Recycled Wine Bottle Candleholder
 Make a candleholder by inserting a taper candle into the opening on top. You can place the bottle on a candle plate and cover with polished pebbles. The candle, plate and pebbles can be found at local Dollar Stores.
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Decorate for Dollars
 Add some artistic detail to your room with inexpensive frames from the Dollar Store. I purchased three frames (same size) and framed two vertical tear sheets from magazines and the other with leaves from the yard. Total cost $3.00 Total time 20 minutes Easy, fast, and Cheap!
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Healthy Meals from the Dollar Store
 Stop at your neighborhood Dollar Store and look for groceries to make healthy delicious meals. The following is a recipe that my family, Mom and Dad, would like to share with you to warm your insides and fill your belly! Salmon Soup 1 tablespoon of flour and butter 3 Cups of Milk 1 160z can of Salmon 1 tablespoon chopped parsley In a saucepan melt butter, add flour to make a roux. Over low heat, stir in milk until it thickens. Add salt, pepper (to taste), parsley. Optional: 2 drops Tabasco. Simmer heated thoroughly. Enjoy!
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Pedistal Serving Piece
  Left: This glass pedistal cake plate is great for serving delicious desserts. It's easy and inexpensive to make. Above: The before photo - this glass plate and candlestick were purchased at a garage sale for less than two dollars. Just glue the plate on top of the candle holder and you'll create a lovely serving piece. Easy and affordable...it makes a great Christmas or Hostess gift.
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Back to Basics Money Saving Tips
Back to Basics......... Remember the old days when we didn't run to the store to buy a case of paper towels? And who would have thought that we would actually be paying to drink water from disposable plastic bottle, when we have perfectly good water available right out of our kitchen tap? Oh, I know it's convenient to take the bottle with you, but have you ever heard of a thermos? It keeps liquids cold or hot and best of all it is reusable.Well, I remember not having an abundance of paper towels to go through. Instead we used "rags" yes, rags. We would use them to clean our windows, counters, floors, mirrors, furniture even sop up messy spills! Then we put them in laundry washed and "air dried" them using clothes pins-(I think they still make them) on the clothes line. Then we reused them. Result: - spend less money
- use less energy (air dry vs. dryer)
- fewer trips to the store, save gasoline
- zero plastic bottles, better for the enviornment
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