John asks…
Help! I have lots of beads and I don’t know what to make out of them!?
I don’t want to give away my beads or throw them out because I support the eco–friendly enviroment and I was wondering if you could suggest me some ideas or websites which would be great on what I can make out of beads. I also want to use them to put them on my clothes but I need some nice designs for that as well. Thankyou.
The Expert answers:
If you like beads with your clothing, why not make a belt? The first link below shows several long narrow patterns which could be used for belts, guitar straps, purse straps, hat bands, barrettes or cuff bracelets using seed beads. You can use a loom or weave by hand (see further links below). You can even create your own pattern using the graph paper and grids found on the first website.
I had a small purse I really loved and the strap broke so I made a beaded strap to replace it. If you make a strap for a larger purse, you just have to be careful not to put anything heavy in it. In fact you could even make a purse entirely from beads. Or a case for a cellular phone, MP3 player or eyeglasses.
If your beads are larger, you could incorporate them into a macrame project–even a belt if you like stuff from the 1970’s (I hear they’re making a comeback!).
You can incorporate beads into knitted and crocheted works, cross stitch, embroidery, etc. You can add netting or fringe to the edge of a fabric or a lampshade. You can also make beaded beads.
Check your public library for books too.
Have fun!
Sharon asks…
Do soap pods really clean clothes?
They’re eco–friendly, reusable, and work out cheaper than detergent. But how effective are they? And what tree do they come from?
The Expert answers:
I’d never heard of these until I read your question and I must admit I thought it was a bit of a wind-up. However I looked into it and found a website (use the link Ive attached). They look really good and I might even consider using them myself. Thanks for bringing them to my attention!
Http://www.soapods.com/index.html
Daniel asks…
How can a 14 year old make money if they are not allowed to do chores for neighbors and use survey sites?
My parents are afraid of lawsuits if I damage any personal property, and our neighborhood is rough, not the best place for me to do chores, even for trusted neighbors, plus my parents don’t want me to get hurt. I’m sick of all those survey sites and ended up costing my family 75$ totally by accident. I was thinking of making eco/animal friendly cosmetics, or fix clothing , DIY projects and sell them, etc but I don’t know if I will make any money from it. I am saving up for a m44 Soviet Moison-Nagat or however its spelled, as a beginning shooters gun, of course after practicing with a pellet gun, and a dirt bike. So far I’ve got 75 dollars and need about 2500 more.
We have too many thieves in our neighbor hood, gangs, and pedophiles (I’m a girl).
My parents do but we’re having horrible financial problems, my parents can’t even pay me the $75 they owe me for a check they stole from me and some chores.
I’m sick of all survey sites period. We lost the money filling out an offer.
The Expert answers:
There are many claims that they will give you hundreds of dollors for nothing. Believe me they are all scam and you will only end up losing your time. There are some good sites which pay. Even though the pay is less, this site is a good one. I can assure you as I am being paid every month a small amount.
Http://jaya.webng.com/
Steven asks…
How can I freshen up the scent of clothes on my indoor clothesline?
Everyone talks about how great air-dried clothes smell, but our indoor line-dried clothes don’t smell nice. They have a “wet” sort of smell which is still faintly there even when they’re dry.
Help?
(We’re trying to be eco–friendly and air-dry our clothes, but we can only try indoors since by the house lease we’re not allowed any outdoor lines/racks. The line isn’t in the basement, it’s in a spare room upstairs, so I am not sure why clothes have that damp smell.)
The Expert answers:
Defiantly use fabric softener, I love Downy. Then, after the clothes are dry put them in the dryer with a dryer sheet. You will only need to put them in for 5 minutes. They heat will soften the fibers and help release the smell of the fabric softener.
Maria asks…
Is there a way that I can soften clothes without fabric softener?
My mum is a huge ecological person and so doesn’t use fabric softener except when necessary, just regular eco–friendly washing powder when washing clothes, and she doesn’t dry clothes in the drier but she hangs them up on the washing line in our garden.
Anyway, this doesn’t bother me, except when my gorgeous linen hungarian blouse isn’t the same after she washed it. It is now all stiff and feels horrible to touch, it goes through me. Is there any way that I can get the fabric back to it’s usual soft and light feeling? Could I like, bathe it in fabric softener and water, would that work?
Any ideas would be lovely, thankyou. I don’t know a lot about washing clothes, so any help would be great xx
The Expert answers:
You could ask mom if she would at least use 1/2 cup of vinegar in the rinse water. That’s natural. It may help soften up your blouse. It won’t smell of it once dried. But, you could do what you say. Put your wet blouse in a basin that has water and softener in it. Only use a tsp. Or so of softener in a basin of water. But, to be honest. Even though I do use softener, the clothes I hang out to dry are still a bit stiff. That’s why I always put towels in the dryer.
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