1. *Repurpose old frames by adding decorative paper and making it a vanity tray.
2. *Use old card board coasters as gift tags for Birthdays
3. Empty toilet paper roll to organize hair ties (your little ones could even color them for a project
4. Use an old TWISTER mat as a Birthday table cloth.
5. *Use an old toothbrush to remove the silk from fresh corn.
6. *Put ice in a colander, which is sitting on top of a bowl, as the ice melts, the water drains into the bowl and only the solid pieces of ice remain.
7. *Old ketchup bottles can be filled with pancake batter for precise measuring.
8. Keep a piece of chalk with your silver to keep the silver from tarnishing, or at least slow the process down.
9. After cleaning your leather shoes, a little vegetable oil applied with a cotton ball can add shine
10. Match boxes can turn into mini sewing kits...just add the needles, pin and thread
11. *Use the cardboard six pack box to hold condiments for BBQs and picnics
12. Old cassette cases can become a holder for your IPOD ear phones
13. A life saver from a roll pack can be used as a candle holder on a Birthday cake
14. *Empty tissue boxes can become a holder for all your plastic shopping bags
15. *Shower caps can be wrapped around shoes to keep the rest of your clothes clean in your suitcase while traveling.
16. *All those free address labels can be put to good use, labeling all your belongings
17. *For something new, use gel clings to mark glasses at your parties and get togethers
18. To keep your camera from being damaged in your carry on, put it in a hard soap container
19. *Use your mittens all year long by storing your sunglasses in them during the summer
20. Keep paint brushes moist in between uses by tightly wrapping a plastic bag around it and wrapping it with a rubber band to keep it secure
21. *To keep delicate things on hangers, wrap each hanger end with a rubber band.
22. *A binder clip serves as a key chain/money clip for a walk or run around the neighborhood. Just clip it to your waistband.
23. Update an old lamp shade by gluing ribbon around the top and bottom of the shade
24. *Use NON-plastic coated mouse pads as trivets for hot dishes.
25. Protect door knobs during painting by covering with Aluminum foil
26. Use your flat iron to press the hard to reach spots in between the buttons of your shirt
27. Tying plastic bags to your knees will keep them clean while in the garden
28. when traveling, use a contact case for all your non-prescription medications
29. *Use an old towel rack to hold your spray cleaners for quick use
30. *Clear plastic bands keep flowers neatly together in wide mouthed vases
31. *Rubber bands around glasses, give little ones a better grip on cold drinks
32. Popcorn can be used in place of packing peanuts, just wrap your item in a plastic bag for protection against the oil in the popcorn.
33. Extra or unused glasses case can become a travel beauty case
34. *Toilet paper roll can keep extension cords from tangling
35. *Wine bottle cases can become a pretty shoe holder with a little decorative paper
36. *leftover lemons can be rubbed on plastic or light wood cutting boards to remove tough stains (let the lemon juice sit at least 20 mins and then rinse)
37. Keep your cookbook clean by wrapping all but the page(s) you need with a plastic bag
38. Use Bobbi pins to hold hems and pleats in place while you iron
39. Use playdough, container and all to protect little fingers and hands when using sparklers on the 4th of July. Place the sparkler in the playdough and then light, the container blocks the sparks.
40. *Change dirty flower water with a turkey baster
41. *Keep cabinet doors from slamming by slicing cork into discs and gluing them to the corner of your cabinets.
42. Reuse the plastic eggs used at Easter time for small crackers and snacks in your child's lunch
43. To save on the amount of potting soil used in seasonal flower pots, crumple plastic bags in the bottom of the pot first, just be careful and don't cover the drain hole, if you have one.
44. *Old napkin holders find a new use in holding the bills that need to be paid or the mail that needs to go out.
45. *Use paint chip cards as place settings. Cut card into 2 blocks long pieces and fold in half
46. Use straws to lengthen flowers in deep vases
47. *Old shower curtain hooks can also hold purses or other heavy things in your closet.
48. *Using cooking spray on plastic or metal shovels prior to beginning your job, keeps the ice from building up while you finish your task.
49. Attach a magnet to the inside of your metal medicine cabinet to keep tweezers or nail clippers in easy access.
50. *Use lollipops in mixed drinks for fun stirrers
I hope you find these to be just as interesting and useful as I did...we have already used the empty tissue boxes to take care of some of the extra plastic bags in the house and it worked like a charm!
Happy Green living!
-Ally
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