Use Peels to Create Orange Scented Kindling for Your Fireplace

orange scented kindling

Do you want an extra nice scent to go along with the aroma of burning logs on a cold winter night? Orange peels are a simple solution. Simply save them and leave them out to dry, and then add them to your fireplace as natural orange scented kindling the next time you go to light a fire. It’s ecofriendly, simple, and you needed the extra vitamin C from eating all those oranges anyway!

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Chill Beverage Bottles Quickly

wet paper towel in the freezer

For a quick hack to chill your beverage bottles wrap a wet paper towel around a room temperature bottle. Place it in the freezer and 15 minutes later you will have a cold beverage. Just don’t forget it in the freezer!

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Improve Internet Searches with a Simple Trick

internet search hack

Internet searches can often result in pages upon pages of websites that aren’t exactly what you are looking for. To improve your search and condense the amount of content retrieved simply place a dash or minus sign immediately before the word that you would like to exclude from your search. If you are searching for a dessert recipe but don’t want recipes with lemons included, type “dessert recipes -lemon” in the search field.

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How to Extend Zip Ties by Doubling Them Up

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Zip ties, also known as cable ties, are infinitely practical items to have around the home and shop. But what happens when your zip tie isn’t quite long enough to secure what you need to? Luckily, Home Hacks is here to walk you through how to extend zip ties, all without having to run to the store or wait hours and hours for an Amazon delivery (the horror!) It turns out, you can double, triple, quadruple, etc. up your zip ties to just about any length. Simply run the end of one zip tie into the receiving portion of another to slightly past where the teeth start to engage. repeat the process if you need more than one zip tie if needed. Then, just run the one loose end back into the receiving part at the start of your length of zip ties and tighten that one up. That’s how to extend your zip ties in a snap!

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DIY Christmas String Lights Organizer

diy christmas string lights organizer

Storing Christmas lights and other holiday string lights can be challenging. This season try a DIY organizing hack by wrapping your Christmas lights around a clothes hanger to prevent them from tangling. Next season you will have neat and organized string lights without the tangles and the mess.

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Create Fuller Pillows With Oversized Inserts

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If you want to achieve that full, overstuffed look when it comes to your pillows try using a pillow insert one size larger than the pillow case.

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