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Nifty Thrifty Bits: Thrifty Seed Starting Tips
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Monday, March 30, 2015. Thrifty Seed Starting Tips. This time of the year, a few warm days and a bit of sunshine and the local gardening centers start calling out my name so I recently stopped in to check out all the new bedding plants that are coming in. I can not help but want to get these hands into the soil when I see all of the beautiful bedding plants! Color, color everywhere! And I will have more gardening tips in future posts, so come back and visit again sometimes if you have an interest! 1 Plan...
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Nifty Thrifty Bits: How To Tutorial: Basics for Painting on Glass
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013. How To Tutorial: Basics for Painting on Glass. Want a fun crafty project that is quick, easy and also makes a great gift. Paint this simple cherry design on ice cream sundae or dessert glasses. Basic Preparation for Painting on Glass:. Wash in warm soapy water. Wipe down the area you are going to paint with alcohol and allow to dry. I usually allow them to dry for 15 to 30 minutes before I paint. Clean Sundae Glasses (See basic preparation directions above). But the manufacturer ...
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Nifty Thrifty Bits: Homemade Natural Room Freshner, Thrifty and Easy!
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013. Homemade Natural Room Freshner, Thrifty and Easy! And natural room freshner. That you can make in very little time? This takes literally only a few minutes and costs near nothing! So here are your ingredients:. Essential Oil(s) of your choice. All you have to do is pour a few inches deep of baking soda into your jar. Especially nice for smaller rooms! Do you have a favorite room freshner recipe or idea? I'd love to know! See disclaimer at bottom of the page please. It sure do...
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Nifty Thrifty Bits: Paper Crafts: Make Handmade Embellished Gift Tags
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Monday, May 4, 2015. Paper Crafts: Make Handmade Embellished Gift Tags. I love quick little craft projects. And handmade gift tags. And I love that little bits and pieces can be turned into something useful and pretty. Scraps of lace, trims, old buttons, photos or artwork,. Stamped or vintage images, watercolors, paints, inks, and so much more. Can all be incorporated into little art projects and handmade gift tags. Baubles, bits, trims, stamps or whatever you have on hand and create something beautiful!
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Nifty Thrifty Bits: Momma's Simple Old Fashion Homemade Strawberry Preserves
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Thursday, December 18, 2014. Momma's Simple Old Fashion Homemade Strawberry Preserves. Momma's Simple Old Fashion Strawberry Preserves. Yield: Approximately 3 cups. 1 1/2 - 2 Cups of Sugar. 3 One Pint Containers of Strawberries (washed and hulled). 1 - 2 tsp. lemon juice. In fact, I think there were probably times that we ate them even sooner than the week! I think I just might be making my sister some of these preserves for Christmas. Great Gift in a Jar Idea. Labels: Christmas Gift Ideas. Gifts in a Jar.
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Nifty Thrifty Bits: Can I Grow a SCOBY?
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Saturday, April 25, 2015. Can I Grow a SCOBY? Can I Grow a SCOBY for KOMBUCHA. I have recently been drinking kombucha purchased from my local health food store. What is kombucha? What is a SCOBY. Well SCOBY stands for Symbiotic Colony of Bacteria and Yeast. So basically it is a culture. And in the case of a kombucha SCOBY, it is made up of yeasts that thrive on black tea and sugar. So after doing a bit of research this is what I did to try to make my starter and to try to grow a SCOBY. One cup of GT's Or...
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Nifty Thrifty Bits: Recycling Fabric: Make a Fabric Basket
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Wednesday, June 10, 2015. Recycling Fabric: Make a Fabric Basket. Make a Rag Fabric Basket / Bowl. Is a good thing in my book! So, with leftover fabrics from the rag rug. That I recently made, ( tutorial here. I decided that I would make a small rag basket. Little baskets like these are great for holding all kinds of small things. This rag basket. I hope you will give this simple little basket a try! June 10, 2015 at 8:11 AM. I need to try to get back to crochet but its been a looooonngg time! Have fun w...
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Nifty Thrifty Bits: Tutorial How To: Make A Needle Felted Crown
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Friday, April 24, 2015. Tutorial How To: Make A Needle Felted Crown. Here is a great way to use up some of your fiber that you have left over from other fiber projects. Make a needle felted crown. What you will need:. A crown shaped cookie cutter. Felting needles or a Clover Felting tool. A Clover Felting Mat or a piece of thick foam. Embroidery floss and an embroidery needle. A tiny satin rose. Optional - any other embellishments that you would like to add such as buttons, sequins, etc. Ask me how I know.
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Nifty Thrifty Bits: How To: Wind a Center Pull Yarn Ball or Yarn Cake From a Hank Using a Nostepinne
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Tuesday, July 2, 2013. How To: Wind a Center Pull Yarn Ball or Yarn Cake From a Hank Using a Nostepinne. How to Wind a Center Pull Yarn Cake with a Nostepinne. The cost of the ball winder. Or nostepinne was $6.99 but with my 40% off coupon it only cost $4.19 plus tax. So I bought it. Love those 40% off coupons! To use the nostepinne to wind a center pull yarn ball. This is what I did:. Tie a slip knot. Undo a length of yarn from the hank and begin to wind the yarn around the nostepinne. While I was outsi...