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: Casauno More info Office Supplies DOOR STOPPER CASAUNO OWL CREAM W/BLUE EYES 24CMHow to Clean Winter Gear Eliminating drafts is a key part of winterizing your home. Make one of these colorful door draft stoppers to reduce your heating bills. Get Crafty, Save MoneyGet Crafty, Save MoneyThis winter many families are feeling the double pinch of financial worries and high heating costs, and some are being forced to choose between warming their home or filling the gas tank. Luckily, there's an easy way to rediscover what our parents and grandparents did to save money, while reducing our carbon footprint at the same time: draft snakes.Elegantly simple and inexpensive, a door draft stopper or draft snake can be as simple as a rolled bath towel or blanket, placed along the bottom crack of doors and windows. This will help take a bite out of drafts, making rooms more comfortable, and will slow heat loss. In fact, drafts sap home energy use 5 to 30%, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, while 11% of a home's heat loss is through doors and windows.

For a tidier look, you can buy ready-made draft snakes (here's a clever Wizard of Oz one). Or better yet, get crafty and make your own from scraps, old neckties, worn denim, dried beans, sand or other materials you can recycle from around the house. bifold patio doors for saleGet the kids involved and decorate with googly eyes, felt tongues and so on, so they can learn about saving energy too.shower door sweep partsThe draft stoppers in this gallery were mostly made at home by folks who did just that. rav4 3 door for sale ukWe hope you get inspired to make your own (send us your photos, and we'll add them here)!used cabinet doors for sale in calgary

Cyril the Draft SnakeCyril the Draft SnakeThe draft snake in the preceding slide was made by Samara, who named him Colin. She wrote, "On a wild and wooly weekend our front door whistled and shook. It was so noisy and annoying that I whipped up our friendly door snake to take care of the draft." garage door opener delawareThe green snake in this photo, named Cyril by owner Sandy Macdonald, helps keep his York, United Kingdom place cozy all through the cold months.garage door opener repair aurora il Crafts & DIY Projectsgarage door starts closing then stops How to Make Scratch-Off Gifts Cards With Just Paint and Dish Soap How to Make the Stretchiest, Gooiest Snow Slime How to Make a DIY Lava Lamp With Just a Few Ingredients

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So at least I'm saving money (and doing my bit for the environment). It takes a matter of minutes to make a plain draught excluder, and if you use interesting fabric it doesn't have to look boring. Or you can turn it into a ECOutletsnake, like the fab vintage ones above. A rectangular piece of material, at least 40cm wide and just longer than the width of the door (or you can chop a leg off an old pair of trousers and start at step five)Sewing machine or needle and thread or easy iron-on SewFreeAn old pair of tightsStuffing (fine gravel, beanbag balls, rice, lentils, etc - I used rice)PinsIron and ironing boardButtons and ribbon 1. Check your piece of material - it needs to be at least 4cm longer than the width of your door. 3. Fold it in half lengthways, so that the pattern is on the inside, and pin it together. 4. Stitch up the length of the rectangle, as close to where the two edges meet as possible. You can use SewFree and an iron if you don't want to sew - just follow the instructions on the pack.