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Make a checklist to stay on track with all cleaning and Organization projects.
Don’t take on too many projects at once. Start with one task in one room at a time.
Nothing says spring cleaning like a good purge. Pick a room, take inventory of everything you have and make piles to keep and donate. When in doubt, throw it out. Need a few decor upgrades? Spring cleaning is the perfect time. Add simple chic shelving to the living room or colorful accents to the kitchen.
Make a little extra cash this spring and hold a garage sale, the perfect way to get rid of unwanted items during the annual clean.
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Warmer weather means outside fun. Clean dirt and grime off patio furniture and even the grill.
Get ahead of the game and stock up on all necessary supplies in advance, especially kitchen & bath necessities like hand soap, air freshener, paper towels, bath tissue. Good-bye winter, hello spring. Put away boots, winter coats and hats and make room for sneakers, rain boots and umbrellas.
Get creative with storage to ensure everything is in its place and easily accessible. Incorporate underthe-sink organizers and door rack in the linen closet Unscrew the faucet aerators, sink sprayers and shower heads, and soak them in equal parts vinegar and water solution. Let them soak for an hour, then rinse with warm water.
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Magnets 1. SPICE THINGS UP Move spices into shallow, compact containers with magnet backings that let them live on the front of the fridge.
2. BOOKMARK THIS Simply stitch small, circular magnets (available at your local craft store) between two strips of leftover fabric. Even if the book jostles around in your bag for hours, this customized, eye-catching, and magnetized bookmark isn’t very likely to budge.
3. GET IT TOGETHER Is your desk littered with things like thumbtacks and paperclips? Magnets are perfect for corralling these metallic odds and ends, and you need not sacrifice style for better organization.
4. STAY ORGANIZED Simplify meal planning by making handy labels made from magnetic tape to represent the family’s favorite foods, while the days of the week and important reminders can be handwritten on the magnetic board with markers in your favorite colors.
5. PROVIDE EASY ACCESS In some parts of the home, such as the bathroom, there’s a finite set of things that you’re always reaching for. To keep these “usual suspects” easily accessible, mount a magnetic board (beautified with a frame), then glue a magnet to each personal item you want to keep close at hand.
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Oh, the Possibilities! Draped Hypertufa How about a whole new look for a homemade planter? Source: Visit www.thehypertufagarnener.com for complete article.
Try a draped hypertufa planter. These are cement pots or fabric pots made from the same mixture as we make hypertufa, but we make it with extra Portland cement. Since it is being made from a piece of leftover fabric, and will not have 1-2 inch sides as its structure, it needs a strong mix of the Portland cement to be sure it is sturdy. Best fabric: It seems to be a piece of OLD TOWEL OR A FLEECE BLANKET. A textured fabric is better, hence the fleece blankets, old towels, etc. It seems to me that the more absorbent the fabric is, the better results you will have. The fabric needs to absorb the cement to be successfully strong and dampening the fabric prior to placing it in the slurry seems to be the best procedure. You can drill holes in it very easily with a drill after it is cured. Use a masonry bit. Recipe on this one is heavy on the cement: • 1 part Portland cement (I was using a 2 qt pitcher) • 1/4 part of peat (about 1 pint) • Handful of vermiculite and mortar mix • Water, about a 2 qt pitcher added slowly Cut the draping fabric into a circle or oval, or even use it as a rectangle or square for pointy tips. To see how it might appear when finished, dampen your fabric piece and hang it from your “tower.”
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Your support tower must be sturdy and allow the fabric to “drape” because it is this draping that makes the final outcome of the piece. Be sure to cover your tower in plastic! The piece is slightly pliable when you attempt to remove it from the tower after it has cured/hardened. Once your slurry is all mixed, and you have a consistency like meat gravy, if you have any doubt that your mix won’t be strong enough, put in a little extra Portland cement. When you are ready, soak the dampened draping fabric in your slurry mix and roll it around until it is completely soaked with cement slurry. Wear gloves of course. I had to dip the mix up and smoosh it into the fabric on both sides, being sure to get it into folds. Be sure to mix up enough slurry to get it all wet. Depending on the size of your fabric piece, you may need to double the recipe. If you have leftovers, have a few small cloths ready to drape over a butter dish or bowl, or just pour it into those dishes to make feet for a trough. When you are draping it over your tower, it is easy to pull and adjust until you get the look that pleases you. Curing the Planter I left my creation for 2 nights in a cold garage, with a large garbage bag pulled over it. After two days, I pulled the piece off the bar stool tower support. It is slightly pliable at this point, but did harden after the next step. I put it back on the bar stool and again put the garbage bag over it and left it for another 24 hours in the garage.
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