Friday, September 7, 2012

Tip of the Day #91: Brighten Leather



To brighten leather use the white of an egg and rub with a soft dry cloth.

Monday, September 3, 2012

Tip of the Day #90: Mailing Fragile Parcels

When mailing a parcel and it is fragile, soak wet newspaper (many sheets) and wrap it round the container of the article. When it dries it will have formed a hard shell that will with stand a great deal of rough treatment. To make the string around a parcel really tight, wet it first. It’ll shrink as it dries.

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Tip of the Day #89: Maintain Fresh Smelling Linen

Keep your bed linen smelling fresh at all times by pouring a few drops of essential oil on folded up pieces of paper towel OR dryer sheets and placing under your fitted sheet :)

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Tip of the Day #88: Cleaning Paintbrushes

If you have ever ruined paintbrushes because of painting (dried on paint, bent bristles, etc.) just soak in Murphy's oil from 24-48 hours and the brushes will look brand new--guaranteed!