If you have some cola in your refrigerator, pull out a can because it can help with all sorts of household tasks.
1. If you have cooked on crud, pour some cola into the pan, and bring it to a boil. The carbonation and heat will work together to loosen that mess! This same procedure will remove lime scale from the inside of your teapot. Just pour it in and bring to a boil.
2. Cola is also a great de-greaser; pour over a load of greasy work clothes, on a greasy stain in your garage or even a nasty spill in the kitchen. It will break up the grease so it is easy to clean away.
3. Sluggish drain? Pour some cola down there. It will bubble and fizz away greasy build-up keeping your drains flowing smoothly.
4. If you need to remove a rusty bolt, cola to the rescue, it will loosen the corrosion in no time! It will also clean rust off of all sorts of other metal surfaces. Pour a little on a scrubbing pad and go to work, the rust will disappear.
5. Pour a can of cola down your toilet. Wait an hour and scrub away those stubborn stains.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Mrs. FIXIT on Bridge Street: WSYR TV9 in Syracuse
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Deceptive Decor
If you think high end accents like tassels and finials aren't in your budget, think again. I can show you how to get the look at a fraction of the cost.
1. Those great finials that top everything from lamps to clocks can be made from wooden elements that you can find in a craft store. An egg cup glued to a round knob and then painted gives you the look for pennies.
2. Those little knobs also make great feet for home accents. Add them to boxes, lamps or frames for an instant upgrade.
3. Want a bigger impact? Choose bigger accents, large feet and finials can be fashioned from wooden porch post tops! Love the look of tassels? Try making them yourself for a fraction of the cost. Buy fringe by the yard. At a fabric store, make a loop from the cording and then wrap the trim around the hang cord until you're happy with the thickness. Catch the end of the trim with a couple of stitches and you're done. For a more whimsical tassel, paint a wooden finial from the craft store and choose a multicolored double thick trim. Wrap it around a wooden finial and secure it with hot glue. A little hole drilled in the top of the finial is a perfect spot for a ribbon hanger. Want a bigger impact? Choose bigger accents, large feet and finials can be fashioned from wooden porch post tops! Love the look of tassels? Try making them yourself for a fraction of the cost. Buy fringe by the yard. At a fabric store, make a loop from the cording and then wrap the trim around the hang cord until you're happy with the thickness. Catch the end of the trim with a couple of stitches and you're done. For a more whimsical tassel, paint a wooden finial from the craft store and choose a multicolored double thick trim. Wrap it around a wooden finial and secure it with hot glue. A little hole drilled in the top of the finial is a perfect spot for a ribbon hanger. Want a bigger impact? Choose bigger accents, large feet and finials can be fashioned from wooden porch post tops! Love the look of tassels? Try making them yourself for a fraction of the cost. Buy fringe by the yard. At a fabric store, make a loop from the cording and then wrap the trim around the hang cord until you're happy with the thickness. Catch the end of the trim with a couple of stitches and you're done. For a more whimsical tassel, paint a wooden finial from the craft store and choose a multicolored double thick trim. Wrap it around a wooden finial and secure it with hot glue. A little hole drilled in the top of the finial is a perfect spot for a ribbon hanger.
1. Those great finials that top everything from lamps to clocks can be made from wooden elements that you can find in a craft store. An egg cup glued to a round knob and then painted gives you the look for pennies.
2. Those little knobs also make great feet for home accents. Add them to boxes, lamps or frames for an instant upgrade.
3. Want a bigger impact? Choose bigger accents, large feet and finials can be fashioned from wooden porch post tops! Love the look of tassels? Try making them yourself for a fraction of the cost. Buy fringe by the yard. At a fabric store, make a loop from the cording and then wrap the trim around the hang cord until you're happy with the thickness. Catch the end of the trim with a couple of stitches and you're done. For a more whimsical tassel, paint a wooden finial from the craft store and choose a multicolored double thick trim. Wrap it around a wooden finial and secure it with hot glue. A little hole drilled in the top of the finial is a perfect spot for a ribbon hanger. Want a bigger impact? Choose bigger accents, large feet and finials can be fashioned from wooden porch post tops! Love the look of tassels? Try making them yourself for a fraction of the cost. Buy fringe by the yard. At a fabric store, make a loop from the cording and then wrap the trim around the hang cord until you're happy with the thickness. Catch the end of the trim with a couple of stitches and you're done. For a more whimsical tassel, paint a wooden finial from the craft store and choose a multicolored double thick trim. Wrap it around a wooden finial and secure it with hot glue. A little hole drilled in the top of the finial is a perfect spot for a ribbon hanger. Want a bigger impact? Choose bigger accents, large feet and finials can be fashioned from wooden porch post tops! Love the look of tassels? Try making them yourself for a fraction of the cost. Buy fringe by the yard. At a fabric store, make a loop from the cording and then wrap the trim around the hang cord until you're happy with the thickness. Catch the end of the trim with a couple of stitches and you're done. For a more whimsical tassel, paint a wooden finial from the craft store and choose a multicolored double thick trim. Wrap it around a wooden finial and secure it with hot glue. A little hole drilled in the top of the finial is a perfect spot for a ribbon hanger.
Monday, January 3, 2011
As featured on AOL's DIY Life
Check out my Unusual Uses for Baby Oil featured today on AOL's DIY Life! It's just that simple!
Mrs. FIXIT's Official Wax Removal Guide
vinYou name it; somebody's got to get wax off of it. Here is how it's done.
1. For carpets, clothing and linens the method is the same. Layer several paper towels over the wax and use a hot iron. The heat from the iron will transfer the wax to the towels, no muss, no fuss. If you're using an ironing board, protect the surface with a brown paper bag or more paper towels.
2. If you blew a little to hard to put out that candle and ended up with wax on your walls, hold a hot cloth over the wax and then use a credit card to gently scrape it away. Then dip a cotton ball in white vinegar and dab at the wall to remove any residue.
3. Need to clean the tail end of a candle from inside a votive holder? Put it in the freezer for a couple of hours, when the wax is good and hard, carefully use a kitchen knife to pop it out from the bottom. Then just let the container come to room temperature and then wash in hot sudsy water to which you've added a cup of white vinegar to remove the waxy residue.
1. For carpets, clothing and linens the method is the same. Layer several paper towels over the wax and use a hot iron. The heat from the iron will transfer the wax to the towels, no muss, no fuss. If you're using an ironing board, protect the surface with a brown paper bag or more paper towels.
2. If you blew a little to hard to put out that candle and ended up with wax on your walls, hold a hot cloth over the wax and then use a credit card to gently scrape it away. Then dip a cotton ball in white vinegar and dab at the wall to remove any residue.
3. Need to clean the tail end of a candle from inside a votive holder? Put it in the freezer for a couple of hours, when the wax is good and hard, carefully use a kitchen knife to pop it out from the bottom. Then just let the container come to room temperature and then wash in hot sudsy water to which you've added a cup of white vinegar to remove the waxy residue.
Humidify Your Home!
Dry air not only causes skin problems it makes you more susceptible to colds and the flu, but it also causes static which damages your electronic equipment and also causes your furniture to dry out.
1. If you're wondering if your home has too little moisture in the air? Check the wood in your home, too little humidity will cause the wood floors to contract and separate at the seams. Also if you get static shock when you walk across your carpets odds are that you have too little humidity.
2. Buy a humidifier. There are three basic types of portable humidifiers, Warm mist humidifiers heat water and release the warm mist into the air. Steam vaporizers use electrodes to turn the water into steam. And Cool mist humidifiers use fans to turn water into vapor and release it. Because there is no heating element cool mist humidifiers are the safest to have if you have children in your home.
3. For the best efficiency place a portable humidifier on an inside wall closest to a cold air return
4. You can also get console humidifiers that tap directly into a forced air furnace. These units may be a little more difficult to install, but once in place you can be much more efficient since it uses your existing water supply. I hope this helps solve the dry air problems in your home.
1. If you're wondering if your home has too little moisture in the air? Check the wood in your home, too little humidity will cause the wood floors to contract and separate at the seams. Also if you get static shock when you walk across your carpets odds are that you have too little humidity.
2. Buy a humidifier. There are three basic types of portable humidifiers, Warm mist humidifiers heat water and release the warm mist into the air. Steam vaporizers use electrodes to turn the water into steam. And Cool mist humidifiers use fans to turn water into vapor and release it. Because there is no heating element cool mist humidifiers are the safest to have if you have children in your home.
3. For the best efficiency place a portable humidifier on an inside wall closest to a cold air return
4. You can also get console humidifiers that tap directly into a forced air furnace. These units may be a little more difficult to install, but once in place you can be much more efficient since it uses your existing water supply. I hope this helps solve the dry air problems in your home.
Happy New Year!!!
It's a new year, full of new possibilities. So whether your resolutions include getting more organized or catching up on projects that you've been procrastinating on, I have the tips and tricks to make those jobs easier!
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