Tips & Tricks
Kitchen An open
box of baking
soda in the refrigerator
will keep it smelling
clean and fresh
for about a month.
Dump the old box
into the kitty
litter pan.
A mason jar half
filled with sugar
water and an apple
peel with a funnel
inverted into
the top makes
a good trap for
fruit flies.
Homemade Cleaning
Wipes
Cleaning Recipes
From the Pantry
More Cleaning
Recipes From the
Pantry
Bath A pumice
stone will scrub
away lime deposits
from sinks and
toilet bowls and
will not scratch
the porcelain.
Who knew?
A little bleach
mixed in water
will kill mildew.
Use rubber gloves
to protect your
French Manicure.
Save your soap
chips in a mesh
onion bag. They
can be melted
in a double boiler
to make new soaps
or put in drawers
as sachet.
Lemon, Lavender
& Rosemary
Shampoo
Bedroom Studies
have shown that
particular scents
drive people wild
with passion.
Women are attracted
to the scents
of "Good
n Plenty"
and Cucumbers;
men, the smell
of Pumpkin Pie
and Lavender.
Give the kids
a week's deadline
to clean their
rooms ending on
Sunday night.
Monday clean their
rooms and put
anything not where
it should be in
big plastic garbage
bags. Hide them
and when asked
mention that they
may not have gone
out to the trash
yet. They will
get the hint.
If they don't,
giftwrap everything
up and you have
done your Christmas
shopping.
A three bulb pole
lamp filled with
a red light, a
blue light and
a 15 watt soft
white light can
created some interesting
"mood lighting".
Try each one and
in combinations.
Cellulite does
not show up under
red light.
Garage Trap that
mouse with this.
Take quart size
spaghetti sauce
jar and put some
peanut butter
in it. Make slits
in the lid with
a large wood chisel
from the top so
it looks like
you cut a pie.
Screw it onto
the jar. Use the
handle of the
chisel to bend
them in about
an inch. DO NOT
stick your finger
in the hole! Place
it along a wall.
Mice can get in
but they can't
get out.
Keep some charcoal
briquettes in
your tool box
and parts drawers
to absorb moisture
and prevent rust.
Check the air
in your spare
tire and spring
for a can of "Fix
O Flat" to
keep in your car
trunk. Works great
for bicycle and
wheel barrow tires
too.
Workshop Save
any old neck ties
you can find.
They are great
for quilting and
crafts.
Duct Tape can
fix anything.
A small, strong
magnet glued to
the end of a dowel
is great for picking
up dropped washers,
screws and the
like.
Hunting Producing
Your Own Shot
for Shotgun Hunting
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