with the post from Cyinda. She is right on the money in everything she said. Anyone who has the thought in there mind as you do already is someone who enjoys sewing wheter it turns out great in other peoples opinions or not. As with any hobby...

 

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Installing Bobbin on Brother Sewing Machine?
I had a brother embroidery and sewing machine in one and returned it after just 1 week. I sew & sell on ebay so I needed a good one that would last. The brother I had was the one with the disney designs. I found that the bobbin cartridge that is suppose to...

 

A beach towel wedding cake.

Towel Cake for Beach Wedding
I so much want to see the cake by picture sounds beautiful! Please post a picture.

 

A beach towel wedding cake.

Towel Cake for Beach Wedding
OMG! Thats is just simply beautiful. And with all those embelishments on it they make great gifts for her to use in her home. You are so creative it looks so elegant! Pat yourself on the back for that one! thanks for sharing.

 

Homemade Conditioning Rinse

Homemade Conditioning Rinse For Shine
mayonaise work great too, just put on and leave for about 20 minutes then rinse out good

 

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Ideas For Arabian Themed Party Decorations?
Try watching some of the old I dream of Jenny episodes to get ideas. Her bottle she lived in and outfit she wore was colorful and very pretty. Just an idea.

 

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Having a Wedding Reception Without Candles?
Oriental trading company sells all sorts of beach theme decorations like string lights with that theme. Check them out.

 

Child's Dress Up Box

How to Create a Child's Dress Up Box
I would love to have that box pirate ship in my back yard for my grandson who loves pirates of the caribean. Ill have to try to make him one of those. We get all sorts of items from yard sales, etc that are pirate related and he loves pulling those things out...

 

What Is This Tree?
The picture is to far away to tell. But it looks as though its in a city area so why not contact your chamber of commerce there and ask them. They will know what club or organization planted it surely. Plus Id say its a slow growing tree because towns usually...

 

A recycyled CD with a photo in the center.

Photo CD
Can we see a picture please? Sounds pretty.

 

Small boy standing behind a garden flag.

Fabric Pillow Panel Mini Garden Flag
mold is not an issue if you spray them first with scotch gaurd and let dry well then hang up.

 

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What Do You Need For A Wedding?
It really depends on how much money you want to spend and how many people will attend. If you are doing it yourself and you do want to do it simply and not expensive, yet memorable, these are a few basic things that are usually done and used:

 

Repairing Holes in Aluminum?
What about getting some aluminum flashing (sold in lowes in different widths by the foot) and maybe silicone sealer it to the door. You could even do a punch tin design on it to make it look pretty. It comes in silver and maybe copper color. I guess you could...

 

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