Here are some more clever little tricks for using everyday items from Real Simple Solutions! Wine Bottle or Cork Use as bookends. A pair of bottles, with or without the contents, can hold a small library together. Organize jewelery. Poke stud earrings into a cork and toss in your travel bag. Replace a rolling pin. Roll pie crust or pizza dough flat with a wine bottle. Keep your boots up. Slide bottles into boots when
Twist & Sprout! This past week I planted a garden, and what I mean by a garden is a few tomato plants, a pepper plant and some basil. Growing up, my parents always kept the most AMAZING garden with every kind of vegetable you could imagine – green beans, sweet corn, beets, cucumbers, carrots… you name it, they grew it. I sure enjoyed eating the fruits – I mean vegetables – of their labor,
that you can use your pillowcase to:Keep your underwear under wraps. When traveling, pack intimates in a pillowcase within your suitcase so they don’t get lost in a pant leg or emerge at an airport security checkpoint. Fend off dust. Use a pillowcase to cover a sewing machine or any other small appliance that collects dirt in its crevices. Make lettuce last longer. After shaking off excess water from just-washe
from House Beautiful Having trouble finding that perfect piece of art to go above your sofa? Maybe you should try a photo mural. It is a great way to personalize your space and they are customizable. You can choose the size of art that you want. Photo murals are perfect for those odd wall spaces that you just can’t seem to find the right size picture, frame or art. What a creative way to display some of your fa