Category: Home Hints

Paper towel -V- Tea towel

The other week yet again I was waiting for paper towel to come on special at the shops. I seem to use a lot of paper towel mostly in my kitchen, mostly for wrapping my vegetables for storage in the fridge. As conversations go I was chatting to a teacher at school in a lunch …

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Rubber bath/shower mat

I thought I was getting away with a good cheap find when I bought my new rubber bath mat (it doesn’t worry me not having one but my mum stays over and she occasionally slips on the tiled floor, so rubber mat it is) turns out it was cheaper because it had no holes for …

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Shopping Bags – sew your own

I’ve nutted out a shopping bag (green bag, reusable bag) of the likes of Woolworths and Coles here in Australia. I made this bag from denim fabric I picked up at a local stores half price sale. As it’s only for  groceries I made the bags first then washed and trimmed off cottons, usually for …

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Are you a person who rotates …

Are you a person who rotates? I mean a person who rotates their towels, their sheets, undies (jocks/boxers/knickers), bras etc once washed. My husband feels the need to wear things equally, me not so much. Over the years as everyone had left the house for the day I’d wash the sheets and towels leaving the …

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Dry shampoo

Dry shampoo has been out for years, dry shampoo recipes have been out for years, I’ve found it depends on how long you need that grease free feel for as to whether it’s worth making up a recipe to keep. When I use as dry shampoo it’s because I know I’m not going anywhere the …

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