Thrifty Tips (May 19, 2019)


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Today's Featured Post

Growing Passionfruit from Cuttings

By 15mhhm15

Growing Passionfruit from Cuttings - cuttings in a Home Depot bucketPlace passionfruit cuttings into water to revive the cutting before planting in the ground. You would want to place passionfruit cuttings in water for a couple of days until the cuttings are less limp and more firm.

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Today's Guides
Using Rit Dye to Make Old Clothing Look New
A row of black clothing on a clothesline.
Buying Clear Iodine
drugstore shelf
Vanilla Bean Sugar Recipes
A jar of sugar that has been flavored by vanilla beans.
Removing Blood from a Pillow Top Mattress
Cleaning Mattress
Raccoons Living in a Chimney
A raccoon on the roof of a house.
Potty Training a Toddler
Toddler boy sitting on potty chair holding a book
Today's Posts

How to Make a Mini Kiddie Kite

By katrine2706

How to Make a Mini Kiddie Kite - kiteIt's a windy weekend, just perfect for flying a kite that my son has long been asking for. I have nothing in my pocket to buy those colorful kites in the store, but I have a brilliant idea on how to make it which I learned from my childhood.

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Treating Bugs in Hair

By Ms. Johnson

Get an empty bottle, preferrably a spray bottle, and add white vinegar in it with 2 teaspoons of vanilla and 2 tablespoons of alcohol. Keep it by your bed and spray every hour. If you need to do it more often, do that. You will see they will stay away.

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Classy Apple Pie

By Holly

Classy Apple PieMaking a pie from scratch might seem daunting, but it is so worth the effort! When I worked in a bakery at an upscale grocery store, they would feature pies that looked good, yet they came straight out of the freezer. Take the time and love to make a fresh, homemade pie and I swear, the flavor just cannot compare.

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Butterflies Are Free (Spicebush Swallowtail)

By Sherrie

Butterflies Are Free (Spicebush Swallowtail) - beautiful mostly black butterfly against a hot pink crepe myrtle bloomI wanted to share this photo of a butterfly with a pretty hot pink crepe myrtle flower. The butterfly is a spicebush swallowtail. The photo was taken very quickly as these butterflies do not light on anything very long; they are fluttering on by.

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Wax for Waterproof Leather Shoes

By Donna

Leather shoes newly polished with candle wax.To waterproof your shoes rub a good coating of wax over the leather shoe (I used a candle) then heat the wax with a hairdryer for about a minute on high or until it turns clear. I gently rubbed it in with my finger once it became clear.

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Making Pineapple Angel Food Cake

Pineapple Angel Food Cake with Cool Whip topping.This is a video on how to make pineapple angel food cake.

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Replacing the Hook Race on a Janome Sewing Machine
How do I replace a hook race for a Janome DC3050. It broke in the machine and wondered if anyone knows how to replace it without sending it to a shop.
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