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Soak old paintbrushes in hot vinegar for 30 minutes and good as new. Good to know.
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how to remove the printing on food containers
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freeze buttermilk for future use - like in dressings. Smart! I never use the whole container.
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Jen Anderson I always jut make my own because I never use enough to buy a whole carton!
Laura Neill I buy powdered buttermilk. Once open you have to put it in the fridge, but it lasts for over a year in the fridge and works just as well in recipes.
Lori Spangler Good tip, Laura. I didn't realize I could buy it powdered!
melissa * 320 sycamore thank you, Laura! I forgot about the powdered stuff
Cleaning fruit - fill sink with water, add 1 C. vinegar, mix. Add all fruit and soak for 10 minutes. Water will be dirty and fruit will sparkle with no wax or dirty film. Great for Berries too--keeps them from molding.
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Need to remember this ... so many clothes I thought were ruined... Chalk will remove grease stains from clothes. Simply rub the stain with chalk, then toss in the wash as normal.
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Kelly Revenaugh @Angela Shirley This is what I was talking about!
Use tape to measure distance between the two holes, then put the tape on the wall. Genius.
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World's most effective and cheapest acne spot treatment: one un-coated aspirin tablet + 4 drops of water. Mash it up using your finger and apply to problem spots. wait a few minutes and rinse off. Works wonders at reducing redness and swelling and speeding the recovery of painful zits and pimples. Can also be used on entire face as a mask to reduce pore size and prevent acne. A bottle of generic aspirin costs around $1 and will last FOREVER!
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never peel an egg again~great tip from Kami @ nobiggie.net
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how to clean vinyl/plastic shower curtain liners
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melissa * 320 sycamore p.s. use warm water
Use pant hangers with sliding clips to hang your boots.
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Homemade Icepacks. This is so cool - you use plain Dawn....it doesn't freeze totally solid but like those gel packs you can buy where you contour them to your body. So neat!
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Renee Strange You can also use half water and half alcohol.
at 320 Sycamore.
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Tricia Ensz Watson cute but torturous for a family with young children!
this family lives on less than 28k a year~menus, tips, etc. at peacefulmom.com
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put a tiny bit of toothpaste into a small cup, mix in one teaspoon baking soda and half a teaspoon water. Thoroughly mix then brush your teeth for two minutes. Remember to do it once a week until you have reached the results you want. Once your teeth are good and white, limit yourself to using the whitening treatment once every month or two.
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Amanda Ross (1) For a BETTER whitening treatment, use hydrogen peroxide instead of the water. (2) Definitely heed the tip to limit this whitening treatment. The abrasiveness of the baking soda can actually wear away your enamel and cause gum recession.
DIY 50 hour emergency candles.
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MAKE MASCARA LAST 3X LONGER!! A typical mascara dries out before half of it is used. When your favorite mascara starts getting dry, add 4-5 drops of saline solution or eyedrops to the bottle. Insert your wand and stir and TA-DA!! Fresh mascara! This can be repeated 2 or 3 times until all you mascara is gone.
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QUITE Brilliant! - Seal a plastic bag with the top of a water bottle or any plastic bottle and the lid.
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Patty G I just fold the bag in, fold it over, and wrap a rubber band around the whole bag.
2300 ft bakers twine $3.95 (free shipping if you have prime) Hurry!
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Jen Marie Just bought! Thanks for the tip!!!
Elizabeth Rhodes Thank you so much for the great tip!
Shirley Seward Thanks!
Ashley Abreu Awesome, thanks!
melissa * 320 sycamore back up to $11 :(
52 uses for coconut oil - very interesting!
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tutorial for interior car cleaning from a detailer
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Brenda Boyd I need to know this!
toilet paper rolls to keep the wrapping paper from unraveling!
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Always losing bobby pins? TicTac package! Great for travel too.
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Give frozen homemade cookie dough instead of overloading with already made goodies...that way they can enjoy whenever!!!
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want to make money blogging? these top bloggers share some great tips...
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The next time you have green onions, don't throw away the white ends. Simply submerge them in a glass of water and place them in a sunny window. Your onions will begin to grow almost immediately and can be harvested almost indefinitely. We just use kitchen scissors to cut what we need for meals. I periodically empty out the water, rinse the roots off and give them fresh water.
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good tips from Julie Morgenstern about working from home.
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cover up an ugly thermostat.
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Megan Williams McKee my husband would shoot me if I did that, he's always adjusting the thermostat...if he had to fumble with a picture he'd hate it! lol
Jennifer Dusterdieck Clever!!
melissa * 320 sycamore that Nester is super clever.
kristen says: "Im repinning this because....IT WORKS! My lettuce stays fresh for ever...and when I see it in my fridge... it makes me want to eat it...cant beat that!" What a GREAT idea. I'm gping to start doing this.
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The "miracle" of baking soda and peroxide. Put 1/4 cup of baking soda in a bowl.....add enough peroxide to make a paste. Rub on with fingers or sponge. Cleans EVERYTHING! Stove, oven, pans, stainless steel applicances, even the white handles of the refrig door.
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Genius idea! magnet strip in the medicine cabinet for bobby pins
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Take your bananas apart when you get home from the store. If you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster. Store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foil. It will stay fresh much longer and not mold. Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating. Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking. Add a teaspoon of water when frying ground beef. It will help pull the grease away from the meat. To really make scrambled eggs or omelets rich add a couple of spoonfuls of sour cream, cream cheese, or heavy cream in and then beat them up. For a cool brownie treat, make brownies as directed. Melt Andes mints in double broiler and pour over warm brownies. Let set for a minty frosting. Add garlic immediately to a recipe if you want a light taste of garlic, and at the end of the recipe if you want a stronger taste of garlic. Leftover snickers bars from Halloween make a delicious dessert. Simply chop them up with the food chopper. Peel, core and slice a few apples. Place them in a baking dish and sprinkle the chopped candy bars over the apples. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Serve alone or with vanilla ice cream. Heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of the stove, set heat to med-low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust crispy. Easy Deviled Eggs: Put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag. Seal, mash till they are all broken up. Add remainder of ingredients, reseal, keep mashing it up mixing thoroughly, cut the tip of the baggy, squeeze mixture into egg. Just throw bag away when done easy clean up. Expanding Frosting: When you buy a container of cake frosting from the store, whip it with your mixer for a few minutes. You can double it in size. You get to frost more cake/cupcakes with the same amount. You also eat less sugar and calories per serving. Reheating refrigerated bread: To warm biscuits, pancakes, or muffins that were refrigerated, place them in a microwave with a cup of water. The increased moisture will keep the food moist and help it reheat faster. Newspaper weeds away: Plant your plants in the ground, work the nutrients in your soil. Then wet newspapers, put layers around the plants overlapping as you go, cover with mulch, and forget about weeds. Broken Glass: Use a wet cotton ball or Q-tip to pick up the small shards of glass you can't see easily. No More Mosquitoes: Place a dryer sheet in your pocket. It will keep the mosquitoes away. To keep squirrels from eating your plants, sprinkle your plants with cayenne pepper. The cayenne pepper doesn't hurt the plant and the squirrels won't come near it. Flexible vacuum: To get something out of a heat register or under the fridge add an empty paper towel roll or empty gift wrap roll to your vacuum. It can be bent or flattened to get in narrow openings. Pin a small safety pin to the seam of your slip to eliminate static cling. It works; you will not have a clingy skirt or dress. Same thing works with slacks that cling when wearing panty hose. Place pin in seam of slacks. Before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup, fill with hot water. Dump out the hot water, but don't dry cup. Next, add your ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch how easily it comes right out. De-fog your windshield: Buy a chalkboard eraser and keep it in the glove box of your car When the windows fog, rub with the eraser. Re-opening envelopes: If you seal an envelope and then realize you forgot to include something inside, just place your sealed envelope in the freezer for an hour or two. It unseals easily. Use your hair conditioner to shave your legs. It's cheaper than shaving cream and leaves your legs really smooth. It's also a great way to use up the conditioner you bought but didn't like when you tried it in your hair. Goodbye Fruit Flies: To get rid of pesky fruit flies, take a small glass, fill it 1/2' with Apple Cider Vinegar and 2 drops of dish washing liquid; mix well. flies are drawn to the cup and gone forever. Wash your dryer filter: dryer sheets cause a film over filter that will burn out the heating unit. You can't SEE the film, but it's there. It builds up on your clothes and on your lint screen. The best way to keep your dryer working for a long time (and to keep your electric bill lower) is to take the filter out and wash it with hot soapy water and an old toothbrush at least every six months.
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WORKS EVERY TIME! idea for getting bigger baseboards without ripping all your old ones out: add small molding a few inches above and paint wall space in between the same color.
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Sliced apples that don't turn brown
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If you get yellow nails after wearing dark polish, try scrubbing your toenails with a nail brush and whitening toothpaste. It gets rid of the yellow color...weird but interesting.
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Annie Wilcox This is how I take down my wallpaper lickity split...really hot!