The Bullet List {Hannah From Sherbet Blossom}

It has been two weeks without this segment, and I have missed it dearly, it’s a favorite of mine.  It has been such a great way for me to meet some amazing women, dig into their blogs and find out what makes them tick.  After digging through the archives of today’s author, whom I adore, I am left with serious envy.  The girl has skills – the mad, can do anything, really well, with a smile on my face kind of skills. Some people just ooze talent I tell ya.

Hannah is the creative voice behind Sherbet Blossom, a blog which offers a medley of subjects from just about everything anybody would ever want to read about.  Seriously, all good stuff.  I can’t even type everything she offers here, I started to, then the sentence just became gigantic with like fifty commas.  Just hit her side bar, it’s all there in a pretty little package.  Her latest feature is Project Organize with great ideas from herself and others on how to conquer chaos in the home.  Her latest idea for ribbon storage will be implemented in my home shortly.  Did I mention how genuinely nice she is?  Pure sweetness.  Am hoping she will offer up a dinner invite again (shameless hint)!

The must read post….honestly why did I begin this?  It is an impossible decision.  So many here people, but for the sake of the ruffle craze I will have to say this one.  I am working on a little project using her technique and it has made all the difference!

Onto her list!

Hannah Craner

15 Handy Household Tips

• Vinegar is an alternative to an all-purpose cleaner, and is nontoxic and cheap. Run your empty dishwasher for a full cycle with a couple cups of vinegar to prevent those unappetizing water spots on your dishes.
• Store all your silver jewelry in an airtight baggie. It will prevent tarnishing.
• Admit it. Some of your shoes stink. Place a dryer sheet in your shoes at night and the smell will be gone by morning. It’s like magic.
• Save money by making your own window cleaner. Add 3 Tbsp Ammonia and 1 Tbsp vinegar to a spray bottle. Fill the rest of the bottle with water and use just like Windex. Use old newspaper to wipe off the cleaner for a streak free finish.
• Lots of sticky/dirty fingers living in your house? Spray your walls and doors with starch to resist fingerprints.
• Use a post-it note between the keys on your keyboard to clean up the crumbs and dust that have collected.
• Color code the top of your key collection with thick coats of of nail polish in different shades to differentiate between them.
• Limp celery? Cut off the bottoms and place the stalks in a vase with cold water. Place it in the fridge and they will be nice and crisp tomorrow.
• Keep insects out of your flour and sugar by placing a bay leaf in the sack.
• Keep an open box of baking soda in your fridge at all times to ward off stinky smells.
• Check your fridge’s temperature. Refrigerators should be kept between 35-38°F, freezers at 0°F. Also, freezers work best when they are three-quarters full. If you have an almost-empty freezer, fill empty milk cartons with water and store them in the freezer.
• Keep your butter from sliding around the dish by heating the dish, placing the stick of butter on the hot dish to melt it a little and then putting it back into the fridge. This will cause the butter to stick to the butter dish.
• Use a paint brush to dust the corners of your baseboard, windowsills and bookshelves. (My kids fight over this job. I should buy another paintbrush…)
• Forgot about your wet clothes in the washer? Get rid of that mildew-smell by rewashing them with baking soda.
• Get that yucky onion smell off your hands by washing them with dry mustard.