Hull strawberries easily with a straw:
Rubbing a walnut over scratches in your furniture will disguise dings and scrapes:
Remove crayon masterpieces from your TV or computer screen with WD40:
(personal note - another great item for getting crayon marks out is baby wipes - they seem to work on all surfaces! Also, I highly recommend Crayola products as they are made for easy removal - even paint out of clothes!)
Stop cut apples browning in your child's lunchbox by securing with a rubber band:
Overhaul your linen cupboard, store bed linen sets inside one of their own pillowcases and there will no more hunting through piles for a match:
Pump up the volume by placing your iPod or iPhone in a bowl. The concave shape amplifies the music:
Re-use a wet-wipes container to store plastic bags:
Baby powder gets sand off your skin easily - who knew!?:
Add a velcro strip to the wall to store soft toys:
(personal note - I'm not too sure about this one. I like the idea, kind of, but I'd be a bit worried that the velcro would damage the 'hair' on the toy when pulling it off the wall.)
Use wire to make a space to store gift wrap rolls against the ceiling, rather than cluttering up the floor:
Find tiny, lost items, like earrings, by putting a stocking over the vacuum hose:
Make an instance cup cake carrier by cutting crosses into a box lid:
How to perfectly fold a fitted sheet:
Use magnetic strips to store bobby pins, tweezers and clippers, behind a vanity door:
Store shoes inside a shower cap to stop dirty soles rubbing on your clothes. And you can find them in just about every hotel:
A muffin pan becomes a crafty caddy. Magnets hold the plastic cups down to make them tip resistant:
Bread tags make the perfect cord labels:
Bake cup cakes directly in ice cream cones:
Microwave your own popcorn in a plain brown paper bag.
Instal a tension rod to hang your spray bottles:
Turn your muffin pan upside down, bake cookie dough over the top and you have cookie bowls for fruit or ice cream:
Freeze aloe vera in ice cubes for soothing sunburn relief:
Create a window-box veggie patch by using guttering:
Use egg cartons to separate and store your Christmas decorations:
(image credits - unfortunately I don't have image credits for any of these photos as they were forwarded to me via email. I apologise for any copyright issues!)
Stop cut apples browning in your child's lunchbox by securing with a rubber band:
Overhaul your linen cupboard, store bed linen sets inside one of their own pillowcases and there will no more hunting through piles for a match:
Pump up the volume by placing your iPod or iPhone in a bowl. The concave shape amplifies the music:
Re-use a wet-wipes container to store plastic bags:
Baby powder gets sand off your skin easily - who knew!?:
Add a velcro strip to the wall to store soft toys:
(personal note - I'm not too sure about this one. I like the idea, kind of, but I'd be a bit worried that the velcro would damage the 'hair' on the toy when pulling it off the wall.)Use wire to make a space to store gift wrap rolls against the ceiling, rather than cluttering up the floor:
Find tiny, lost items, like earrings, by putting a stocking over the vacuum hose:
Make an instance cup cake carrier by cutting crosses into a box lid:
How to perfectly fold a fitted sheet:
Use magnetic strips to store bobby pins, tweezers and clippers, behind a vanity door:
Store shoes inside a shower cap to stop dirty soles rubbing on your clothes. And you can find them in just about every hotel:
A muffin pan becomes a crafty caddy. Magnets hold the plastic cups down to make them tip resistant:
Bread tags make the perfect cord labels:
Bake cup cakes directly in ice cream cones:
Microwave your own popcorn in a plain brown paper bag.
Instal a tension rod to hang your spray bottles:
Turn your muffin pan upside down, bake cookie dough over the top and you have cookie bowls for fruit or ice cream:
Freeze aloe vera in ice cubes for soothing sunburn relief:
Create a window-box veggie patch by using guttering:
Use egg cartons to separate and store your Christmas decorations:
(image credits - unfortunately I don't have image credits for any of these photos as they were forwarded to me via email. I apologise for any copyright issues!)
Hello.
ReplyDeleteThis is my first visit.
Your ideas are very intersting.
I'll try some of them.