Tuesday Tip 48

With all the sickness that has invaded our house, I thought this little home remedy would be good for a Tuesday Tip.

Whenever there is a sore throat around here, we go with a Hot Toddy, be sure you've done everything you wanted to do for the night cause its night-night after this one!

In a large mug mix:
2 oz Burbon
2 oz lemon juice (1/2 lemon, squeezed)
2 oz water (optional)
1 Tablespoon honey

Mix well and Microwave until hot, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes.  Drink and go to bed!

Tuesday Tip

Another helpful way to hang a picture from The Industrial Cottage.


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Tuesday Tip 46

Since Matt is the only one who likes smoothies at are home, I thought this was a great tip!  Real Simple posted that you can you a Mason Jar as a Blender Jar!

Tuesday Tip 45

This is similar to a tip I posted at the very start of Tuesday Tips.  I showed you that you can organize garden flags with pants hangers.  This idea springs from that. 

 

I took all the panels that I have collect from various quilt shows and shops and clipped them up with pants hangers.  I also had a panel that I wanted to cut into squares, so I went ahead and cut them and then clipped them all together.  I really like this new system!

Tuesday Tip 44

http://budandleo.blogspot.com/2011/08/home-spa.html

Tuesday Tip 43

Today's tip comes from One Good Thing  It's a miracle cleaner!  Just look at that pan!  And the great news, its just 3 little ingredients I am sure you have at home... baking soda and hydrogen peroxide!

Tuesday Tip 42

Use hot vinegar to ungunk your paint brushes!  Check out this great tip over at This Old House

Tuesday Tip 41

Here is a weird little tip from The Fun, Cheap, or Free Queen

Take your bananas apart when you get home from the store. If you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster.

Tuesday Tip 40

I stumbled across this great idea on Pinterest today.  My husband loves smoothies, me not so much.  I thought this would be a great idea to have in the freezer for him.

The Tidy Nest: Freezer Smoothies

Tuesday Tip 39

Great tips for using dryer sheets for more than drying over at Make It Do.  Get gunk of your iron, clean your blinds and freshen your shoes! :)

Tuesday Tip 38

Great tip for getting an even hem when sewing!  Check it out over at Show Tell Share

Photo Credit: www.showtellshare.blogspot.com

Tuesday Tip 37

Genius!  Bread clamp thingys to label cords... I love free reusable things!

http://www.unplggd.com/unplggd/organizing/label-cords-at-both-ends-for-maximum-organization-145848

Tuesday Tip 35: Hanging Pictures

This is a wonderful blog post from Roost is one of the best ideas I've seen in awhile.  When I finally get the courage to hang pictures on the wall where the stairs are I will use this technique.  Genius!

http://roost-home.blogspot.com/2010/09/another-take-on-gallery-wall.html

Tuesday Tip 34: Ruler in your wallet

Pic Credit: sewmanyways.blogspot.com

I found this great tip over at Sew Many Ways.
Did you know that US paper money is 6 inches by 2 1/2 inches (well, 6 1/8th if you wanna be precise)?  I can't tell you how many times I have wondered at a yard sale or thrift store how wide or tall something is!  This is a genius tip!

Tuesday Tip 33: Christmas in July

Trying to make a little list of things I want to make for Christmas.  I posted earlier about the Make It On the 25th Club I joined over at Sew Many Ways called the

I am putting her Fabric Gift Bags down as a must make for the holidays!  So cute, easy, and reusable!

Tuesday Tip 32: Sewing Ruler Tip

Don't you hate it when a pattern calls for a certain size ruler and you don't have it.  These quilting rulers are not cheap, so you don't want to go out and buy one every time you need a different size.

I took a quilting class these past 2 weeks at a wonderful shop called Whistle Stop Quilt Shop and the instructor Connie showed us this neat trick.

Just use painters tape to tape off the size you need.  Cut 2 edges, then rotate and cut the other 2 edges.  Done and done!

Tuesday Tip 31: Sewing Vinyl

This wonderful tip and bonus a tutorial comes from the blog Rosey Corner Creations.  On this post she shows how to make 2 versions of a cute little vinyl card wallet.

She also gives a great tip about sewing on vinyl.  Which is so annoying because the presser foot gets all hung up on the vinyl but the fabric sews fine and you end up with a mess!  She shows the cheapest, easiest method ever.... Scotch Tape!

Amazing!

Tuesday Tip 30

Today's wonderful tip comes from How About Orange

What a quick, cheap, smart way to keep those pesky cords from falling behind desks and nightstands!  I have some super cute binder clips that I plan to use just for this!

Tuesday Tip 29: Fabric Storage

This week's tip has been a long time coming but with summer break here, I finally accomplished it (mostly).

First off you need to get some of these...  I ordered mine at a deal on Amazon.  Gotta love their Free Shipping on orders of $25 or more!

Now, lay out your fabric, folded selvage edge to selvage edge.  At this time I measure the fabric.  This is a 1 yard cut.











Then fold it again, folded edge to the 2 selvage edges.













Now place one of your comic book boards on the fabric and fold a little of the fabric over the end.  Now fold over and over until you have folded the entire length of the fabric around your board.

When you have finished wrapping take a pin and secure the fabric.  Then add a little sticky note with the length of fabric.  I feel so organized already!

Here's a look at one completed shelf.
This is 57 mini bolts of fabric!  Each one has at least a 1/2 yard on it.  The most on one mini bolt is about 5 yards!

Sadly, I still have 3 more under the bed storage containers to go (plus some).
I might have too much fabric...

Tuesday Tip 27

This week's tip is from www.tipnut.com and it's a good ol' fashion one...

Add Flavor To Cooked Vegetables: Toss in a bouillon cube or two to the boiling water instead of salt when cooking vegetables.