PURSE and CALENDAR-Uncommon Uses For Common Household Items

PURSE

Tool Carries- Use old purses to keep emergency tools in the boot of your car. To prevent the tools from rattling wrap them in fabric.

Needlework Kit- Store needles, cotton or wool, scissors and other sewing supplies in an old.

CALENDAR

Collage- Cut out pages or pictures from a calendar and slip them into picture frames. Or use them to cover old wooden or metal box.

Jigsaw puzzle- Glue a favorite calendar page on to a heavy piece of cardboard, and then cut into large pieces to make a jigsaw puzzle.

Place Mat- cut a page from an illustrated calendar, then backs it with a thick cardboard or cock board and covers it with plastic.

POPSICLE STICKS and BUTTONS-Uncommon Uses For Common Household Items

POPSICLE STICKS

Ruler- in lieu of a standard ruler uses a Popsicle stick as one.

Garden Marker- Use colored Popsicle sticks to mark vegetable plots.

BUTTONS

Toy House Decor- Use buttons as plates and wall hangings in your child’s doll house.

Kiddies’ Necklace- Make personalize necklace for children with buttons, alternating large and small buttons in same or different colors.

Beanbag Filler- Use small buttons instead of dried beans to fill homemade juggling bags.

HAIR DRYER-Uncommon Uses For Common Household Items

HAIR DRYER

Barbecue Starter- to fan waste charcoal briquettes in a barbecue, use hair dryer set on low.

Shoe Dryer- To fully dry the insides of sneakers, aim the nozzle of dryers set on low in each shoe.

Clothes Dryers- Dust off a high shelf or out of reach areas of electrical appliances with a hair dryer.

CLOTHES PIN- Uncommon Uses For Common Household Items

Fastener- Can’t finish off a big of chips or biscuits in one setting? Fasten the bag or package with a clothes pin to keep it fresh and crisp.

Bag Holder- for a quick waste disposal when out in the garden, nail two clothes pins to the garden fence and use them to hold open a plastic trash bag. Where you can toss leaves and other rubbish.

Freezer Bag Clips- If you can’t afford zip-freezer bags, use clothes pin to clip-close open bags of food in the freezer.

ADHESIVE TAPE- Uncommon Uses

Not everything we need in the house should be bought. If you look around, most household’s items can be used beyond their intended purpose. Clothes pins can double as bag clips, an old purse can be turned into a clever uses, you might say, but they work. And it doesn’t hurt try one of these days.

ADHESIVE TAPE

Stick on- Need to make Labels for some household items in a snap? Cut a piece of masking tape to desired length, stick it on and write the information on the non-sticky side. This is best freezer container, storage jars, boxes or plastic drawers.

Court marker- instead of colored chalks, mark up your driveway, patio or path for outdoor games with adhesive tape.

Pet hair collector- to remove pet hairs from an upholstered chair or sofa, wrap a length of tape around your hand, sticky side outwards, and run it over the surface.

Gripper- if your hand constantly slides when holding knife, tennis racket or tool, warps an insulating or masking tape around your hand for a better grip.

Crayon cover- wrap masking tape around crayons to prevent them from breaking.

Anti-skid cover-to reduce marks appearing on your vinyl or linoleum flooring, wrap an adhesive tape around the bottom of the legs of tables and chairs.