Archive Category: 'Popular Tips'

• Scrap Happy – More Than 50 Fabric Scraps & Remnant Ideas Plus Free Patterns: A Needle Case, or a case for Knitting Needles, or one for Crochet Hooks and what about a Kimono-Style Case Diaper Case Pin Cushions. Fabric Coasters and another Mouse Mat Covers iPod Cozy and another Microwaveable Rice Heating Bags and Tootsie Warmers Oven Mitts and Hotpads Book Covers, or this Journal Cover, and there’s an idea for a moleskin too Pencil Roll & [...]
• 4 Homemade Febreeze Recipes: Basically the ingredients to make homemade Febreeze are a mix of water and fabric softener. Directions: Unless otherwise noted, place ingredients in a spray bottle and shake well to mix. Test a small unnoticeable area first before using to make sure no discoloration or damage occurs. Use as needed, shaking well each time before use. Homemade Febreeze Recipes Recipe [...]
• Homemade Sugar Scrub Recipes: Recipe #1 – Brown Sugar Scrub 1/2 cup of brown sugar 1/4 cup of almond oil 1/4 cup of liquid Ivory hand soap 1/4 tsp of vanilla Recipe #2 – Lemon Sugar Scrub 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup olive oil 1 TBS lemon zest (grated) Recipe #3 – Lavender & Rosewood Scrub 1 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup almond oil 1/2 tsp vitamin [...]
• DIY – How To Remove White Heat Stains On Wood Table: We have an old wood table that has been used and abused for years. I brought it out over the holidays for card playing and commented how badly marked and stained it was–while quickly covering with a tablecloth. A relative gave me a tip: for the white scorch marks, just take an iron and apply [...]
• 10 Homemade Laundry Soap Detergent Recipes: Here is a nice stack of different homemade laundry detergent recipes I’ve collected over the years. Do they work? Yes, I’ve had good luck with them. t the time I was using homemade detergent, we had a relative who was in trade school living with us. Every day he was mechanic grease from head to toe–the [...]
• How To Make A Microwave Heating Bag: Instead of using electric heat pads & blankets or hot water bottles for your aches and pains, these microwaveable bags are just the ticket! They’re known by a few different terms such as: bed buddies, stress busters, magic bags, corn cozies, rice bags–but they’re basically all the same thing. These bags serve a dual purpose as [...]
• Homemade Dishwasher Detergent Recipes: *Update: There are several comments from readers reporting both success and problems (namely that the homemade detergents below cause issues including a cloudy residue left on dishes). I don’t know why there’s a discrepancy, but it may have something to do with water temperature (not hot enough) or water quality (too hard, etc.). My dishwasher [...]