Use an old odd sock to use on your dry erase whiteboard.

I don't know why I didn't think of it before because I would use kitchen towel! Doh!

Monique :)

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To save any of your jewellery from tarnishing, pop a length of chalk inside your jewellery box. I have no idea how this works but it does!

So if you buy a box full of chalks - give a stick each to your girlfriends and female relatives for their jewellery!

Monique :)

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Well, this is a new one on me.

I needed to remove a sticky label from a plastic box and went to search on Thriftyfun for a quick solution. I would normally use Nail Varnish remover but I know that on plastics it leaves the surface a bit rough. (Excellent on glass though).

One fellow Thriftyfun member suggested Mineral Turpentine. Well, I have normal turps so tried that. Wow... it whipped it off quick as you like.  I had previously soaked the label off but was left with all the icky sticky stuff underneath.  Lightning fast!

Wash the item afterwards with hot soapy water.

Icky sticky labels come off in double quick time with good ol' Turpentine!

Monique 

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Use Toothpaste!

Dab a little on your silver items them buff off...believe me - it REALLY works!

Monique

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To get something out of a heat register or under the fridge,  
add an empty paper towel roll or empty gift wrap roll to  
your vacumn. It can be bent or flattened to get into narrow  
openings.  

I copied this from a site for handy hints. I love ideas like this. Simple ideas yet very effective!

Another vacuum cleaner tip I use is to pop a cotton wool ball inside the cleaner ( I have a bagless Hoover so I pop it inside) and I add a drop or two of perfume oil on it. The house smells lovely and fresh after I have vacuumed!

Monique

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When I go away at Xmas for two weeks to visit family I make sure to completely defrost my freezer. The food is given away to someone in my local Freecycle and the freezer is completely turned off for two of those weeks.

When I come home it's time to give my freezer a good wash through then back on with the electric and a 'big shop' at my freezer food store.

But here's my little trick. To save the build up of ice, after I have washed and dried the insides of my freezer I coat the walls and shelving runners with a good smearing of Glycerin.  Glycerin is available cheaply in your local pharmacy.

No ice build up and I extend the life of my freezer as it's not working so hard.   It purrs like a kitten all year long! =^..^=

Monique

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