7 Nifty Tips Storing Preserving and Decorating

BIG JARS - are great for storing large quantities of pantry items like flour or pasta.  If you know someone in the restaurant business or ask the school cafeteria if they could save some for you.  These businesses commonly get bulk supplies in these type of containers and just toss  them when they are empty.  Can be plastic or glass jars and sometimes tubs.  They would probably be happy to know someone could put them to good use.  We all benefit from recycling.

WWW.BOXQUEST.COM  - website where people are selling and buying used moving boxes to avoid paying the high cost of the new ones or getting some of their money back if they had no choice but to buy them.  Included on the site you will find checklists as well as tips on moving.
 

 GUESTBOOK FOR HOME - I love this idea!  When you have company over, make sure to have them sign your guest book with their name, address, phone number and comment if they like.  This could be fun, don't you think?


D I Y SPACE BAGS - put your items in a garbage bag, stick the vacuum nozzle between the items and wrap the opening around the nozzle, push the button and watch items shrink, use a twist tie to secure.

A WINE RACK - can be used in the bathroom for a stylish towel holder.  Just roll them up and stick them where the wine bottle would normally go.


PRESERVE NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS - dissolve a milk of magnesia tablet in a quart of club soda overnight. Pour into a glass pan large enough to accommodate the  flattened clipping.  Soak for an hour, remove and pat dry.  Now the clipping will not turn yellow over time because you have neutralized the acid in the clipping.  From here you can use in a scrapbook, photo album or one of your decoupage projects.

SILVERWARE TRAY - works great for organizing bathroom drawers containing makeup or tweezers, clippers, scissors, trimmer... you know what I mean.