TIPS AT YOUR

FINGERSTIPS
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DORA ADAIR
 EVERYDAY TIPS TO MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER

1. Stitch old shoulder pads onto both ends of fabric coat hangers to help your jackets and
dresses hang beautifully and stay in shape.

2. If flies bother you in the house, hang bunches of mint to

drive them away and make you home smell fresh.

3. To renew elastic quickly in waistband, ankles or cuffs,

just attach the new elastic to the old in the garment
with safety pin, then pull out the old elastic. The new
elastic will follow through as you pull.

4. To adjust the hem of a dress, hang the dress over another one on a hanger. You can then pin
the hem using the dress underneath as a guide.

5. Keep a small magnet in your sewing kit so you can

find lost pins or needles easily.

6. Boil orange or lemon peel and leave to stand. It

will create a fresh smell to your home.

7. Burglar-proof your door with a door

wedge place on the inside.

8. Dry lavender leaves or petals prevents

moths in your closet.

9. Relieve travel sickness by chewing on

crystallised ginger or sucking mint
candy.

10. When changing a car tyre, always loosen the wheel nuts slightly before jacking the car.
Retighten when the car is back on the ground. But turn each one a little a time, in turn. If you
fully tighten on, then go to the next, the wheels might be out of alignment.

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11. Save used tea bags for potting a cherished plant. Put the bag under the topsoil. They will
keep the soil moist.