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  - Making a venetian mask
      Here's how to make a venetian mask : blow up a balloon. Then cut several strips of newspap...

  - Making a dried flower bouquet
      Wrap the bottom of your flowers in some newspaper and tie your bouquet upside down so that...

  - Gluing some unstuck wallpaper
      If your wallpaper is unsticking, you can inject some glue in with a seringue and then flat...

  - Relooking an old wardrobe
      Have you got an old wardrobe but you don't want to throw it away? No need to, you can give...

  - Getting rid of humidity on your cheese board cover
      It's very easy : take the cheese board cover off and clean with warm water mixed with sea ...

  - Protecting a painted surface when hammering a nail
      If you need to hammer in a nail into a painted surface, tape some sticky tape in a cross s...

  - Conserving button mushrooms
      You can converve button mushrooms a long time by wrapping them up in newspaper. ...

  - Renovating a wall
      If your wall is damaged, use some special wall paper to cover it up. It will cost you less...

  - Making flower shaped tinsel
      Flower shaped tinsel in your christmas tree or fur tree will look very pretty. Use some cr...

  - Avoiding washing your painting roller
      Instead of washing your painting roller between two steps of painting, toll it up in some ...

  - Cutting down on printing
      Think twice before printing, do you really need to print such a such email or document? If...

  - Lighting your barbecue without firelighters
      Instead of using firelighters which smell and harmful for the environment and your health,...

  - Conserving wine
      If you haven't got a wine cellar, converve your wine in boxes, after having wrapped the bo...

  - Painting a piece of furniture gold
      You can paint a piece of furniture gold by sanding it down with some sandpaper and then sp...

  - Perfuming your handkerchiefs
      You can make your handkerchiefs smell nice by putting them in an air tight box with a bar ...

  - Getting rid of a splinter
      If you've got a splinter in your finger, an easy tip is to cut two slices of banana and pu...

  - Getting rid of rust on tools
      Got rust on your tools? Get rid of it by sanding them down with some sandpaper and then sp...

  - Filling up the holes of a terra cotta pot
      You'll never have a problem replanting in a terra cotta pot if you fill up the holes in th...

  - Wrapping up your presents with original wrapping paper
      Silk paper, transparent cellophane, multicoloured paper, if you want to offer an originaly...

  - Modernizing a chandelier
      You can make a great modern chandelier out of your old fashioned one by simply adding thre...

  - Lubrifying your door lock
      Whatever you do, don't use a greasy or gluey mixture. Go for carbon powder, which you can ...

  - Sharpening scissors
      Get some Aluminium foil and fold it up. Then use your scissors to cut it up in small piece...

  - Customizing door handles
      You can now find transparent door handles that you can customize with whatever you want! P...

  - Cleaning your baby's bottles properly
      You don't always have to sterilize, you do however need to make sure that your baby's bott...

  - Wrapping presents
      Wrapping presents can be made fun if you use your imagination. For example, you can use ...

  - Keeping birds away from your fruit trees
      If you want to keep birds away from your fruit trees, use an empty tin. Take of the label ...

  - Conserving unfinished paint pots
      Here's a good idea for conserving paint pots with leftover paint. Once you've finished pai...

  - Sharpening your scissors
      Dip your scissors overnight in a bowl full of oil and petrol in equal quantities. You ca...

  - Encouraging your child to write
      Yes it's important for your child to learn to read, but it's also important for him to wri...

  - Presenting little rolls or buns
      To make your dinner table look more festive, tie up little rolls for each guest, rather th...

  - Decorating your room with silk wallpaper
      Paper your walls with silk! Original, pretty and natural, why not go for silk. You'll lo...

  - Improving the wonders of your hair conditonner
      If you want your haire conditionner to work better, a good tip is to wrap your hair up in ...

  - Get intimate with subdued lighting
      Go for subdued lighting! Very fashionnable at the moment. Not a good idea for working, b...

  - Making original table sets for your kids
      An original and easy to make table set for you kids consists in drawing around your kids h...

  - Apply wallpaper properly
      First of all, are you left or right handed? If you are right handed then you need to start...

  - Opting for reusable products
      It's a great way to reduce waste and they're just as performant. Handkerchiefs, razor...

  - Allowing your lampshade to diffuse more light
      Although lampshades can be very decorative, they sometimes hide the light from the lightbu...



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