25 clever ideas to make life easier





Why didn’t I think of that?! We guarantee you’ll be uttering those words more than once at these ingenious little tips, tricks and ideas that solve everyday problems … some you never knew you had! (Above: hull strawberries easily using a straw).





Rubbing a walnut over scratches in your furniture will disguise dings and scrapes.





Remove crayon masterpieces from your TV or computer screen with WD40 (also works on walls).





Stop cut apples browning in your child’s lunch box by securing with a rubber band.





Overhaul your linen cupboard – store bedlinen sets inside one of their own pillowcases and there will be no more hunting through piles for a match.





Pump up the volume by placing your iPhone / iPod in a bowl – the concave shape amplifies the music.





Re-use a wet-wipes container to store plastic bags.





Add this item to your beach bag. Baby powder gets sand off your skin easily – who knew?!





Attach a velcro strip to the wall to store soft toys.





Look up! Use wire to make a space to store gift wrap rolls against the ceiling, rather than cluttering up the floor.





Gotcha! Find tiny lost items like earrings by putting a stocking over the vacuum hose.





Make an instant cupcake carrier by cutting crosses into a box lid.





For those who can’t stand the scrunching and bunching: how to perfectly fold a fitted sheet.





Forever losing your bathroom essentials? Use magnetic strips to store bobby pins (and tweezers and clippers) behind a vanity door





A tip for holiday packing. Store shoes inside shower caps to stop dirty soles rubbing on your clothes. And you can find them in just about every hotel!





A muffin pan becomes a craft caddy. Magnets hold the plastic cups down to make them tip-resistant.





Bread tags make the perfect-sized cord labels.





Bake cupcakes directly in ice-cream cones – so much more fun and easier for kids to eat. Definitely doing this!





Microwave your own popcorn in a plain brown paper bag. Much healthier and cheaper than the packet stuff.





Brilliant space-saver: install a tension rod to hang your spray bottles. Genius!





Win friends at breakfast with this heart-shaped egg tutorial. Aww shucks!





Turn your muffin pan upside down, bake cookie-dough over the top and voila – you have cookie bowls for fruit or ice-cream.

Ingredients:
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract Easy-Add vanilla extract Add to shopping list vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon No Color Almond Extract Easy-Add No Color Almond Extract Add to shopping list No Color Almond Extract
Makes:
12 bowls.
Tools:
Ice Cream Cookie Bowl Pan Easy-Add Ice Cream Cookie Bowl Pan Add to shopping list Ice Cream Cookie Bowl Pan
Instructions:
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray the outside of each bowl cavity of Ice Cream Cookie Bowl Pan with vegetable pan spray.
Step 2
In medium bowl, combine flour and salt. In large bowl, beat butter and sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and extracts. Add flour mixture to butter mixture, 1 cup at a time, mixing after each addition.
Step 3
Roll out dough on generously-floured surface to 1/8 in. thickness. Cut 4-1/2 in. circles from dough.. Drape one circle over each bowl cavity of pan, pressing to form smooth surface.
Step 4
Bake 11-13 minutes or until cookie cups are firm and golden brown. Cool on pan on cooling rack 10 minutes. Loosen bottom edges of cookies from pan using small spatula. Carefully remove cups from pan and cool completely. Wash, dry and spray pan; repeat with remaining dough.





Freeze Aloe Vera in ice-cube trays for soothing sunburn relief.





Gutter garden: Create a window-box veggie patch using guttering.





Use egg cartons to separate and store your Christmas decorations.





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