I totally got this in an email and just copy and pasted (Thanks Mom!!). I cannot take credit for ANY of these ideas, but I wish I could! :)
If anyone knows the original source to all the ideas I would love to give the person credit.
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 from browning in your childs 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.
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.
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 cant 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.
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.
Which one of these is your favorite?? Which one will you implement right away??
I have to pick one? No fair. I liked them all but I found the one about the iPod fascinating.
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You are so welcome, my sweet daughter! I received the forwarded email from your Aunt Gracie. I thought they were very clever ideas, too. I already knew how to fold fitted sheets, thanks to your Grandma Dee, and I had seen the hose and vacuum to find little things, but the other ideas were new to me. My favorite is using the straw to hull strawberries! Love it!
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Great ideas! Thanks for sharing.
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I love the sheets inside the pillow case idea…why have I never thought of that. I love all the other ideas too…the only one I had seen/heard before was the folding the fitted sheet. Some great ideas I will have to implement!
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I can’t see the pictures :(
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Nicole @ Some Call It Natural Reply:
January 9th, 2012 at 10:48 PM
I think I just fixed it! Please let me know. :)
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I’m so sorry Mary! I wish I had an answer for you!
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Great Ideas!! I can’t wait to get my sheet sets organized!!
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I cannot see any of the photos except the sheets. These are some good ideas though. I tried the strawberries; but, it didn’t work very well for me.
Visiting from the crew.
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Nicole @ Some Call It Natural Reply:
January 9th, 2012 at 10:49 PM
Laura, Thanks for letting me know you can’t see the pics. I had others tell me the same. :( I think I have it fixed now, so please let me know! :)
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There are a ton of great tips there! I’ve seen a lot of them pinned on Pinterest so you could probably find the sources there.
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Nicole @ Some Call It Natural Reply:
January 9th, 2012 at 11:32 PM
Thanks Tamara! If I see any of them there, I will def come back and give them the credit they deserve. :)
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:) I have an old muffin pan that I’m going to use as a craft caddy for the kids!! I think they will like it a lot!
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The idea with the bobby pins is terrific! I always lose some of them and I have to buy new almost every month. Once again very original idea:)
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These are really neat tips. I used the one about storing linens in pillowcases and now my linen closet looks really nice. Thanks for sharing.
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These are awesome ideas! They remind me of things that I see in Real Simple magazine. The iPod idea is the coolest, but the cord tags are pretty awesome, too!
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I love the apple with a rubber band idea — one of my pet peeves is that you can’t pre-cut apples!!!
Very clever ideas! Thanks for sharing!
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