Household Crafts and Tips

Household Crafts and Tips
Author: Foxfire Fund, Inc.
Publisher: Anchor
Total Pages: 101
Release: 2011-09-06
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 0307948315

A collection of how-tos celebrating the domestic arts of Appalachia—featuring traditional advice on soapmaking and quilting, as well as in-depth instructions for making baskets, hampers, and cornhusk brooms. Foxfire has brought the philosophy of simple living to hundreds of thousands of readers, teaching creative self-sufficiency and preserving the stories, crafts, and customs of Appalachia. Inspiring and practical, this classic series has become an American institution. In July 2016, Vintage Shorts celebrates Foxfire's 50th Anniversary.

Crafting with Flannel

Crafting with Flannel
Author: Sarah Ramberg
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2021-02-02
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1510756183

Add a flannel flair to every corner of your life with this creative collection of DIY crafts: pillow covers, tote bags, fabric pumpkins, coasters, bookmarks, and more! Very few fabrics elicit such a cozy feeling as flannel. With its universal appeal and inexpensive cost, flannel is a terrific medium to create new décor for your home, a unique accessory to wear, or a thoughtful gift to give. Featuring more than fifty easy-to-follow tutorials, Crafting with Flannel is full of creative and inspired crafts appropriate for all ages and skill levels. From quick and easy projects that take just minutes to make, to more robust ideas on a larger scale, the step-by-step instructions inside this book will help you create: Handmade gifts Personalized accessories Cozy home décor Festive holiday trimmings And so much more! Plaid never goes out of style, so channel the flannel and start crafting with it!

1,001 Old-Time Household Hints

1,001 Old-Time Household Hints
Author: Editors of YANKEE MAGAZINE
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 589
Release: 2014-07-08
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1632207206

Wonder what Grandma would have used to clean greasy kitchen walls? Cure a sore throat? Conquer insect pests in her vegetable garden? Wonder no longer! Whatever your grandma did to fix and maintain things around the house and garden, it probably worked. That's because the old ways are often the best ways when it comes to solutions for everyday problems, ideas for saving time, and handy advice for getting the job done. And that's where 1,001 Old-Time Household Hints comes in. Find the best hints, tips, and secrets for everything from cooking, cleaning, and home maintenance to pet care, gardening, and holiday celebrations. You'll also find ways to adapt and improve some old-time methods. Discover an amazing variety of useful and clever ideas, including how to: Clean copper pans, using buttermilk and salt Make real sourdough bread the way the pioneers did Fight wrinkles and create kissable lips Use natural ingredients to repair your hair Create your own unique perfume Organize common space in your home Use ivory soap for polishing silver and insect control Safely separate drinking glasses that have been stuck together And more! With 1,001 Old-Time Household Hints on your kitchen table or nightstand, you're always in the good company of an old-timer who's ready to dispense a helpful hint, encouraging word, or sage secret at the turn of a page. 310 color photographs

It's a Jungle at Home

It's a Jungle at Home
Author: Debra White Smith
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0736910573

In hilarious short stories that highlight Christian principles, Smith shares comical situations that include serving French fry flamb and encountering the "perfect" mom. Each story has an upbeat conclusion and a survival tip.

Free Stuff for Quilters on the Internet

Free Stuff for Quilters on the Internet
Author: Judy Heim
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2001
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781571201584

A guide to Internet sites that offer information, articles, e-mail, advice and galleries relating to quilting. There are over 400 links to sites that offer: quilt patterns and tips; quilting discussion groups, guilds and organizations; quilt shops to visit when you travel; how-tos for fabric dyeing, painting, photo-transferring, and more; and quilt, textile and fine art galleries.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Household Solutions

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Household Solutions
Author: Melodie Moore
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 406
Release: 1998
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 9780028627069

Gathers tips on cleaning, entertaining, decorating, home repairs, eliminating pet odors, and solving health and beauty problems

The Christian Grandma's Idea Book: Hundreds of Ideas, Tips, and Activities to Help You Be a Good Grandma

The Christian Grandma's Idea Book: Hundreds of Ideas, Tips, and Activities to Help You Be a Good Grandma
Author: Ellen Banks Elwell
Publisher: Crossway
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2008-02-26
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1433520664

No matter your age or stage of life, if someone calls you"Grandma," you'll find plenty of hints and helps just for you inthis long-awaited sequel to The Christian Mom's IdeaBook. Arranged into alphabetical categories and loaded withall kinds of life-tested, creative advice, this amazingly personalresource features 800 tips, thoughts, and stories from 200grandmas, moms, and grandkids in 30 countries around the world.It's full of good grandmothering from A to Z! Here is just a sampling of the topics that await you: activities and one-on-one times childcare gift giving family relationships manners and discipline traditions books long-distance grandparenting overnights trips and vacations ...and many more! In addition to its fresh ideas and touching stories, thisone-of-a-kind book offers spiritually encouraging narrative tointroduce each chapter, interviews with grandmas who are facingspecial challenges, plus reflections from well-known Christianauthors Nanci Alcorn, Gracia Burnham, Cynthia Heald, FrancineRivers, Gary Chapman, and Sigmund Brouwer, Bruce Howard, RebeccaLutzer, Jerry Jenkins, and Margaret Taylor about their owngrandmothers. With its gentle offerings and uplifting insights,The Christian Grandma's Idea Bookwill prepare you tonot only make the most of your time with the grandkids but create alegacy of rich memories, shared traditions, and special timestogether.

Fairy House Crafts

Fairy House Crafts
Author: Liza Gardner Walsh
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2018-06-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1608939626

Kids love making and creating things, especially fairy houses. Following her best-selling Fairy House and Fairy Garden handbooks, Liza Gardner Walsh presents a new dimension in fairy-themed activities—Crafts! Crafts abound in this delightful activity guide, all focusing on aspects of the fairy house world and with an emphasis on making crafts inspired by nature and with an artisanal quality as an antithesis to the sparkly, throw-away fairy materials inundating store shelves. Simple steps and easy-to-follow directions will have kids and parents creating a wide new range of crafts: Recycled fairy houses Fairy house furniture Fairy clothing Nature-themed gifts Fairy decorations for your room

Household Hints and Tips

Household Hints and Tips
Author:
Publisher: Better Homes & Gardens Books
Total Pages: 404
Release: 1989
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780696019623

Contains helpful hints over food, drink, cleaning, laundry, household, painting, repairs, home sewing, child care, pet care, health and safety.