Candles have long been considered romantic, but an accident can easily leave you with a mess to clean up. Luckily, most candle wax is easily removed from all surfaces with the proper cleaning method. Carpet is the most common surface for candle wax stains. To begin, you should use ice cubes to lower the temperature […]
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Want to make one household chore a lot easier without spending a lot of money? I know a good, reliable, easy to find, and most of all, cheap household product that works wonders on one of the most onerous tasks imaginable — polishing brass. If you¹ve ever spent hours polishing brass, you know that about […]
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Feb
Feb
In your bathroom at this very moment, you have a substance more useful than you ever realized. Rubbing alcohol can not only be used to clean a cut, but you can also use rubbing alcohol to clean things around your house. The uses for rubbing are endless, but here are some of the more popular […]
Next to fleas, ticks are probably the worst insect-enemy of your dog. These parasites attach themselves to your dog’s skin. If they go undetected, ticks can stay attached for hours at a time. They use their mouth parts to suck blood out of your pet; that’s what ticks feed on. At the same time, they […]
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Mar
Mar
Add a flare of country to your table by making an interesting drinking glass or goblet using a mason jar and a tapered glass candlestick holder. Pint jars work the best for this project but go all out and make a very large goblet using a quart jar. The process is the same no matter […]
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Aug
Aug
If your houseplants are not looking as healthy as they used to, your houseplants could be infested with bugs. Examine the ground and the leaves beneath, and look for telltale signs of insects. Look for the bugs themselves and tiny webs, like cotton combs, sticky residue, or scaly lesions. These are all signs of a […]
I have been using rubbing alcohol for years for cleaning and other things and thought maybe today I would share some of the uses. It is so much cheaper than by other chemicals over the counter and you get basically the same results. 1. I use rubbing alcohol full strength in a spray bottle to […]
Removing dried, old paint stains from your clothes is easier than you think. Even paint stains that are more than a year old can be easily removed with the right products and a little elbow grease. Recently, my husband poured a whole gallon of light, almost white, blue paint on my middle veil. I am […]
Are you in the process of creating gift baskets for your family, friends and co-workers? If so, you may want to consider whipping up a batch of scented rubbing alcohol. After all, scented rubbing alcohol and unscented rubbing alcohol essential serve the same function. The only major difference between the two is that one is […]
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Aug
Aug
If your kids participate in sports, you’ve probably encountered smelly shoes that were so stinky they seemed to cross the Rubicon. Tennis shoes are not the only type of shoes that smell. Work boots, shoes, moccasins and many other types of shoes and boots are sometimes smelly and disgusting. My son is on the track […]