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Marg C

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How to Kill Fruit Flies w/2 Ingredients

You can quickly, easily and inexpensively get rid of fruit flies without using harsh chemicals by making your own mixture with apple cider vinegar and dishwashing liquid. Find out how here:
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Mary Beth Coraopolis, PA
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    This works wonders...and yes it has to be the Apple Cider Vinegar because of 'fruit' base of ...»
    this vinegar but the main reason that the dishwashing liquid (any will do) has to be added is because it makes it slippery so they can't just land on top of the vinegar and then fly off...they have no choice but to drown in the slippery stuff and drop to the bottom

    But first and foremost...find the source and throw it out!!

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  • Years of hard water deposits and grime accumulated ove time.
  • 15 minutes later! Major difference!
  • Start by saturating the entire area with a 60-40 percent mixture of white vinegar and water. Spray the area liberally with a spray bottle and let the mixture sit for a few minutes. This will help loosen everything up
  • Then take an old handy dandy toothbrush and start scrubbing the water deposits. The gunk and hard water deposits will start to break off in little chunks. Then rinse with steaming hot water. 1
  • Now that you have cleaned off the top layer, grab a scouring pad to get the stubborn spots. Just moisten the pad with  a little hot water and begin scrubbing the crevices where the remaining water deposits are. 1
  • You can see the blue "soap" from the scouring pad where I had to scrub a little harder than the toothbrush would allow.
  • Now give it one final rinse with hot water and use your dry eraser to clean off smudges. This step kind of "polishes" it off but is not necessary if you don't have any minor surface level scuffs.
  • One final rinse and a wipe down with a paper towel and you are done my friend! And no harmful chemicals were used which is a bonus!
  • Voila! Now your sink faucet shines like a brand new one!!! With a little elbow grease and a couple cleaning tools and supplies you have saved yourself lots of money and can prolong the life of your existing sink and faucet! 1
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How to Easily Remove Hard Water Deposits

I don't know how it happened or when it happened but one day when I looked down at my kitchen sink faucet there was grime and hard water deposits that had accumulated from the past 10 ...»
years! One day there was nothing and the next day bam it was there! It was disgusting and I wanted it gone ASAP so I broke out the big guns and with ease was able to remove 10 years of hard water deposits in 15 mintues! Check out the before and after pictures and find out what tools you need to remove hardwater deposits like this. http://decoratedchaos.blogspot.com/2013/04/r...

Jennifer Schmitz
Jennifer Schmitz Raymore, MO
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  • Marg C
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    for years I've been spraying straight vinegar on my faucets about 5 mins before ...»
    cleaning....this way you won't get a build up in the first place. And there's never ever any reason to dilute the vineger :D

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Keep a Toilet Clean (much longer)

Have a toilet that seems to get dirty very fast despite thorough cleaning? Try cleaning the siphon jets. ...»

1.) Clean the underside of the rim with a nylon brush and homemade cleaning solution of vinegar, baking soda, and water.

2.) Shut off the water supply and flush the toilet to empty the tank.

3.) Block off the siphon jets with duct tape.

4.) Pour 1 gallon of vinegar in the tank and flush the toilet. Let it sit over night.

5.) In the morning remove the tape and open the water supply. Flush water through once to clear out any remaining vinegar.

HomeSpot HQ
HomeSpot HQ Durham, NC
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    thank you! the video was great. I'm going to definitely try this!
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  • 25 tips for naturally cleaning with vinegar
  • Including a comparison of regular vinegar versus the Heinz cleaning vinegar which is actually more acidic.
  • This is the after picture when I cleaned the grout with just vinegar.  Amazing I tell ya!

25 Tips for Naturally Cleaning with Vinegar

My top 25 tips for using vinegar in your cleaning. Vinegar is an all natural bacteria and germ killer. It is environmentally friendly and inexpensive. I will give you a teaser with a ...»
few of my tips here. You can click over to my blog for the rest of my top 25.

Counter tops - clean with a rag and vinegar.Drain or garbage disposal - pour in 1 cup baking

soda then one cup hot vinegar. Let sit for 5

minutes. Run hot water down the drain. (Note: some garbage disposals

do not react well to this cleaning method check all manufacturer

instructions first.)Microwave - mixing equal parts vinegar and water in a microwave-safe bowl. Bring it to a boil inside the microwave. Wipe clean.Refrigerator - clean with a half-and-half solution of water and vinegar.Dishwasher - pour a cup of vinegar inside an empty machine and run through cycle. Come on over and see the other tips plus some before and after pictures in my own home as I put vinegar to the test.

Angie CountryChicCottage
Angie CountryChicCottage Nashville, TN
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Homemade Furniture Polish

All you need is 3 simple supplies... olive oil, white vinegar and lemon juice.
Melissa
Melissa Salina, KS
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  • The chairs before and after.
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Dining Room Before & After

Here's a picture of our dining room before & after. I took the mirror off the door & painted chalkboard paint. I bought the table off craiglists for a $100. Which I thought was a steal. ...»
they were asking $200 but it wasn't something I had to have I had a table, but I thought I'd throw out an offer & was pleasantly surprised when they said yes. The fabric & material was another $60 with a 50% off coupon from Joann's. So total invested $160 not bad I'd say. The curtains were $24. at Ross origanlly from JCP for a lot more. Then the paint from Home Depot. I had the chalk board paint from another project. So for about $220. I got a new look. Next Big and I mean Big project is our Kitchen we are going to make the wall to the left a half wall into the family room. But the whole kitchen has to be gutted. So wish us luck! Hopefully starting end of May Begging. of July.

Tammy Brenner
Tammy Brenner Stockton, CA
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    great job. your 'after' photo shows a great transformation.
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Tammy Brenner Stockton, CA
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Vintage white dining room

It's finally done and I love it. My husband and I have been working on our dining room for about 4 months and paint went on the last chair to call it done.

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Meaghan G Canada
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