GARBAGE BAGS
#1. Barbecue cover.
When it's not in use, protect your outside grill with a large garbage bag.
#2. Summer storage.
Add a few mothballs to a bag filled with your winter woolens; squeeze out the excess air and seal with a twist tie.
#3. Ground cloth
When camping, place your sleeping bag on several large garbage bags to prevent moister from seeping in.
#4. Windshield de-icer.
Before leaving the car on a icy day, cut open a heavy duty garbage bag and place it over the windshield, covering the wipers; close the car doors on the bag's edges to hold in place. When you return, sweep off any snow, then peel off the plastic.
#5. Solar shower.
Fill a heavy duty garbage bag with water and tie it to a solid tree branch. After allowing time for the sun to heat the water, strip down, soap up, and poke a small hole in the bag to rinse off.
GARDEN
HOSES
#1. Tine guard.
Cut an old hose into sections and slip them over the tines of your rototiller when not in use so that they won't bang your shins.
#2. Bucket handle.
For more comfotable carrying, slit a four inch length of old garden hose and slip it over the handle of the bucket.
#3. Car door protector.
Nail lengths of slit hose to the garage wall where the car door usually makes contact with the wall.
#4. Blade guard.
slit a section of old hose and slip it over the blade of an axe or saw to protect the cutting edge and prevent injuries.
#5. Tree protector.
Slit through one side of an old hose, then slip a section of it around the trunk of a very young tree to protect it from support ropes. Or put the hose around the ropes instead of the tree.
GREETING CARDS
#1. Recipe tag.
When sending homebaked cookies as a gift, write the recipe on the back of an old greeting card illustration.
#2. Picture frame.
Cut out a rectangle, oval, or circle 1/4 inch smaller on all sides than your picture; tape the picture inside and close.
#3.Place mat.
Glue greeting card pictures onto a 12x18 inch piece of cardboard; coat with clear acrylic.
Christmas ornament.
Punch a tiny hole in the top, then insert an ornament hanger.
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