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Advice on Laundering Soiled, Quilted Antique Bear
Asked by P.B. from Raleigh
on September 8, 2009
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We have a bed wetter. No worries there.
Unfortunately her antique (read: old and falling apart) quilted bear (made from an old quilt, not fuzzy) got caught in the cro...
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- Would it be possible to get another one made? You could buy an old quilt piece and have someone make one. Your idea of soaking sounds like a possibility, not many choi...
- I would soak and rinse it in water first then gently pressing what you can out. Then soak it again in some water with detergent and white vinegar, again gently pressi...
- We have had this issue, too, and I wash it in Woolite on the gentle cycle in a lingerie bag in the washing machine and dry it on low in the dryer.
2 Qs...Bouncers And Teddy Bears.
Asked by C.W. from Austin
on August 2, 2010
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SOOOO.... 2 questions...
1~ My DD is 3 months old. Is this too young to get her a bouncer? I want to get one of those activity bouncers...She can sit on her own (sh...
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- I would go ahead and try the excersaucer. I tried my son in it around this age, and he wasn't interested (he developed an interest around 4.5-5 months) but if your ch...
- I can't believe your 3 month old is sitting and standing!?!? If she's really sitting up that well, even before they're sitting up well, they can go in a bouncer/exers...
- 1) When i cant remember proper age recomendations or weight for toys/baby gear. . . I look them up online and find out what the item recomends. 2) with my first chi...
Need Decoration Ideas for Girls Room
Asked by J.W. from Dallas
on July 22, 2008
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Ok so my dear husband jumps the gun and bought PINK paint.I'm talking a powder puff meets cotton candy type pink.It lookes a lot better than I thought it would. So now...
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- on the younger girl's side, you can put a cute white bookshelf(or use the farm house painted all white) where she can arrange her care bears and books. Then use white ...
- What about all the flower power stuff that's pretty popular right now? I have seen it in the pastel colors. Alot of it has butterflies in it. That way you are not putt...
- The thing about the 21 month old is she will love whatever the big sister wants!!!! All it takes is putting personal touches for both girls. So you can do the theme t...
Brokenhearted
Asked by J.W. from Fayetteville
on July 15, 2011
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Ok friends. It has happened as I feared. My 16 year old daughter has had her heart broken by her boyfriend of two years.
If you recall from an earlier post, I was f...
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- Ah, I remember my first heartbreak as well. I thought my life was over, and the world was coming to an end. My mother, sat with me, fed me ice cream, and let me cry it...
- Aw I am sorry for your dd but I have to say your post made me laugh out loud. You obviously have a great sense of humour and OBVIOUSLY you wouldn't pull his finger nai...
- Hmmmm....so MANY options running through my head right now.... "Men are like buses--there's another one along every 10 minutes"? "Trust me, when you're 30, you w...
Homemade Christmas Ornament Ideas??
Asked by A. from Dallas
on November 8, 2008
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Attention craft mama's...you know you are out there:) I need some help coming up with a few good homemade Christmas tree ornaments to decorate a nursing home tree. My ...
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- We have made Cinnamon ornaments two or three times. These are my favorite ornaments because they smell so nice. And are very easy to make! I can't find the one my mo...
- I love the way the glittered fruit, leaves, and flowers look. You could easily make these and save money by buying (and recycling) silk flowers from a thrift shop and...
- Try Googling for ideas too..there are A LOT of ideas out there. You could even decorate those CDs you get in the mail to be ornaments...yes they can look very nice if ...
Present for Step Mom Graduating from College for Nursing.
Asked by A.W. from Kalamazoo
on February 28, 2011
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Hi all!
My step mom is graduating from college in a few weeks with a nursing degree. It's been a hard road for her. The short story is that my dad was the family su...
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- What about a really nice stethoscope? You can have it engraved with her name on it. She would use it everyday and always be reminded of yall.
- Does she have a good stethoscope? You could go to the medical supply store and get her one - Littman is the best. OR, you could ask for a gift certificate there and ...
- Either find out what she needs for her new career and help with that or get her a gift card for a local or online store where she can purchase what she needs. Maybe a...
Ideas for Keepsake
Asked by R.W. from Cincinnati
on May 9, 2008
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I am wanting to take my children's baby bed comforter and make a keepsake for all three of my kids using it. I considered making small pillows, but wanted other sugge...
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- A small plush toy? You could look online for heirloom preservers. I know there's places out there who can turn wedding dresses into quilts. Some place similar might be...
- cut it into squares, mix with squares from other sentimental or pretty cloth, then make into a bigger, new quilt that'll fit them for longer.
- R., could you cut it into pieces, frame it along with a picture of each of them in bed with it and write something about how each of them slept or how they woke up?? ...
Need Ideas for Store
Asked by B.T. from Jackson
on April 9, 2008
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Hey guys I'm opening up a consignment & resale shop and was wanting to know if any one had any cute decorating ideas??
any ideas or comments would be grateful
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- One cute idea for decorating I saw in a shop outside of Atlanta was an old fashioned clothesline strung across the shop with smaller children's clothes hung on it. It...
- Keep it simple and inviting we have one here where we live and the name of course is bumble bee and the store is decorated in a bee theme. Make sure you keep the stor...
- Not really, but I do make hair bows if you are interested. M. and Amara 8/25/01
Boy's Room Decor Ideas? Where Did You Get It?
Asked by M.O. from Chicago
on April 5, 2011
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OK so I feel like the sports and cars theme is too overdone. I'm iffy on the solar system and space. Our toddler is too young to really have an interest in much of a...
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- My sons room is just a science "theme" I guess. Maps on the walls and a globe on his dresser. Toy dinos on his bookshelf. On a small table sits his telescope and mi...
- Early on, we let our oldest pick out colors...and we filled other things in as his interests developed & changed. Initially, we painted the room in the two colors (2 ...
- I have two boys, one 22, one 10. My first guy did the Mickey Mouse Yellow on the walls, then we had the sheets and comforter, posters that I framed and a small MM...
What Are Your Bedroom Furnishings Like? JFF
Asked by M.F. from Portland
on February 20, 2012
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My husband and I have very nearly completed our bedroom set.
We have been getting pieces over the last several months. since he got this new, better paying job.
I am...
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- We have a tray ceiling and we painted the walls a very very pale green (can't describe it, but very pretty and soft), then the flat part of the ceiling is white, the i...
- I hate our bedroom! We have our king bed on the floor. We took it down when the little ones were starting to come into our room, they couldn't get into the bed and...
- We have the real cherry wood bedroom set that we bought after we got married, 15 years ago. I still love it. It will never go "out of style"--it's so classic. It wa...
