*A Twister game mat makes a spot-on tablecloth for a child’s birthday party: Sticky spills and icing wash right off.
*A toothbrush’s bristles lift away stray threads of silk from fresh ears of corn quickly and efficiently.
*At a party, stash ice in a colander set on top of a bucket or a bowl. Water will drain out, and guests will get only the solid stuff.
*Stop searching high and low for hair clips and elastics: Store them tidily on an empty TP tube.
*Chalk is a moisture absorber: Tie up a few pieces in cheesecloth and store them with your good silver to slow any tarnishing.
*Vegetable oil will put a shine on leather shoes. Use a damp cloth to remove any dirt, then run a soft cloth with a drop of oil over the surface to (literally) add polish.
*Transform a six-pack holder into a condiment tote that’s ideal for summer picnics.
*Have an old cassette case hanging around? (Oh, you know you do.) Coil iPod earphones and tuck them in to keep wires uncrossed.
*One of readers’ all-time-favorite ideas: the LifeSaver as birthday-candle holder. (Candies in the original rolls provide the best fit―LifeSavers sold in big bags are larger and don’t work as well.)
*A giveaway shower cap becomes the perfect wrapper for shoes when traveling, preventing them from dirtying clothes packed in your suitcase.
*A hard plastic soap case is the perfect size to protect a camera stashed in a carry-on bag.
*Put off-duty winter mittens to work as protection for summer shades.
*A supermarket bag, tightly secured with a rubber band, will keep a brush (or roller) moist for a day or two in between painting sessions: the end of dried-out bristles.
*No more worries of camisoles and sundresses slipping off hangers when you wrap the ends with rubber bands.
*A binder clip serves as a key chain/money holder you can clamp to your waistband for a purse-free morning walk.
*Save a countertop with an old mouse pad turned trivet. (Make sure it has a nonplastic coating.)
*No more oops! moments when painting, if you cover doorknobs and hardware with aluminum foil.
*That straightening iron works on more than rambunctious hair: Use it to press between buttons, where a regular iron won’t fit.
*When traveling, eliminate clunky bottles for nonprescription meds from your purse by popping the pills into a contact-lens case.
*Who says a towel rack has to be the dedicated realm of, well, towels? Mounted over the kitchen sink, it can also hold a collection of cleansers.
*Make no-mess pancakes with the help of a ketchup bottle: Pour in batter, then squeeze out precise portions.
*Why pack with Styrofoam peanuts when you can pack with popcorn (plain and air-popped). No air popper? Be sure to cover the item with a plastic bag.
*The cardboard tube from a spent roll of toilet tissue is a wonderfully simple tool for keeping extension cords tangle-free.
*Warehouse your shoes in an empty wine-bottle carton wrapped in pretty paper.
*A lemon works to remove tough food stains from a plastic or light-colored wood cutting board. Squeeze on the juice of one half, rub it in, and let sit for 20 minutes before rinsing.
*Liberally apply cooking spray to both sides of a plastic or metal shovel before clearing away snow, and ice will slide right off instead of building up.
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