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Tips


Gardening tip – Plant holder

Posted 28 days ago

Poke three holes in the rim of a plastic trifle bowl and thread wire through to make a hanging basket – don’t forget to pierce the bottom for drainage!
R Andell, Brentwood

Bathroom tip – Toilet paper

Posted 28 days ago

Mug trees are very versatile – use them to display jewellery or store loo rolls!
Nicki Paxton, Northallerton

Household tip – Junk kindling

Posted 28 days ago

Fire starters!

Turn your junk mail into kindling for your home fireplace by twisting it into tight strips.
Dennis Beeby, Ormskirk

Kitchen tip – Clean cheese

Posted 35 days ago

A cheap nailbrush is the perfect tool to scrub a cheese grater clean, as my helpful boyfriend Joe demonstrates!
Karen Baker, Watford

Puzzle tip – Clipboard

Posted 35 days ago

Puzzle tip

I like doing Chat puzzles ‘on the go’ so I put the magazine on a clipboard – it’s easy to hold and makes a solid base to write down the (hopefully correct) answers.
Bernard Roney, Cheltenham

Jewellery tip – Pin bracelet

Posted 35 days ago

Wrist trinkets

I beaded some safety pins held together with elastic to make these funky bracelets – they’re stainless steel so don’t cause skin irritations.
Carolyn Love, Portsmouth

Decorating tip – Stone paperweights

Posted 42 days ago

Pebble paperweights

Decorate pebbles with colourful nail varnish to make pretty paperweights.
Jean Williams, Prescot

Decorating tip – Paint smell

Posted 42 days ago

Get rid of paint smells

A drop of vanilla essence in your paint will create a nicer smell when it dries.
Bruce Wilkinson, Clyst Hydon, Devon

Baking tip – Sell-by dates

Posted 42 days ago

List out the sell-by dates of your baking ingredients

If you have lots of baking ingredients, make a list of their sell-by dates so it’s easy to check when you need to use up or replace them.
Margaret Millard, Taunton

Kitchen tip – Safe storage

Posted 50 days ago

Store your corn-on-the-cob holders safely

Stick the sharp ends of corncob holders into a cork – a safe way to store them in your cutlery drawer.
Hazel Shepherd, Wimbourne