LITTLE ROCK — DEAR HELOISE: The mystery of the disappearing needles has been solved. I opened my little red pincushion and found 34 needles! So, if you can’t find your needles, you know where to look!
- L.P., Bella Vista
DEAR HELOISE: In a recent column, there was a question about shredding. The person’s shredder had broken. You suggested that she buy another. Whilethat is true for the long term, she might check with her bank. Mine has times during the year when it lets customers bring in alltheir shredding, as a courtesy. It’s worth asking! It has saved my shredder when I had too much for my home shredder to handle.
- Nancy Meyer, Omaha, Neb.
DEAR READER: Thanks for the hint. We checked with several banks and credit unions, and they usually are happy to help an account holder shred confidential papers. Check with your financial institution. Also, many communities periodically offer a shredding day, so call your chamber of commerce to see when this might be.
DEAR READERS: Here are some other uses for silk flowers:
Arrange on a fan and hang as a decoration.
Duplicate a favorite bouquet.
Put outside in plant beds.
Place in flower arrangement as real flowers die.
DEAR HELOISE: Often, new clothes come with extra buttons. For years, I didn’t know a good place to keep the buttons, and they would become lost or misplaced. As I was hanging up a new jacket, I had an idea: Since most of the buttons now come stored in a small plastic bag, I poke a hole in the bag and simply put it on the garment’s clothes hanger. It works quite well.
- Myra, via e-mail Send a money- or time-saving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, Texas 78279-5000; fax to (210) 435-6473; or e-mail
ActiveStyle, Pages 26 on 12/28/2009