Great Re-Uses

Cork from wine bottle:

• scrub the blades of scissors and pruning shears with lemon juice and coarse salt
• slice and attach to bottom of planter to allow drainage or bottom of saucer to protect surface

Soft paint brushes:

• dust lampshades, pleats, spiny or velvety house plants etc.

Plastic jug or bottle:

• cut off top and turn into funnel
• cut to make scoop for bird seed, soil, fertilizer, clean out gutters
• fill with sand or water to hold down tarps or other light weight covers

Chopsticks:

• dislodge dirt from boot treads
• stake household plants
• tease apart roots when replanting

(Martha Stewart Living Magazine April 2010)