Well my friends…it is once again time for a collection of Fun Life Hacks that I think you will enjoy! It’s an eclectic bunch of fun little hacks that just might make your life a little bit easier sometimes. So sit back…enjoy a cup of your favorite brew and check them out…who knows…you just might be using one of them today??? Enjoy these FUN Life Hacks !
LIFE HACKS
Faux Nail Polish Remover
as seen on instagram
If you happen to run out of nail polish removed…did you know that you can just mix equal parts of lemon juice and vinegar…voila…nail polish remover! It takes a little bit more rubbing…but it works and it is natural!
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Easy Clean Up Glass Votives
by: Real Simple
If you use votive candles a lot (we do in our home…ALL the time!) you can make clean up a cinch by lightly spraying the inside of the glass votive with a touch of Cooking Spray. It makes cleaning up the extra wax so easy. So before you pop that tea light in your votives…give a little spray!
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A Candle can keep the tears away
by: Real Simple
Did you know that by lighting a candle where you are chopping onions will cut down on those tears? The flame actually burns off some of the fumes and then carries the rest away.
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Summer Closet Hack
Created by: Living Savvy
Do you have a lot of Tank Tops and you would love to have the space to hang them? Well all you need is a rod and some curtain rings and voila…you have a place for them ALL!!! Great for Belts and all kinds of things! LOVE IT!
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5 Uses for Parchment Paper
Created by: The Pioneer Woman
The Pioneer Woman shows us how to make adorable French Cupcake Papers out of Parchment…I LOVE THIS…I hate to admit this…but I wanted this type of paper for muffins I made last week and I didn’t think of this…well now I do! If you want to see some other helpful Parchment Paper uses…visit The Pioneer Woman! All you need is a muffin tin…a glass and parchment squares!
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How to Clean the Legos
by: Gettin’ By
Over at Gettin’ By she places all the legos in a Laundry Bag and placed them in the hot sudsy water of her washing machine…they went through the cycle Noise and ALL…then she dried them…I suggest you stop by for the little details : ) This is a great way to keep those legos that can get really sticky and yucky clean! This is a great one for anyone with little children in their lives.
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Hat Hack
by: House Dressing Style
If you don’t have much storage for hats…no matter if they are yours…your sons…your husbands…etc…this simple hack from House Dressing will solve it all! All you need is a hanger and some curtain rings and you will be perfectly organized and have all your hats in one space. My son needs a whole pack of hangers for his…what about you???
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Envelope Funnel
by: Martha Stewart
If you don’t have a funnel and you need one…no fear…all you need is an envelope….just snip off a bit of a corner…snip off the tip and curl into a cone…if you need a larger funnel…just use a larger envelope…super simple and it works!!! Drop by and Martha will show you!
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Keeping Gravy Hot
by: Food Network
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this one. Being a Vegetarian believe it or not…I make a lot of gravies…my favorite being a blend of yummy mushrooms made into a delish gravy. Any way…you love to have extra gravy on the table but of course it gets cold…why not put it in a thermos and it will always be piping hot! I LOVE IT…don’t you!
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Easy Bottle Opening Hack
by: Real Simple
If you want to make opening those tightly closed bottle easier…tell you what you do…wrap some rubber bands around the lid…it gives you a great grip so you can just open it with ease!
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No-Slip Hangers
By: In My Own Style
Diana over at In My Own Style is a genius! Did you ever think that a No-Slip Hanger could be as easy as adding a pipe cleaner???? Well it is…visit Diane for the details and tons more fun!
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Catch those drips!
This is so brilliant and if you have little ones you should start saving those little plastic lids…just pop the popsicle stick through the top and all the drips will be caught…BRILLIANT!!!
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Luminary
No plug needed with this little beauty…drop by and visit Gina at The Shabby Creek Cottage and she will share this quick and easy hack with you…It will take you only minutes to make and the when you add the moon lights your outdoors will shimmer!
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Remove Eggshells with Eggshells
by: Great List
Use an egg shell to scoop the little pieces of egg shell that might get into your food! It works every time!
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Hanging Art with Soda Pop Tab
By: Apartment Therapy
Have you ever seen this? I guess I am late to the party…but it is really a great idea! When you visit Apartment Therapy they show you exactly how to apply your FREE picture hanger!!! There is no stress on the tab at all and really works! Love this!
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Healthy Baking Substituions
By: Picklee
If you want to bake a bit healthier…you are going to love this little Baking Hack Lis…Tons of substitutions that will add a healthy ingredient to your baking and take away a bit of calories!!! It’s really pretty cool. I have tried the Avocado substitution…YUM especially with chocolate and I have also tried the Apple Sauce which I might do again with 1/4 of the sugar…I’ll let you know about some more next time!
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Organizing the Kids Closet Hack
created by: Make Life Lovely
This is such a great idea on how to organize a closet…you can make these out of cardboard or you can pick up some of those door signs at your craft store …decorate them and letter them…there will be no confusion on what to wear when! You can also use them to divide the closet up by clothes types! Great IDEA!!! For more info…visit this great blog!
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Using a Candle to loosen a Drawer
by: Real Simple
To loosen a hard-to-open drawer, slide a candle along the drawer’s bottom outer edges. The tracks will slide more smoothly after that.
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Quick and Easy Beauty Hacks!
by: The Berry
These are excellent little beauty hacks…saves money too!
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How to Remove Permanent Marker from Everything
by: The Berry
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I am working on a My Favorite Hack Collection right now…taking all the pictures and hopefully I will have that out to you in a week! Sure hope you will enjoy it! Going to try to keep them coming your way!!!
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So what do you think? Want to see more? Should we make this a regular? Let us know in the comments and tell us what kind of hacks you want to see!
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‹jÜL¡e› says
Hi!
I love these hacks and have actually used many of them in the past and I’m already planning for a few of these that you presented today . I vote for keeping them as a regular feature. Thanks! =0).
CAROLE ZAZA says
Thank you for these. I do like hacks to sooth the obsessive/compulsive in me … heh heh heh