Cleaning your Ceiling Fan

Even when I clean my ceiling fan with a swiffer duster I have little particles falling on me the whole time, I am constantly blowing dust away from me.  This makes this the perfect idea.  You take a pillow case run it the length of the blade and that's it you are done, no mess, no dust particles, no falling pieces, it all stays encased in the pillowcase and then you can just throw the pillow case into the laundry.  How easy and genius is that??


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Original pin can be found here: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/clean-a-ceiling-fan-with-a-pil-153278

Streak Free Windows

I always clean the outside of my windows as part of my Spring Cleaning and although they look pretty good they still have streaks all over them. So, you can imagine how happy I was when I saw this pin that promised no streaks on your windows.  Although, I was a little skeptical I decided to give it a try and see how it worked.  Let me say that this recipe is AMAZING.  Not only were my windows SUPER clean there were absolutely no streaks on my windows at all.  This recipe is seriously AMAZING, it costs a little because most likely you will have to buy one or two of the ingredients but the ingredients will last forever and through several batches so it ends up being pretty cheap.  It is super easy to do and super easy to put together.  I will always use this from now on to clean my windows.

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Original pin source can be found here: http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/2012/04/streak-free-window-cleanerno-wiping-or.html

Floor Cleaner

I have always used my own little mix of ingredients to clean my floors but I wanted to see how well this one worked out.  And, with my experience with baking soda I was not looking forward to how this might turn out but I have to say it worked great.  The baking soda didn't leave a grimy film or sandy finish.  The solution cleaned the floor beautifully and it is now the solution I will always use when cleaning my floors.  I really was impressed with the results and it is so easy and cheap to put the solution together.  Some water, vinegar, soap and baking soda and you are ready to mop your floors to a beautiful, clean shine.  This is a must try!!!

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Original pin can be found here: http://www.food.com/recipe/floor-grease-cutter-cleaner-393210

Cleaning between the oven glass

Can I say there are some very smart people out there that I am so grateful for!!! I have seen pins like this before and it always entailed you taking apart your door so I was so excited when someone figured out how to do it in such an easier way.  Especially since there has been a streak of food on my glass that has been driving me nuts for months.  This pin worked so good and completely cleaned my glass.  My kids thought it was hilarious too because it looked like I was doing a funny magic trick.  Thank you to the smart person who came up with this pin, yet another reason I love, love Pinterest.

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Original pin can be found here:
http://askannamoseley.com/2013/01/how-to-clean-between-oven-glass/

Washing your pilows

This pin was so easy and worked great.  I have to say that it was so nice to lay down on a nice and clean pillow that smelled great.  Super easy, fast and cheap to do and you will be so happy to have nice, clean pillows to lay down on.


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Original pin can be found here:
http://www.acraftyfox.net/tutorial/cleaning-day-how-to-wash-down-pillows-at-home/

Getting your towels fluffy

I always wonder how the same recipe or something ends up on Pinterest but with a totally different use.  This pin for getting your towels fluffy again is the same exact pin for getting rid of the mildew smell out of your towels and I am here to tell you that it does not work.  You are not going to get the results you are looking for with this pin.   Plus I am so weary of using baking soda in much else other than cooking ever since I used it to unclog my drains and it clogged them and to clean my shower head and it made it worse or to clean my stove and it left huge white streaks for months.  Baking soda is my nemesis and it does not work on things that have to do with cleaning.  There is a reason our parents quit using it and waited for something more advanced to come out for cleaning around the house, it's because it is the worst at cleaning around the house.  So if you happened to miss my point here, this does not work and you will not get the results you are searching for.

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Cleaning stinky, mildew towels

This is a different method of cleaning your stinky, mildew towels and one I do not feel worked at all and after a week the smell was back. The other test I did on the towels with Lysol worked awesome! Enough so that I washed them with Lysol three weeks ago and the smell still has not come back. I still wash them every week just not with the Lysol.  This test requires you to run the towels through two washes and then the smell comes back with the lysol version you only run it through once and the smell does not come back.

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For the Lysol version click on this link: http://thecraftpatch.blogspot.com/2012/12/cleaning-stinky-towels-better-way.html

How to clean your mildew towels

Ok, I thought this was crazy when I read this.  You are supposed to add lysol to your wash of towels and it gets rid of the mildew smell that you get in your towels.  Even after I did it and it worked I still feel weird putting lysol in my washer with my towels but it makes sense.  This was awesome, I had tried other pins to no avail and this  one totally worked.  You just add some lysol to your normal wash of towels and tadaa, the mildew smell is gone and stays away as well. Super easy, fast and cheap to do and completely effective.

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original pin can be found here: http://thecraftpatch.blogspot.com/2012/12/cleaning-stinky-towels-better-way.html

Cleaning your Blinds

I needed to do a little spring cleaning since  I had a two week break in between semesters so I decided to try this as I cleaned my blinds.  You take a mixture of vinegar and water and then use a sock to clean your blinds. I find a sock quite annoying I do not feel like it gets into the crevices well and very much prefer a towel, but that is just my preference.  Other than that this solution worked great, got off all of the dirt and grime and made the blinds look nice and white again. It was fast and easy to put together and easy to use.

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Original pin can be found here: http://keephomesimple.blogspot.com/2012/10/how-to-clean-dirty-blinds.html

Cleaning your Dryer Lint Trap

This pin gives you a way to clean out your dryer lint trap.  I have to say that while this did not take that much time and was easy to do, I did not notice any difference in how well or fast my clothes dried and really, unless, your dryer lint trap is really, really, unusually dirty, I am not sure I see the point in this chore.  To me it just adds one more unnecessary chore to your list.

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Ice to remove indentations from Furniture

When you move furniture it really is the worst to have indentations that show everyone just where that furniture was sitting before. I have used this solution many times in my many moves of homes and it really works.  Just do as the picture says and place ice cubes on the indentation, after a while they will disappear.  It is cheap, easy and works great.

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Getting Rid of Moldy Caulk

We moved into a new place and there was a little bit of mold on the caulk.  I tried several different things until I saw this pin.  This worked awesome!! I did not use the cotton coil because mine was just in a few small spots.  I used small cotton squares and doused them with bleach cleaner and then left them for 24 hours.  When they were done, I moved them and the mold was gone!! What a great solution and much better than having to remove all of the old caulk and replace it with new caulk.  Next time you have mold on your caulk, try this method out.  It worked great!!

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Directions: If you have a lot of mold like the picture, go to the beauty store and buy a cotton coil, soak it in bleach and place around caulk on tub, let sit for 24 hours and then remove.  If just spots then just soak small cotton squares in bleach and leave for 24 hours.

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DIY Dishwasher Cleaner

Whenever we move into a new place, that has been lived in before, I like to do a lot of deep cleaning.  This worked really well on the dishwasher, it made it so sparkly clean and it was so easy to do.  The only thing I did not like was having to run to completely empty, complete cycles but it was worth it for how clean the dishwasher came out.  This was such an easy, quick and cheap method.

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Original pin can be found here: http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/2012/02/how-to-clean-your-dishwasher.html

Using WD-40 to get rid of Tar Stains on your Car

This did work but I was not a fan.  You really, really have to scrub, it gets all over your hands and it stinks to high heaven.  If you are really desperate to get those tar marks off this will work for you.  Just be sure to have a good scrubbing tool, wear gloves and be in open air so that the smell is not so bad.  If you do that, you will be happy with the results.

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DIY Lemon Dust Cloths

As I have mentioned before that of all things I HATE, I hate dusting.  It is the worst and never goes away so if there is something that will work well then I am all for it.  So I tried this pin and not only did it not work, it smelled.  I am not a fan of the smell of vinegar lingering in my house and that is what this did.  I could not smell the lemons and it really did not dust that well.  It is still much easier to use a swiffer with a little Pledge.  On to the next one...

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Getting Rust Spots off of your knives

I tried this one out and I soaked my knives in lemon juice for almost 8 hours, while it did make my rust spots smaller, it did not get rid of them.  I guess the best solution for rust spots is just not to get them in the first place.  I did not feel like it worked well enough for me to use it again so I will give it a pins down.

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Removing Hair from Carpet

Sometimes I wonder where they get these pictures from because when I try them they do not look anything like the picture.  I tried this on my carpet in the house, which it absolutely did not work on.  We have three girls in the house and a dog so we have a lot of loose hair in the house and this did nothing in the house.  I used it in the car and it worked a little bit but not like I was hoping and only would get some of the hair up from the carpet.  So this is not one I would use to remove hair from carpet.

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DIY Fabric Softener

I made this DIY Fabric Softener and although it smelled really good, it did not work.  When I used it in the wash I did not notice anything, it was just as if I had not used fabric softener.  It did not soften the clothes at all and it did not make them smell any better at all.  It was cheap and easy to make so it was too bad that it did not work at all.

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Cleaning your Cookie Sheet

My cookie sheet was not as worn as this one but this one worked really well on my cookie sheets as well.  It is an easy, fast and good solution for when your cookie sheets start turning different colors.

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original post: http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/2012/05/new-life-for-old-cookie-sheets-again.html

Carpet Cleaner

I found this carpet cleaner on Pinterest and I have to say it works really well.  I was able to get old stains out of the carpet and it does not smell like a lot of store bought cleaners.  It was cheap, fast and easy to put together.  I did not use the baking soda since they were old stains but it still worked just as well.

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Directions- 1. Scrape up the liquid 

2. Sprinkle baking soda or cornstarch on stain to let absorb for 10 minutes and then vacuum.

3. Mix one tablespoon clear dishwashing liquid and one tablespoon white vinegar with two cups of warm water.

4. Using a white cloth (I strongly believe in microfiber washcloths), sponge the stain with the detergent/vinegar solution and blot until all the liquid is absorbed.
5. Sponge off with cold water and blot dry.

original post can  be found here http://elizabethbryant.blogspot.com/2011/02/magical-carpet-cleaner.html