Provide nesting supplies for the birds to set up shop in your yard with this bird nest material dispenser! Share sewing and knitting scraps, lint, moss, pine needles, twigs, broom bristle, straw, shredded paper…the list is endless. I used a wire suet cage/holder to make mine! You can also create a bird nest material dispenser out of chicken wire (just be sure to clip off sharp edges). Once you have decided on a design, just fill it with the materials described above. The birds will thank you and reward you by living in your yard or close by.
Foam Pipe Insulator Under Door Draft Hack
Use this foam pipe insulator under door draft hack to chase away the winter chills. Slide a piece of foam pipe insulator open side up along the bottom of the door as shown in the HouseHoldhacker video, then cut the foam a little shorter than the door in order to prevent jams.
Repel Slugs and Snails with Coffee Grounds
Coffee grounds are the perfect solution for a garden in so many ways. They attract worms to aerate the soil and act as a natural fertilizer. They also have another less well-known use. They repel slugs and snails. What can’t coffee grounds do, seriously? To reap the snail and slug repelling benefits, save your coffee grounds and sprinkle them in a circle on the soil around each plant. Snails and slugs don’t like the gritty texture and will avoid going over it to reach your plants. Now, that’s something to celebrate with another cup of coffee.
Simple Bookmark Ideas – The Paperclip
Looking for simple bookmark ideas? Short of folding over the corner of your pages, this simple hack is one of the easiest out there. Never again lose your bookmark – or your place in a book, for that matter! Paperclips, a readily accessible stationary item in many households, make excellent placeholders that will hold on to their designated page for dear life, unlike the traditional bookmark which can have a habit of slipping away and under the bed unnoticed as you are engulfed in a particularly exciting chapter. The next time you’re looking for simple bookmark ideas, or you just lost your normal bookmark, reach for your simple household paperclip.
DIY Jewelry Organizer is One Simple and Cool Home Hack
Jewelry has a way of taking over large swaths of storage. Necklaces can get tangled. Earrings can get lost. It can be a real challenge to find whatever jewelry you might be looking for. This DIY jewelry organizer is inexpensive, easy to implement, and you probably have the materials for it sitting in your kitchen. Simply take an ice cube tray of your choosing (or multiple ice cube trays if you have a lot of jewelry). Place each item of jewelry into one of the spaces normally used for ice cubes. Oval and less rectangular ice cube trays tend to work best for this DIY organizer because the jewelry is easier to scoop out. For Home Hacks bonus points, use one tray for each type of jewelry (eg. Rings, Necklaces, etc) and label the trays accordingly. We hope this DIY Jewelry Organizer hack helps tame and organize your jewelry clutter!
Use a Potato to Remove Rust From a Pan
Did you know that raw potatoes contain an acid that can dissolve rust? You may never be able to look at a potato the same way again. Just slice this root vegetable in half and start rubbing the surface of the pan with it. If you need extra scrubbing power to remove rust from a pan, use the outside of the potato to take advantage of the rough skin or add some salt to scrub away serious rust. Let it sit for ten minutes, give a final scrub, and then wash the pan as usual. The rust will be gone.
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