10000 HOUSEHOLD HINTS AND TIPS

Household Hints & Tips #64: How To Test If An Egg Is Hard Boilled

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy Wilken) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:29:00 +0000

To test if an egg is hard boiled or not: Spin the egg on a table or flat surface. If it spins without wobbling, it's hard boiled.

Household Hits & Tips #63: Checking The Purity Of Honey

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy Wilken) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:13:00 +0000

To check if honey is pure: Sprinkle a few drops of honey into a cup of water. If it settles to the bottom, it's pure honey.

Household Hints & Tips #62: How To Strengthen Fingernails

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy Wilken) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:33:00 +0000

To strengthen your fingernails and suffer less from nails splits and breaks: Mix strawberry Jell-O with water and paint this paste on the fingernails. This will encourage your nails to grow stronger, longer, color them red, and cause them to smell great.

Household Hints & Tips #61: To Make It Easier To Find Toddler's Socks

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy Wilken) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:27:00 +0000

Are you always searching for your infant's "other sock"?: Simply purchase all your toddler's socks in the same colour. This will eliminate looking for the elusive "other sock"!

Household Hints & Tips #60: To Remove Rust From Knives

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy Wilken) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:22:00 +0000

To remove rust from knives: Cut an onion with the rusty kinfe, and ensure that the onion has been rubbed on the rust area. Leave for 24 hours, and then wash the onion and rust residue off the knife with water. Comes out clean!

Household Hints & Tips #59: To Heal Paper Cuts

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy Wilken) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:16:00 +0000

To get instant relief from the pain of paper cuts, and to heal them: Rub the paper cut/s with ChapStick. This will stop the pain and heal the cut speedily.

Household Hints & Tips #58: How To Loosen A Stubborn Rusty Bolt

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy Wilken) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:11:00 +0000

To loosen a stiff, rusted bolt: Soak a cloth in carbonated soda, and apply to the bolt. The bolt will then come unstuck!

Household Hints & Tips #57: To Prevent Moths From Damaging Clothing In Storage

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy Wilken) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:06:00 +0000

To mothproof stored clothing: Wrap the clothing items inside sheets of newspaper. Apparently moths detest the ink on the paper.

Household Hints & Tips #56: How To Clean Dirty Or Old Photographs

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy Wilken) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:00:00 +0000

To clean dirty or stained photographs: Dip cotton wool in some alcohol and wipe carefully on the photograph.

Household Hints & Tips #55: How To Clean Plastic Toys

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy Wilken) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:00:00 +0000

To easily clean grubby plastic toys: Create a paste of baking soda and water. Dip a damp cloth into the paste and use to scrub off the dirt from the plastic toys. The baking soda acts as a natural abrasive. For stubborn marks, add some natural liquid soap to the paste, stir well, and apply to the toys.

Household Hints & Tips #54: To Clean A Sour Baby's Bottle

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy Wilken) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:52:00 +0000

Can't get rid of the sour odor from a baby's bottle? Mix water and toothpaste together and allow to stand in the baby's bottle for about 5 minutes. Then rinse out with clean water.

Household Hints & Tips #53: To Easily Thread A Needle

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy Wilken) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:48:00 +0000

To thread a needle without effort: Dip the tip of the thread into colorless nail polish, and allow to dry.

Household Hints & Tips #52: To Make Sweeping Easier

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy Wilken) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:39:00 +0000

To sweep up more sand, dust, pet hair: Spray furniture polish on the broom bristles where they touch the ground. You will sweep up more dirt, without it sticking much to the broom bristles themselves.

Household Hints & Tips #51: How To Loosen A Tight Jar Lid

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy Wilken) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:32:00 +0000

Lid on a jar too tight? Take a butter knife and tap along the edges of the lid. This will break the hold of the seal, which will enable you to open the jar.

Household Hints & Tips #50: How To Make Cut Flowers Last Longer

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy Wilken) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:59:00 +0000

To make cut flowers last longer: Whenever you leave the house, place the cut flowers into the refrigerator. When you get back, place them back in the vase.

Household Hints & Tips #49: To Soften Hard Paint Brushes

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy Wilken) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:53:00 +0000

To soften hard paint brushes from previous paint jobs: Place the brushes in vinegar, and then remove the paint with a wire brush or comb. Once the brush is clean, sprinkle a few drops of oil onto the bristles and work it in. Then leave it nice and soft and ready for the next job.

Household Hints & Tips #48: To Sharpen Blunt Shears

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy Wilken) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:47:00 +0000

To quickly sharpen blunt shears: Obtain a piece of fine sandpaper. Fold the sandpaper with the fine side outwards. Then cut the sandpaper a couple of times with the shears.

Household Hints & Tips #47: How To Quickly Fill Nail Holes In Drywall

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy Wilken) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:42:00 +0000

Got nail holes in your drywall? Fill the holes with toothpaste.

Household Hints & Tips #46: Get Rid Of Smelly Water At The Bottom Of A Trash Can

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy Wilken) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:37:00 +0000

To absorb smelly water and substances at the bottom of a trash can: Pour a few cupfuls of kitty litter grains at the bottom of the trash can. It will absorb any odor.

Household Hints & Tips #45: Preventing Paint From Getting On Door Hinges Or Knobs

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy Wilken) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:28:00 +0000

To stop paint from getting on door knobs and hinges: Before you start painting the door, apply petroleum jelly to the hinges and door knobs. If you erroneously spill paint on them, it will wipe off easily.

Household Hints & Tips #44: To Prevent Ant Infestations

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy Wilken) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:56:00 +0000

To get rid of ants: Sprinkle red chilli powder, cream of tartar powder, salt, or sage over areas where there are ants, ant nests, or over door thresholds so that ants cannot cross.

Household Hints & Tips #43: How To Remove Melted Wax From Garments

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy Wilken) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:47:00 +0000

To remove melted wax from clothing items: Place a brown paper bag over the item of clothing. Heat an iron, and move the iron over the bag which must cover the wax. By moving the bag around the wax as you iron, the bag will absorb the wax till it's gone from the garment.

Household Hints & Tips #42: To Remove Stains From A Microwave

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy Wilken) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:38:00 +0000

To eradicate dried stains from the inside of a microwave oven: Place a lemon slice in a bowl of water and microwave for around five minutes. The stains wipe off easily, and your oven smells like lemon!

Household Hints & Tips #41: Removing Stick Residue From Glass

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy Wilken) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:31:00 +0000

To remove sticky label residue from glass or windows: Pour charcoal lighter fluid onto a paper towel or cloth and rub. The sticky residue will disappear in a flash!

Household Hints & Tips #40: To Soften New Clothes

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy Wilken) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:14:00 +0000

To soften new jeans or clothes: Mix a half cup of table salt with water and then wash the garment as usual.