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bicarbonate of soda dissolved in warm water, used to clean vomit or similar stains(fresh), also pet mistakes, help to deodorise the area being treated and shouldn't take colour from carpet/fabric.

I cut off the fingers of old rubber gloves they make inexpensive finger stalls. June ..

Well done TC,,,,just checking LOL.........I'll keep that one in mind. Baz xx

To bring back the shine to your chrome taps, dip a damp cloth in bicarbonate of soda and rub it into the tap, rinse and voila! Shiny taps!

Vinegar works faster and leaves a shine Baz, lol

Thats agood one Crispy not heard of that v useful June ..

When peeling off labels from an item usually leaves some of the glue. Use furniture polish to remove it. Put the polish on the glue, leave for a while, and it should just wipe off. Baz xx

That's a good idea June, very Christmassy. The others are great too, but this is right for this time of year Baz xx

Old glue marks on glass or plastic? Use vinegar to get it off, no need to scratch and scrape, the acid will soften the glue.

If you don,t recycle you xmas cards keep them and for next year you can make gift tags with them..... June ..

finger or toenail fungus, soak them in Listerene mouthwash, great antiseptic

Hanging posters on walls. Use toothpaste it can be easily removed without damaging wallpaper or paints.It does work. Pat

Neutralise red wine spills with white wine..........waste of wine mind. I believe the peppermint is also supposed to keep cats away. Jacqui

Chewing Gum If something you own gets gum over it, either stick it in the freezer, and wait for the gum to freeze, whereupon you can scrape it off with a knife, or alternatively use vinegar, which makes it easy to scrub off.

To get rid of mice put peppermint oil on cotton wool balls and place around your house. Makes your house smell like a toothpaste factory though!

Vomit If you just use bleach to try and remove the stain, in a few days it tends to start smelling just like bleach... and vomit. Instead, treat the area with white vinegar. This will neutralise the acids in the vomit and it will also dissipate the smell. Afterwards you can use the bleach to get rid of the stain and any germs.

Polystyrene 'bricks' or packaging (in sealed bags) will fill an empty freezer too. Fix strong turkey foil or radiator foil behind your rads to reflect heat back into room. Fix same foil (use double sided tape or sticky pads) on the sides of kitchen units next to the cooker, any spills can be wiped off or the foil replaced at intervals. Put newpaper, brown paper or oddments of wallpaper (pound shops sell it) on the top of units after cleaning to stop grease collecting, just replace paper every six months or annually. Use brown paper or wall paper to line kitchen unit shelves or pantry shelves, to stop tins and jars marking the shelves.

gwen You can also fill it with cheap bread if you havent got a brick or plastic bags/boxes filled with water

If your freezers nearly empty put a brick in it,saves energy

Thanks Claire.