HOUSEHOLD HELPFUL HINTS

ANTS
Place tansy and/ or strip of cucumber around the area where ants come into the house at.

COPPER CLEANSER
Plain sorrel leaves and water will scrub the shine back into copper pots.

HERBAL TEA BAGS
When you are done with these, do not throw them away! They can be dried on screens and reused in incense, potpourri, sachets to scent oils, or to enrich your soil.

AIR FRESHENER
Cinnamon, ginger and allspice may be placed in boiling water on the stove to freshing up the air in your home. Stringing in lemon and orange rinds together and hung them in an open window is also effextive.

MOTHS
Bind rosemary and wormwood together and hang it with your clothes.

LAUNDRY FRESHENER
Make a tincture of lemon rind, orange rind or other aromatics and add this with 1 teaspoon of baking soda to your rinse cycle.

WINE STAINS
Pour salt immediately on the area where wine has spilled and brush it off. Repeat until all the stain is removed.

RUG DEODORIZER
Put a full box of baking soda in a bowl and add 1/8 cup lavender, 4 teaspoons fennel, 5 crushed eucalyptus leaves, a dash of cinnamon, 4 teaspoons lemon balm and other aromatic herbs you enjoy. Dust your rugs before vacuuming.

WOOD POLISH
Lemon balm leaves make an excellent wood polish; the oil in them helps protect the wood and their scent leaves everything lemon-fesh.

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