New/Surprising Use for Common Items

For reasons unbeknown to me, I'm always in a state of trying to organize things. Here are some good ways to make your life easier.

Travel:

-You know those free shower caps some hotels provide? well, they are great for wrap shoes to prevent them from dirtying your suitcase, or your purse if you are carrying them as a back up measure.

- Through years of wearing and changing glasses, I've acquired quite a collection of eye glasses cases. Unused eyeglass cases are perfect for keeping small grooming items together, they prevent the sharp object from damage your other items, and if the nail polish spills? no biggie.

-Sure there are camara cases out there, but they are usually the soft kind and bulky. A hard soap case protect camera from sharp objects and are easier to fit in your purse. =). Besides, why spend the money for camera cases when you probably already have unused soap cases at home? save those extra dollars for a some chocolates.

-Need to look dapper but lacking an iron? Straightening iron will do the job in a pinch. It's probably not the most efficient way, but it is also wonderful for iron shirts between buttons, where normal irons can't reach.

Decoration:

-Have guests over and need a temporary way to distinguish all the drinking glasses sets? Window decals to the rescue! Plus, they are cute.

-Napkin holders can act as bill/letter holder and sometimes are even cuter than the bill holder they sell at office depot.

-Want a nicely arranged bouquet in wide neck bottles? use clear elastics to tie up flowers will help them to keep the arrangement shape. Now you don't need to go and buy/find a new vase. =)

-Flowers too short for your vase? Clear plastic straws attached to the end of stems allows you to arrange flowers with short stem in tall vases. Plus, if the vase is opaque, any staws will do.

-Cleaning supplies in a pile under the sink? make then easier to find and use by hanging them on a towel rack over kitchen sink.

-Hate doors that slams? tape/glue a thin piece of cork to keep it silent. Chances are you already have some from wine bottles and such.

-Painting around weird shaped objects? Aluminum foil to cover door knobs and such will prevent you from accidentally paint it when painting the surroundings.

-Clothe won't stay on the hangers? Rubber band on hangers will prevent those slippery camisoles from slipping off.

Any fun and useful ideas you have on using common items for a greater cause?