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DIY Dixie Cup Garland. Aug 10.

DIY Dixie Cup Garland

52 Weeks Project. Kitchen Tips. 1.

Kitchen Tips

Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a sugar cone to prevent ice cream drips. 2. Use a meat baster to "squeeze" your pancake batter onto the hot griddle - perfect shaped pancakes every time. 3. To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes. 4. 5. Surprising Cleaning New Uses - Real Simple. I Will Knot! How to make boxes from paint swatches. If you've got paint chips sitting around begging to be made into something, try folding them into boxes for paperclips, thumbtacks, party favor candies, or tiny gifts.

How to make boxes from paint swatches

I made these from Behr swatches, available at Home Depot. You'll need paint swatches, double-stick tape, an X-acto knife, ruler, and cutting mat. For the box bottom, cut a 1/2" strip off each of the two rounded ends of the swatch. You should be left with a 5" x 5" square. Origami Butterflies in Shades of Orange by laylaloustudio.

Wipe Off Weekly Menu Board. I am a meal planner.

Wipe Off Weekly Menu Board

I refuse to go grocery shopping without my week’s worth of meals planned out and list made. (It’s either that or wander aimlessly around the grocery store for two hours and then make ten more trips back during the week to get things I forgot.) Once I get the groceries unloaded, I usually forget what I planned for, so I put together this super easy wipe-off menu board to keep track of what’s for dinner each night! Wipe-Off Menu Board Tutorial Supplies: Glowing jar project – varázslat a lakásban (EN/HU) Rainbow Sponge Tutorial. Extreme Green Water Marble Nail Art Tutorial - Addicted to Color Series. Smart tips to make life easier. Posted on February 24, 2012 in Humor If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed or follow us on Facebook or Twitter .

Smart tips to make life easier

Thanks for visiting! Rate this Post (16 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Make Your Own Laundry Detergent! It's Easy! Save BIG & Have Fresh, Clean Laundry! Make-up Magnet Board. We all know with craft blogs that original ideas are often hard to come by, we find ideas we love and make them our own but we didn't come up with the idea ourselves.

Make-up Magnet Board

I feel like I've finally done something original here and I'm excited about it. I'll show you the finished product and then explain. Behold my Make-up Magnet Board. I have a friend who is beautiful and stylish and has always loved make-up but recently took a course that intensified her love. 8 smart organizing tips for the kitchen. Tea light made from an orange. It’s still Winter, even though the weather in Utah has been ten kinds of insane.

Tea light made from an orange

She’s a fickle little diva, that Winter. Anyhow, since citrus is so widely available in the depths of despair December/January it’s a fun time to get your craft on and whip up a tea light made from an orange. Or three. Serious. Martha, procurer of all things beautiful, taught me how to do this little bit of magic with oranges and I’ll tell you what: it’s a super easy and totally gorgeous craft. Promise.

Holder for Charging Cell Phone (made from lotion bottle) My husband and I both have cell phones.

Holder for Charging Cell Phone (made from lotion bottle)

And both of us have phone chargers. And that means lots of obnoxious cords. You never know when one of us may be moving phone cords around, to give our phones an extra charge while we’re chatting away……… or trying to charge our phones up before running errands or something. Needless to say, those phone cords seem to be everywhere…..and are generally in the way and hanging all over the floor. Unique and Easy DIY Bathroom Organization Ideas - The Aimless Curator. Organizing Cables & Cords! - Organize With Sandy. February 22, 2011 by Sandy Using Toilet Paper Rolls & Duct Tape To Organize Your Cables and Cords!

Organizing Cables & Cords! - Organize With Sandy

I got this idea from a post that House on Ashwell Lane posted on my Organizing Mission Monday link party a few weeks back. I thought it was great. This was more of a variation of that idea. (but my 2nd solution is just about the same thing as hers) I’m not sure if this was her idea, or if she saw it somewhere else. Solution #1 Creating Sleeves for organizing the electrical cord clutter. I covered the toilet paper rolls with the duct tape.

I started with the pink duct tape. Take the cord and wind it up so it is a little longer than the size of the roll. Take the toilet paper roll and thread the plug through the roll first, and then work the bulk of the cord slowly in. iCandy Handmade. Gel Air Freshener. Very simple to make and very, very cheap!

Gel Air Freshener

Perfect for bathrooms or closets. Will last around a month. The instructions for this will depend on the type of gelatin or pectin you use. Web-goddess: 25 Ways to Wear a Scarf. More Tips to Make Life Easier. Liked the first set of easy household tips I posted a few days ago here? I got these in an email forward and thought they were brilliant! Here are 10 more for you! Turn your muffin pan upside down, bake cookie dough over the top and you’ve got delicious ice cream bowls! Can’t find a missing earring or other small item but terrified you’ll vacuum it up?

Put a nylon stocking over the hose and you’ll find it quickly! No need to buy a custom cupcake carrier – cut crosses into a box lid and you’ve got an instant cupcake carrier. Place a magnetic strip behind your vanity or closet door in the bathroom and store tiny essentials like bobby pins, tweezers and more. 25 clever ideas to make life easier. Via: amy-newnostalgia.blogspot.com Why didn’t I think of that?! We guarantee you’ll be uttering those words more than once at these ingenious little tips, tricks and ideas that solve everyday problems … some you never knew you had!

(Above: hull strawberries easily using a straw). Via: apartmenttherapy.com. Savings Experiment: New Year's Resolutions. As you ring in the New Year, learn how to save money for peace of mind. Here's how to budget effectively. As you ring in the New Year, you'll probably make some personal resolutions to lose weight, volunteer more, and clean behind (and not just around) the furniture. (That last one may just be me!) These are all sound goals, but don't forget to add saving money to the list. Learning how to save money will offer you peace of mind, so you'll basically be checking off two resolutions for the price of one.