Some Household Tips + Bazaar + Birthdays + Keepers

1. Flies or bees bothering you? Spray them with hairspray and they will take a quick dive.

2. Use empty toilet paper roll to store appliance cords. It keeps them neat and you can write on the roll what appliance it belongs to.

3. Crayon marks on walls? This worked wonderfully! A damp rag dipped in baking soda. Comes off with little effort.

4. Permanent marker on appliances/counter tops (like store receipt BLUE)? Rubbing alcohol on paper towel.

5. Spray a bit of perfume on the light bulb in any room to create a lovely light scent in each room when the light is turned on.

6. Place fabric softener sheets in dresser drawers and your clothes will smell freshly washed for weeks to come. You can also do this with towels and linen.

7. To clean artificial flowers, pour some salt into a paper bag and add the flowers. Shake vigorously as the salt will absorb all the dust and dirt and leave your artificial flowers looking like new! Works lika a charm!

8. To easily remove burnt on food from your skillet, simply add a drop or two of dish soap and enough water to cover bottom of pan, and bring to a boil on stovetop.

9. Spray your Tupperware with nonstick cooking spray before pouring in tomato based sauces and there won't be any stains.

10. Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and it will keep for weeks.

11. Cure for headaches: Take a lime, cut in half and rub it in your forehead. The throbbing will go away.

12. Don't throw out all that leftover wine: Freeze into ice cubes for future use in casseroles and sauces.

13. To get rid of itch from mosquito bites, try applying soap on the area and you will experience instant relief.

14. Ants, ants, ants everywhere... Well, they are said to never cross a chalk line. So get your chalk out and draw a line on the floor or whereever ants tend to march. See for yourself.

15. Use air-freshener to clean mirrors. It does a good job and better still, leaves a lovely smell to the shine.

16. When you get a splinter, reach for the scotch tape before resorting to tweezers or a needle. Simply put the scotch tape over the splinter, and then pull it off. Scotch tape removes most splinters painlessly and easily.