How to Clean Stuffed Animals

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Do you have a stuffed animal and are wondering how to keep it clean? Stuffed animals are a lot of fun to have around and great for kids, but sometimes even they need a bath. With the proper care, your stuffed animals can provide you and your children with many years of joy and happiness. Here … [Read more...]

Homemade Theme Gift Baskets

How to Make Unique Theme Gift Baskets for Christmas by Jane Lake Get creative with your holiday gift-giving this year and make your own theme gift baskets. The key to finding the perfect combination of items to put in your basket relies on your understanding of the recipient. For someone … [Read more...]

Closing the Cottage

(NC)—When the temperature starts to cool down and the leaves start to fall from the trees, it's time to start thinking about closing the cottage for the summer. Although a daunting prospect, home, car and business insurer RSA, has provided the following checklist to follow when closing the … [Read more...]

How to Make Facial Skin Toner

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Tune Up Your Skin With Toner - includes four easy recipes for homemade facial toners By Sharon Hopkins Skin toners are the next step after a facial cleansing routine. Skin toners ensure complete removal from the skin of all cleansing preparations. They freshen and tone up the skin and … [Read more...]

How to Conserve Water

Water Conservation Tips Summer water use tips to conserve water and help you save money, energy and time. Unless you live in the permanently arid Southwest, summer usually means more water use and higher water and sewer bills. Even if you draw water from a well, the increased water use also … [Read more...]

How to Make a Cat Scratching Post

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Here's how to make your own cat scratching post from a few pieces of lumber and a scrap of carpet. Cat Scratching Post Supply List: 4x4 lumber, or two 2x4 pieces attached together 2x6 lumber, or something equally strong and heavy, for the base wood screws staples or tacks to attach the … [Read more...]

Inexpensive Spring Decorating Ideas

10 Quick And Inexpensive Ways To Brighten Your Home For Spring! By Kathy Wilson Spring is a sign of renewal in many areas of our lives, and our homes are no different! There is something energizing and refreshing about bringing that bright, airy feeling of spring into your home. Here are the … [Read more...]

How to Recycle Wooden Pallets

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Classic Wooden Pallet Most of us have seen wooden pallets stacked outside a store or warehouse with a big, enticing FREE sign attached to them. Millions of wooden pallets are used around the world for storage in factories, warehouses, and retail outlets and, of course, to transport goods … [Read more...]

How to Make a Toast

Toasting Etiquette - Tips for Raising a Glass Are you feeling a little toasty this holiday season? Would you love to be one of those people who can stand up at the drop of a hat and offer a clever toast? Do you hold back because you aren't sure what to say or do you resist the urge because you … [Read more...]

Recycled Tote Bag or Purse

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How to Make a Recycled Tote Bag or Purse Many stores now have a "bring your own bag" policy to encourage the use of reusable shopping bags. While this is great for the environment, it usually means you end up buying some form of cheap fabric bag, printed with the store name, to carry your … [Read more...]