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Just call me Helouise.........

Why didn’t I think of that?! We guarantee you’ll be uttering those words more than once at these ingenious little tips, tricks and ideas that solve everyday problems.

~ 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 browning in your child’s lunch box by securing with a rubber band.

~ Overhaul your linen cupboard, store bed linen sets inside one of their own pillowcases & 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 baby powder to your beach bag. It 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.

~ 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.

~ Microwave your own popcorn in a plain brown paper bag. Much healthier & cheaper than the packet stuff.

~ Install a tension rod under cabinets 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.