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Thursday, December 29, 2011

Now these are just TOO COOL!

Now these are just TOO COOL!    
Dee from blog 
sent me these tonight.  

And I just HAD to steal them and paste them here in my blog.  I think I will use just about EVERY one of them!!!!

(Steve just made the popcorn in the paper bag one as I am typing this!!! Ya gotta watch it really close so it don't burn, but it came out pretty good)




25 ideas to make life easier

Posted on November 01, 2011 in Bed, Bath & KitchenDecor & FurnitureOrganise & Personalise by Simone
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Clever ideas: hull strawberries with a straw
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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Clever ideas: use a walnut to heal furniture scratches
Rubbing a walnut over scratches in your furniture will disguise dings and scrapes.
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Clever ideas: WD40 for cleaning crayon off TV screens
Remove crayon masterpieces from your TV or computer screen with WD40 (also works on walls).
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Clever ideas: keep a cut apple from going brown 
stop cut apples browning in your child’s lunch box by securing with a rubber band.
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Clever ideas: store bedlinen sets inside their pillowcases
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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Clever ideas: bowl as iPhone sound amplifier
Pump up the volume by placing your iPhone / iPod in a bowl – the concave shape amplifies the music.
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Cleaver ideas: wet wipe dispenser as plastic bag storage
Re-use a wet-wipes container to store plastic bags.
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Clever ideas: baby powder to remove sand from feet
Add this item to your beach bag. Baby powder gets sand off your skin easily – who knew?!
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Clever ideas: velcro strip on wall to hold soft toys
Attach a velcro strip to the wall to store soft toys.
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Clever ideas: gift wrap storage on cupboard ceiling
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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Clever idea: stocking over vacuum to pick up lost items
Gotcha! Find tiny lost items like earrings by putting a stocking over the vacuum hose.
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Clever idea: box lid cupcake holder
Make an instant cupcake carrier by cutting crosses into a box lid.
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Clever idea: how to fold a fitted sheet
For those who can’t stand the scrunching and bunching: how to perfectly fold a fitted sheet.
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Clever idea: magnetic bobbypin storage
Forever losing your bathroom essentials? Use magnetic strips to store bobby pins (and tweezers and clippers) behind a vanity door
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Clever idea: use shower caps to hold shoes when packing
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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Clever idea: muffin pan craft storage
A muffin pan becomes a craft caddy. Magnets hold the plastic cups down to make them tip-resistant.
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Clever idea: bread tags as cable labels
Bread tags make the perfect-sized cord labels.
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Clever idea: cook cupcakes in ice cream cones
Bake cupcakes directly in ice-cream cones – so much more fun and easier for kids to eat. Definitely doing this!
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Clever idea: microwave your own popcorn in a plain paper bag
Microwave your own popcorn in a plain brown paper bag. Much healthier and cheaper than the packet stuff.
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Clever idea: use a tension rod to hang spray bottles
Brilliant space-saver: install a tension rod to hang your spray bottles. Genius!
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Clever idea: how to make heart-shaped eggs 
 Win friends at breakfast with this heart-shaped egg tutorial. Aww shucks!
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Clever idea: use upside-down muffic pan to make cookie bowls
Turn your muffin pan upside down, bake cookie-dough over the top and voila – you have cookie bowls for fruit or ice-cream. Click here for recipe.
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Clever idea: freeze aloe vera lotion for soothing burns
Freeze Aloe Vera in ice-cube trays for soothing sunburn relief.
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Clever idea: gutter veggie garden
Gutter garden: Create a window-box veggie patch using guttering.
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Clever idea: egg cartons for Christmas ornament storage
Use egg cartons to separate and store your Christmas decorations

12 comments:

  1. Some great ideas there...I struggle getting the sheets folded but will try the tutorial that was shown here and then see if I can get them in the pillow case.

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  2. Wow!!! Those are some great ideas, thanks for sharing.

    Tina

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  3. Fantastic ideas that look like they would actually all work.

    http://travelinglongdogs.blogspot.com/

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  4. Smart and cute ideas, I'll be trying some.

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  5. Aren't they great tips..she sent it to me yesterday...but being on the road..I couldn't get it all to load up in an email..thanks for blogging it...I always have trouble with the fitted sheet..I've taken to rolling them all together in a nice tight roll...the whole set..takes up less space and eliminates wrinkles..just another tip :)

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  6. Definitely some good ideas there but I would never try to put WD-40 on my computer screen. Years ago on our daughter's second birthday party I made cupcakes in the ice-cream cones. Turned out great and the kids loved them.

    Kevin and Ruth
    www.travelwithkevinandruth.com

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  7. Definitely some good ideas there but I would never try to put WD-40 on my computer screen. Years ago on our daughter's second birthday party I made cupcakes in the ice-cream cones. Turned out great and the kids loved them.

    Kevin and Ruth
    www.travelwithkevinandruth.com

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  8. I love some of those ideas. My father in law told me years ago about folding the fitted sheets and it has worked beautifully.

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  9. Thanks so much for sharing. I am linking this to my blog because I heard myself say, "why didn't I think of that?" too many times!

    Thanks!!

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  10. OMG!!! I am copying this and sending it to my daughters... GREAT info ~ Thanks Karen & Dee♥
    Happy New Year to you all!!!
    Donna

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