Here are several methods that I have used.1. drill a 1/4" hole in the bottom of a bleach bottle 2. cut a triangle piece of cloth 8" tall and 5" wide at the base --non cotton cloth only-I used an old sweat pants of a material similar to spandex-woven not fluffy on one side. 3.tie a piece of string to the top of the triangle about 1/2" down. 4. thread the string thrue the hole and out of the top and pull on the string in order to draw the cloth into the hole and make sort of a leaky stopper-the harder you pull the slower the flow. 5. screw on the top after filling with the string hanging out to allow air to enter..--- the cloth is the most critical part--some adjustment is always neccessary--the flow will slow down as it empties. II. the quickest way-not the most adjustable-- cut a 6x6" cloth -see above-make a pin hole in jug handle for air to enter fill jug with water-place cloth over spout and use screw top to tighten down on cloth to slow flow and adjust. III. drill a larger 3/8 hole in a 5 gallon bucket -cut your cloth larger and with extra cloth to act like a filter when folded inside the bucket. I get 2-3 uses from my pond befor I have to pull it out -rinse it off and reinsert--I use a forked stick to hold the folds down over the back of the hole to act as a prefilter. IV. 5 gallon bucket--lenght [say 6 ft.] of 3/8 inside diameter clear plastic hose-from hardware store-drill a hole near bottom of bucket the outside diameter of your hose-insert the hose in the hole 1/2" now find a old ball point pen unscrew the front from the back and insert the front into the 1/2" of hose to wedge it in place and make it a water tight seal.- cover this water outlet with several layers of sheer curtain type material held down wit a forked stick to act as you filter. --to controll the flow at the plant end you can try another ball point pen inserted into the hose as before but this time take out the ink cartridge and rescrew the top back on -loose for more flow tight for less flow-- adjust with a cloth filler for better controll. I hope you can use one of these as is orpart of one to design your own. Good luck!

I have plenty of frogs in my pond, which also contains goldfish. I seriously doubt goldfish would keep frogs away. The only threat is that goldfish eat frog eggs and tadpoles, but that's not going stop adult frogs from visiting a pond. The current tadpoles in my pond have grown large enough to be taken off the menu as fish food. I'm waiting to see if they are going to be green frogs or toads. Also, clear water and clean water are not always the same thing. A bio filter uses good bacteria to remove chemicals that can not be seen, such as ammonia.

I have been looking for the milk disk doll pattern/disks/photos for years! A very special lady who took care of me made these in pastel colors and they were beautiful! This was in the late 1950's. I would love to make them for other little girls and pass on the craft. If anyone could please send me the pattern/disk info/photos I would be so grateful! send to: Minc073@aol.com

Just an update, I'm still receiving request for the pattern to the Bed Dolls made out of milk filters and tied together with yarn or ribbons. If anyone would like to have the patterns I have e-mailed to them; just drop me a line at donna-peterson@att.net--Keep crafting