Double Duty

juno

exlibris wrote: »

Those clips you put round bags in the freezer so you don't pea on the floor

How does this work. I have a vision of you with very cold bags soaking up the liquid lol

Lol, I meant bags of frozen peas in the freezer! Clips to keep the bag shut so peas don't go everywhere

Ben84

I use some of the big kenco coffee jars as pen/ruler holders around the house. We save old margarine tubs for freezing things and packed lunches. Perfect for giving food away too.

Packaging can be reused in lots of different ways. I also save sheet cardboard and bubble wrap for posting books.

I use record cleaner and a microfibre cloth to clean the computer screen and TV, it works as well as those wipes, but the record cleaner lasts years, even with daily use.

I don't buy toilet cleaner either, soda crystals or ordinary detergents work just as well and last much longer.

Bats

I found I often need a measuring jug for small quantities of liquid when cooking.

I'd got as far as looking through the Lakeland catalogue for one - bad news, as I'm then tempted to order about £50's worth of stuff that I can't afford - when I realised that my washing powder scoops (free in the box) are perfect for the purpose - they have measurements on the side and even have a handle!

learningtosave

Queenie wrote: »

:rotfl: That's nearer the truth!!! Nice one, Glad

Lillibet - re:

Net curtains: if you are making your Nan pretty "lacy" lavender bags, how about using up a goodly slice of that net to make "a lingerie bag on a hanger for her wardrobe? (Basically, cut a piece of two pieces of net approx coathanger length in width x 25-30" long. One piece then needs cutting again about 4 inches down = two more pieces. Stitch a zip into these two pieces so they end up almost back to the original size of the whole piece; now stitch it up all around, right sides together with the whole piece you cut. Open the zip and slip in a padded coat hanger - you'll need to make a tiny hole in the top seam for the hook of the hanger to go through: voila! Dangle a couple of those scented satchets from the hanger.)

Laddered tights: add some soap scraps to the toe of one and tie up - attach that to your garden water tap and you have somewhere to give your hands a soap off when you've finished gardening.

Slivers of soap bars: These can be used for marking fabric if you have no tailors chalk

T-shirts: If they are special (we had a couple that belonged to the boys G/father which took on a new meaning after he died ) make them into funky bed cusions. Stitch up all the openings, leaving a gap for stuffing. Stuff with those tights or even, less attractive old t-shirts cut into strips and seal up. I've caught d9yo actually cuddling his one that we made from his G/dads t-shirt
Or, if they have a great design/logo on the front, cut out the logo's, all to the same size and stitch up to make a memory quilt throw. (Wish I'd known that when I still had my Dire Straits concert T-shirt!!)

Hehehe, that's a few more to add to your repetoire

brings tears to my eyes and wish i had my dear dad:rolleyes: 's stuff left over, but will write these down and darnit! my grandkids will love me *lol*

LameWolf

Some ideas for anyone who does table top gaming or Dungeons & Dragons type of thing.

Plastic film containers (yes, Mr LW still has a camera that uses film) are good for storing the individual pewter character figures. If you have a set of figures (army of orcs, for example) a margarine tub or three is the way to go. Add some bubble wrap or kitchen roll to keep your figures from getting damaged.

One of my figures is slightly too tall for a film container, so she lives in a Potters Nodoff container.

And if you've painted the figure for your latest character and want to secure it to its base, if using Araldite, a Pringles lid is good for mixing this up. I even use the wooden stalk left after burning an incense stick as a stirrer for the Araldite.

zarazara

:j:beer::TWhat a fabulous thread

Silaqui

Great thread, I haven't read through it all but have one to add of my own (apologies if it's been said)

I use the make up removing facewipes (only the cheap 26p ones from MrT) and after doing my face with them at night I use them to wipe round the sink and the taps in the bathroom.

Butterfly_Brain

In my house we have loads of bits a pieces - so many I have a dedicated cupboard for such as plastic pegs for sealing bags,
old keys for use as weights in curtain hems
Old cards for gift tags
A button Jar, a box full of old zips, a jar of old ribbons, ( I never throw old clothes away without getting these bits off first)
A bag of odd socks and gloves - the kids are always losing one so I use them for dusting or cleaning)

Peartree

Me too on the metal coathanger uses. Don't use them in the wardrobe but always have one knocking about in the garage and pantry. Endlessly useful for poking out blockages and hooking things that have fallen down behind somewhere. Also have two tea strainers in the drawer never used for straining tea but great for draining or rinsing little bits of things like capers or anchovies - or rescuing lumpy sauces and gravy.

I have rarely cooked a kebab but have a few metal kebab sticks that only every stir up paint or poke out the dried up bits of tubes of filler and the like. I also use the wooden ones a lot when I'm on a cleaning spree - wrap a cloth or bit of kitchen roll around the end and it gets into all those tight corners (without scratching) like under the oven door or around the taps.

Smiley_Mum

I use a small chopping board, just a white nylon one from a local supermarket as a folding board. Just lay clothes face down on ironing board and fold over the board etc and then use the handle at the top of the board to remove. Everything folded neatly.