Antique-looking paper can create a special effect for collages, invitations or other craft items. There are many ways to make paper look old, here is one of the simplest and most effective techniques:

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When it gets too cold outside, potted flowers are brought indoors for the winter. The short winter days put the flowers into a dormant phase. The dormant phase is mainly caused by the reduced exposure to light. However, flowers can also be made to bloom indoors in winter if they are given the right living environment. It is important to know what each plant species needs in order to bloom. If you provide them with a good climate, you can enjoy pretty flowers all year round.

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Real jeans fanatics claim that washing a pair of jeans ruins the cool fit of the trousers. Even washing in cold water or dry cleaning will slightly alter the jeans and never make them fit as perfectly as they did on the first day, they say.

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CDs and DVDs can become scratched after much use, making them no longer fully readable by DVD players, CD players, game consoles and computers. Light scratches can be repaired and can save the CD.

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Proper washing of jeans can prevent fading and shrinkage to a large extent, so that the jeans fabric retains its shape and colour for longer.

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The right amount of water is the key to healthy and strong plants. Since plants have very different needs, it is not easy to know how much water each plant needs.

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Summer clothes stored over the winter or winter clothes stowed away in the summer often take on a musty wardrobe odour. Clothes can be kept smelling fresh for months by adding a bar of flavoured soap to...

Herbal capsules are good for on the go when it is not possible to drink herbal tea but you still want to enjoy the health benefits of herbs. Even bitter-tasting herbs are easier to take in capsule form. Herbal capsules can be easily stored and last a very long time because the volatile active ingredients are enclosed in the capsule.

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Toilet cleaners and lemonade have one thing in common: the active ingredient citric acid. So instead of using chemical and environmentally unfriendly cleaning products, you can clean your toilet with drinks containing lemon. The citric acid from citrus fruits has both an antibacterial and bleaching effect. In addition, it smells more pleasant than the chemical-heavy toilet cleaners.

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The active ingredient in most aromatic herbs is contained in the essential oils. The commercial extraction of the oils is achieved by steam distillation, which makes these oils more concentrated than the homemade ones. The dosage of the home-made oil must therefore be adjusted accordingly.

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