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Quick tips
Use window markers to alert other drivers
Posted by Jo on June 24, 2010

Use window markers to display a message to other drivers if you’re having car trouble or need their patience while you transport fragile cargo.

Quick tip – Reuse an ashtray to hold paint
Posted by Chica on February 5, 2010

Use an old ashtray as a reusable paint cup. The brush will fit right in the notches!

Quick Tip – Make a necklace from an earring
Posted by Jo on September 14, 2009

Simply change a drop earring into a pendant necklace.

Quick Tip – Use a decanter for mouth wash
Posted by Jo on July 13, 2009

Use a pretty decanter to store mouthwash near your bathroom sink.

Quick Tip – Clean a pool table with a lint roller
Posted by Chica on July 6, 2009

Clean pool table felt in a hurry with a simple lint roller

Quick Tip – Remove spray paint from your hands
Posted by Jo on June 18, 2009

Use nail polish remover to get spray paint off your skin.

Quick Tip – How to thread yarn through a needle
Posted by Chica on June 11, 2009

Learn our trick for threading yarn through the eye of a needle.

Quick Tip – Easy way to grab a cupcake pan
Posted by Chica on April 13, 2009

Get our quick tip for making cupcake pans easier to handle — leave one of the corner cups empty!

Quick Tip:  Use gift tags as name tags
Posted by Jo on December 10, 2008

Use pretty, self-adhesive gift tags instead of normal name tags to help identify guests at a large party.

Quick Tip – Carve your pumpkin from the bottom
Posted by Chica on October 28, 2008

Make pumpkin carving easier and the results prettier by making the mail hole on the bottom instead of the top.

Quick Tip – Label photo prints easily
Posted by Jo on September 25, 2008

Use Shutterfly.com to print your pictures so that every photo comes with a pre-printed descriptive caption on the back.

Quick Tip – Recycle wine bottles to water your plants
Posted by Jo on September 19, 2008

Recycle a wine bottle to water your plants.

Quick Tip – Frozen grapes can chill wine quickly
Posted by Chica on September 12, 2008

Chill white wine quickly by adding a few frozen green grapes.

Quick Tip – Tidy up with a kitchen laundry basket
Posted by Chica on September 2, 2008

Keep dirty dishtowels under control and our of your regular clothes hamper by putting a small kitchen laundry basket under the sink.

Quick Tip – Protect your wall when you hang a dart board
Posted by Jo on August 26, 2008

Use cork wall tiles to protect the wall around your dart board.

Quick Tip – Get rid of dangling threads from hot glue
Posted by Chica on August 1, 2008

Learn how to get rid of those pesky dangling threads your hot glue gun leaves all over your project with a simple tool — a hair dryer!

Quick Tip – Recycle empty tissue boxes
Posted by Jo on July 7, 2008

Reuse empty tissue boxes as convenient trash containers in your car or around your home.

Quick Tip – Contact lens case use
Posted by Jo on June 27, 2008

Use extra contact lens cases as convenient holders for non-prescription medication, salt and pepper, and who knows what else!

Quick Tip – Use a safety pin to thread a drawstring
Posted by Chica on June 20, 2008

Learn a simple technique for using a safety pin to help re-thread a drawstring in your pants or jacket.

Quick Tip – Satin pillowcases help prevent tangles
Posted by Jo on June 11, 2008

Help keep hair tangle-free just by switching to satin pillowcases.

Quick Tip – Reuse measuring scoops from detergent
Posted by Jo on May 23, 2008

Use a laundry detergent scoop for rinsing soap from a child’s hair in the bathtub.

Quick Tip – Easily peel ginger with a spoon
Posted by Chica on May 14, 2008

Learn how to peel ginger root quickly and easily with a simple teaspoon.

Quick Tip – Reuse the cardboard from your magnetic note pads
Posted by Jo on May 9, 2008

Give new life to the cardboard at the back of a magnetic notepad by writing on it and using it as a handy reference card on the fridge.

Quick Tip – How to soften brown sugar
Posted by Chica on May 2, 2008

Try this handy tip for softening your hardened brown sugar and for keeping it soft in your pantry.

Quick Tip – The wonders of parchment paper
Posted by Jo on April 23, 2008

I was ignorant to the benefits of parchment paper until fairly recently. Now, I refuse to bake a cookie without a roll of it at hand. I always thought it was something for the fancy bakers to use and frankly, out of my league. Now, I realize anyone that makes a cookie, [...]

Quick Tip – How to make super creamy mashed potatoes
Posted by Chica on April 18, 2008

Add cream cheese to your mashed potatoes for a whole new level of creaminess that everyone will love and few can identify.

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