Don't laugh - some of these will ring your creative side for stuff in the garage. Who wudda thunk it!
Subject: 25 Really Clever Ideas/Make Life Easier
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:35:07 -0600
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Why
didn’t I think of that?! We guarrantee you’ll be uttering
those words more than once at these ingenious little tips,
tricks and ideas that solve everyday problems … some you
never knew you had! (Above: hull strawberries easily using
a
straw).
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Rubbing
a walnut over scratches in your furniture will disguise
dings and
scrapes.
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Remove
crayon masterpieces from your TV or computer screen with WD40
(also works on
walls).
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Stop
cut apples browning in your child’s lunch box by securing with a
rubber band.
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Overhaul
your linen cupboard – store bedlinen sets inside one of their
own pillowcases and there will be no more hunting through piles
for a match.
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Pump
up the volume by placing your iPhone / iPod in a bowl – the
concave shape amplifies the
music.
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Re-use
a wet-wipes container to store plastic
bags.
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Add
this item to your beach bag. Baby powder gets sand off your skin
easily – who
knew?!
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Attach
a velcro strip to the wall to store soft
toys.
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Look
up! Use wire to make a space to store gift wrap rolls against
the ceiling, rather than cluttering up the
floor.
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Gotcha!
Find tiny lost items like earrings by putting a stocking over
the vacuum hose.
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Make
an instant cupcake carrier by cutting crosses into a box
lid.
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For
those who can’t stand the scrunching and bunching: how to
perfectly fold a fitted
sheet.
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Forever
losing your bathroom essentials? Use magnetic strips to store
bobby pins (and tweezers and clippers) behind a vanity
door
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A
tip for holiday packing. Store shoes inside shower caps to stop
dirty soles rubbing on your clothes. And you can find them in
just about every
hotel!
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A
muffin pan becomes a craft caddy. Magnets hold the plastic cups
down to make them
tip-resistant.
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Bread
tags make the perfect-sized cord
labels.
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Bake
cupcakes directly in ice-cream cones – so much more fun and
easier for kids to eat. Definitely doing
this!
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Microwave
your own popcorn in a plain brown paper bag. Much healthier and
cheaper than the packet
stuff.
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Brilliant
space-saver: install a tension rod to hang your spray bottles.
Genius!
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Win
friends at breakfast with this heart-shaped egg tutorial. Aww
shucks!
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Turn
your muffin pan upside down, bake cookie-dough over the top and
voila – you have cookie bowls for fruit or
ice-cream.
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Freeze
Aloe Vera in ice-cube trays for soothing sunburn
relief.
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Gutter
garden: Create a window-box veggie patch using
guttering.
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Use
egg cartons to separate and store your Christmas
decorations.
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