If you need to boil an egg but notice that it’s slightly cracked, there’s a sure way to prevent its contents from boiling out. Just add some vinegar to the water and cook the egg as usual. This method not only preserves cracked eggs but it also makes peeling them much easier.

Splinters can be really painful and hard to get rid of but there’s an old trick to extract them without any discomfort. Take a wide-mouthed bottle and pour hot water into it. The water should cover the brim. Gently press the bottle to the affected area. It’ll create a vacuum effect that will pull down the flesh and hot steam will help remove the splinter

Freeze your left over coffee into coffee ice cubes. Next time your coffee is too hot, drop a coffee ice cube into your hot coffee without watering it down.

Here are a few foods you can eat to help the elasticity of your skin. Selenium and zinc are the minerals that you need for that. It is a bit on the fancy side but oysters are rich in selenium and zinc. Luckily there are also some more common foods that contain selenium such as Brazil nuts, squid, tuna and chia seeds. Zinc is found in many kinds of shellfish.

A simple way is to use “slap bracelets” to hold wrapping paper together so it doesn’t unravel or get torn.

You can use drink carriers and they stack nicely. Egg cartons are wonderful to hold smaller ornaments. Once you get all the ornaments in these containers, carefully stack them in a cardboard box or a plastic bin.

Got static?  Spray it with a little hairspray and it’ll go away.

Spray your pantyhose and it’ll help prevent runs.

Spray your make up lightly after you’ve put it on and it’ll last longer.

After painting your nails, spray it with a little hairspray and it’ll dry faster.

Twist a rubber band around a finger….a much better way to flip pages than licking your finger and leaving marks on them.

A natural mask can give your eyelids a lift without any surgery. This benefits you and it also benefits your wallet! The solution is simple and you probably already have some in the fridge: eggs. They’re not only delicious to eat but you can also use them to help you with a lot of health problems and little discomforts. For example, you can use eggs to remove blackheads! But more importantly here, you can use eggs to give your eyelids a natural lift. How? It’s really easy. First things first, start with cleaning your face thoroughly. Make sure that all make-up is removed. Then dry your face well with a clean towel. Take an egg from the fridge and separate the yoke from the egg white. You can get rid of the yoke, you only need the egg whites. Use a cotton swab to put the egg white on your eyelids. Have a nice lie down and keep your eyes closed until the egg white has dried up. Then wash your eyelids well to get it all off. Repeat this ritual every day and you’ll see noticeable changes within a few days!

For a clogged toilet all you need for this tip is dish soap and warm water. Pour a generous splash of dish soap into the clogged toilet. You’ll see it’ll start to slowly sink to the bottom. Now add warm water (not boiling hot, though – this can damage your toilet bowl) to the toilet until the entire bowl is filled. Wait for 20 to 30 minutes so the soap and the water can do their job. The water will find its way around the blockage and will slowly go down. You can now flush the toilet and the blockage will be gone!

One of the most annoying chores we can think of is cleaning our deep fryer. It’s very difficult to remove all of the excess grease on the inside of the fryer. Luckily, a dishwasher tablet can make this task a lot easier. Fill the empty deep fryer about three quarters with warm water and add a dishwasher tablet. Leave the fryer basket in there as well. Turn on the fryer but make sure it doesn’t get any hotter than 90 °C. Leave it on for about 10 minutes. Next, rinse the deep fryer with hot water. Extra tip: chances are that when you’re cleaning the deep fryer, a typical deep frying smell will spread so we recommend opening a window.

Use a piece of paper to bring them to the top. You’ll never get your arm stuck in a Pringles container ever again. Problem solved!

Shoveling snow can be frustrating enough but when heavy snow sticks or freezes in clumps on the shovel, it can make the job even more difficult! You can avoid this issue by first coating your shovel with car wax before heading out to clear your driveway and walking paths.

This tip works best with metal shovels: Follow the application instructions on the car wax package. Generally, car wax is applied in a thin layer using a damp cloth, allowed to dry, and then buffed off with a dry cloth. This leaves the shovel clean and lubricated, so the snow and ice won’t stick!

Need to shim a wobbly bench or table but don’t have time to run to the home center for furniture feet? No worries, just reach for your pocket change!

You can use a coin to shim wobbly furniture in a pinch. Use hot glue to attach the coin to the problem area, adding additional coins as needed. Coins work well as a temporary fix because they come in a variety of thicknesses and cost less than a dollar!

When it comes to workshop problems, dried-out Sharpies aren’t major. But they are annoying when you can’t find another one to mark your measurements or project notes. To bring your permanent marker back to life, simply remove the back from the marker. This will be different for each brand of permanent marker, for Sharpies simply remove the back nib. Next, deposit a few drops of isopropyl “rubbing” alcohol onto the felt material inside. Shake the marker a bit to ensure the rubbing alcohol is absorbed. It’s the solvent that the ink is mixed with that dries out first, making the pigment unable to flow. Once the felt absorbs the rubbing alcohol for a couple of minutes the marker will be practically good as new!

Once can use dry-erase message boards but they’re usually pretty unattractive. A better solution is message boards using nice picture frames. To make these message boards, grab a picture frame and some paper. Cut the paper to fit the frame and set it in behind the glass. The glass makes an excellent dry erase surface!

To make a versatile wood filler for free, just grab a paper plate and combine Elmer’s or any other wood glue with sawdust. Like other wood fillers, you can stain or finish it but the color will likely be a bit different than the surrounding wood. But, it’s sandable, paintable and long-lasting.

Ditch the time-consuming iron or hand held steamer to get wrinkles out of a shirt or slacks. Throw a few ice cubes or a wet washcloth in the dryer with your wrinkled clothes. As the ice melts and the water turns to steam, it will remove the wrinkles. This trick isn’t as effective with heavier clothing but is a miracle for lighter fabrics. The best part is that you don’t have to set the dryer for longer than 10 minutes for it to work.

Prevent your bathroom mirror from fogging up after a hot shower with car wax. Apply a small amount of car wax to the mirror, let it dry, then buff with a soft, dry cloth.

If you don’t use up all of your seed packets, store them in an airtight container with silica packets to keep them fresh for next year. The silica packets prevent the seeds from germinating or getting moldy.

Who hasn’t accidentally written on a white board with a permanent marker? Luckily, it’s easier to remove than you think. Simply draw over your permanent marker artwork with a dry erase marker and then wipe the marks away with an eraser or dry cloth. Your dry erase board will be good as new!

When referencing project plans or a photo for inspiration while working on a DIY project, most of us use our phones to display images or instructional videos. The only problem with this method is that our phones don’t prop themselves up, making it difficult to see at the images while working. You can make a smart phone stand out of just about anything these days but it doesn’t get much simpler than looping zip ties around your phone (1 on each side). All you have to do is tighten the zip ties until they are snug to the phone with the zip-tie heads facing down and near the edge of your phone. Now you can watch video instructions or look at project drawings without having to hold it in your hands the whole time.

Ever wish you could remove highlighter marks from a book? Lemon juice fades highlighter enough to make it virtually undetectable. Cut a lemon in half and get some juice on a cotton swab. Run the swab over the highlighted text and watch the color fade. Lemon juice from a container also seems to do the trick. Though not quite as well and the older the mark, the more stubborn it is to remove.

The familiar difficulty of lighting a match in a wind can be to a great extent overcome if thin shavings are first cut on the match towards its striking end. On lighting the match the curled strips catch fire at once; the flame is stronger and has a better chance.

All you need to do is soak the stained article of clothing in a bowl of milk, preferably overnight. If it’s a really stubborn ink stain, adding a little vinegar to the milk bath will help. In the morning, the stain will be gone.