Epsom salt - magnesium sulfate - are a major component of most bath salts, potting soils. and in some lotions and gels intended for pain relief. Its high magnesium content and gritty texture makes useful for all sorts of other tasks. Gomestic has assembled a mighty fine fifteen here.
"Wine is one of the oldest alcoholic beverages on the planet. Its history spans thousands of years and while heavy drinking of any alcoholic beverage rather brings lots of health-related troubles instead of benefits, current research suggests that a glass of red wine each day may be providing you with more than just a little relaxation. "
Instead of pouring that flat brew down the drain, you might want to try a couple of these tricks.
Plant food. Beer has yeast in it and yeast is good for plants. A few tablespoons of flat brew added to the garden will enrich the soil.
Bee killer. Get yourself an old jar, punch a few 3/8" holes in its lid and then fill the jar with beer. Screw the top back on the jar and set it out in your yard where bees and wasps are a problem. The bees… Continue Reading
You may even have your own little collection of interesting little containers in the form of left-over little boxes of candy from Halloween. What can you do with all… Continue Reading
No-stick cooking spray reduces calories, sticking, and scrubbing. Apparently, it can also ease at least thirteen other areas of your life.
Somehow, in the gravy making marathon of Thanksgiving 2007, I got splattered with a bit of olive oil. I feared not, however, for I knew there were good tidings of a great DIY solution.
1.Simply lay out your clothing on a flat surface where it won't be disturbed.
2.Liberally sprinkle baby powder onto the spot.
3. Allow it to sit for 24 hours. Shake clean, or use masking tape to remove the powder. If the stain is still present,… Continue Reading
Make gift boxes from your trash! Take advantage of your brightly colored recyclables, and they'll be no need for gift wrap.
Materials
1. Find the glued joint of your box and use the knife to open it, so that the box lies flat as one piece of cardboard.
Scan this messenger bag created entirely from 3.5" floppy disks and (what looks like) jump rings.Oh, and a strap. There's also a short how-to video so you can makes your own. Cool, cool.
Your winter clothes are out of storage again, and some of your sweaters might not look as presentable as when you put them away last year. Farrah Parkes from DIYLife has assembled some of the best tutorials 'round the 'net for recycling you sweaters.
1. Simple instructions for using sweater sleeves to make extra long gloves
2. Sew knit or felted mittens
3. Create a felted bag
4. A recycled sweater coin purse
5. Turn your old sweater into a… Continue Reading
This time of year, ice becomes troublesome. Around here, it’s everywhere. Roads, roofs, sidewalks. A certain hatred develops. What’s it good for, really, besides keeping my drink cold? And who wants a cold drink when it’s 8 degrees outside, anyway? Do I even NEED ice cubes in my refrigerator's feezer for the next three months? Apparently so, if I’m to attempt any of these alternative uses for the frozen blocks.
Water… Continue Reading
Holy Cow! 2,000?
I can't even begin to create a sample list, so I'll just direct you to the list and provide the basic categories under which they're organized.
Even if you've already made the move to reusable bags when grocery shopping, you still seem to gather a collection from short trips to the pharmacy, hardware store, etc.
Here's ninetine other options to put them to good reuse.
Look into your garbage can: see anything that might still have some life left to it? Here's fourteen suggestions from the Simple Dollar to use your refuse in new and creative ways.
Use covers from issues of The New Yorker as gift wrapping.
Add used dryer sheets to your stored clothes.
Make kitchen scrubbers with rubber bands from the Sunday paper and the mesh wrapping from fruit.
Use orange and lemon peels as air fresheners.
Use empty Kleenex… Continue Reading
Of course, some of these are obvious, but it's important to note exactly what's safe and useful to throw in your compost bin or pile. If you haven't started, now its the perfect time, as the falling leaves and dying summer plants (tomato vines, corn stalks, etc) are the perfect compost fodder.
Compiled by Marion Owen, from HGTV.com
· paper napkins
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As always, there's more than one. You'll note the original list includes fifteen items, but an episode of Mythbusters debunked that vodka helps with poison ivy/oak, and that it deters bees. Still, thirteen other uses can't be beat.
1. Remove a bandaid with less pain.
2. Clean the caulking around bathtubs and showers,
3. Clean your eyeglasses.
4. Prolong the life of razor blades
5. Clean vomit stains.
6. Use as an astringent
7. Mix with shampoo to clean… Continue Reading
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