20 Clever Ideas

The credit for these great ideas goes to Bed, Bath & Kitchen, Decor & Furniture, Organise & Personalise by Simone, but I thought they were so clever that I would pass them along.


* Remove crayon masterpieces from your TV or computer screen with WD40. (also works on walls)
* Stop cut apples from becoming brown in your child’s lunch box by securing with a rubber band.
* Overhaul your linen closet by storing bed linen sets inside one of their own pillowcases and there will be no more hunting through piles for a match.
* 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.
* Pack baby powder in your beach bag. It gently removes sand from your skin.
* Attach a Velcro strip to the wall to store soft toys.
* Put a stocking over the vacuum hose and use it to look for a lost earring or coin. The suction will find it but it will be caught at the mouth of the vacuum.
* Make an instant cupcake carrier by cutting crosses into a box lid.
* Mount magnetic strips behind a bathroom vanity door to store beauty items like bobby pins, tweezers andclippers.
* When you're packing shoes in a suitcase, cover them first with shower caps and get nothing else dirty. You can get the shower caps in any hotel you visit.
* Use a muffin pan with a cup in each hole as a craft caddy. Put a magnet at the bottom to make them tip-resistant.
* Turn your muffin pan upside down, bake cookie-dough over the top and voila – you have cookie bowls for fruit or ice-cream.
* Bread tags make the perfect-sized 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. It is much healthier and cheaper than the packet stuff.
* Install a tension rod under your sink and then hang all your spray bottles.
* Freeze Aloe Vera in ice-cube trays for soothing sunburn relief.
* Create a window-box garden using guttering.
* Rub a walnut over scratches in your furniture to disguise dings and scrapes.

My own suggestion is to take a piece of velcro and dab sweaters that have little balls. You will make it look brand new!