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Reusing Wood Ashes for Sand

Fireplace and woodstove ashes have many uses. I’m going to share one very useful way I reuse my wood ashes to sand my icy road.

First clean out your ashes from your woodstove or fireplace. Always use a metal pail or container as ashes can still be hot and have ciders that can cause a fire if you place them in non-metal container.

Immediately take your pail outside to avoid any fire hazard in your home or porch. Never store wood ashes near your home as they can cause combustion with other materials and start a fire.

Sprinkle the wood ashes from your pail onto the icy road. I like to spread the ashes down the roadway where my tires will gain the most benefit from the wood ashes. As the ashes melt into the ice, Continue Reading →

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Recycled Plastic Bottle Drain Cleaner

You can use a recycled plastic bottle to de-clog your drain. It is a simple idea where you can take an old plastic bottle and with a knife and marker, you can create your own spiral drain cleaner.

Basically you take a 2-liter plastic bottle and cut the plastic into a long spiral that you can drop down into your drain to clean out hair and other debris. By creating a little hook on the end of the plastic spiral, you can pull out the gunk blocking your drain.

Plastic Bottle Cut into SpiralsImage Source: Dollar Store Crafts

This idea is not only a useful repurpose of an old plastic bottle, it also saves you money from buying drain cleaners. For full directions on how to make your own recycled plastic drain cleaner and de-clog your drain Continue Reading →

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Wine Cork for a Bag Closer

Need a chip clip? Or maybe just something to keep a bag or package closed? All you need to do is recycle a wine cork into a useful bag closer. Check out these ones I made.

The steps are quick and simple to recycle any wine cork into a bag closer. First place the cork on a cutting board and with a sharp knife slowly cut down about halfway through the middle of the cork. Then cut a bit at an angle down again to create the opening at the top of the cork. See photos below for a closeup of the cuts.

You can make the cut wider for thicker bags too. Just angle your cut down into the center cut for a wider opening. If the opening it not wide enough, just cut down again at an angle until you have a wider opening as needed.

Conclusion: Recycling old wine corks into bag closers is a great way to repurpose old corks and seal your packages closed.

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15 Things to Give Up


Source: PurposeFairy.com

I thought this was a wonderful list of things that one should give up to be happy. I just wanted to share this as a useful tip for a better life. Check it out.

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Stripped Screw Head

Got a stripped screw head? Here is a useful tip to remove a stripped screw. Place a rubber band over the screw head and then use a screwdriver to remove the screw. The rubber band allows you to remove those stubborn screws that maybe stripped out or otherwise tough to remove.

This maybe handy also if your screwdriver tips are rounded. The rubber helps to give your tips more grip on the screw head.

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Apple Cider Vinegar Hair Conditioner

I was inspired by this DYI post about how to make homemade apple cider vinegar hair conditioner. Here is my recipe for homemade hair conditioner.

Apple Cider Vinegar Hair Condioner

Supplies Needed:
1 cup Apple Cider vinegar
2 cups water (filtered)
Empty container to hold conditioner mix
Lemon essential oil – 10 drops (optional)

Pour the apple cider vinegar and water into the empty container. I used a plastic quart wide-mouth jar. Because I am on well water with no chlorine and it’s filtered, I just used water from my tap. I added 10 drops of lemon essential oil to my hair conditioner mix. Stir well. That’s all — Very simple and fast to make.

The combination of apple cider vinegar and the lemon oil, adds a wonderful citrus fragrance to the hair conditioner. I just pour the mix onto my hair, making sure to keep my eyes closed and head tilted back as not to get the mix into my eyes as it does sting a bit if it gets into your eyes. Use about a 1/4 cup of mix depending on your hair. Work thorough your hair and ends; let it sit in your hair for a minute and rinse with warm water. Oh and don’t worry about the vinegar smell, it goes right away after rinsing. Continue Reading →

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