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Tipnut’s Hit List – February 2010 – Popular Tips

TipNut — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:19:13 +0000

If you’re new to Tipnut or wish to revisit a few of the goodies, here is a list of popular tips from last month (based on page views) that you won’t want to miss. They’re in no particular order. The next set has a thank you and introduction to a few bloggers that shared Tipnut with [...]

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Casual & Fun Foldover Bag: {Sewing Tutorial}

TipNut — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:05:30 +0000

Today’s feature is from Bloom with this lovely Foldover Bag Tutorial: Ready for a casual and fun spring bag?! Here it is: the Fold-Over Bag! This can be a really fun and functional bag. I used a home dec weight fabric from ikea for the exterior of this bag, but you could also use a regular quilting [...]

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Easter Lily Care & Tips For Transplanting Outdoors

TipNut — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:24:48 +0000

Easter lilies (Lilium longiflorum) are beautiful with their white trumpet flowers and are traditionally given as gifts or purchased for decoration during the Easter season. This year don’t toss the plant after the blooms are gone–try transplanting the lily in your garden and you could be rewarded with more blooms in the Fall (if you’re [...]

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18 Potato Salad Recipes To Try

TipNut — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:06:58 +0000

I fired up the barbecue for the first time this year (the weather has been unusually nice lately) and now I’m on the hunt for this year’s first batch of potato salad–I’m looking for something new to try. This week’s Recipe Hit List is a great selection of recipes I’ve found around the ‘net, some [...]

How To Steam Broccoli In The Microwave: {Quick & Easy}

TipNut — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:15:02 +0000

This method for cooking/steaming broccoli is a must-have in my kitchen bag of tricks. Use fresh bunches of broccoli and you’ll never settle for bags of frozen again–it comes out delicious in minutes with no special gadgets required! Here’s how… How To Cook Broccoli In The Microwave Wash and trim broccoli bunches then separate into smaller pieces, [...]

Star Fruit Cushion Tutorial: {Sewing}

TipNut — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:05:17 +0000

Here’s a fun, creative cushion idea from Matching Pegs for today’s feature: Star Fruit Cushion Tutorial: This cushion is really a large version of a Lotus Biscornu, and used May Britt’s Pincushion Tutorial as a starting point (with her permission). I thought it ended up looking like a cut piece of Star Fruit, hence the [...]

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Peasant Gal Series Complete Pattern Set: {Embroidery}

TipNut — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:19:15 +0000

For easy reference here are all the patterns from the Peasant Gal series: Monday – Laundry (includes pattern instructions) Tuesday – Ironing Wednesday – Needlework Thursday – Dishes Friday – Baking Saturday – Cleaning Sunday – Day of Rest More Vintage Embroidery Pattern Sets Tableware Series: Complete Set Bonnet Gal Kitchen Towel Patterns: Complete Set Garden Harvest Kitchen Towel Designs Kitchen Designs For Towels Bluebird Days Of The [...]

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Peasant Girl Dish Towels: {Sunday Pattern}

TipNut — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:10:11 +0000

Here’s the seventh free embroidery pattern from the vintage Peasant Girl days-of-the-week series, it’s a day of rest for Peasant Gal and she is carefree with a scarf around her head. Pattern Download: You can download this week’s pattern here: Peasant Girl – Sunday. Printing Instructions: Save the pattern to your desktop first (right click, save as…), open the [...]

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72 Hour Emergency Preparedness Kit: {DIY}

TipNut — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:04:05 +0000

Today’s feature offers a wealth of information from the Government of Canada for emergency preparedness: Is Your Family Prepared? If an emergency happens in your community, it may take emergency workers some time to reach you. You should be prepared to take care of yourself and your family for a minimum of 72 hours. Learn how [...]

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Baking With Yeast: Kitchen Q&A

TipNut — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:15:48 +0000

Yeast is an essential ingredient in many recipes for homemade bread, pastries and even pizza dough. Its job is to help doughs rise and add flavor. This week’s Kitchen Questions & Answers is all about yeast, do you know how to tell if a packet or jar of yeast is still ok to use? Or [...]

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