Useful hacks and crafts that you should try right now
When it comes to hacks and DIY ideas, venturing beyond the ordinary can unveil a realm of endless possibilities and unexpected delights. This article is your passport to a collection of unusual hacks and tips that promise to tickle your imagination and infuse a sense of whimsy into your everyday endeavors. So, get ready to explore a medley of unconventional ideas that are as enjoyable to attempt as they are remarkable in their outcomes.
1. Drying soggy shoes
For this hack, you’ll just need a newspaper:
- Using your hands, make balls with the newspaper, to fit inside your shoes
- Introduce a couple of paper balls inside the shoes
- Lay the shoes on the floor and cover them with a newspaper sheet, vertically
- Put another sheet on top, horizontally
- Let the shoes covered until the water is drained and, then remove the papers
2. Feet warmers
Make your legs feel warmer when it’s too cold outside. Make boots out of foil, wrapping it around your feet. You can wear them inside your regular shoes, for you to feel warmer.
3. Hands free phone holder
Let your hands rest while using your phone:
- Interlace several hair ties, making a string you can wrap around your thigh
- Insert your phone through the ties on the edges
4. Stretch your shoes
If your shoes feel tight, you can stretch them with a simple hacks:
- Put a soft sock on
- Put your shoe on and apply hot air around it, using a hair dryer
- This, should make your shoe softer and looser
5. Candle lighter
To avoid getting burn when trying to light up a candle, use a spaghetti stick:
- Burn the tip of the spaghetti stick with a lighter, until a flame is lit
- Use it to light up your candle
6. Safe sneakers washing
Wash your sneakers, safely, in your washing machine with this hack:
- Grab your sneakers from the laces, letting them hang
- Put them inside the washing machine, leaving part of the laces out
- Close the door of the washing machine, trapping the laces
- Run your preferred cicle
7. Snuggle baby pillow
To make this snuggle pillow, you’ll just need two blankets:
- Extend the first blanket on a bed and roll it in, vertically
- Make a circle with the roll, inserting one edge inside the other
- Extend the other blanket over the circle and wrap it under, until there’s no extra fabric around
8. Crunchy cheese wheel
Things you’ll need:
- A tall cup
- Cheese, mortadella, egg and flour
How to do it:
- On a flat surface, make a tower with slices of cheese and mortadella interspersed
- Pu the cup facing down on the tower and push it down until you cut a circle
- Cover the circle with egg and then flour
- Deep fry for a few minutes and enjoy
9. Bathtub stopper
For those moments you don’t have a bathtub stopper to collect water on your tub, just use duct tape. Cover the drain with duct tape and that, should make a great water stopper.
10. Blowdry with no frizz
Avoid frizzy hair after you blow dry it:
- Cover your head with a laundry mesh
- Blow dry your hair with the mesh on