Alternative Uses for Household Items

1. Buttons - can be used to store and organize earrings.

2. Socks - can be used to wrap breakable items such as vases and glasses.

3. Drinking Straw - can be inserted on a flower stem to create a unique look before placing inside a vase.

4. Wrapping Paper/Tissue Tube - can be used to roll clean linens and fabric.

5. Shower Cap - can be used it to cover shoes or slippers.

6. Food Shaker - can be used as pellet or fertilizer storage.

7. Emery Board - can be used to remove stains on bags and shoes

8. Eyeglasses Case - can be used as a jewelry, earphone case, or sewing kit.

9. Sticky Note  can be used to remove crumbs and other grimes like on a computer keyboard.

10. Eraser - can be used to remove and clean pencil marks on walls made of wood.

11. Toothbrush Holder - can be used as make-up brushes stand.

12. Chocolate Box Insert - can be used as office supplies organizer for clips, erasers or jewelry organizer.

13. Cooking Oil - can be damped on door hinges to stop creaking sounds.

14. Paper Plates - can be used in between cookwares or breakable plates to prevent them from scratches.

15. Washing Machine - can be used an ice chest. Fill it up with ice to keep both bottled and canned drinks cold.

Source: Good Housekeeping