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How to Preserve Fresh Cut Flowers

May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

You can preserve the fresh beauty of flowers for years in their natural vivid colors without a great deal of work or expense.
Simply mix a combination of four parts of borax to one part of silica gel. You can make your mixture by hand; the borax should be run through a sieve before mixing [...]

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Tags: diy · gardening · gifts · hobbies

How To Make Jewelry From “Ordinary” Treasures

May 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Almost everyone has a box of sparkling old buttons from Grandma’s sewing chest to marvel at, or set of dominoes, checkers or mahjongg pieces rescued from a flea market. Maybe they have a partial Scrabble game and perhaps even a collection of colorful, fifty-one-to-a-deck playing cards purchased at an antique store tucked away in a [...]

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How To Make Lamps And Vases From Bottles

May 18th, 2008 · No Comments

How to Cut Glass Without a Diamond Cutter:

Method 1: Dip a piece of common string in alcohol or kerosene and squeeze dry or as dry as it will get without dripping. This string should then be placed on the already marked glass and tied tight. Light the string and let it burn off. Immediately, [...]

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Big Money in Plastics

April 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Look around you. Almost everything you see is made of plastic. There are more than 16 formulas in our archives to help you make or repair almost any type of plastic product.
You can even turn plastic making items into a big money making hobby or home based business opportunity. Consider expressing your creative skills [...]

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A New Type of Gift Basket

April 29th, 2008 · No Comments

The gift basket industry has exploded over the past few years and continues to be a consistent money maker for those involved in it. In many ways, it’s the ideal business. You can run it from the home. It’s an extremely inexpensive business to start (you only need supplies and a marketing budget). The product [...]

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Tags: basketry · gifts