Archive for December, 2007
Natural dyes with fruits and vegetables
Filed under: in the kitchen, kids, knitting and crochetYarn comes in many beautiful colors, weights and textures. Sometimes, you can go to every separate craft store and still not find the perfect color that you need. whether you are having a difficult moment finding the perfect color, you can dye y…
Use a banana to polish your shoes
Filed under: staying green, cleaningShoe polish is relatively cheap. Besides making our shoes shine, shoe polish can extend the life of shoes. In the event you run out of shoe polish and happen to have a banana laying around, why not use the banana skin to polish your shoes?Bananas contain potassium…
Grow a living garden chair
Filed under: gardening and plants, landscaping
Looking for a loooong-term gardening project? Are you the patient sort? Check out that plan for growing a living garden chair using the technique known as arborsculpture. According to arborsculpture enthusiast (and author of a self-published book on the…
How to remove stains from wood furniture on the cheap
Filed under: home decor, household hacks, in the kitchen, preventative maintenance, cleaningDid you have to cover all your wood tables with tablecloths that Holiday season, due to stains you didn’t have any clues on how to remove? White heat stains, steam marks and water rings can compose wood downr…
Make your own chalkboard paint
Are the kids already bored with nothing to do? The school break amoung Christmas and New Year’s can seem much longer than it actually is, and cold winter days can add to their boredom. Debra McDuffee showed us how to assemble chalkboard vases, and there are many other things you can do with chalkboa…
Laptop repair: reattach a laptop key
Filed under: fix-it, computers and internet
Get your magnifying glass ready. Or your patience, at least. For that is one pesky task, my friends: reattaching a laptop key that has popped off.I experienced that specific mishap first-hand a few months ago. An over-enthusiastic terrier used my laptop ke…
Home remedies found in your kitchen and laundry room
Filed under: food, in the kitchen, preventative maintenance, seasonalDrugstores, supermarkets, and convenience stores have aisles committed to products that will attempt to cure all your aches, pains, stained teeth, headaches, diarrhea, cold and flu symptoms, upset stomach…well, you get the point….