Damaged wooden hanger

To protect your garments from any accidents, due to nicks and rough edges on your wooden hangers, apply a coat of clear nail polish to the uneven areas. The product will leave a hard layer that will smooth the jagged wood.

Get rid of warts

Apply a thick coat of clear nail polish to the area where the wart is growing. The product will create an airtight seal over the spot, suffocating and eventually wiping out the development.

Protect your heels

To prevent scrapes and scratches on your shoes heels, paint some clear nail polish on them. The gloss will add a layer of protection. Apply as needed.

Clear Nail Polish Week!

A lacquer that can be applied to the human fingernails or toenails... Clear nail polish can be a solution for some everyday issues as well...

Small scratch in car’s paint

When the mark is too small to take the car to a body shop, dip the tip of a straightened paper clip into matching touch-up paint and apply to the center of the scratch. The paint will spread to the edges of the mark, covering the damage. Using a paintbrush can result in an unwanted glob-like application.

Eyeglasses missing a screw

Grab a small and thin paper clip and unravel one end. Align the loose arm with the frame, insert the straightened wire into the empty screw holes and cut off the extra metal.

Broken zipper

Fix a missing zipper pull, temporarily, by inserting a paper clip in place of the tab.

Extend a ceiling-fan chain

You can make a temporary fix for a broken pull chain, by hooking several paper clips together, and then fasten it to the end of the split chain.

Stuck DVD player

To get a disc out of the DVD player easily, straighten out one end of a paper clip and insert it into the tiny hole by the tray (front or side of the player, depending on brand). Give it a gentle push to manually activate the drawer mechanism.

Hanging flowers to air-dry

Hold together a few flowers with a rubber band, forming a small bouquet. Unravel a paper clip, insert one end under the band and bend the other half creating a hook. Hang the bouquet upside down and let the flowers dry completely.

Easily pit fresh cherries

Grab a clean paper clip, take the smaller loop of it and vertically unfold it from the larger loop (it will look like an “S”). Insert the smaller loop into the top of the cherry where the stem used to be, gently wiggle to loosen the pit, and pull. The seed will pop right out.

Avoid pin marks on papers

Hang important papers (photos, documents, artwork etc.) on a cork board without leaving any damages or perforation marks. Secure a paper clip to the board with a pushpin, and then slide the paper into the clip.

Mark a recipe page in the cookbook

Avoid losing your recipe page while cooking, by sliding a paper clip onto the edge of the page in use, positioning it horizontally so it marks the recipe. You will never touch your book with dirty hands and miss an ingredient again.

Keep iced tea bags together

To keep tea bags together and prevent them from falling to the bottom of the pitcher, gather them in a pack and hook one end of a paper clip around the strings near the tabs. Secure the clip to the edge of the pitcher, pour in boiling water and steep as usual.

Paper Clips Week!

An object made to hold sheets of paper together, usually made of steel wire bent to a looped shape… Paper clips can also have several alternative uses...

Flowers with short and thin stems

To straighten and even out flowers with short and/or thin stems in a vase, insert each one into a plastic straw. Align the flowers and trim the straws to the desired length for your arrangement.

Protect paint brushes

Prevent paint brushes from rusting, by laying 4 plastic straws across the opening of an empty coffee can, creating a tic-tac-toe design. Fold the ends over the edge of the can and secure with tape. Place already cleaned brushes in the can, bristles up, and the partitions will prevent them from leaning against each other or touching the edge of the can.

Preserve an open caulk tube

To prevent an open caulk tube from hardening, insert a plastic straw into the tip and trim the straw, leaving 1 to 2 inches. Fold over the outside end and seal with tape.

Coring strawberries

Wash the strawberries and pluck the stems. Cut a plastic straw at an angle for sharpness, press and twist the pointed tip through the top of the fruit and pull back the straw. The hollow pipe will easily remove the unwanted core.

Grab-and-go iced tea

Ideal for a big family, when you buy powdered drink mix bulk. Make individual packets to add to water bottles whenever you need: cut several plastic straws in half; fold over one end of each half and secure with tape; fill each straw (use a funnel) with mix; fold over the other end and secure with tape.

Airtight seal for freezer bags

Remove all the air from the plastic zip bag, by squeezing out as much air as you can with your hands and closing the bag most of the way, leaving it slightly open at the end. Then, slide a plastic straw into the opening and use it to suck out the rest of the air. Quickly remove the straw and zip up the bag.

Straw Week!

A thin tube normally intended for transferring a beverage from its container to someone’s mouth, can also have some alternative uses... Check them out...