If
you have absolutely nothing to put in a box for packing material,
you can always use real popcorn. Just pop enough to fill the box
for shipping. Just make sure you make it the old fashioned way and
that you don't use microwave popcorn. Microwave popcorn would obviously
cause a huge mess (greasy and salty).
Don't
like pin cushions? Take a saucer or bowl and glue magnets on the bottom
of them. Use this as the pin holder - they will be easier to get then
from a pin cushion.
Don't
like looking at plain old tacks? Take the flat tacks and glue them
on to glass stones, or a marble with super glue. Allow to sit overnight
to make sure it is completely dry and stuck. Now you have decorative
tacks.
Put
cooking oil in a glass bottle and add a pour spout. It is less messy
and looks nicer than the plastic bottles.
To dry
glass bottles or containers that have small openings, roll up paper
towel, tightly and place in the jar, stopping at about 1 1/2"
from the bottom. The paper towel will act as a wick to pull the moisture
off the bottle.
Don't
have any cupboard space for your pots and pans? Install a rod in your
kitchen and hang them from large 'S' hooks (you can find these at
hardware stores).
Preserve
paper and newspapers with this mixture: 2 tbsp. milk of magnesia and
1 quart of dry club soda. Blend together and keep in refrigerator
overnight. Put into a cake pan (or any pan big enough with sides).
Place the papers you want to preserve in the mixture and let it sit
for an hour. Gently remove the papers and BLOT them dry with paper
towel (both sides). Lay flat to dry. * * * Do a test piece first to
make sure you like the finished results.
When
shoveling snow, first rub vegetable shortening on the top and bottom
of your shovel to prevent the snow from sticking.
To remove
a band-aid with out the pain, put oil or hair conditioner on the band-aid
and let it soak in for a couple minutes, then pull off.
When
you burn your tongue, put sugar on it to take the sting away.
Drink
2 tbsp. of olive oil to help a soar throat. (It isn't as easy as it
sounds!)
