First for Women – August 26, 2019

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Your weekend cookouts are always a lot of fun, but

you could do without the pesky mosquitoes and

other insects that always come around. To keep

them away, toss a few sprigs of rosemary or sage

on your grill or charcoal while you cook. As the

herbs heat up, they release their scent, which is

pleasing to humans but will send pests packing!

The worst part about wash-

ing curtains? Finding time

to iron them. What can help:

Take them out of the dryer

before they’re completely

dr y, hang t hem back up and

slip butter k nives in t he bot-

tom hem of both curtains.

The weight of the knives

will pull the fabric down,

forcing it to straighten.

When the curtains are dry,

remove the knives. Voilà—

no more wrinkles!

You snagged a great

deal on an end table

at the f lea market last

weekend, but the wood

needs to be refinished.

To make sanding it a bit

easier, try this: Wrap

a piece of sandpaper

around a tennis ball

and use it to get into the

curved areas. The round

shape gives you more

control and fits into the

curves better. So easy!

Rather than buying pricey

cleansers to rid your appli-

ance of odors and hard-

water spots, try this: Fill

a coffee cup with 1 cup of

lemon juice and place it

upright in the top rack of

the dishwasher. Then run

the appliance, set on steam

dr y. The citric acid w i l l

dissolve the deposits and

neutralize smells.

MONEY SAVED: $5 for

dishwasher cleaner tablets

Simple trick to keep bugs

away from your ba rbecue

No-iron way

to nix wrinkles

Easily sand a

curved table

Dishwasher

odor—gone!

“We were doing some work on the

house and I had to take apart my desk

chair to move it into the den, but I wor-

ried I wouldn’t remember where all

t he pieces went when it was time to put

it back together. So I poked the hard-

ware through a piece of cardboard and

labeled which part of the chair each

one was for. It worked! I was able to

reassemble it without a problem!”

—June Bowler, Salisbury, MD

Secret to stress-free

furniture assembly

Adding hot-glue dots to a serving

tray spill-proofs drinks!

smart HOME solutions

Quick tips that save

time and money

Need to take a break between coats

of paint while crafting? Ensure your

paintbrush doesn’t dry out with these

tips from FIRST readers:

How do you keep

a paintbrush wet?

68% (^) ❤ this idea!
32% (^) ❤ this idea!
Wrap bristles in foil and secure with
a rubber band, says Chloe Haas. The
aluminum foil will lock in moisture.
Place the brush in a resealable con-
tainer with a damp sponge, says
Tracey Vargas. The water in the
sponge will keep the bristles wet.
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