Tips For Your Home

Fill up a container (one with a good sealing cover) with your favorite all-purpose cleaning solution and water (if it needs to be diluted).  Cut up 1 or 2 of your old cloth diapers and store the cloths in the container.  Now, when you need a quick clean-up all you have to do is grab one out and wipe away.  These are awesome for anything from the kitchen counters to the bathroom!

Kill annoying weeds in your sidewalk cracks by making up a mixture of salt and boiling water.  Pour this over the weeds enough to saturate them and watch them die.

Bring your houseplants back to life by removing the dust on them with a little dab of mayo rubbed over their leaves.

To remove oil stains from the garage floor, spray them with oven cleaner and let them soak for about 20 mins.  Scrub them with a brush and then rinse it thoroughly.

To get crayon marks off of the wall, mix up 2 Tablespoons baking soda and 1 teaspoon of water.  Make it into a paste and rub gently with a white cloth in circles until the marks are gone!

Dissolve gum in clothes by beating up an egg white and brushing it on the spot with a toothbrush.  Leave it sit 15 mins then wipe off with a wet, cold sponge.

Get your family pictures taken often?  Look for The Picture People nearest you.  They always have coupons on their website and they do a great job.

Old drawers make great gardens instead of fancy, expensive pots. 

Don't buy fresh herbs, grow your own in a window box. 

Instead of buying expensive tablecloths, find a material you like and then stick/glue the edges to lay across the table.  Lay 2 from side to side, or make 1 big runner. 

If you have extra material left over from your tablecloth, use them to make napkin rings.  Buy  "D" rings and loop the extra material around the napkins and through the ring. 

An old wooden ladder can be stained or painted and then opened and standing to be a very inexpensive and unique display cabinet.   

Refill your pepper shakers easily by placing tape over the holes so you can tip them over to fill them up. 

New knobs or handles can easily makeover your entire kitchen! 

Save or buy a few baby food jars to organize nails, bolts and screws. 

Think your old wood cabinets need a makeover?  Try Pledge Orange Oil.  They'll look brand new!   

Clean your glass showers with a damp dryer sheet.

Next time you carve pumpkins, save the seeds and bake them.  They're a great treat, especially with a little Lowry's seasoning on them. 

Always have an aloe plant in your home.  They're perfect for burns of many kinds. 

To save your pretty candles, just burn them a bit (you can do it.. ) and place a tea light candle where it burnt.  From then on, just burn the tea light.  Then you'll always have your pretty candles, but they'll still "burn". 

Save ALL the coupons you get!  Set dates with friends/ family/ relatives to get together and "swap" your coupons.  Great way to save money and chances are, someone else could use your coupons!   

Always keep candlewicks trimmed to 1/4" so they burn better and last longer.     

To clean dishwasher pipes, try pouring kool-aid in the dishwasher!  Kool-aid can also clean your toilets! ( And we drink this stuff) 

Add an aspirin or 2 to your fresh flowers to keep them longer. 

Put an old t-shirt over top a broom and use this to dust your ceiling fans,  cobwebs, etc. in hard to reach  areas.   

To make a cluttered bookshelf or pantry shelf look marvelous, cut some material to fit just over the front of it.  Hem/glue all the edges and then apply velcro to the top corners.  This will make  that area ALWAYS look neat and clean. (even if it's not underneath!!)

Make your own home air freshener!  Spray your light bulbs with a bit of your favorite perfume.  When you turn on the lamp, the heat from the bulb will give the room a soft smell!

To clean your artificial flowers, pour some salt in a paper bag and then toss in your flowers.  Close up the bag and shake it around.  The salt will absorb the dust and dirt!

Unclog your drains with alka-seltzer!  Uh huh - and we drink this?!  Put 2 tablets in the drain and pour 1/2 cup of vinegar over that.  Let sit for a few minutes and then run hot water down the drain.