Monthly Archives: June 2010
Use Your Slow Cooker and Save
Save time, money, and energy by using your slow cooker. I have always loved the idea of the slow cooker. Put the ingredients in early in the morning and serve it up at dinner time. It’s easy and doesn’t heat up the kitchen. But most of the slow cooker recipes I have found include ingredients [...]
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Progress on the Kitchen Floor
Darren was up until 2 in the morning this morning making progress on the floor. I kind of like the look of the black underlayment with the white stripes minus the sheetrock footprints. I wonder how it would hold up with polyurethane? I guess it doesn't matter since we already bought the hardwood. Since [...]
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Hand Sanitizer for Ink and Paint Stain Removal
I made this rag quilt for my oldest son's toddler bed, and was sad to find a huge blue marker stain on it several years ago. I tried hairspray on the stain, which only seemed to spread the blue around and not remove any large quantity of it. It has been in my stain removal [...]
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Just in case you thought I had it all together…
I'm always surprised when someone thinks I have it all together. I know how it happens. I only post the stuff that turns out right. I realized it, because I was struggling today and yesterday to think of something to post. All of my recent projects have gone all wrong. I usually don't think anyone [...]
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A little organization for the laundry room