Real Simple 869 New Uses For Old Things: An Encyclopedia Of Innovative Ideas For Everyday Items (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
This book has received some low reviews, but I'm so glad I read it anyway. I have been trying to remove some stains in my bathroom using all the available products in the stores. But nothing was working, until I tried the recipe on page 20 using cream of tartar. Wow, I never would have remembered that from chemistry class. It worked miracles.I took notes from this book for other projects that need attention around the house, and ideas for traveling too like using a pill box for carrying your earrings in your purse. Creatively simple. I picked this up at the library because the cover says, “an encyclopedia of innovative ideas for everyday items.” According to the introduction, this is a regular and favorite feature of the magazine “Real Simple.” At the risk of being sent nasty messages from “Real Simple” readers, I have to say the title says it all.Some of my favorite examples:*Empty baby food jars: use to put stuff in. (Damn, I wish I had thought of that.)*Kazoo: dip in soapy water and blow for a sudsy symphony of bubbles. (This might be useful if I owned a kazoo. I do not. I have a wazoo. I might try dipping it in soapy water…never mind.)Pencil eraser: substitute for a lost earring back. Slice off a new, clean pencil eraser and pop it onto the post until you get home. (Uh huh, no one will notice that.)Penny: glue coins to the soles of a pair of child’s shoes for a no-commitment tap-dancing tryout. (I actually like this idea. My mom hammered old thumbtacks to the bottom of my shoes. It made a sweet tapping noise but it made dancing painful as hell.)Vase: store rolls of toilet paper decoratively. Stack them in a tall, clear vase. (I’m sorry but there is no way to store rolls of tp decoratively. You could spray paint the roll with gold leaf and it would still look like the stuff you wipe your butt with.)
What do You think about Real Simple 869 New Uses For Old Things: An Encyclopedia Of Innovative Ideas For Everyday Items (2010)?
Chock full of handy hints, some old, some new, some downright weird!
—Smiley107
So much information! Hard to digest - needs more pictures!
—evrenerses
