Do you remember studying WWII in school? What I remember most about it is how hard life was, not just for those fighting but for those at home. I never had the opportunity to hear first hand accounts of those times from my grandma, because she passed when I was very young. However based on what I learned in school and a journal full of Frugal Living Tips from WWII, that my grandma wrote, I have a better understanding of what it was like.
During WWII my grandma began putting together a notebook. The notebook was a collection of hand drawn patterns, cleaning tips, money saving tips and a bunch of other notes and ideas. Unfortunately, my mother loaned this notebook to a friend years ago and never got it back. Luckily, a lot of the tips that were in the notebook my mother has used for years and has passed them down to us.
Over the last several weeks my mom and I have been trying to recreate my grandma’s notebook. Putting all of the things that we remember into a collection, to share with family and friends. For the next several weeks I am going to be sharing with you some of the things that we remember to have been in her notebook. I hope that you appreciate it as much as we do.
My mom called me the other day to add this one to our collection. She said that she remembered this one being in grandma’s notebook and dated 1941. She also told me that she removed some artwork off of my sister’s couch using this and it worked perfectly.
Then I dipped my toothbrush into the boiled milk and lightly scrubbed the ink.
As you can see it worked great.
**If, by some small miracle, you are the person my mother loaned the notebook to please contact me. It would mean so much to my family to have it back. It’s a small, black, 3-ring binder it contains a hand drawn teddy bear pattern among other handwritten notes.
Blog hopping – great tip. My grandmother was a "Rosey The Riveter" during the war.
As I get older I appreciate more and more the live's of my grandparents. My grandpa died 4 years ago and it wasn't until his funeral that I found out that he had earned two purple hearts during WWII. Thanks for hopping by.
Hugs and Smiles,
Robin
Bless your Grandmother, she did more for women than NOW has done.
My mom was a 'Rosie the Riveter'. My favorite photo of her
is in her 'uniform' shirt and pants. Her hair do has a lot to do
with making her look 'her generation'.
I spent 20 years in the Army, Retired, I Loved it.
Great tip! I shared this post on Facebook, with credit to you of course.
I sure hope you get your grandmother's notebook back.
Have a great day!
Kelly
Thank you for coming by Kelly and sharing this post on your facebook.
Hugs and Smiles,
Robin
Great tip! Thanks so much for sharing at The Gathering Spot. I am looking forward to reading more of your Grandma's tips.Your blog is so cute I love it!
Thank you for allowing me to share this tip and for coming by and saying Hi.
Hugs and Smiles,
Robin
What an awesome labor of love recreating your grandmother's notebook will be! Enjoyed your post & great tip! Thanks for sharing 😉
Subscribing & looking forward to seeing more of these interesting posts to come 😉
~Brenda
My whole family is now getting involved in recreating grandma's notebook. This is going to be a lot of fun, hearing everyone's stories and memories. Thank you for coming by and for your lovely comment.
Hugs and Smiles,
Robin
I'll be using this a lot with a four and three year old! Love how all materials are already on hand.
My sister's kids are four and six and she uses this a lot. Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs and Smiles,
Robin
What a great treasure. And a great tip!
Thank you Jen! I'm glad to have you stopping by.
Hugs and Smiles,
Robin
How wonderful to have a resource like that. I find it fascinating how many neat tips and tricks have been lost over time, and it's always so much fun to hear about them resurfacing. I would never have thought of boiling milk to help get rid of ink, I wonder what your grandmother think of it? I found this post through the Fun in the Funcitional link party. I'm also a new follower!
Alli
I love all of those old remedies too. Thank you for coming by.
Seriously, that's awesome! My son got permanent Sharpie marker on our new wood table. A friend told me to use toothpaste and a soft toothbrush to remove the marks and they came right off!
I'm your latest follower from Thursday's Favorite Things.
I've used toothpaste too, it works good. Thanks for the follow, I'm following you back.
I just love learning about life during WWII. How sad that you don't have the book anymore, I would just cry! I'm glad you've remembered some tips, though.
WWII was an interesting time, so much resourcefulness came out of that era.
Necessity is the mother of all invention
thank you for the tip
FBF
You're welcome.
great tip! Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things hop xo
I'm glad you liked it and I hope you never have to use it.
This is such a neat story and a great tip! Thank you for linking this up to Rustic Restorations Weekend!
Thank you for allowing me to share it at your party, I'm so happy you liked it.
Now you have me wondering whatever happened to my grandmother's book like your grandmothers. I remember seeing it years ago….pages and pages of recipes, tips, etc that she had cut from different places and taped into her notebook. I'm going to have to ask my mom.
You'll have to let me know if you find it. These books are little treasure troves of information that seem to have been forgotten over the years.
Great tip — I'd never heard that before and it works so well! Glad you put in the note about wanting the book back — hope it finds its way back! Thanks so much for linking on Busy Monday!
Wouldn't it be great if this blog actually helped me find the book, it would make a heck of a post. I happy to see that you tried it and it worked for you as well.
What a great tip! I also love how you and your mom are recreating your grandma's notebook! Thank you for sharing on Whisk Away Wednesday!
Thank you for allowing me to share my grandma's tips at your party.
My little boy just scribbled on the carpet with crayon. I wonder if this would work to remove it?
You'll have to let me know if it works on crayon.
Wow, what a great recipe. What a handy thing to have, a notebook full of grandmas household recipes. I am glad you are recreating it. Thanks for sharing with Share Your Cup.
hugs,
Jann
Jann, thank you for letting me share this at your party. The more people that read it gives me a better chance of finding her notebook.
What a great post, thanks for sharing at Share it Saturday!
Thank you for hosting Share it Saturday,so that we can all get a chance to share our creativity. I'm glad you liked the post.
Cool tip!
I am pinning it!
Thanks for sharing – have a blessed week!
Stacey of Embracing Change
I was pretty excited when my mom share it with me. Thank you for the pin.
Wow! Never would have thought of this! Great tip. These are great printables to add to the Home management Binder! Thanks for linking up at Romance on a dime. Hope to see you this week!
I wanted the pages to look like they came out of her actuall notebook. I'm sure the pages have yellowed over the last 70+ years. I will be back to share more of her tips.
WHAT? Are you serious? What a great tip!
Thanks so much for sharing it at Whip It Up Wednesday! I look forward to seeing what else you have up your sleeve!
Pretty amazing isn't it. The great part is that it's things that are already in your home.
I hope you get your Grandma's book back. I've been teaching high school History for many years. Loving to dig through antique and junk stores and Ebay I'd often come across diaries or scrapbooks made long ago. I'd use them in my class as a first hand history lesson and then I'd attempt to track down the family of the original owner. I was actually pretty successful and the families were thrilled. You could try looking at usgenweb.org. There you can search by state and counties and many of them have boards where you can post questions. You can start with the state you think she last had the book. If your grandma's name was in the book someone, somewhere may have it. You never know. Good luck!
Amazing tip! & great to know when you have kids! Thanks for sharing @ DearCreatives.com Theresa PS. hope to see you again soon.
Neat tip! Do you have to boil the milk in a pot on the stove, or would heating to boiling in the microwave work as well?
I sat on a pilot marker with my brand new white corduroy pants. My mum soaked them in milk for days. I even smelled, but it worked.
XOXO,
Cris