SOME 1950’s TIPS FOR CLEANING …

Home is where the heart is

Use baking soda to clean your sink.

To remove rust stains, rub with lemon juice, then rinse.

Put talc inside your rubber gloves, it makes them easier to get on and off.

To remove water marks on wood put some mayonnaise on a soft cloth and rub.

To remove candle wax warm a knife over a candle flame then use it to lift the wax.

To remove candle wax from clothes cover with brown paper and run a warm iron (switched off) over it.

To remove candle wax from a candle stick or similar use a hair-dryer.

Use a walnut to rub out marks on wood.

RETRO VINYL RECORD COASTERS…

vinyl-coasters-

I thought these retro vinyl record coasters were brilliant and even better that they are actually recycled vinyl records.

They are made from the centre sections of recycled LP’s and each coaster has been carefully cut, trimmed and laminated to protect your table from drink ring marks.

They are available from Nigels Eco Storewhich has lots of ideas on eco friendly and recycled products. You will amazed what you can find.

SEW CURVEY…

Vintage Patterns

With vintage fashions like above cooing back into fashion it was no surprise to find a site with curvesin mind. Sew Curvey Is a small business near Oxford in the UK, which specialises in corset making supplies.

It has corset making kits that come beautifully presented in a box containing everything you need to make  a corset.
 
Because they are beautifully packaged, they make an  ideal gift*!

Kits are supplied with a length of continuous steel boning in order that an exact fit can be obtained.  Pre-cut flat steels for the back of the corset are also supplied in each kit as corset patterns do not differ in length per size at the centre back.
 
This has to be the easiest way to lose a few inches without needing to diet :):)