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Candle Safety

Candles are wonderful to have in the home. They bring light, heat, ambiance and even scent into your house and make things soft and romantic. But candles have a harsher side. They cause many house fires. Here are some safety tips to practice when using candles. Candles should only be burned when they can be carefully watched under adult supervision. Never leave a room that has a lit candle. You might think the candle is in a safe place, but children, pets or even the breeze can upset the flame. Remember to extinguish any candles before you go out or … Continue reading →

Removing Candle Wax from Carpet

It is inevitable, especially during the holiday season. Those pretty scented candles that make everything seem so cozy and festive can leave their mark. All it takes is someone enthusiastically blowing out a candle, and you wind up with wax on your carpets. Your first instinct might be to wipe at the stain, but that is not the best response. wiping the wax can smear it and send it further into the fibers of your carpet. Your second instinct, if you ignored the first, would be to let the wax harden into a lump or lumps and then pick at … Continue reading →

Removing Wax from Glass Candle Jars

Glass candle jars and containers are great items to reuse. It is nice to reuse them, especially since the cost of the candles is generally so expensive. The glass jars can make pretty additions around your home. There are so many things you can do with them. For some examples, you can: Put Potpourri in them Use them to make your own candles Put pine-cones in them and use them for holiday centerpieces Store candy in them Add some pretty stones or seashells for a pretty decoration Use them to create “gifts in a jar” Store small items in them, … Continue reading →

Fall and Holiday Decorating with Nature

Have you ever considered using a cut log as a decorative element? This is just one of the many ideas I have for fall and holiday decorating with nature. Fall is a wonderful time for gathering the bounty around you and using it to decorate. And for the holidays, there is often nothing quite as homey and bringing a bit of the outdoors in. It gives a sense of that old fashioned Christmas we all dream about. I talked a little bit about using nature in yesterday’s post about centerpieces and decorative items, but let’s expand to cover little touches … Continue reading →

More Uses for Cans 2

In reply to a reader request, here are more uses for cans. This is part two of a two-part series. Flatten soda cans and turn them into bats by painting the cans and adding cardboard wings. In fact, there are so many different animal crafts that you can make with crushed cans with a little bit of paint and a little bit of imagination. Make a beer can roof. This is a great idea for the truly frugal. Collect beer and soda cans from friends and neighbors. See the instructions for the roof right here: Beer Can Roof Punch drainage … Continue reading →

More Uses for Cans

Recently, I received an e-mail from a reader who asks about reusing aluminum and other food cans. She always gets a good deal on canned food, so she uses quite a bit of it. After emptying the cans, she washes them out and stacks them in her pantry. “The cans are taking over my kitchen,” she writes. “Is there something I can do with the cans, other than recycling them?” A while back, I did post an article on reusing tin cans. Since then, I’ve found some more ideas. Of course, you can always recycle the cans, but isn’t it … Continue reading →

Make Your Car Smell Nice and Save Money

Want a really frugal way to make your car smell wonderful? Here is a simply trick that will save you money over those commercial car fresheners. Sometimes odor in your car just can’t be avoided. Maybe you brought home some chinese take out, or perhaps that awful smell led back to a long-forgotten milk sippy cup. Whichever the case, you might be tempted to go out and buy one of those commercial car fragrances. Yes, they still come in kitschy pine cone trees, as well as drops and sprays. But there is a better more frugal way to make your … Continue reading →

Frugal Living Week in Review for July 30th to August 5th, 2007

The frugal living blog has been full of activity this week, with articles of all kinds, offering you ways to save money. For most families, saving money is important to allow them to have money for other things. With school in full swing for many, and it rapidly approaching for others, now is a great time to find ways to save money on everyday things. So what articles showed up in the Frugal Living Blog last week? The McMansion Phenomena Recently, our city newspaper has been running all sorts of news stories about homeowners who are facing tough times because … Continue reading →