Household Tips Even RV Folks Can Do Easy - Includes 25 Tips

Now these are just TOO COOL!

 

Got this from Karen's Blog

 

http://kareninthewoods-kareninthewoods.blogspot.com/2011/12/now-these-are-just-too-cool-from-blog.html

 

Who got this

from Dee  Blog

http://tumbleweed-jimdee.blogspot.com/

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 & Kitchen, Decor & Furniture, Organise & Personalise by Simone

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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. Click here for recipe.

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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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Grab Bag Crayon Roll (includes 1 crayon roll and crayons

Boy Crayon Roll $5.00 USD Girl Crayon Roll $5.00 USD Boy and Girl Crayon Roll $8.50 USD Two Boy Crayon Rolls $8.50 USD Two Girl Crayon Rolls $8.50 USD 25 Mix Crayon Rolls $50.00 USD