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Keeping Soap DryI keep bath soap in an old nylon stocking in the bath. I can then use the soap just fine and hang it up after use for drying so it doesn't get mushy.

 

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Braided Rug Question?I need help making a braided rug. I've tried putting it together 4 or 5 times, and it always begins to buckle in the center. I've loosened the stitching between the rows and tightened it, always with the same results. Some of the wool is of slightly different weight (thickness) than others. Can anyone help?

 

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Inexpensive Fabric for Baby ClothesIf you have a baby but cannot afford the new clothes they need, go to a jumble sale (rummage sale) and buy an outfit that has seen better days to unpick (take apart) and use as a "pattern".

 

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Frugal Outdoor Umbrella StandNeed a stand for your umbrella but your short on cash? Here is a recycling tip you are sure to enjoy.

 

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Make Your Own Automatic Pet Feeder?Anyone know how to make a automatic pet feeder or watering bowl. I know that one can be made using a gallon jug, but i am not sure just how to do it. Thank you Gizzmo, in Colorado

 

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How to Make Firecracker Bows?I don't know how to make firecracker bows can anyone help. Please Raquesha a-k-a Mz.Bowwow

 

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Chocolate Paraffin Wax Recipe?I am a licensed manicurist and have recently purchase a chocolate scented paraffin wax and when I received it, it appears to be homemade. I'm not looking for anything edible, I want to be able to make it for my Paraffin bath for my manicures and pedicures. It seems to be made from unscented paraffin but I don't know what type of chocolate or how much. If anyone has any advice I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks, Amanda from Alabama

 

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Build Your Own Bed?I have Several Grand kids who live with me. Would like to build two twin beds for them. Cant afford to buy them. any body have any ideas. Thanks, Sharyl

 

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Constructing My Own Bed?I am in the middle of designing props for my stage production however, I am stuck as I need to create a bed from scratch. If anyone knows anything, what materials I should use and why, as well as a step by step guide on how to do it, I would be very grateful. Thanks From James from Sheffield

 

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Construction Drawing of a Bearchair?Hello, I'm trying to find a construction drawing of a bearchair. Over here, in Holland, I can not find one. Can somebody help me out? Peter

 

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Homemade TeetherMake a homemade teether for babies. Wrap an icecube inside a wash cloth and secure with a rubber band. Feels great on their gums, gives them some water to drink, and catches the drool too! By Kim in NJ

 

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Make Your Own Board and Card GamesFirst, I need to say that this can become addicting especially if you are all ready a graphics junky. So don't say I did not warn you. On the internet there are many sites that have free board games that you can print out and then glue the printouts to cardboard.

 

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Cheap Home Office DeskGet two 2-drawer file cabinets for hanging files (metal $59, Plastic $38 at Staples or used for around $10) Set them up 2 feet apart, and lay a flat interior door on top. Unfinished, those are around $20. Put the lock cut-out at the back and bring all your cables neatly up through it. Done. By DearWebby

 

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Looking for Hot Tub Chemical Alternatives?I have been told there is a way to use vinegar, soda and I don't know what else in place of chemicals in my hot tub. I can't use chlorine base products (rash). We can't seem to get the peroxide products to work right, we have a white grainey residue in tub now. Had water tested, they said it was "low" on calcium? So I used calcium plus, got worse. Help!! Karen from Ohio

 

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Recovering a SofaDo you have a sofa that has seen better days? I have one that the material was really worn and had started to rip in places. It was second hand when it came to us but my children were very young then and helped it deteriorate.

 

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Making a Crate Sofa?I'm in the process of building a crate style sofa. I have a major back and leg problem and this is the only style I can sit on and be comfortable. I have all the measurements for the outside frame, 76"L x 32"W x 25"H. However I don't have the seat height.

 

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Fiestas in a BagWhen my avocado tree surprised me with a bumper crop, everyone received custom "fiestas in a bag" gift. In each gift bag I put several avocados, a packet of guacamole seasoning, a large bag of chips and a bottle of margarita mix! You could put in the tequila, too, if appropriate.

 

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Make Your Own Handi-WipesThese work very well, are very inexpensive, safe for baby, and smell just like the "real" thing.

 

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Decorative Tins for Gift ContainersLooking for a way to get rid of clutter and save money? Get rid of any decorative tins you've been collecting by using them to put gifts in instead of using wrapping paper or buying another expensive gift bag.

 

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Board Game and Card Game AccessoriesSmall Pudding cups washed out can be used for bingo chips or other chips that need to be used for board games.

 

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Tea Party Kit (Cost Of Disposable Camera) (AGES 4 & UP)Materials: Vintage" or interesting clothing selections from your closet, from Grandma's closet, thrift stores, etc...

 

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Little Carpenter's Apron (Ages 5-10)Cut shoe organizer across the width, so you have a line of four pockets. (If it holds 12 shoes, this will make 3 aprons).

 

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Winter Sand BoxTo extend the fun of summer put some sand into a small rubbermaid storage bucket with some shells and play toys then let your kids play in the bucket on a large piece of vinyl or a shower curtain when it's snowed outside. They'll think you're pretty cool. Although it can get messy this is pretty cheap Occupational Therapy if a child needs it. By Melanie

 

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Citrus Jubilee Salts - Orange Lemongrass Bath SaltMix dry ingredients together first. Sift. Add scent. Mix well then sift together to incorporate the scent...

 

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Balloon Baseball GameHere's an easy game for even small kids: You'll need 2 balloons, one round(ish) one and one long one. Use the long one for the bat and the round one for the ball. My 2-year-old loves it, and I can get a bag of balloons for less than $1! By Camilla

 

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Homemade Shop Vac FiltersDon't spend money on shop vac filters. Use the "panty" part of pantyhose after cutting off the legs and tying them off. By Palma

 

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Homemade Recipe For Foot Powder?I am looking for a homemade recipe for foot powder. I know that somewhere out there someone will know! Thank You, Jenny

 

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Looking For Wet Wipes Recipe?I have a Licensed Home Daycare and I use a lot of wet wipes. I sure could use help on making my own. Pam, IL

 

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Home Remedy To Treat Burns, Scalds, Snake Bites And SpotsMacerate 1 oz. fresh lavender flowers in 2 1/2 cups olive oil in the sunlight for 3 days, strain through a fine sieve or muslin, and repeat for three more days. Store in a dark glass bottle in a cool place and use in small quantities as needed. By Suzanne S.

 

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Simple Furniture Plans?I'm looking for simple furniture plans, e.g., West Elm-type sofas, tables, shelves. Thank you. Bridgetab

 

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Replacement Wax For A Paraffin Spa?I have a paraffin spa for treating hands. The wax seems to have something in addition to paraffin which makes to wax softer and strips off easier. Anyone know what this is and how much to use per pound of paraffin? Kathy H.

 

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Instructions for Kool Aid Jammer Wallets?I need help i would like to make my a wallet and check book cover to go with my purse but dont have directions if anyone can help me it would be wounderful. Pictures would help too.

 

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Cheap Candle SnufferIt is better to snuff out a candle then to blow it out (the embers can flare out) but I did not want to buy a candle snuffer. I took an empty Progresso soup can and it works great, even over bigger candles.

 

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Boiled Baby Wipes?What is the recipe for boiled baby wipes? I saw it some time ago and would appreciate the recipe again.

 

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Air Wick Aroma Warmer Refill Recipe?I was wondering if anyone had a recipe for a refill mix for the Air Wick Aroma Warmer or similar? I have lots of fragrance oils and those refills are expensive!

 

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Baby Formula RecipesDoes anyone have any recipes that call for baby formula. At one time, I heard there was a recipe for formula cookies.

 

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Make You Own Body PowderWe use cornstarch for body powder especially in the summer months. It helps with chafing.

 

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Cooling Tubes - How to Make Them?I am looking for a cooling tube that you soak in water and then wrap around your neck to keep you cool. Whatever is inside swells up. I have seen these at craft shows. Does anyone know how to make them and what is inside?

 

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Plans for a Fainting Couch?I am looking for plans to build a fainting couch. One with a simple wooden frame that I can complete kind of quickly and upholster.

 

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Need Some Ideas for Making a Bed Frame?We recently moved into a new apartment and realized that our Queen size boxspring would not fit up the stairs into our bedroom. Our last bed frame broke, so we had just been using the boxspring and mattress on the floor.

 

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Homemade Swiffer CarpetFlick Cartridges?I just bought the new Swiffer Carpetflick. It's simply a plastic broom with a removable sticky "cartridge" that traps dust, hair, fibers that you then toss. I found it incredibly effective and you wouldn't believe what it removed from my carpet in a two-minute test (pet hair, formerly invisible crumbs).

 

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Making Use of Eucalyptus Leaves?Doesn't eucalyptus leaves make good medicine; or any thrifty ideas? I just trimmed my tree branches and they do smell good; and I do know they are good for something. Please help me make use of them.

 

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Mud Mask With Apples In It?I was wondering if anyone knows how to make a mud mask with apples in it?

 

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Tomato Juice and Milk CleanserCombine the juice from one very ripe tomato (processed in blender and strained) with 5 oz. of fresh whole milk. Apply to the face and neck and leave on for 10 minutes. Rinse and pat dry. Do this once or twice daily for a week for a deep cleansing of skin. Caution: Not for sensitive skin.

 

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Refilling Airwick Scented Oil Warmer Nite Lights?Has anyone refilled airwick oil scented nite lights with their own sented oil. If so, what did you use?

 

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Homemade Pocket Heaters?I would like to make my own pocket heaters, the kind you expose to air and they heat up (they are disposable). I know the ingredients are simply carbon and iron oxide.

 

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Make Your Own Refrigerator DeodorizerI made my own baking soda deodorizer for the refrigerator, after finding difficulty "refilling" the one they sell (with the fabric vents.) I took a small pringles can (1 3/4 oz) and discarded the lid. . .

 

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Effusion Lamp Catalytic Burners?Does anyone know how or what the effusion lamp catalytic burners are made of or a cheap place to buy them?

 

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Homemade Mesh Pouf?How can you make a homemade shower/bath mesh pouf?

 

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Treasure Box for ChildrenOnce, I had to think of a quick birthday present for a young girl I had never met and didn't know what she wished for. Also time was short. Cash was the obvious solution, but a paper money bill in a birthday card is somewhat boring for young kids.

 

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Comfy Chair Headboard?I'm trying to make a headboard for my son's bed that looks like a big comfy chair. I'm lost on how to make the rounded arms!

 

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How do I make chlorine bleach? have been researching in the web and find that standard chlorine bleach is a 6% solution of sodium hydrochlorite. How do you mix a 6% solution?

 

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Making Kerosene Pure?How can one remove the colour added to kerosene and make it pure?

 

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Homemade Scented Oils?How do you make scented oils for your own use?

 

Unique and Cheap Christmas WrappingsEvery year I cringe as I straighten the living room on Christmas morning. With every crumbled wad of wrapping paper my mind tallies the dollars and cents that those rolls cost a few weeks earlier.

 

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Artificial Pine Scent?Artificial Pine Scent. I am trying to find artificial pine/evergreen scent for my house since I use an artificial tree. There used to be a lot of different types out there to purchase, but now I can't find any.

 

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Essential Oils For Lamp Aire Fuel?Essential Oils For Lamp Aire Fuel. What are good essentail oil combinations for making my own lamp aire fuel?

 

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Homemade Armor All Recipe?Armor All Recipe. Does anyone have a recipe for homemade Armor All?

 

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Homemade Lamp Oil?Homemade Lamp Oil. Does anyone out there have a recipe for homemade lamp oil? If you do I sure would appreciate it.

 

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Make Your Own Diaper WipesMake Your Own Diaper Wipes. This is great to wipe off puppy paws AND keep in the car for sticky fingers. Just pull the towels from the center and re-use the receptacle over and over!

 

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Aloe Vera Oil?How do I make homemade aloe vera oil from that plant?

 

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Making Your Own Futon?How do you make you own futon and futon chair frame?

 

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Homemade Wet Tissues?I have a major cold and like most colds I have a runny nose! I have a small problem, I ran out of tissues and was unable to go to the store today. so i need a recipe to make my own wet tissues. I need then wet because dry will hurt my nose more than it already does.

 

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White Smoke From Homemade Diffuser Lamp Oil?I am making my own diffuser lamp oil and the problem is white smoke. The whole time it burns and that's till the end, I have white smoke. I am using:

 

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Inexpensive Slipcover For Square Ottoman?I have a large square ottoman that is in perfect condition.

 

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Pattern for Homemade Lincoln Logs?Any one have patterns or ideas on making homemade Lincoln logs?

 

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Making a Bar Height Dining Table?I want to make a bar-height dining table to go with some stools I bought at a resale shop. We have basic woodworking tools but not much skill/experience. Just something very simple, straight cuts and basic construction, large enough to seat eight. Not finding what I want from internet search. Any ideas?

 

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Nursing Cover-up?I am looking for a pattern to make a nursing cover or shawl or blanket. I have seen lots of them on the internet, but no patterns. Thanks for your help!

 

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Pioneerthinking.comJust found the greatest site with lots of great subareas, one of which has to do with making your own household cleaning products. Also a section on making your own beauty products at home:

 

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Making Pull Ups?How do you make Pull-ups? I have an eight year old who is still wetting the bed at night. The price of store bought are getting expensive. Please Help!

 

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Substitute Fuel Gel?How do you make substitute fuel gel?

 

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Alternative Erasers for Dry Erase Board?What can I use for an eraser for a dry erase board besides the traditional erasers? Has anyone used something else successfully?

 

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Instructions for PVC Lamp Post?I need instructions for a PVC lamp post.

 

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Glycerin in Homemade Liquid Laundry Soap?What is the actual purpose of adding glycerin to liquid laundry soap recipes. (You know the typical recipe with grated soap, washing soda and borax.) But some call for glycerin and others don't. But I'm wondering what it's actual purpose is.

 

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Keeping Homemade Starch from Spoiling?I made my own starch out of flour and water and absolutely love it, but I need to know how to keep it from spoiling.

 

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Home Remedy for Mosquitoes?Is there a home remedy for mosquitoes?

 

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Building Inexpensive Table and Shelving?I am a clothing designer living in a TINY studio apartment looking for a cheap table (preferably a high one that is big enough to work on), and shelving that I'm assuming would fit under the table. I'm okay at building things, but maybe you know a cheap way to make shelving and a table? Please give me advice!

 

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Building A Fire Pit?I am wanting to build a fire pit out of large Arizona river rock. Any suggestions?

 

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Make Your Own Catalytic Effusion Lamp?Where can I purchase the metal section (thrifty-wise!) to make my own catalytic effusion lamp? The instructions for how to make one are on Ebay but the lady selling the kit is a bit too high priced for me. There has to be another source, but where?

 

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How to Make a Bath Scrubby?Does anyone know how to 'MAKE' a bath scrubby? (those kind you use to wash yourself with) I just want to make my own because all I find around are too

 

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Making Homemade Fresh Brush?Does anyone have any idea how to make homemade Fresh Brush, I like the Fresh Brush but I don't like the price all the time.

 

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Making Potato Flour?Does any one know how to make potato flour? I Googled it but only came up with sweet potato flour.

 

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Advice For Making Cabinet Doors?I am planning making mdf cabinet doors. I want to know if anyone has done this before and/or if anyone has tried routing out a square in the center?

 

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Package To Keep Hard Boiled Egg From Cracking?I have to make a package/container from recycled materials to contain a hard boiled egg which will be dropped off a metre high wall and the egg inside must not crack?

 

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Making a Juice Box Holder?Does any body have ideas on how I can make my own juice box holder for my kids? I am tired of having to squeeze my sons juice box from McDonald's into his sippee cup because he can't hold the juice box without squeezing it onto himself.

 

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Making A Papasan Chair Cushion?How can I make a papasan chair cushion without putting a lot of money into it? I bought the frame at a Goodwill and found a way to make a cushion, but I just wondered if I could get some other ideas? Thanks!

 

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Homemade Heat Pack Gets Wet?My son is 11, has Autism and is non-verbal. His para at school has a bean/rice flannel bag that she heats up. He's in love with it! So she mentioned it to me, and that her daughter made it for her years ago at girl scouts. Well I went out and bought dried beans, nice rice, Red Sox flannel fabric and hand stitched it! When I heated it, it got hot but very stinky! Then it began to retain moisture and the flannel began to sweat/feel wet!

 

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Topics For Cookbook?What topics are needed for a cookbook? I need to keep it narrowed to 8 topics including holiday, desserts, and misc. Any ideas?

 

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Making Cushion For Porch Swing?I have a new wooden porch swing and I'd like to make my own cushion for it. I sew but I don't know what fabric would hold up in the outdoor weather. It's underneath my porch, but I'm afraid the moisture might ruin it. I need some ideas.

 

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Homemade Saddle Stand Ideas?I want to make my sister a saddle rack/stand for Christmas. I saw some really cute ones that are shaped like horses, and thought that was a fun idea. Does anyone have websites for instructions or other ideas? Thanks so much.

 

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Extracting Citronella Juice from a Plant?I know that citronella keeps away mosquitoes. I have access to lots of citronella plants. How do I make citronella juice or extract? I want to mix it with a regular bar of bath soap (how do I melt the soap?). I would also like to mix it with candles to make citronella candles?

 

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Homemade Toilet Paper?Does anybody know how to make toilet paper? Not just using rags and rewashing. But paper, like you make homemade paper only suitable for bathroom use.

 

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Homemade Rack for a G.F. Roasting Machine?How do you make a homemade rack for a G.F. roasting machine? It roasts a 4lb. chicken and does not have a rack.

 

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Homemade Pledge "Multi-Surface Clean and Dust"?I love Multi-Surface Clean and Dust by pledge. It is kinda new and comes in a pump spray bottle. Does anyone happen to know how to make this, or something close?

 

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Clear Door Canopy?I need to erect a door canopy above an outer door. This is essentially to deflect rain from the flat roof immediately above from splashing against the door. This happens each heavy rainfall, despite there being a guttering in place.

 

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Making Number Shaped Pinatas?I want to make a pinata in the shapes of a 4 and 0 for a 40th birthday party. Any ideas?

 

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Making Wooden Salad Forks?Does anyone have patterns for wooden salad forks or hands? Thank you.

 

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Homemade Automatic Tennis Ball Launcher?I'm looking for ideas on how to make an automatic tennis ball launcher. I've checked out buygodoggo.com, and I love their automatic launcher, but there's no way I'm spending $300! I've read things online about potato guns and tennis ball cannons, but I don't want something that can shoot at 100mph or anything. Any ideas?

 

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Homemade Products for People With Allergies?My son is allergic to the shampoos and underarm deodorants he has been using. Does anyone know of hypoallergenic shampoos and or deoderants? If you know a homemade formula for these items, I'd also be interested.

 

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Homemade Fishing Bait Recipes?I do a lot of fishing. I would like to find the recipe for making bait that will catch fish easily.

 

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Making a Pellet Mill?I need instructions on how to make a Pellet Mill.

 

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