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Make one for each child and then add hanging folders that say "Pre-K through 12th grade" save things that come home during each school year (report cards, drawings, certificates, good grades, etc.) Love this idea
Use the bottom portion of an empty 2 liter pop bottle to make flavored ice for your punch bowl. It will look like a flower!
Remove permanent marker from wood floors..or wood dining tables -worked like a charm! also use it to take permanent marker off of walls, dry erase boards or anything that has been permanent marker tattooed!
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If you ruin a brush with dried paint, just soak it in Murphy's Oil for 24 to 48 hours and it dissolves all the paint and makes it like new
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FOG-FREE: To keep your bathroom mirror from fogging up while you are in the shower, cover the entire mirror with plain, old-fashioned shaving cream (not the gel type) and leave it there until it dries completely (overnight, if necessary). Then wash off with window cleaner. This will keep your mirror fog-free for about six months.
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Collecting user manuals: put manuals and receipts in a sheet protector in a binder so you always have it on hand and in one spot. I need to do this!
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Sprinkle a little on the shirt’s underarms and collar, then iron to prevent sweat stains on white shirts. The powder forms a barrier that keeps oil and grime from seeping into the threads.
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Use buttons to keep pairs of earrings together for storage and travel.
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We remove a lot of slivers in the summer time! Remove a splinter with baking soda is best for tiny, invisible splinters. Using a baking soda paste it will cause the skin to swell and push the splinter out. This is soo helpful!!!
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Takes the dead skin right off. All you need is shaving cream and Listerine. I'll have to try this one! Great to know for flip-flop season.
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Use a hot glue gun to plug the hole on bathtub toys. No more gross tub toys! - PERFECT!! I just had to throw one away bc of how nasty it got inside!
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Hot glue a pom pom on a wipe off marker and you have an instant eraser! Why on earth have I never thought of this??
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Recycle old DVD cases into coloring cases. What a great idea! And I've given or thrown so many of these away!
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Doctor Oz said that this Flawless Skin Home Remedy is a great way to clear your complexion. The aspirin has salicylic acid which helps to remove acne and pimples since it is like a chemical peel. The lemon juice has vitamin C and helps minimize sun damage to your skin. Baking soda works great at the end to neutralize the salicylic acid. 1. Mash up 6-12 non-coated aspirins and combine with freshly squeeze lemon juice. 2. Let the aspirin dissolve until it turns into a paste. 3. Apply the mas...
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DIY Storage for "Transient" Items. keeps your good intentions from cluttering your house! Excellent!
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50 household hints- Add salt to keep milk fresh longer, don't put tomatoes in the fridge, etc
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Who knew?? Use baking soda and vinegar to fix funky towels. Over time, and with many washes, your bath towels will build up detergent and fabric softener residue, leaving them both unable to absorb as much water and smelling kinda funky when they do. Rather than give Target another lump sum, run them through the wash once with hot water and a cup of vinegar, then again with hot water and a half-cup of baking soda, as wikiHow suggests. That strips the residue from them, and leaves...
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Students work as a class to earn parts for Mr. Potato Head. They earn a class party when he gets put together.
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Add orange peels (or any citrus peel) to a quart of white vinegar in a closed container and let it set for two weeks. Combine citrus/vinegar solution half/half with water and use for cleaning. Works on floors, tile, fixtures, etc. Smells good and is tough on scum! Best of all there are no chemicals.
...cut up a plastic shoe holder for bathroom's under counter storage...genius idea...
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Add baking soda to the water when you hard boil eggs. It raises the pH of the water and makes them easier to peel by reducing the albumen's ability to stick to the shell. Nice tip!
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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Travel crayon holder from empty spice container.
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Great Tip: Take popsicle sticks and paint them the color of every wall in your house. Carry with you on the go to match furniture, curtains, decorations, etc. Genius.
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Use toilet paper or paper towel rolls to hold extension cords or cables. You could probably even make them pretty with contact paper or fabric.
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Stacey Talbot Love this one! I do this- my mom did this when I was growing up
From realsimple.com. Tie a garbage bag around your knees while gardening. Now if only I shopped at stores that used cute pink plastic bags. Mine will have red bulls eyes or "Walmart" across the knees.
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"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."
"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."
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Lemon, rosemary and vanilla home deodorizer - let simmer all day, adding water when needed. Williams Sonoma store smell!
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Wish I had known this a month ago. Stomach Bug Prevention Trick (Every mom should know this!) ~ Never hurts to try
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dryer sheets to clean baseboards--not only cleans up, coats them to repel hair and dust
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Make your own 50-hour candles for less than 2 dollars a piece.
Half-doors instead of baby gates: so much more attractive!
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Seal a plastic bag with the top of a water bottle or any plastic bottle and the lid. genius!
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Cute way to do a cookie plate you don't need back..
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For all those old shirts you still want to use, but not wear. Just cut the sleeves and neck then stitch the bottom closed.
TIP FOR KEEPING BERRIES FROM GOING MOLDY!! When you get your berries home, prepare a mixture of one part vinegar (white or apple cider probably work best) and ten parts water. Dump the berries into the mixture and swirl around. Drain, rinse if you want (though the mixture is so diluted I find you can't taste the vinegar,) and pop in the fridge. The vinegar kills any mold spores and other bacteria that might be on the surface of the fruit, and voila! Raspberries will last a week or more, and I've had strawberries go almost two weeks without getting moldy and soft.
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Amber Gunter that is awesome! i've stopped buying them because I'm always throwing them away due to nastiness! :)