Nellie's Cozy Place: March 2016

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Best Cleaning and Household Tips #3, Floral arranging tutorial

Morning Sweet Friends,

Hope you all had a lovely
Easter!

We sure did........

Well..............
I am excited today!!!
cuz.....
it is my birthday!!
It's just after 8 am and I have
already had 8 facebook Happy
Birthday wishes. lol

Already have this post prepared
and Only giving you 4 tips today
since one turned into a tutorial.....

So here goes...............

#13
Need to put together a quick
floral bouquet and don't have
floral foam or a floral frog.

Try this..................
and For Your Information, you
can click on any picture and it
will make them all larger for
better viewing pleasure.

Get the container you want to use.

and some good ole scotch tape

now make a lattice type pattern across
the container top with the tape. Doesn't
have to be perfect as you can see...just
wrap the tape over the edge enough so
that you know it want come lose.

Stick the flower in the open spaces

make sure to cut stems so that the flowers
sit properly on the edge of vase. Mine were
already cut from prior use............

These were faux hyrangeas so they are big
flowers so didn't need to put one in every
lattice opening, but with some flowers
you might need to.....

The flowers are finished on the outside
edge then all I had to do was put the
largest hydrangea in the middle and
that finished it off.

This works well with faux or live flowers.
I find I get more bang for my buck, if I
buy floral bushes when I am using faux
flowers, and if you want to use live ones
Sam's and Publix usually have a great
prices on their live flowers.

If you have never tried floral arranging
but have the desire, just get some in-
expensive faux flowers and try it, just
keep working and rearranging it if need
be until you get it the way you like it.......
You will be surprised at what you can do
if you just try.........that was advice I was
given way back when I was in my early
20's from a friend who did all sorts
of amazing things in her home.
Some very good advice I might
add................

So Happy Floral Arranging!!

Want to see it incorporated in
my decorating!

See it here.....
and here.....
and again here

This time I just tucked the urn inside
a Stylish Tin planter

#14

Stains on clothing?

Use "Dawn" dishwashing detergent

for grease stains.

Use "ERA" for blood, grass, tomato

type stains or bodily fluid stains or

just about any stains really. But this

is really good on the first stains I

mentioned.

Want to help whiten your whites,

use your regular detergent and

then throw in a cup of "Cascade"

This is great for white tablecloths

that have food stains especially.

#15

Gotta clean the fridge

Do the bottom half sitting in a

chair with the garbage can next

to you, makes it so much easier

and quicker, and it is kinder to

your back as well, and it will also
keeps that pesky door from
closing on you. lol

#16

Want to be able to find things

quickly??

Decide on a specific place to store
every thing. Then make sure to put
things away after you use them. That
way you will always be able to find
things when you need them, and you
don't waste precious time out of your
day looking for things, like car keys,
or lists. etc. We can train ourselves

to do this.....if we want to, cause

I did, and it has been a great

blessing!

Just FYI....I do not get any
compensation in any way, for
any products that I mention.
They just work well for me,
and want to pass on the help
to my blogging friends.

If you want to see Part 2 of Best

Cleaning Tips click here!!

Happy you could stop by today

and hope you found something
useful to you.

Have a really lovely Spring Day
Sweet Friends.

Love, Hugs and
Floral arranging Blessings,

Nellie

P.S. don't know why the printing is all mixed
up size wise, but have tried to fix it...... but
it just refuses to cooperate!! lol
Sorry about that!

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Sunday, March 27, 2016

Happy Easter!!

Happy Easter Sweet Friends.............

Hope it is your loveliest Easter ever,
all because of Him!

Jesus said to her
"I am the resurrection and the life.
The one who believes in me will live,
even though they die:"
John 11:25

He has Risen

He has Risen Indeed!

Happy Happy Easter!

Blessings Abundant,
Nellie

Thursday, March 24, 2016

Thankful Thursday March 24, 2016, Sofa table gussied up for Easter

For God so loved the world

that he gave his one and only Son,

that whoever believes in him shall

not perish, but have eternal life.

John 3:16

Greetings Sweet Friends,

Hope you have had a really

great week.........

Been a really good week here,

really enjoying Spring!!

Did a lil Easter Decorating last week,

so thought I would show you the Sofa

Table today.

Sorta busy today so just gonna jump

right in..............

I am thankful

that it is Spring.... and that Easter

is this weekend. Easter is my 2nd
favorite holiday with Christmas
being my first...................

Remember I said I bought myself an
early birthday present...well, this is one
of the watercolor pictures....they are
matching and you will see the other
one later ................

for Easter, now I love all the cuteness
of the bunnies, chicks and Easter eggs
I have to say, but I am so glad that
I know the real reason for the season.
That Jesus died on

a cross for my sins and your 's and then
rose again on the 3rd day, to give new
life to those that believe in Him, and
want to spend eternity in Heaven with
Him............ according to John 3:16
in the Bible............

That would be me, how about you??
Something to think about!!

#3
that my SIL Susan is feeling so much
better and so quickly too. There was
a medicine overload and as soon as
she cut back she was fine.....and has
continued to feel better. We were all
very happy about that to say the least.

Decided to change the happy Easter
sign to this lil bunny.......just seemed
to fit with the rest of it.

#4
for a long conversation with a
past neighbor who just lost her
hubby just over a week ago. I
had not heard about it.......they
would have been married 53 yrs.
this coming June, you don't hear
that too much these days.
Was so glad she called as She
is a sweet lady, and we will be
getting together soon.

#5

that we have gotten to work in
the front yard a number of times
this week, and have loved every
minute of it....feels so great to
be outside doing that!!
and making the yard look nice
again.............

#6

for sitting in the sunshine.
It felt delectable, and was a
clear, not a cloud in sight azure
blue sky day. So Beautiful, a
great way to kick off Spring....

#7
for banana pudding..........I made
it again this passed weekend and put
some strawberries in it this time.
Loved it...............

#8
a fun time on Sunday having dinner
with the family..........and celebrating
Spring, amongst some other things
I will tell you about soon.

#9
for all my neighbors beautiful azalea
bushes, they have been there for over
35 years ( 6 of them) , and they are
large and gorgeous and a feast for the
eyes every time we look out our front
windows......they are that purply
pink color...........so lovely!!

She said she must have scared them,
because she was gonna cut them all
down cause she thought they looked
so scraggly about a month ago, and
did do one of them. so we were
laughing and saying I guess they
did get scared and thought we better
get blooming or we are goners.....lol

#10
for my "Magic bullet" that provides
me so many wonderful smoothies,
especially this time of the year!

#11
that Netflik got the HGTV chanel
so now we can watch Chip and
Joanna Gaines on Fixer Upper.
One of my fav HGTV shows.

Side table

#12
for You....Sweet Friends, for all
your encouragement, inspiration,
and creativity. You help make
life fun.......each of you in your
own way.................

++++++++++++++++++++

Thanks for coming by for a visit,
always good to know you came
by........and hope you say hello.

Hope you have a really lovely
weekend and Easter with those
you hold dear................

Love, Hugs and
Easter Blessings to you
and yours.

Nellie

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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Cleaning Tips #2, and Green and white living room

Good Morning Sweet Friends,
(well, it was morning when I
started........lol)

Yeah..........It is Spring Time!

Bet there are a lot of you that are
very hap hap happy people since
it has finally officially arrived.

It has been cold here yesterday and

45 degrees this morning, but is suppose

to go to 75 today and 80 tomorrow, and

even higher temps the rest of the week.

So just enjoying these

last few days of cool temps, as think

this will probably be the last of it.......

Sniff Sniff - only cause I live in Florida!

Have to say I am loving.... seeing the
grass greening up and the Azaleas are a

blooming and the grapevine is popping
out all over the place.
All that new growth/new life always
reminds me of the Resurrection of our
Dear Lord, and how he was dead...
but rose to new life,
so that He could give us a new life.

and.............

we get to celebrate that this coming

Sunday.........so Happy Easter to you,

as well...................

Guess I will get on with my new series

Cleaning and Household Tips, and added

in the rest of my Green and White living

room Pictures......this is the last of them.

Tip #7

Need to clean your Microwave............

Put a cup of water in a mug and heat

it for about 3-4 mins. and then just let

it sit in there for a couple of minutes,
so that it can steam can do it's job,

then with a wet cloth/sponge just
wipe it clean.

The steam works like magic!!

If you would like to see Part l with the first

6 Tips just click here!

Need to get rid of pet hair.....

Scott Brite lint Roller to the rescue.
Works like a charm and the best way
I have found, so far!
Just wish those lint rollers weren't
so expensive.......but I have tried
the cheaper ones and they don't
usually work well, think I did get
the Target brand once and they
worked fine.

Sometimes we find them at Sam's
in a larger package, definitely
less expensive that way!

Are your drinking glasses coming
out foggy/ cloudy in the dishwasher??

Put a cup of white vinegar in a plastic

bowl or margarine container on the
bottom rack and run your dishwasher
with no soap, only the vinegar. You
may have to do it a number of times.

The vinegar will clean up all the excess
soap that clings to the inside of the
dishwasher, and those cloudy glasses

Good to redo this vinegar wash

at few times a year!

We learned this the hard way...

we actually got rid of what was

probably still a good dishwasher

because we didn't know about

this...................and when we

learned this (after we bought a

new one) we were bummed

cause all it probably needed was
a good vinegar cleaning.

Live and Learn!!

#10

what to do with those cloudy, foggy

drinking glasses

Soak them in the sink with a cup or 2 of

vinegar and add just enough water to cover

them or just employ tip # 9,

rewash them in the dishwasher, once it is

nice and soap free.

You might have to put the glasses thru

the vinegar wash a number of times

as well.............

With omni lighting affect

#11

Water Spots on your shower faucets??

The best thing I have found is
"Lime-a-way", it works great.
However, it is strong and not the
greatest fragrance I might add! lol
but it does work..............

But another good idea is to make an
agreement with family members that
the last one out of the shower will

dry off the faucet and back plate.

Just takes seconds, and Works great!

This was actually my hubbies idea,

right after we redid our bathroom about

4+ years ago, as we have brushed nickel

and gold faucets and the water spots

really show up and look very messy......

With equalized affect

#12

Want to disinfect and make

your faucets and counters shine?

Use some rubbing alcohol...it's what
they use at the Drs. offices to disinfect,
and it makes your faucets and counters
shine as well. I also use it on switch

plates and door knobs and cabinet handles
after someone in the house has been sick.

(if I don't have any lysol/clorox wipes)

"FYI"
I get no kickback or compensation
in any way from any products that I
mentioned.....they just work well for
me and and wanted to pass it on.......