Archive Category: 'Household Tips'

• Tipnut’s Guide To Green Tea: Did you know that when tea was first discovered, it was mainly used for medicinal purposes? Over time tea became better known as a daily beverage (it’s second only to water). I’m a coffee lover and never had much luck finding a satisfying tea, but after hearing so much about how good tea was for [...]
• 28 Household Tips – Timeless Wisdom Collection: Tipnut’s collection of timeless wisdom is back! These are household tips I have collected from vintage magazines and articles dating back to the 1940’s and 1950’s, it’s an occasional feature I do here on Tipnut. Each of the tips are simple pieces of info shared between women back in the day. This is a nice way [...]
• Laundry Table Plans With Optional Glow Light: Today’s feature is from Little House In The Suburbs with this set of instructions for building a Laundry Table With An Optional Glow Light: Four years ago I built a laundry-folding table from 3/4″ plywood and 2×4’s with a top surface of large self-adhesive floor tiles. I added casters to make it easy to move around [...]
• How To Make Herb Garden Markers: Today’s feature is from Reese Dixon with a nifty idea for making Herb Garden Markers: I just rolled out some rectangles big enough for the name of each herb, and used my new Martha Stewart stamps to create the names. I knew I wanted to use armature wire to poke them into the ground, so [...]
• How To Grow Bean Sprouts: Here’s a great idea for cutting grocery costs, grow your own bean sprouts just using a jar and lid–no garden space required, you can grow these in your kitchen! Here’s a video tutorial I found that shows how easy it is: Notes: *Watch the video for full details You can grow sprouts in your kitchen using lentils, a [...]
• Herbs & Spices: Storage Tips Guide: How To Tell If Spices & Herbs Are Good To Use If you have no expiry date listed on the package and you’re not sure when you purchased the seasoning, here are a few tips to help figure out whether or not your herbs and spices are stale or still good to use: Look at the color, [...]
• Homemade Laundry Detergent FAQ: Two years ago (January, 2007) I published an extensive list of homemade laundry detergent recipes (see 10 Homemade Laundry Soap Detergent Recipes) and it’s been one of the most popular and commented on tips posted here. I’m proud to say it’s one of the most informative resources available on the net for making homemade detergent [...]
• 12 Ways To Save On Baby Stuff: Today’s feature is from Wee Baby Stuff with 12 Ways to Save on Baby Stuff (also, make sure to check out the baby pic used in their article–guaranteed to give you a chuckle! lol). From the post: Even when the economy isn’t doing scary stuff, the expense of a brand new person can be huge. Especially [...]
• 20 Handy Quick Tips For The Kitchen: Here’s a mix of handy kitchen tips from Tipnut, other bloggers and from Tipnut readers… Cabbage Rolls Tips: Wash cabbage heads, pat dry then wrap well in plastic and place in freezer a couple days before you plan on making stuffed cabbage rolls. Thaw the cabbage heads in the fridge one full day before preparation. When [...]
• Quick Household Tips & Resources: Here’s a mix of tips, resources and projects from Tipnut, other bloggers and from Tipnut readers… You can clean a curling iron by mixing 1/4 cup warm water and 1 TBS liquid fabric softener. Wash with a clean cloth, the hairspray and gunk should wipe right off. Use a q-tip for hard to get at spots. You [...]
• 20 Frugal Kitchen Tips: Save clean carrot scrapings, celery leaves, outer onion layers, vegetable peels and freeze them in a ziploc bag. When you have a soup bone or chicken carcass, throw everything in a pot to make a lovely homemade soup stock. Although fresh ingredients are best for tasty soup, get into the habit of keeping “soup bits” on [...]
• Freebie Alert: Suze Orman’s 2009 Action Plan: Today’s feature is from Oprah.com with a free copy of Suze Orman’s 2009 Action Plan. Quote from the book: This book’s title is a promise. This is my Action Plan for every important financial move you need to make in 2009. Follow the advice here and you will know exactly what you need to do to [...]
• How To Make Homemade Feminine Pads: Free Pattern List: If you’re into the environment and saving money, this is a great tip–imagine never having to buy disposable menstrual pads again! Reusable homemade pads really are soft and lovely. Even though I don’t faithfully use them, I did make a large stack for myself (with a complimentary flannel drawstring bag to hold them in) and packed [...]
• How To Consolidate Your Lipsticks: Today’s feature is from Domino with How To Consolidate Your Lipsticks: You can always consolidate your collection by squishing each bullet into an empty palette—really satisfying—then scooping out the bottom (there’s more left in there than it looks). Or here’s the less artsy, more polished DIY way: microwave each shade individually (a cream pitcher works well) and [...]
• 10 Flavor Boosters For Dieters: Cider Vinegar & Herb Infused Vinegars (See Multipurpose Herb Vinegar: Recipe). Watch commercial flavored vinegars for sugar content. Herb Seasoning Shakes (See 2 Tasty Recipes To Shake The Salt Habit, No Salt Seasoning Shake and Salad Seasoning Shake Recipe). Red Pepper Flakes (or powders like cayenne, chili and paprika). Salsa (Watch salt & sugar in commercial brands). Horseradish (Just [...]
• How To Multiply & Extend Your Poinsettia: Thousands of homemakers received poinsettia plants this Christmas. These colorful plants, so fitting in holiday home decorations, sometimes become a problem after Christmas when blooming ends and many times they are thrown out. If you love filling your home with Poinsettias during the holiday season, here’s how you can get another blooming season from them. The poinsettia [...]
• Winter Hand Cream: Recipe: Today’s feature is from Sweete Felicity Home with How To Make Winter Hand Cream: This morning we had a fun time visiting with my good friend who lives down the street. I showed her how to make a simple, yet effective hand cream for dry skin, and I’d like to share the recipe with you (This [...]
• 30 Pampering Beauty & Spa Gifts To Make: Bath & Shower Treats Homemade Bath Jelly Recipe: Bath jellies can be made as luxurious home spa goodies or they can be packaged for the kids (set with toys inside). Great to give as gifts. How To Make Bath Bomb Fizzies: A great video showing step-by-step how to make fizzing bath bombs. Milk Bath Recipes To [...]
• $5 DIY: Cabinet Door Recipe Message Center: Today’s feature is from This Young House with Somebody Put A Cork In Us…: We wanted to create a convenient little bulletin board in the kitchen to keep favorite recipes and meal ideas on hand (and on our mind- anything in a recipe book is so far out of sight that it’s immediately forgotten). But we [...]
• How to Cure PackRat-itis: Today’s feature is from ThinkSimpleNow with How to Cure PackRat-itis: How do you feel when sitting at home? Calm and peaceful, nestled in your neatly kept place? Or could your space use some love, organization and cleaning? If you fall into the former category, that’s awesome, skip the article and please share tips on how you keep [...]
• More Kitchen Tip Quickies: How nice! Here’s the latest bunch of kitchen tips sent in by readers to share with everyone, there are several goodies that are new to me. I’ve included the name of the person who submitted them beside each tip (thank you so much!). Kitchen Tip Quickies Just thought I would share this one with folks. I bake [...]
• Pilers, Filers, and Messies: Home Organization Ideas: Today’s feature is from The Simple Mom with Pilers, Filers, and Messies: Home Organization Ideas. . . Karen has a different twist on organizing techniques — and her ideas and methods have helped me more than anything else I’ve read on this topic… Karen teaches that “Messies” are Pilers who are attempting to be Filers. She says [...]
• Cleaning Your House on the Cheap!: Today’s feature is from DIY Maven at Curbly with Curbly Recession Busters: Cleaning Your House on the Cheap!: The wisenheimers among us might say the best way to save money on cleaning supplies is not to clean. That, however, is not an option. You can be broke and clean. (Just ask any depression-era housekeeper.) In an [...]
• Plastic Bag Origami: Organizing Tip: Today’s feature is from Cafe Munchkin with Plastic Grocery Bag Origami: Here is where we keep our plastic grocery bags. We’ve got loads of it! This little cabinet used to be filled with plastic bags that we can no longer see the back. We even forgot that we kept phone directories here! [...]
• 14 Kitchen Tip Quickies: How lucky! After last week’s list of readers kitchen tips, a fresh batch of tips have been pouring in over the past week from Tipnut readers–I’m thrilled with the response, thanks to everyone for sharing! I’ve included the name of the person who submitted them beside each tip (thank you!). 14 Kitchen Tip Quickies Your tip suggested thawing [...]