More Style Than Cash: February 2012 Archives

Loot Bag Idea - Inexpensive Custom T-shirts

By MSTC on February 28, 2012 12:56 PM | 1 Comment | 0 TrackBacks

It is hard to think of cheap but original loot bag stuff but this is a trick I use to do all the time for my children's parties.

It is easy to customize a t-shirt with just a small scrap of fabric.

You can usually find inexpensive t-shirts at discount stores and clear out stores.

With just a bit of co-ordinating fabric and some time on the sewing machine you can whip together matching themed t-shirts.

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Clutter, Chaos and Socks - How to Organize Your Socks

By MSTC on February 22, 2012 10:11 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks

How can such a small thing as socks cause such a mess. We all have them, we all need them and it would be nice to keep them organized.

If you read

Are Your Socks Making You Poor you probably have spent a lot of time going through the socks in your home and now it's time to put them all in order.

How and where have you been keeping your socks?

Do you have a sock drawer or do you keep them in a bin in your closet? Organizing your socks can be the first step in having a well organized closet and a well organized home.

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Florist Tricks to Make Fake Flowers Look Real

By MSTC on February 20, 2012 3:00 PM | 7 Comments | 0 TrackBacks

Flipping through fancy-schmancy magazines showing high end homes you would be surprised to know how many of those jaw dropping flower arrangements you see in the back ground are made from artificial flowers.

Only the extremely wealthy can afford huge fresh flower arrangements every week so for the rest of the well to-do set, fakes rule the day.

No one will argue that fresh flowers are wonderful but if you have severe allergies, you are just too busy to enjoy them, they are out of season and terribly expensive or you want flowers in the house for a special occasion but you won't have time the day before to pick them up then go fake!

In an effort to make them sound better the term faux flowers and permanent flowers are often thrown about but a silk flower is a silk flower (actually most of the good ones are synthetic). So how come the fake flower arrangements you tend to see just look, well, fake? How can you have the same gorgeous fauxs you see in the magazines?

Here are seven secrets in how you can get those same arrangements at a fraction of the cost and have guest not knowing if they are from your garden or not.

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Antique Dog Prints - Free Printables

By MSTC on February 15, 2012 12:01 PM | 8 Comments | 0 TrackBacks

To celebrate the 2012 Westminster Dog show I wanted to share these vintage dog prints.

They are from about 1910-1920 and it is very interesting the way the breeds have changed over the years. Who would have thought that there were dog grooming styles that go in and out of fashion.

These prints would look great matted and framed in any dog lovers home.

There are three prints showing a variety of familiar dogs such as Fox Terriers, Poodles, Beagles and Irish Setters.

These images could also be used in craft projects, to make cards or (as suggest by Karen, one of my readers) it would make fantastic wrapping paper for fellow dog lovers. (More Style Than Cash will not appear on your printable.)

This years winner of the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show was a 4 year old Pekingese named Malachy.

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Royal Warrants - How to Live Like Royalty

By MSTC on February 10, 2012 8:47 AM | 1 Comment | 0 TrackBacks

Every wonder what the British Royal family lives like?

It is easier to find out than you think and you can access many of the same products that they use day in and day out with out needing a Royal Treasury to do so.

Royal Warrants are handed out to the makers of the favorite things the Royal family enjoys.

Breakfast the same way as the Queen, nibble on the same crackers as Prince Philip and wash your hands with the same soap used by Prince Charles.

While you would need a Queen's fortune to manage the castles and a royal staff read on and find out how to treat yourself to some the same goodies enjoyed by the Royal family for only a few dollars.

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How to Make a Ribbon Rose and Bow Bracelets

By MSTC on February 8, 2012 5:00 AM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks

These two sweet, lovely ribbon bracelets are so romantic and very easy to make.

Just in time for Valentine's you can either make them for yourself or give them to a friend.

With just a bit of ribbon, some glue, velcro strips, and a few stitches they are made quite quickly.

I originally designed them for a craft to do during one of my

daughter's sleep-overs and the girls were delighted with them.

While I show how to do them with satin ribbon they look equally as pretty if done in a sheer ribbon. You can make them in larger sizes as well but you will have to adjust the measurements.

These would also be very sweet as an accessory for a flower girl or bridesmaid.

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Nail Whitening Remedy - How To Whiten Yellow Nails

By MSTC on February 6, 2012 5:00 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks

If you have found that you are getting a yellow tinge on your nails it could be from your nail polish, especially if you are using cheap brands.

While there are medical conditions that make your nails discolor that you should have a doctors look at most of the time when you nails turn yellow it's from nail polish.

If the nails have been severely discolored then throw out the nail polish that you have been using.

Switch to a brand of nail polish that advertises a non yellowing formula and let your nails breath in between manicures with no polish on them. Then try this to whiten them again.

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