That Was Easy...

As we embark on a New Year, I thought I would share a great email I received the other day from a dear friend.  She knows I am a tip fanatic.  I don't know the original source of this... but who ever did this is a genius. 

25 CLEVER IDEAS TO MAKE LIFE EASIER

 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
(also works on walls).

 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.

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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.
 

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.

Look up! Use wire to make a space to store gift wrap rolls against the ceiling,
Rather than cluttering up the floor.

 

Gotcha! 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 (and tweezers and clippers) behind a vanity door.

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!

A muffin pan becomes a craft caddy. Magnets hold the plastic cups down to
Make them tip-resistant.

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.  Love this idea.

Microwave your own popcorn in a plain brown paper bag. Much healthier and
Cheaper than the packet stuff.

  Brilliant space-saver: install a tension rod to hang your spray bottles. Genius! 

This is going on my must have shopping list.

Win friends at breakfast with this heart-shaped egg tutorial. 

Wouldn't this be perfect for a Valentine's breakfast.

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.

Freeze Aloe Vera in ice-cube trays for soothing sunburn relief.

Gutter garden:  Create a window-box veggie patch using gutters.

Perfect for a herb garden.

Use egg cartons to separate and store your Christmas decorations. 



 Hope you found a few ideas that will make your life a little easier too. 

Back to the tedious job of painting a spare bedroom... hmmm, anyone got a few tips on making that job easier?

Hugs,