HELOISE Binder of great ideas will cut down on clutter

Dear Heloise: Recently, I cleaned out my closets and found more than 20 baby magazines from when I was pregnant. I just couldn't make myself throw them away, because they all had really good information I felt I might need in the future.
So, I decided to tear out the pages that had information I thought I might use, and I put them in a binder. Now it's easy to just look in the binder for great ideas!
With my daughter's birthday coming up, I have many ideas for her birthday decorations, cake ideas, rainy-day activities and things to better our everyday lives. When I get new magazines, I still tear out the pages that I'd like to keep and add them to my collection. I even save things from home-and-garden magazines as well. Amanda, Mesquite, Texas
Love your hint, and it's a wonderful way to cut down on unwanted clutter. Heloise
Dear Heloise: I feel like I made a great discovery. I had quite a few onions I needed to chop and put in the freezer and wanted to avoid the tears. I saw my small fan on the counter. I turned it on me, and not a tear was shed. Hope this helps someone else. Clarine Keck, Bella Vista, Ark.
Speaking of onions, I have a great recipe for quickie onion soup in my soup pamphlet. To order one, please send $4 and a long, self-addressed, stamped (60 cents) envelope to: Heloise/Soup, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, Texas 78279. Onion soup is a favorite of mine with a big green salad and French bread. Heloise
Dear Heloise: Help! My irreplaceable wedding pictures are stuck to the glass of the frames. My aunt said that maybe you could help me. Kim, via e-mail
You would be amazed how many times this question comes into Heloise Central. The photos are usually stuck to the glass because moisture has gotten in between the frame and photo and has caused the photo to adhere to the glass. It really isn't a good idea to attempt to remove the photo yourself, because it could tear or be damaged.
We have had readers have luck removing a photo after it was in the freezer for several weeks. Again, we found that you must be very careful when trying to remove the photo. If it starts to tear or won't come off, don't force it.
After doing some research, we found that the best thing to do is to take the photos to a professional photo shop for advice. If the photo is an heirloom or one-of-a-kind photo, you might want to contact a photo-restoration company, which should be able to help remove it. Good luck! Heloise
Dear Heloise: I just read the hint about using college T-shirts for hair towels. I have another use for these T-shirts. My aunt has asked relatives who are graduating from high school for their special T-shirts (from track, basketball, camps, etc.). She sews them into a quilt using the T-shirts for the quilt blocks. They look great, and my family thinks that this is a great way to preserve those T-shirts that have special meaning attached into something to use and that will last for a long time. Rhonda, South Dakota
XSend a money-saving or timesaving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, Texas 78279-5000, or you can fax it to (210) HELOISE or e-mail it to Heloise@Heloise.com. I can't answer your letter personally but will use the best hints received in my column.
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