Uses for Leftover Fabric Scraps?
One of my favorites is making pot holders with scraps. You can purchace a special material to go in the center that is heat resistant but I use old thick wash cloths and towels instead. I have also made dog toys with them.
Removing Stains from Vintage Doll Clothes?
My mom swears by biz, it is an oldie but a goodie and I remember her soaking items like that in a basin. I am pretty sure you can find it in a larger supermarket.
Seasoning Mix for Hamburger Patties?
I love just using Janes mixed up crazy salt on my ground beef. It is a seasonal with different herbs and spices. I always use this on baked chicken too! YUM-O! You cant get it everywhere but I do find it in the larger supermarkets.
Don't Use Plastic Net Bags for Wild Bird Feed
Thanks for posting this, I usually make my own suet and drop it in one of those bags and hang it outside. Now I will stop. I never thought about the possible entanglement!
Homemade Halloween Costume Ideas for a Toddler?
I think the easiest costumes for toddlers are done with matching sweats! All orange; cut felt and put jac o lantern face on chest. All black;pin on a tail and turn him into a cat. Maybe he will let you put whiskers on with an eyeliner pencil? If not, you could...
Craft Ideas for Small Plastic Communion Cups?
I had sort of the same idea of stringing them and knotting inbetween cups so they dont slip. Use glue and paper or tissue paper to do a sort of decopage design to make an inchworm or a snake that wiggles. Fill the last cup with beans to make a rattler. I was...
Eating Pole Beans Left on the Vine Over Winter?
I am guessing the poster is the one who labeled this Eating pole beans left on the vine over winter. If I was not clear I really wanted to know if the seeds were still good for planting. When dried they are all yellow or brown and dried like paper so I would...
Starting and Keeping a Worm Bin
I am in NJ and I have a very shady section of yard where I decided to plant hostas, because I had no idea what else to put there! They really took off and last year I decided to transplant some. Now, I dont know if this has something to do with the hostas but...
Squirrels Dug Up and Ate Sunflower Seeds?
Dang squirrels! I have had the same problems! I planted 75 Gladiola bulbs and every one was dug up and eaten! My 75.00 market umbrella eaten, the 200 and something dollar gazebo on my deck had a skylight eaten out of the center! Tablecloth eaten! My Mom told...
Getting To Know Earthworms
While transplanting my hostas I noticed earthworms galore! I had never seen so many and my guess is that the hostas give the soil (and worms) good circulation because of their many shoots? I ended up planting an herb garden in place of the hostas and when I...
Use Half Of Dryer Sheets
I hang on the line when I can but when I do use the dryer I never use a full sheet! 4ths? Wow! I will have to try it! I have been using halfs! :)
