What a Good Idea!

What are the odds I’d learn something new on a show entitled “Problem Solvers.” Uh, pretty good, both in preparing and during the hour.

Here are a few around-the-house ideas you might find helpful:

1.      Remove a price sticker from a book cover by using a hair-dryer to blow hot air over the sticker until it becomes soft. It should lift right off. Be sure to remove the book jacket before doing this so the adhesive doesn’t melt into the cover.

2.      Is your wood floor (not wood laminate) scratched? Take a pecan or walnut, break the meat in half, and rub it into the scratch. Go with the grain of the wood to fill the scratch. Buff with a soft cloth. If the scratches are deep, you may have to repeat the process a few times.

Bekah Freelan and Creative Memories Director Dee Dee Neumeyer-Gansert are photo and scrapbooking mavens. Bekah shared helpful digital scrapbooking ideas, especially how to get started. There were way to many to list here, so check out the show on the MM archive or listen on your smart phone via WBCL's app.

The highlight idea (judging by our staff’s response) came from Dee Dee: a super-cool scanner that scans photos and items that can’t be scanned by traditional wands (think tee-shirts, dresses), and such. It’s called Flip Pal. It’s pricey ($150), but if preserving memories is your passion, you might want to check it out.