I come from a time when parents practiced frugality and taught their kids the nuances of "Use it up, wear it out, hand it down." Stemming from those lessons, to this day I admire inventive people who can look at something with a specific purpose and see that it could be used for something entirely different.
Cases in point:
Cardboard tubes - paper towels or toilet paper
Give them to kids for a megaphone
Stick them into your tall boots to keep the boot shape
Store knitting needles in one
If you're not going to frame that certificate or document, carefully roll it up and store it in the empty tube - be sure to label the tube as to contents.
Ladies, save a scarf collection from wrinkles by wrapping the scarf around the tube - no crease lines next time you wear it.
Club Soda
We've had guests who for one reason or another don't want an alcoholic drink. Pregnant women especially like a "mock Mimosa" - 1/3 orange juice, 2/3rd club soda in a champagne flute.
Pour club soda over rusty nuts and bolts - it will loosen the rust and make them easier to clean.
Club soda with a dash of bitters is said to be a great help to iffy stomachs.
Red wine spill? Soak the spot with club soda and paper towel the stain up. Another good remedy is to dump piles of salt on the stain and let it dry. The salt pulls the red right up.
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