If you’re ever caught without a ruler, improvise with a dollar bill: It’s about 6 1/8" long.
Spritz thread ends with hairspray to stiffen them for easier needle-threading
Keep a small magnet in your sewing basket; it’s handy for rounding up wayward pins or dropped needles
When sending directions to visitors, attach a picture of your house to make it easier for them to find
Before you take something apart to fix it, take a digital photo of it so you’ll know how it goes back together
Unstick stacked glasses by pouring cold water into the inner one and then placing both glasses in warm water for a minute or two
To speed the flow of ketchup, insert a plastic drinking straw into the bottle, then remove it.
Before pouring honey into a cup or measuring spoon, coat the tools with a few drops of cooking oil so the honey will slide out more easily
Use an automobile snow brush to get at crumbs and dust under the fridge.
To remove stubborn rubber gloves, hold hands under cold water for a few seconds and the gloves will slide right oft.
Wash windows horizontally on the inside and vertically on the outside. If they streak you’ll know which side to redo
Clean narrow, stained bottles and vases by filling with water and dropping in a tablet of denture cleaner
Add a few drops of baby oil to the bath water to help prevent bathtub ring
Rake leaves when they’re dry, wet ones can weigh almost twice as much
When you make a date, write the persons name and phone number in your calendar so you
If you plant flower beds in a diamond pattern rather than straight rows they’ll look fuller faster
Remove salt stains from leather shoes by wiping with a clean cloth dipped in a solution of one tablespoon vinegar to one cup water
Unstick a zipper by rubbing a pencil along it the graphite lubricates the teeth
Rub glassware with a cloth dipped in toothpaste to remove small scratches
Rub bathroom mirrors with shaving cream and wipe off with a soft cloth to cut down on post-shower fogging
You’ll get more juice out of oranges and lemons if you roll the fruit firmly on the counter a few times before cutting and squeezing
Practical information/skil
Did you overbake the cookies? Store them in an airtight container for a day and they’ll start to soften
Put unwrapped soap bars or fabric softener sheets in drawers, suitcases and storage boxes to get rid of musty and stale odors
Keep a dripping faucet from driving you crazy by tying a string around the end of the spout (long enough to reach the drain) Until you can fix the faucet, the water will flow down the string silently instead of dripping
To remove gum from hair cover it with peanut butter or petroleum jelly, it will slide off without much tugging
Deodorize sneakers by shaking baking soda into them and letting them sit for a day
Freshen pillows by putting them in the dryer on a low setting for about 10 minutes
Single Photo Practical information/skills
To remove wax from candlesticks, freeze them for about 20 minutes The wax will chip right off
Remove stubborn price stickers by warming the glue: Move a blow dryer set on low slowly over the spot
To remove strong garlic odors from hands, rub them on a stainless steel surface. such as the kitchen faucet
