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January 12, 2012
My friend Christine emailed me this post from Alderberry Hill that she received as an email and it just simply BLEW my mind…  You just try to keep your mouth shut – I promise it will drop in awe several times! 

Hull strawberries easily using a straw.

Rubbing a walnut over scratches in your furniture will disguise dings and scrapes.

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.

The above photos were from a public email.

 

Which were your favorites?  Do you have any little tricks to add?

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9 Comments »

  1. Cathy

      on January 12, 2012 8:39 am

    Since 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!

     

  2. Gina

      on January 12, 2012 8:46 am

    Yes! My mind is blown! I only knew about 1/3 of those. Great tips!

     

  3. Mama Nolte

      on January 12, 2012 9:09 am

    I 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 🙂

     

  4. Marla

      on January 12, 2012 9:21 am

    REALLY good stuff!!!

     

  5. June

      on January 12, 2012 10:29 am

    LOVE 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!

     

  6. Marykate

      on January 12, 2012 10:16 pm

    The 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!

     

  7. Erika

      on January 12, 2012 10:28 pm

    These 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!

     

  8. Mary

      on January 14, 2012 9:40 pm

    Fabulous ideas! Keep them coming 🙂

     

  9. Pat

      on November 8, 2014 11:45 pm

    Great ideas. I use ethanol or isopropyl alcohol with water for a non smear window or glass cleaner. Works well.

     

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