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Had some problems making carrot cake and the cake batter escaped from the pan. The oven was dirty and I thought, this would be a great time to clean it with baking soda!
I learned that putting baking soda into the oven is easy, but taking it out of the oven is hard.

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I have a pair of leather riding boots that I didn't maintain until now. They were dirty and the leather was not waterproof, so it would get soggy.
I washed them with a spray bottle of water and white vinegar and essential oils and a dirty sock, then waterproofed them with a beeswax oil thing from a jar in the garage

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I patched a rip near the leg pocket of a pair of cargo shorts
I used a rectangle of denim from a jean jacket that i cut the sleeves off of

I have made a drop spindle
My dad and I made 8 spindles in one night out of dowels, a piece of wood which we cut circles out of, and small hooks using a drill, sandpaper, an orbital sander for speed, and the drill attachment for making a hole for a doorknob.
They have no glue, instead we sanded down the dowel a bit and with some effort it fit in the drill hole so that it is  stuck like if it was glued
I don't have very good pictures of the process, but hopefully these are enough to show what we did.
Forgot to add: we also used a dremel to cut the little slice out for the yarn

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I have darned a sock
I used cotton embroidery thread, because it is cheap, colorful, and a natural material
I put a jar of jalapeños in the sock. I find it is easiest to darn things with whatever is nearby that you won't accidentally sew the sock to, and more convenient than finding a darning mushroom. I sometimes wear a sock to darn it, but it makes my knee sore after a while.


(Editing this to add- the sock had two holes, and I only fixed one so far, i will get the second one soon)