Sue, My friend from Oodlekadoodle Primitives ALWAYS has the best post, I encourage you to start following her blog!
She is so awesome and always has the best advice! I wanted to share her latest post with you since we are all trying to save money and go GREEN!
Here it is from my Sweet and Dear Friend Sue~
While looking for ways to save money I came across the following and thought you might be able to use some of these....I know I am going to try some of them!
Ordinary Objects, Super Uses.....
Money Saving Tips!
By Aisha Sultan
Some ordinary, unassuming household objects have hidden super powers. And most of these items cost less than a couple of bucks. We scoured cleaning guides, magazines and the Internet, and we asked our friends, moms and grandmothers to find the best double-duty ideas. The next time you stain a shirt, smell something funky or think about tossing an old banana peel, check these 24 extraordinary uses first. Will post more over the next two days.... Not only will you be going green, you'll be saving green.
Alka-Seltzer
1. Clean a toilet. Drop in two Alka-Seltzer tablets, wait 20 minutes, brush and flush.
2. Attract fish. Fill a tube jig with a piece of Alka-Seltzer and cast off.
3. Remove burned food from cookware. Fill your cookware with warm water, then dissolve six tablets and allow to sit for an hour or so.
4. Soothe insect bites. Dissolve two tablets in water and saturate a cloth or cotton ball with the solution, and place on the bite for 30 minutes. Don't do this if you are allergic to aspirin, a key ingredient in Alka-Seltzer. 5.Clean hard-to-reach areas of deep vessels, such as a flower vase. Fill with water and drop in two Alka-Seltzer tablets
Aluminum foil
6. Sharpen your scissors by cutting through six to eight layers of aluminum foil.7. Shine rusty chrome. With a bit of water on a wadded-up piece of aluminum foil, you can rub most rust spots off chrome car parts.
8. Keep birds out of your fruit trees. Hang twisted strips of aluminum foil all over your fruit trees using fishing line. The light reflections and the sound will keep birds away from your fruit.
9. Keep the bottom of your fireplace or charcoal grill from becoming encrusted with soot. Line the bottom of your fireplace or grill with aluminum foil before starting a fire, then dispose of the foil after the fire is out and the coals are completely cooled.
10. Eliminate electromagnetic interference if your TV and DVD player are stacked on top of each other. If the picture is fuzzy, place a sheet of aluminum foil between them.
11. Iron more effectively by putting a piece of aluminum foil under the ironing board cover. The foil will reflect the heat from the iron, so both sides get ironed at once.
12. Move furniture with ease. To slide big pieces of furniture over a smooth floor, place small pieces of aluminum foil under the legs. Put the dull side of the foil down — it's more slippery than the shiny side.
13. Clean starch build-up from your iron by running a hot iron over a piece of aluminum foil.
Aspirin
14. Remove perspiration stains from white fabric by dissolving two aspirin in half a cup of warm water and applying to stained fabric. Leave for a couple of hours before washing.Aspirin
15. Eliminate chlorine discoloration from hair by dissolving eight tablets in a glass of water and rubbing into your hair. Leave for about 10 minutes, then rinse. Shampoo.
16. Reduce pimples by making a paste with water and crushed aspirin. Cover the pimple with this paste; rinse after a few minutes.
17. Recharge a car battery by dropping two tablets into the battery itself. The aspirin's acetylsalicylic acid will combine with the battery's sulfuric acid to produce one last charge. Drive to the nearest service station.
Banana peel
18. Polish leather shoes by using a de-stringed banana peel. Finish by buffing with a soft cloth or paper towel.19. Remove warts by rubbing the inside of a little piece of banana peel on a wart every night for several weeks.
20. Deter aphids by burying dried or cut-up banana peels a few inches deep around the base of rose bushes.
21. Nourish your skin by mashing a medium-size banana and combining with ¼ cup of plain yogurt and 2 tablespoons of honey to make a facial mask. Leave on 20 minutes.
22. Tenderize a roast by adding a peeled banana to the pan.
23. Clean your houseplant leaves by wiping them down with the inside of a banana peel to remove dirt and leave a shine.
24. Promote healing by rubbing scraped knees with the inside of a banana peel.
I was able to quickly thumb through it last night and I can tell this is going to be one of my favorites!I love the Button Dolls! And I will have to say, that as always, the Christmas pieces are my favorite....
Here it is......... My findings from my trip to Lakewood! My husband handed me $100.00 and said, "Have fun darling!" Yes, I have the best husband in the world knowing that I could never stick to that kind of budget...... Pretending all the while to have given me all his money while holding out another $100.00 for that extra something that, well let's just say that I couldn't quite pay for with the $100.00 he gave me! Yes, Ladies I know you are all just saying how did I become so blessed, I ask myself that everyday.... 
The Purple Bottle is for my daughter's collection and 
As you step into the market this is what you first see..... 
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I spent way too much money at the Grosgrain Annie's Ribbon Emporium........ She had the most beautiful hand dyed vintage ribbon that I fell in love with. What a treat!!!! I thought it was so sweet that she had named her shop after her Mother that was there working. 
The new sheets I ordered from 
