Tipnut’s Weekly Update: {May 2nd, 2012}
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It’s time for Tipnut’s Weekly Update! Today you’ll find this month’s vintage pattern freebie, an easy crusty bread recipe (that’s left to rise overnight), new vintage tips added (for canning and jelly/jam making), quick updates added to the pages for natural moth repellents, poison ivy (& oak) remedies and how to freeze eggs, plus a fresh batch of crafts, DIY projects, free printables and clever tips & tricks for you to check out. Lots here today, have fun!
What’s New:
Vintage Embroidery Designs: Dishware Set: A set of six different motifs featuring assorted kitchen items (such as cookie jar, frying pan and pots, dishes, etc.).
I’ve added a handful of new vintage tips to 26 Canning Tips – Timeless Wisdom Collection: (from a 1940s Victory Garden booklet).
I also added instructions (including an illustration) for testing jelly and testing juice for pectin on the Vintage Jelly & Jam Making Tips: Timeless Wisdom page. These tips are also from a vintage booklet for Victory Garden/Canning.
Home Canning: Definitions Guide & Signs Of Spoilage: This information was originally on two pages and I’ve combined them into one to make a convenient reference sheet.
Poison Ivy (& Oak): Home Remedies For Relief: A new mint lard salve recipe has been added to the page, this was found written on a slip of paper in the back of an old recipe box.
A quick tip for extending the shelf life of egg yolks (refrigerated) has been added to the page Can Eggs Be Frozen? You Betcha!
How To Get Rid of Moths With Natural Repellents: This page has been updated with a few new ideas (no more mothballs!)
Crusty Bread Recipe By simplysogood.blogspot.ca
What I’d like to try this week:
(from simplysogood.blogspot.ca)
Easy Crusty Bread: Dough is left to rise overnight (12 to 18 hours) and bakes up with a nice crust. Includes a few flavor variations to try (cheddar, lemon & rosemary, cranberry, orange & almond).
I’ve added it to the big list of bread recipes found here: Homemade Breads: {Both Oven Baked & Machine}.
Ready to see the latest goodies added to the site this week? Here you go…
- Collection: 21 Creative Plant Markers To Make; Direct Link: Broken Crockery Markers
- Collection: How To Customize Jeans Just The Way You Like: Fit & Style; Direct Link: DIY Floral Print Jeans
- Collection: 15+ Sewing Machine Covers To Make; Direct Link: Rick Rack Edged Cover
- Collection: 19 Clever Dish Towel Craft Ideas: {Sewing}; Direct Link: No-Sew Kitchen Stool Covers
- Collection: A Few Fall Cleanup & Winter Preparation Tips; Direct Link: DIY Trash Can Root Cellar
- Collection: Making Your Own Deodorant; Direct Link: Coconut Lime Deodorant
- Collection: 50+ Paper Flower Tutorials & Templates: {Free}; Direct Link: Cupcake Liner Carnations
- Collection: 20+ Charming Coin Purse Patterns; Direct Link: Heart Shaped Pouch
- Collection: Creative Container Gardening: Tips, Projects & Ideas; Direct Link: Deck Rail Planter
- Collection: 26 Free Clothes Pin Bag Patterns; Direct Link: Floral Peg Bag Pattern
- Collection: Crafty Onesies, Homemade Diapers & Assorted Tutorials; Direct Link: Baby Sleeping Bag
- Collection: 30+ Crafty Projects For Pets; Direct Link: Super Simple Dog Feeder
- Collection: 30+ Stash Busters To Use Up Those Bits Of Yarn; Direct Links: Crochet Boot Liners and Broom Handle Duster
- Collection: 30+ Beauty(ful) Craft Gifts For Her; Direct Links: Spiral Soap Savers (crochet) and Lacey Linen Washcloths (knit)
- Collection: 40+ iPad & Kindle Covers, Cases To Make; Direct Link: Knit Kindle “Socks”: (2 ways)
- Collection: 20+ Charming Coin Purse Patterns; Direct Link: Buttoned Envelope Pouch
- Collection: Crafty & Clever Picnic Blankets & Accessories To Make; Direct Link: Paper Picnic Baskets: (printable)
- Collection: 20+ Free Bookplate Printables & Templates; Direct Link: Summer Garden Bookplate
- Collection: Crafty Bag Of Tricks: {40+ Tips & Techniques}; Direct Link: Knitting Notes
- Collection: 30+ Canning Jar Labels; Direct Link: Mason Jar Labels
- Collection: Make A Household Notebook: {Ideas & Printables}; Direct Link: Update: Project removed since it’s no longer available online
- Collection: Free Printable Labels For Organizing: {A Nice Collection}; Direct Link: Recycling Center Labels Collection (3)
- Make A Butter Pen To Grease Baking Pans You’ll also find a few non-stick spray recipes here and a homemade magic pan grease recipe on this page (for cakes, etc.).
- Make Your Own Mixer Splash Guards With Plastic Lids
- Do You Save Your Beef & Veal Bones To Make Brown Stock? Here’s How (and don’t forget you can save your veggie trimmings and scraps to make a flavorful vegetable stock)
- Make Your Own Microwave Popcorn (we’ve seen this before here on Tipnut but there are some other tips as well (kettle corn/caramel corn version, seasoned salt and butter version, etc.).
- Transform An Empty Shampoo Bottle Into A Sponge Holder
- Plant Cuttings Dipped In Cinnamon Will Help Kill Fungus & Bacteria
That’s it for today, I’ll have a fresh batch of goodies for you to check out next Wednesday. Enjoy your week!
Thank you again for finding all the great tips!
I am so happy when its wednesday,thank you for all your tips,i always find them to be very helpful.See you next wednesday,thanks again.
Once I was past the gift making season, I wondered what I’d find. Every single week there is something that answers a home problem I have or something new to learn. Even with other popular sites, I still wait for Wednesday. Thank you for all you do – it’s made a difference in our retirement lives!
Not enough hours in the days to make even a tiny number of your goodies. Thanks for your efforts.
i love all of your tips, but wanted to pin them to pinterest, but there is no logo at the bottom of the pages. can you add that so i can get the word out how wonderful your findings are?
thanks!
Thanks for the great tips and printables.
I don’t think I’ve ever told you how much I love & appreciate what you do. Thank you so very much….and don’t EVER stop!!
I love Wednesdays. I recently made the picture with round brushes and soft mellow colours on canvas and hung it as a headboard for my bed. It was called the uncrafty blog. Genuis. I feel like I can do stuff when I read Tipnut. I love this site.
Thank you for some fabulous tips this week and the free printables. I love this site and the fact that you don’t inundate us with too many emails. Well done.
I love Wednesdays now, its my time when I sit down with my cuppa. I don’t want to miss a thing. My daughters (7 & 10) enjoy the crochet patterns and especially the recycling crafts. We’ve even taught some of the crafts at the orphanage we run, also empowered some of the ladies at our feeding schemes. thank you for the weekly fresh ideas!
Thank you so much for all the info. on Poison Ivy. As a person that suffers severely, I have come to avoid all contact with this plant and always warn others to do so too. These tips will help me pass the word to avoid future problems for my family.
I love getting my Wednesday tips. Thank you for all your hard work.
New subscriber and so excited when I saw my first TipNuts email today. Great projects and I love that it’s all pulled together in one post. Thank you for what you do!
Thanks for including a link to my DIY Coconut Lime Deodorant! Hope your readers love it as much as I do.
Amanda
I LOVE your weekly tips .It takes me a whole week to get through them all and I can’t wait for Wednesday to get the next installment.Thank yopu for all your hard work in compiling this site.
I do look forward to Wednesdays! My computer is very old and I have a dial-up internet here in the ‘boonies’ so surfing the net is not a fun thing to do. TipNut does it for me. It is such fun to try the new ideas and recipes. Thanks so much for your hard work and the fun it gives to me.