Thrifty Tips (March 26, 2019)
Save plastic mesh from garlic, onions or citrus fruits. It's perfect for covering the drainage holes in container planters, keeping the rocks and soil where they need to be.

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Today's Featured Post

Pot Drainage from Garlic Mesh

By 15mhhm15

Pot Drainage from Garlic Mesh - piece of mesh packaging in the bottom of a clay potInstead of spending money on mesh netting for flower pot drainage, you can make your own for free with general items you probably already purchase.

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Today's Guides
Keeping Your Cell Phone Dry
A phone dropped in the surf at the beach.
Using a Coat Rack
A hanging coat rack with hat, scarves and purses stored on it.
How to Make a Sliding Knot Beaded Bracelet
Surfer Dude Wrist Band - finished slide bracelet
Altering Clothing
A person marking the hemline of jeans in order to alter them.
Prescription Bottle Sewing Kit
Empty prescription bottles to be used for other purposes.
Storing Photographs
A collection of black and white photos.
Today's Posts

Homemade Pizza Dough

By Ana

finished pizzaThis pizza dough is great! You can make the dough, and refrigerate it for up to a week. You can also freeze it. It's great for company, and the whole family. It takes just a few steps, and then add the sauce and toppings.

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Making a Mural from Beans

By attosa

Making a Mural from Beans - heart shape with radiating black and white linesI was cleaning out my pantry and found tons of really old bags of dried beans with very little left in them. Even though they were dated, and some rather dusty, they looked pretty in their natural colours, side by side. I decided to turn them into this mural for my kitchen. To make this, you just need some paints that are close in colour to your beans.

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Felt Easter Bunny Pin

Felt Easter Bunny PinThese simple felt pins are a great way to display your Easter spirit this spring. Learn how to make them in this short video.

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Camper Van Cushions

By shirley quinn

Four cushions or throw pillows. Three have VW microbus motif and one is blue plaid.Here are some cushion covers I made from 3 tea towels - ideal for our camper van.

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Using a Paint Can Opener for Sewing Machine Screws

By Marty Dick

paint can openerMy DH gave me a little thingy which has a beer bottle opener on one end and the other end looks very much like a bent screw driver. That is the end I use for the flathead screws on my Brother Project Runway. I never use the screwdriver that came with it.

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Additional Uses for Toothpaste
I have toothpaste that sometimes expires. I would like to know if there any other uses for toothpaste in addition to cleaning teeth.
Identifying Herb Leaves
Identifying Herb Leaves - medium green many lobed small leaves
Identifying Tiny Black Biting Bugs
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Hair Falling Out After Bleaching
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Tiny yellow spots appear on my clothing. Usually the spots are dotted all over the garment. We live in Florida. The house is old, but has been tented twice in 10 years. I have cedar in the closets and put diatomaceous earth along the edges of the closet floors. I believe that silverfish are destroying all my clothes.
Singer Sewing Machine Not Feeding Fabric
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Value of Vintage Elvis Records
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