Archive Category: 'Popular Tips'

• Crockpot Cooking Tips & Tricks: If you don’t like the taste or texture of the meat from simmering in its juices, set the meat on a layer of vegetables (like potatoes, onions or carrots) or set it on foil balls high enough to keep the meat out of the juices (see directions on this recipe for the foil ball method). Spray [...]
• Homemade Liquid Hand Soap – Recipe: Ingredients 1 bar soap (6 oz) 1 TBS honey 1 tsp glycerin water Directions Grate bar of soap into small flakes, pour in blender. Add 1 cup boiling water and whip. Add 1/2 cup room temperature water and stir in blender. Add honey and glycerin, stir. Allow mix to cool (15 minutes) then whip again. Mixture should be 2 cups at this point. Top with cool [...]
• Tipnut’s Hit List – August 2008 – Popular Tips: If you’re new to Tipnut or wish to revisit a few of the goodies, here is a list of the popular tips from last month (based on page views) that you won’t want to miss. They’re in no particular order. The next set has a sampling of a few goodies from the past as well as [...]
• 10 Laundry Boosters Using Vinegar: Color Brightener: Add 1/2 cup vinegar to a load of laundry (wash cycle). Color Protector: Soak new items in a straight solution of vinegar to protect dyes from running. Whiter Whites: Add 1 1/2 cups of vinegar to the rinse cycle to whiten clothes. Restore Whites: Fill a large stock pot half full with water and 1 cup [...]
• Make Ahead Casseroles: Recipes: Where did the summer go? Fall’s here and suddenly, BAM, things are crazy busy. I’ve been in the mood for meal planning and make ahead / freezer casserole dishes. Here’s a list of recipes that have caught my eye this past week…Good Grief I’m Hungry, these all sound so tasty! Recipe Hit List: Make Ahead Casseroles Make-Ahead [...]
• How To Wrap Meat Like A Pro: This tutorial is perfect timing if you’re bulk buying and stocking up the freezer this fall, here’s how to wrap meat nice & air tight for freezing. It’s important to wrap properly to preserve the quality of the meat and protect it from freezer burn or your grocery investment is shot. Lotsa pictures! How To Wrap [...]
• 12 Useful Things To Make From Repurposed Items: Recycle Magazines Into Gift Bows Recycled Sweater Totes Cashmere Patchwork Quilt Spring Mini-Tote From Old Sweater Lavender Sachets From Vintage Tablecloths Denim Pocket Bulletin Board Repurposed Light Fixture Into Birdbath: No instructions, but easy enough to figure out Wine Cork Trivet & Board T-Shirt Rag Rugs Make Slippers From Old Wool Blankets Knit Totes From Plastic Bags T-Shirt Drawstring Bag Also See These Goodies: 25 Things To Do [...]
• 10 Easy Organizing Tricks For The Kitchen: Use plastic bins or tubs to hold all pouches of dry soup mixes, seasonings, etc. Keeps them neatly contained in one place, store in the pantry or cupboard. Insert kitchen reference charts and favorite recipes in clear plastic sleeves then hang on the inside of kitchen cupboard doors for easy access. They can easily be wiped [...]
• Tipnut’s Hit List – July 2008 – Popular Tips: First a personal note from me to you: I’d like to thank everyone for sharing Tipnut with your online friends and on your blogs, last month was the busiest Tipnut has ever been! I really don’t know how word is spreading because visitors seem to be coming from all points around the ‘net–the traffic and subscriber [...]
• How To Make Wool Dryer Balls: Never buy fabric softener again with today’s feature from Good Mama: Make Your Own Wool Dryer Balls, how cool are these! The balls will cut your drying time yet leave clothes soft, fluffy and static free without the use of chemicals or dryer sheets. Based on the old “tennis ball in the dryer” trick, but [...]
• 34 Handy Kitchen Measurement Hacks & Tidbits: Do you find yourself always scrambling to find out how much one stick of butter is? Or how many eggs you need to make a cup? Do you know how much 1 cup of uncooked rice makes? Here’s a handy chart you can print off to include with your other kitchen chart goodies (see: Recipe Ingredient [...]
• Tipnut’s Hit List – June 2008 – Popular Tips: If you’re new to Tipnut or wish to revisit a few of the goodies, here is a list of the popular tips from last month (based on page views) that you won’t want to miss. They’re in no particular order. The next set has a sampling of a few goodies from the past as well as [...]
• Homemade Swiffer Cloth Patterns: A bunch of new patterns for reusable swiffer cloths added! Who doesn’t hate paying money for swiffer cloths that you just end up throwing out? Here are a few ideas for making reusable ones from cloth plus a bunch of knit, crochet & sewing patterns to make your own: Use old flannel diapers, jogging fleece, flannel [...]
• Aloe Vera Plant Growing & Usage Tips: Buying Tips This plant usually grows slowly inside a house–purchase a large, more mature plant if possible. If a young plant is your only option, you can still use it for first aid treatments but know it will take a few years to get large. Young aloe plants are potent enough to use for first aid treatments, [...]
• 44 Free Apron Patterns & Tutorials: Last November’s big list of free apron patterns and tutorials is one of the most popular resources on Tipnut, but the fun doesn’t stop there! Here are another whopping 44 patterns and tutorials I’ve found online since then, including a few vintage apron patterns published on Tipnut since that time so everything’s in one handy place [...]
• 15 Tips For Leftover & Surplus Food Items: Here are 15 Quick Tips for stretching out and using the last little bit of a food item instead of tossing the extra bit out. This is not only less wasteful–it saves cash! This page is a compilation of individual Quick Tips previously published that will be deleted from the Tipnut blog–they’ve been moved here all [...]
• Crafters Medley: 19 Neat-O Projects To Make (June): I plan on making this a monthly feature since last month’s Crafters Medley list was a lot of fun to put together and a big hit with readers . Here are 19 new craft projects for you to check out, there are a few projects at the bottom for the kiddos. Sew Simple Needle Case [...]
• Tipnut’s Hit List – May 2008 – Popular Tips: If you’re new to Tipnut or wish to revisit a few of the goodies, here is a list of the popular tips from last month (based on page views) that you won’t want to miss. They’re in no particular order. The next set has a sampling of a few goodies from the past as well as [...]
• 10 Tips For Mastering A Messy Home: Living a clutter free and bare-bones minimized possessions lifestyle would be great and easy to manage in single or adult couple homes–but here are 10 practical tips for mess-free family sized living: Regularly Junk Hunt: Practice the 27 Fling Boogie made popular by FlyLady. Race through the house and grab 27 items to throw away. Then [...]
• Clever Dish Towel Crafts: Summery Dishtowel Totebag Tutorial: Uses two rectangular dishtowels to make a lined bag, strips of webbing for the handles. Perfect for the beach! See also this dishtowel tote. Dishtowel Bib: Great gift for a baby shower, simply cut a hole in the dish towel for the head and sew on some ribbing. Since all edges of [...]
• 10 Easy Household Time Savers: Keep the dishwasher open and fill with dirty dishes as you cook. Have a sink full of hot soapy water to hold the hand wash items so they can soak and be easily cleaned. If you don’t have a dishwasher, wash the dishes by hand while you’re waiting for the meal to cook. No more [...]
• 15 Free Kitchen, Household & Crafty Printables: Kitchen Printables Martha Stewart’s Pie Chart: Neat two disk pie chart that you spin to get different recipes for pie fillings. Future Girl’s Meal Planner: Unique and simple meal planning design, read the blog entry that details how to use it. Martha Stewart’s Cook’s Helpers: Nice cooking charts for Measuring Equivalents, Baking Pan Substitutions, Candy Making Temperatures Creative Quilt [...]
• Tip: Clean The Refrigerator Daily In 10 Minute Chunks: If you dread the chore of a thorough refrigerator cleaning job that should be done regularly (or your fridge turns into one funky mess), here’s an easy way to avoid the big task: Break the job down into 10 minute daily chunks of time. To get started, divide the fridge into a maximum of 7 sections: The inside [...]
• Crafters Medley: 19 Neat-O Projects To Make (May 2008): Double Pointed Needle Holder Tutorial: This is a nice & easy needle roll pattern with a top flap to hold knitting needles in place. You’ll also find a bunch more here. Pocket Full O’Lists: Cute homemade notebooks made from paper scraps with cardstock pockets to hold them in. Piggy Bank Freebie: This is a unique idea, a [...]
• Home Management Tip: Household Inbox System: There are all kinds of tools, software and gadgets available to help remind you about your household’s pending items and bills that are due, but here’s a simple system I use that keeps things running smoothly. Household Inbox System Setup Household Inbox: One basket or inbox that serves as the primary holding spot for all incoming and “To [...]