Ideas that Will Blow Your Mind…
January 12, 2012Hull strawberries easily using a straw.
Remove crayon masterpieces from your TV or computer screen with WD40.
Stop cut apples browning in your child’s lunch box by securing with a rubber band.
Overhaul your linen cupboard, store bed linen sets inside one of their own pillowcases and there will be no more hunting through piles for a match. (This was a TOTAL jaw-drop for me!)
Pump up the volume by placing your iPhone & iPod in a bowl. The concave shape amplifies the music.
Re-use a wet-wipes container to store plastic bags. (ha! We already knew this one!)
Add this item to your beach bag. Baby powder gets sand off your skin easily, who knew?
Attach a Velcro strip to the wall to store soft toys.
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 instant cupcake carrier by cutting crosses into a box lid.
For those who can’t stand the scrunching and bunching: how to perfectly fold a fitted sheet.
Forever losing your bathroom essentials? Use magnetic strips to store bobby pins, tweezers and clippers, behind a vanity door.
Store shoes inside shower caps to stop dirty soles rubbing on your clothes. And you can find them in just about every hotel.
A muffin pan becomes a craft caddy. Magnets hold the plastic cups down to make them tip-resistant.
Bread tags make the perfect cord labels.
Bake cupcakes directly in ice-cream cones, so much more fun and easier for kids to eat.
Microwave your own popcorn in a plain brown paper bag. Much healthier and cheaper than the packet stuff.
Install a tension rod to hang your spray bottles.
Turn your muffin pan upside down, bake cookie-dough over the top and voila, you have cookie bowls for fruit or ice-cream.
Freeze Aloe Vera in ice-cube trays for soothing sunburn relief.
Create a window-box veggie patch using guttering.
Use egg cartons to separate and store your Christmas decorations.
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| The above photos were from a public email.
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Cathy
on January 12, 2012 8:39 amSince my yard is FULL of black walnuts…I broke up a couple of them and tried the walnut trick and it really works!! For my 6th birthday party my mom made those cake inside cones – it’s still a special memory today! And I LOVE both the strawberry and muffin tin ideas! Thanks for the fun tips!
Gina
on January 12, 2012 8:46 amYes! My mind is blown! I only knew about 1/3 of those. Great tips!
Mama Nolte
on January 12, 2012 9:09 amI love all of these tips! And thanks for putting great photos with them as I sometimes can’t visualize the end result. This article is only one part of what makes The Good Stuff Guide so good 🙂
Marla
on January 12, 2012 9:21 amREALLY good stuff!!!
June
on January 12, 2012 10:29 amLOVE the tension rod to store the spray bottles!! I use the magazine holders to store my plastic wrap, baggies, etc. but still didn’t have room for those bottles! Thanks!
Marykate
on January 12, 2012 10:16 pmThe apples – brilliant. And the strawberries – no more slicing. Thankfully I havent had to remove crayon from the tv, yet. I wonder how they figured that out – maybe tried everything else and that was all that was left!
Erika
on January 12, 2012 10:28 pmThese were amazing!! Loved each of them. Thanks for posting. Searching blogs to find answers to these things is overwhelming, love it in one spot. Do more often? 🙂
My pesonal favorite that I discovered recently, take the plastic cases your Apple nano comes in, and reuse them as small containers in your office desk drawer to store paper clips and/or your Apple earphones!
Mary
on January 14, 2012 9:40 pmFabulous ideas! Keep them coming 🙂
Pat
on November 8, 2014 11:45 pmGreat ideas. I use ethanol or isopropyl alcohol with water for a non smear window or glass cleaner. Works well.