If the wood stain smell won't go away after you get new cabinets, you can speed up the process. Airing out the room, using an air purifier or turning to baking soda, activated charcoal or white vinegar can help.
Fabric pens are an easy way to create detailed, permanent designs on canvas fabric. Fabric pens are available in fine, thick and chisel tip varieties and in a large assortment of colors. Use fabric pens to create original drawings or to trace templates onto canvas bags, sneakers and aprons.
Turn a paper tablecloth into a superhero cape for dress-up fun in less than half an hour. Make a cape for one child or make multiple capes with children for a party craft. Allow each child to cut out paper or felt patterns to decorate his cape, or draw with markers directly on the cape.
If you're helping to organize a fashion show, it's essential to send each guest home with a gift bag full of sample cosmetics used in the show and items that will promote other vendors at the function.
Hibiscus blooms provide beautiful, bold colors in late summer when many other plants have faded. Tropical and perennial hibiscus varieties both benefit from deadheading to encourage more blooms.
When doing a paint job, it is almost impossible to avoid getting primer and paint on your skin. While water-based primers and paints come off easily with soap and water, oil-based primers are more difficult to remove. Don't resort to using turpentine or paint thinner to remove oil-based primer from your skin.
A pentacle is an amulet used to invoke or protect against magic. The most well-known design is a pentagram inscribed inside a circle. Use craft wire to create an inexpensive pentacle, but you can employ the same techniques to create a pendant out of precious metal wire.
Almost every woman has attempted to paint or touch up her nails while in a hurry. When you are in a rush, you are also distracted.
Wasp galls on oak trees can emerge on the twigs, stems or leaves. While unsightly, these growths rarely harm established oak trees and are difficult to prevent, which is why control for galls and the wasps that cause them is usually not recommended.
Your home's heating system is designed to keep its temperature within a set range. While the thermostat may be set for a specific temperature, the furnace works to keep the inside of the home within a few degrees of your setting. It does this to reduce the start and stop cycles of the furnace, thus extending its life.