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Making the perfect hem, hello brilliant.

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Chalkboard Tutorial - I'm so doing this!

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Marlene Coria i painted "chalkboard" on a few of my kitchen cabinets & now there is chalk dust everywhere :( i should have thought that one through a little more

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Cherie Trump Try chalk markers, they are harder to get off (spray with cleaner, leave to set in for 2 mins then rub off with sponge) ... But no dust!

Interesting! Find the most popular pinners, boards, and pins on Pinterest. Get clear overview and stats on what is trending now in different categories. repinly.com

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Ez Pudewa That's not new @Anna Johnson - About 3 months ago the spam accounts on Pinterest started to reproduce like bunnies. The best you can do at this point, is try to ignore them.

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Anna Johnson Yeah, I suppose so.

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Wendy Porter-Ouellet Do you know how I find out where I am on repinly? I am way out of your league but Im just curious.

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Wendy Porter-Ouellet I feel like such a dummy, but thanks for replying and giving me what should have been very obvious! And congrats on being a top pinner, how long have you been pinning? Great boards and pins, I enjoy following you Ez.

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Seriously clever! A headlamp around a gallon of water = ambient light for your tent and a great night lamp when the power is out.

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Karrie Card great idea so using this one for camping

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Michael Schmitt Makes a nice difuser

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Denise Smith brilliant great for camping!

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Tracy Lynn Wow! Can't wait to make a bunch of these for my deck!

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Karen Marencic Great idea for camping

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Use an empty Pringles container as an impromptu speaker for your iPhone (apparently it works)...interested to try.

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Natasha Fisher mmm....pringles can do anything ;)

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colette nutton this is totally a trick just to watch you try it.... (im kidding)

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Andi Watkins This works with glass jars and stuff like it. My husband used a candy dish to listen while he cleaned up the other day. It's pretty awesome.

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Joanne Phillips I do this in my car's cup holder because I don't have the hook ups from the electronics store to play my iphone through the radio.

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Twink Lester a glass works well, too.

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The Marketer's Guide to Pinterest - an interesting read

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Elaine Rutowski Shay Interesting---and well done (^^)

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Marlene Coria thank you ;D

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Marsha Lynn Ez, love your pins. Have been your follower for a while now, and you are very impressive!

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Ez Pudewa How lovely! Thank you @Marsha Lynn

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Basic info on using fonts together effectively.

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Rubén Ruiz This is fantastic. Thanks!

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Jan Swan Great, thanks for Pinning.

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Eklecticmom This came just in time... Thanks!

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Julia Suter thanks for the share

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Megan Muessle Lots of good tips for scrapbook page titles. Thanks.

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Clothes keep slipping off plastic hangers? Use a hot glue gun to apply a zig zag pattern on the arms of your plastic hangers to prevent all your wide-necked shirts from falling off. Works like a charm!

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Vonnie Davis Wish I hadn't already invested in the clear plastic ones that don't slip as much...this is a great looking idea!

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Catherine Brockbank Amazing. Excellent idea!

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Jennifer Weber i wonder if this would work for cloth headbands

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Elaine Foote Great idea! I'll be doing this as soon as I can.

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56 Ways to Market Your Business on Pinterest - Highly recommended reading!

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Quoakle the Graphical Directory Only just discovered yesterday. Looks great for our business, which is a graphical directory! http://www.quoakle.com/

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Endearing Dignite I have added a link to your blog on 2 of my linkedin discussio groups. I hope this helps us all act and sell responsibly! @endearind

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Cami Dini Beck @Elaine Kochis Shea

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Lumik Kim thanks! good points

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How clever!

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PieterJohannes7 general knowledge...

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Sophie Wheatley Brilliant

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Karen Taleff great idea...

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Mercedes Marquesa I remember the first time I saw this idea, I was floored by how we never thought of it before.

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A little photo taking tip shared on Creature Comforts blog today.

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Rhiannon Bingham Great tip! And mmm love that jam!

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Edward Sepulveda Don't put the light source behind the items to be photographed unless you are using flash ... just a thought

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Ez Pudewa I'm not a fan of using a flash with still life photography. But I suppose if I had a fancy flash set up I might like it better.

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jen great tips! i prefer natural light, and will pick up some white foam core this week. and the wax paper tip? awesome!

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Debs Flett thanks for the link - its really helpful!

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How To Peel and Cut Kiwi Fruit - Seriously my favorite! I always force people to let me peel their kiwis for them just so I can use this trick. ;-)

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Deb Fitchen I just cut in half use a spoon to eat right out of the skin, not fond of texture of skin for eating, though flavor is fine

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JL I just cut the top off and eat it out with a spoon. haha. Who would have thought it was the same method almost?

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Lumik Kim Very clever! Thanks!

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Karen Negrelli- Griggs love the trick :) can't wait to show it to my know it all GF lol :) TY

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Terri Willett Works perfectly!

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did you know that if you put a wooden spoon over a pot of boiling water, it won't boil over? I tried it and it really works!

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Rita Fulmer I've done this for years. Wonderful!

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Amy Cox ahh very smar!

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Barbara McPhaul I tried this the other day and unfortunately it didn't work for me. Maybe i didn't set the wooden spoon on the pot the right way...just saying.

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Debbra Goodwin Can't wait to try this.

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Elinor Dashwood It doesn't work with cabbage soup. I watched it boil right over.Ha ha!

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{21 Ways to Create Compelling Content When You Don’t Have a Clue}

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Trick for softening butter when you've forgotten to take it out. You can also grate it with a cheese grater...works like a charm.

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Linda Yurkanin I will frequently forget to take the butter out of the freezer! Great trick to grate the butter!

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Vicki Coxwell smart idea

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Cammie Landholm Great idea, will have to try it

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Emily Martinek Excellent for making biscuits, shortcake, and pie crust as well--it's already almost 'like small peas'.

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Maulik Panchal Very Smart :) But Don't forget. butter is butter and cheese is cheese

A clever trick for keeping curtain rings from sliding. So simple!

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Paper Clip Dispenser as Bobby Pin Holder

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Linda Yurkanin This would be great for you Melissa!

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Laura Gates Omg. Love this. Im gonna get one and I just hope my teenage girls use it. Lol

Use an old glue cap and put it on a acrylic paint bottle to be able to write in color!

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Laura Gates Nafty!!

Single Use Packs, made using straws and a lighter.

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Lorna Myers love this idea

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Laura Gates A really good idea

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Cheryl Osmun this looks like the coolest thing ever, I am for sure going to try it.

keep little hands away from sharp sewing scissors

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meg or how to keep my husband away from my sewing scissors.

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Judy Dean really great idea.

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Karen Taleff I love this idea

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Shirley Willetts why didn't I think of this!

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Karen Taleff I know right Shirley... wouldn't have had the kids give themselves hair cuts... LOL

AMAZING! 25 ways to tie a scarf!

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Daria Piwowarczyk So lovely!!

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Debbie Fraser Nadeau I loved this!

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Joyce Smith I love this. Always wanted to know how to do all these scarf tricks. Now that I am an old woman most will still look good on me. Thanks for this video. I have repined it.

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Debbra Goodwin So creative. I have scarves in a drawer not really knowing so many choices. Thanks for the lessons

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Konstantina saraidari I did not know how too!

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PHOTOSHOP: DOTTED BRUSHES (SCREENCAST) tutorial

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How to Talk to Little Girls, great article please read it.

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Amanda K. This is absolutely amazing! Thanks so much for sharing.

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Angela Walters A wonderful article. I am guilty of this, but now I will be more aware of the message I'm sending to my daughters and other people's daughters as well.

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Laura I loved that article!

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Natalija Vanseviciene I wish I heard complements sbout my looks when I was a kid. It was normal to tel me how smart I am, how good I am at school and so on. It was unusual in our family to tell kids that they are good looking. High grades and home chores were the only important things. Probably, we should find a harmony between soul, mind and body beauty...

Use a Paper Clip to Put on Those Tiny Bracelets - Genius!

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Kathy Augustine Super idea.

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Alicia Johnson oh my goodness!!! great idea

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Joyce Smith I have always had trouble putting on bracelets, to the point that I stopped wearing them. Now I will keep a paper clip in my jewley box, just to help me put on those forgotten braclets. What a great idea.

how to unwrinkle ribbon

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Jaime Hamilton I use a flat iron too.

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Lisa Roberts My mom used to do this when we were little.... wow, memories

Easiest Design Transfer Method You’ll Ever Find - So clever!

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Katie Gaines It's my go-to when I don't have graphite paper (I always keep newsprint in my toolbox...or a piece of chalk pastel to rub on the back).

Use toothpaste on picture hooks. Toothpaste marks the wall where you want it placed and allows you to easily nail and hang pictures. Genius! @Arik Howie

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Brittni Wood Mehlhoff such a good idea!

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Vanessa Brown Who woulda thought!!!

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Twila Garcia Best tip I ever got, thank you. Now I won't 5 different nail holes in my wall lol

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Debbra Goodwin Love this!!

watercolor photoshop brushes

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Photoshop tutorial: How to make your own postmark stamp.

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100 helpful photo tutorials

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Finding a killer location

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Repeat patters in Photoshop, tutorial

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