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Remove Tree Sap Easily

Setting up or taking down the Christmas tree can leave your hands sticky with sap. Remove it quickly and easily

Packing tape is notoriously known for losing its end and causing much frustration. Try putting a penny or a bread

Save money and eliminate static when doing laundry. Roll a ball or two of aluminum foil and place in your

Here’s a clever way to recycle newspaper pages: Line your refrigerator’s vegetable drawers with sheets to absorb odors, catch spills, leaks,

When doing laundry, add 1 cup of white distilled vinegar to the final rinse cycle. It leaves towels fluffy, whites

To remove skunk spray odor from skin, fur, or fabric, mix 1 quart 3% hydrogen peroxide, 1/4 cup baking soda,

For easier gutter cleaning, attach some PVC pipes to your leaf blower and then “blow” the gutters clean.

Before packing your tent up for the season, put some clean kitty litter in a sock and tie it in

To remove cat and dog hair from clothes and furniture, rub them with damp rubber gloves.

On good days, use your outside clotheslines for drying instead of the dryer. Air-drying your clothes can reduce the average household’s