Scrap carpet in good condition can be given new life as an area rug. Plan out your design. Use a utility knife to cut carpet scraps to match your design. Lay out the design with the back side of the carpet facing up. Secure with carpet tape.
Plastic carpet protectors are practically indestructible. Even so, it might be nice to have a few ideas at your fingertips for when you decide you no longer need or want a carpet protector. Continue reading
These balls are great for indoor games and outdoor water fights.
Using scissors cut used carpet padding into a 1 square foot piece, then cut the square into twenty-four ½-inch wide strips. Cut each strip in half to make forty-eight 6-inch strips.
Stack the strips centered over a twist tie laying flat on a hard, stable surface. Tightly twist the tie around the center of the stack. Pull, twist and turn the strips until you have a ball.
Here’s another great idea from Debbie Yates of Echo’s Voice. I love this idea because its a two-fer. This practice uses a recyclable item and saves you from using a chemical cleaner that would normally be used.
Instead of tossing out your outdated phone books use the pages to clean glass and mirrors. It used to be you could use newspapers, but they changed the ink and that is no longer the way to go. Now if you want a spotless window use sheets from the telephone book. There is something about the ink in the paper that makes it so you don’t even need to use Windex to end up with sparkling windows and mirrors.