Apply baby powder to a clean powder puff. Rub in and the spot will disappear!
Apply baby powder to a clean powder puff. Rub in and the spot will disappear!
Add to dish water to cut grease. Also you can used as a furniture cleaner. Clean and disinfects wood cutting boards
To stretch your shampoo pour half of bottle into
empty bottle, and add water to fill both. You have
twice as much now, and it will work just the same.
Add 1 cup of bottled lemon juice in the wash to remove discoloration from cotton laundry.
Coat area liberally with lotion. Rub with the back of a cold spoon vigorously for as long as you can stand to, changing out spoon for new cold one every 10 minutes. Recommended time for this treatment is 45-60 minutes.
Combine 1 cup oatmeal, 1 cup warm water, 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract, and 1/2 cup baking soda in a blender or food processor until you have a smooth paste. Pour this paste under the running water while drawing the bath. Very soothing to dry, itchy skin.
This trick works like magic and kids love it.
Aluminum foil
Baking soda
Salt
Very hot water (can be boiling if you like)
Combine the above ingredients in a clean kitchen sink. Put your tarnished silver and silver-plated items into the sink and let set for a few minutes. Watch as the tarnish disappears from the silverware and reappears on the foil. This is a natural chemical reaction, and a great way to teach the kids some science!
Note: This trick works so well that it will clean out the nooks and crannies that give some silverware the “aged” look, so you may only want to do this occasionally.
When you redecorate a room, it’s a good idea to take a piece of poster paper and staple a sample of the fabric you have used, a piece of the wallpaper and the paint chip that you’ve used in that room. Also, list on the posterpaper the dimensions of the room and even the measurements of your furniture. This way, when you find something you think may work in that room you’ll have everything at your fingertips, whether its a new slipcover (you’ll have the furniture measurements), or a new pillow (you’ll have the color), etc. Keeps you organized and a time saver!
If you are lucky enough to have a chest freezer, the best way to organize is to make one stack for each of pork, hamburger, steaks, roasts, chicken, etc. And, always keep them in the same spot. You can put frozen veggies and such in the baskets. This should save time having to rummage around through your freezer looking for what you want.
Even if you don’t have a huge kitchen you can still have pantry. Look around your house. Do you have a basement, garage or even a closet? Decide on a place and use it! Hang more shelves if you need. But use it for when the bulk items at the store or the pots and pans you use only once a year.