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Jan. 8, 2009 - California Mulls Crackdown on kW Hogging Flat Panel TVs

This is unbelievable Geesh

www.greendaily.com/2009/01/05...004x1201051588

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Jan. 8, 2009 - New safety rules for children's clothes have stores in a fit !!!

If this passes there are going to be alot of thrift stores that depend on the income in a BIG Bind, alot will probably close.
It is sad that they can come up with some of these laws to try to pass.
What about ladies that sew there own childrens clothes, what about some of the material places that carry bulk material, are they going to make them test next?

A Goodwill store in Los Angeles is among those that will be required to pay for private testing for lead and phthalates of all clothing for those under age 13.

www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-thrift2-2009jan02,0,2083247.story

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Jan. 7, 2009 - Wednesday Morning

Morning, Yesterday, Jacob and I really cleaned house, I hung air planes from his ceiling with fishing string, looks like they are flying when the ceiling fan is going, I moved his room around (hehe) not a lot just a little.
I also got the vacuuming done and bathroom cleaned up and did one load of clothes,
I fixed chicken and dumplings for supper, tonight we will have left over chicken and dumplings, and I put on the crock pot last night with bacon and pinto beans & I will make some cornbread.
This morning I vacuumed again,One of these days DH will learn to wipe his feet off when he comes from out side lol
I know if Jacob (12) can do it he can to lol).
Well need to get to Schooling :)
Have a Blessed Day everyone.

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Jan. 6, 2009 - Post cards into Masterpiece

Turn a plain old postcard into a masterpiece with a simple marbleizing technique. Then make someone’s day by sending them your work of art with a special message on the back.

Materials
Used plastic food container that is big enough to hold your postcard (cleaned out of course), water, small plastic eyedroppers, enamel paint, toothpicks or sticks, white postcards or index cards

Directions
1. Fill your container halfway with water. Using an eyedropper, add a few drops of paint in different colors to the water. Swirl the colors with a toothpick or stick.

2. Drop a blank card on the water. After a second or two, carefully lift the card straight up and set it aside to dry on newspaper or paper towels.

3. When it's completely dry, if the card curls, place it beneath a heavy book for a couple of days to flatten the edges.

You may want to clear the water between card dips by dragging a toothpick through the water.

Variation
Skip the mailing step and put these babies in some frames for eye catching wall art to bring some color to your life every day.

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Jan. 6, 2009 - Sleep Over Pillow

Not necessary JUST for sleep overs :)

Materials
Pre-washed white or light-colored pillowcases, felt-tipped fabric pens, cardboard

Directions
Slip a piece of cardboard inside each case to keep the ink from seeping through to the other side.

Use the fabric markers to decorate your very own pillowcases! You could be sure to record your special time together by having all your friends autograph your pillowcase.

Variation
Make a pillowcase as a gift and include a special goodnight message for a special person.

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Jan. 6, 2009 - Sand dough stepping stones

Ingredients
1 part white glue
2 parts flour
2 parts sand
2 parts water
Mix together to create a dough. You may need to add water or flour depending on the consistency.

Stepping Stones
Materials (shaped cake pan or mold, sand dough, paint, cooking spray, weather proof paint)
Spray a cake pan with cooking spray (Vaseline works too).
Fill it with sand dough.
Let dry for 3 days.
Paint the stepping stones when they come out of the pan.

Variation
Press glass jewels or colorful pieces of glass in the dough before it dries.

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Jan. 6, 2009 - Lip Gloss

Materials
Vegetable shortening, honey, unsweetened drink mix (eg. Kool-Aid), hot water

Directions
1. Use a small bowl to mix 1 tbsp of the solid vegetable shortening and 1 tsp of honey.

2. In a separate bowl, mix the drink mix and 1/4 tsp of hot water until it is dissolved. Stir in as much of the drink mix as possible. The actual amount will depend on the temperature of water. The more you can dissolve, the stronger the flavor will be.
You can choose the color and flavor of you lip gloss by the type of drink mix you use.

3. Add one drop of the water mixture to the shortening/honey base. Stir well. Repeat until you get the color/flavor combination you want.

4. Pour into a clean container or old lip gloss pot.

5. Store in the refrigerator. Keeps for 3 days, but it tastes so good that you will use it up very fast!

Variation
Use some glitter for cake decorating to add some sparkle to your lip gloss

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Jan. 6, 2009 - Bath Salts

Make your own fancy bath salts for gifts or to use relaxing at home with your favorite Faithgirlz! books.

Material List
Epsom Salts, Course Salt,_Large Jar with lid (peanut butter size works great!),_Food Coloring, Essential Oil (ex. lavender or vanilla),_Small piece of fabric

Instructions
In a large bowl, mix 2 cups of Epsom Salt with 1 cup of Course Salt.
Stir in 2-3 drops of food coloring (not too much- you don’t want to permanently change color!)
Stir in 5-6 drops of essential oil.
Pour the finished bath salt into the jar and put on a lid.
Put a square of fabric over the lid and secure with an elastic band or ribbon.

Use 1/3 to 1/2 cups of your bath salts in your next bath.

Variations
1. Put salts in baby food jars and wrap with tulle and ribbon for special gifts or party favors. Make a fancy label to put on the front of the jar.

2. Make different colors and layer them to create a look like sand art (but only use one oil for all colors).

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Welcome to White cottage in Autumn! We are a Proud Christian Homeschool family from Texas. We like the simple life. This blog is about Our family's journey walking with God,Scriptures,Recipes,Crafts,etc. Glad you stopped by :) Please Enjoy ~*Blessings*~ Renee

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