TOP TIPS

Yet again I have managed to look into the minds of the public and find out more great ideas to make our lives that little bit easier. Here are the ones that are printable.

Have you ever had trouble threading a needle because the cotton is frayed? Well there is a simple solution, spray the end with hairspray. This will seal the end up to let you get the cotton through the eye of the needle.

Coloured pasta shells have had some bad press recently. The colouring agents in them were said to have adverse affects on some small children and could cause hyperactivity. If you have decided not to cook them up for the kids there is an attractive use for them. Add them to the clear glass vases you keep dried flowers in. Alternatively glue them to mirror or picture frames. (You could scrape the bottom of barrels out with them as well!)

Put a nail in between the prongs of a comb when you are knocking them into wood. This will save you hitting your thumb with the hammer.

Golden syrup will run cleanly off a spoon if it is heated first with hot water.

And to finish off here is one NOT to do. Someone recommended putting washing powder into the vacuum cleaner bag. When the machine is switched on it fills the room with fragrance.Yuk!

Household.