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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2015 5:41:44 GMT
Fresh coffee grounds can be used as a deodorizer in a refrigerator. Seriously. Years ago when we were first married and bought our first house, my DH's aunt gave us her old refrigerator. Turned out it was just a "loaner". Out of the blue one day, she called and said she wanted it back. Um. Okay. The problem was, she had moved a couple of thousand miles away (we were in Indiana, she was in California). She found a cross country mover that would come and pick it up, but because it was just one item, it would take a least 3 weeks before it would get to her. So, we get another call from her, telling us to fill old socks and panty hose legs full of coffee grounds and put in the freezer and refrigerator before shipping it. (Now there's a visual for you.) She was worried that the long storage time would make the refrigerator smell bad. We didn't drink coffee at that time, so we had to ask friends, neighbors, co-workers and other family members to save their coffee grounds for us. (Yeah, that was weird.) I don't remember how many bundles of coffee grounds we ended up with, but it was a lot. We put the grounds in the refrigerator, the movers came and wrapped the refrigerator up and off it went to California. She didn't get her refrigerator for close to 2 months (it took an unplanned detour to Texas). When she finally received it, the inside smelled like coffee - duh, of course! It took a week of leaving it stand open before the coffee smell faded, but after that it was fine. I still occasionally use coffee grounds in my frig to freshen it if I don't have baking soda. Seriously? How much did this cost her?
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Post by mztfied on May 14, 2015 23:15:46 GMT
I use it to "dye" unbleached muslin for small quilting projects. Give it that antique look.
I also have a couple of old crocheted doilies that belonged to a family member. They were yellowed by age so I tossed them in a pot of strong coffee and they came out beautiful.
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Post by mama2three on May 15, 2015 2:27:13 GMT
Putting coffee grounds around outdoor plants keeps cats out of them without being toxic.
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Post by AussieMeg on May 15, 2015 3:49:01 GMT
Wasn't the product name forgotten Walnut ink? Or am I thinking of a different shade of distressed brown. Yes, thank you!! I had a jar of the Walnut crystals and some of the Tsukeniko walnut ink spray in several colours.
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